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Mayor Nick Nesta, OCPS Superintendent Maria Vazquez, Principal Anthony Russell and OCPS Senior Director of Government Relations Marquise McMiller pose with Wekiva High School AFJROTC cadets.
Wekiva AFJROTC honors 25th anniversary of 9/11 at school flagpoleSarah Merly
September 11, 2026
OCPS superintendent Maria Vazquez recognized for her service before coming retirement
Apopka first responders, city officials and community members gather at the city’s 9/11 memorial outside City Hall on Friday, Sept. 11, to mark the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. The memorial, completed in 2016 as Christian Lamphere’s Eagle Scout project, incorporates a section of steel from the World Trade Center.
Apopka marks 25 years since 9/11 with ceremony outside City Hall Teresa Sargeant
September 11, 2026
Lamphere returns 10 years after Eagle Scout project became city memorial.
Jakendall Kemp hunts down the Titan QB.
Apopka flies to victory over OlympiaVinnie Cammarano
September 11, 2026
Apopka gets first win of the season behind the Kemp brothers
From left to right: William Bryant, Daniel Colley and Carol McMaster
Apopka Police Department members recall 9/11Sarah Merly
William Bryant, Sgt. Daniel Colley, and Lt. Carol McMaster all started serving prior to Sept. 11, 2001
Christopher Lenahan is an engineer with the Apopka Fire Department.
For Christopher Lenahan, firefighting is a career of serviceSarah Merly
September 11, 2026
Firefighter uncle killed three months before 9/11
Vice Mayor Diane Velazquez places her hand on a panel from one of the Twin Towers.
Velazquez family remembers 9/11, City Hall memorialSarah Merly
September 11, 2026
Ed Velazquez served as volunteer first responder after terrorist attack
9/11
OP-ED: May we always remember 9/11Sarah Merly
September 11, 2026
We’ve just crossed a major milestone in our current American history. It has now been 25 years since that fateful Tuesday morning in 2001, when Americans came…
Leslie Schutt, left, and Sheila Ellison bow their heads in prayer at First Baptist Church of Apopka after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Apopka faced September 11 with fear and a rush to helpJosh Peterson
September 11, 2026
Twenty-five years later, The Chief's archives recall guarded city offices, prayers at school and hours spent waiting to give blood.
A bowling ball rolled by the hands of a Blue Darter crashes through a set of pins.
Apopka and Wekiva bowling teams roll into 2026 seasonVinnie Cammarano
September 10, 2026
Returning experience and new faces highlight both squads
Avianna Mater spikes a ball from the left side.
Wekiva volleyball hits 3-game streakVinnie Cammarano
September 10, 2026
Mustangs dominate Colonial and Evans
Representative Doug Bankson
OP-ED: Let’s talk FAFSA: Has your student completed theirs?Sarah Merly
September 10, 2026
Now that the fall season is quickly approaching this month (and hopefully the temperatures will catch on soon), parents, teachers, and school personnel can exhale following the busy back-to-school season…
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Police Beat: Apopka police arrest 16, issue 130 citations Aug. 30-Sept. 5Sarah Merly
In the period from August 30-September 5, 2026, the Apopka Police Department received 1,723 calls for service, responded to 36 crashes, issued 130 citations, and made 16 arrests.
Oysters
We’re back in the “R” months; we can eat oysters againSarah Merly
September 10, 2026
We are back in the “R” months; we can have oysters again! In her book titled Gullah Geechee Home Cooking, Mrs. Emily Meggett says, “Frying Seafood can be a tricky…
Jim Keck
Speck season to start when water cools downSarah Merly
September 10, 2026
Hello Folks,  Just a reminder that today, Sept. 11, 2026, is Patriot’s Day, marking the 25th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks when we lost almost…
The contest is open to Apopka-area teen girls.
NORWF opens patriotic essay contestSarah Merly
First-place winner to receive $300