Air Force non-profit honors teacher

Apopka High School Assistant Principal Daina Cooke-Weaver, (r), congratulates Mike Macwithey, on earning his Teacher of the Year Award. Read more on the Air...

Fifth graders explore Lake Apopka before Birdapalooza

Maxey Elementary School, located in Winter Garden, was this year’s chosen school to go on a nature walk, check out water quality and sampling...

Suggs-Scheidler engaged

Rachel Danielle Suggs and Patrick Scott Scheidler are engaged. Read more on Rachel and Patrick and their plans in this week's Lifestyle section.

House is demolished to make way for a retention pond

The city demolished a house on in order to make way for a retention pond near the Northwest Recreation Complex. According to city staff,...

For a winter day of discovery, visit our local museum

Art galleries and museums are quiet places that can so easily be forgotten and overlooked. Read more on The Museum of the Apopkans in...

Play will have a encore

“Secrets, Lies & Scandals,” a stage play, will be held at Wekiva High School. Get ticket information and the message producer/director, Lavarious A. Slaughter,...

School visits Loaves & Fishes

The fourth graders of Orangewood Christian School visited Loaves & Fishes to help pack homeless lunches and stock food items. Read more on what...

Ceremony will unveil new historical marker at Kelly Park

A new state historical marker will be unveiled at the entrance of Kelly Park, just north of Apopka, in a ceremony to commemorate the...

Beth Sindler dies

Read more about Beth Sindler's life, wife of Bob Sindler, former Orange County commissioner and state representative in this week's Apopka Chief.

Orlando Magic awards checks to two local non-profits

Two organizations with strong ties to the Apopka area were among 18 groups that were awarded checks. Hope CommUnity Center was one of the...