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Baked chicken and deviled crab lead this week’s recipesNancy Thomas
February 11, 2026
Baked Chicken Breasts is an oven dish you will love. It comes from Margaret Reynolds in First Presbyterian Church of Apopka’s Treasures and Pleasures. This recipe calls for some…
Wekiva Mustangs Lukenson Morancy, Isaiah McNish, and Josiah Watson-Greer sign their letters of intent to play college football
3 Wekiva Mustangs sign to play college football Vinnie Cammarano
February 11, 2026
Wekiva High School marked a milestone last week as three members of the Mustang football program signed their national letters of intent to continue their academic and athletic careers at the…
Orange County Commissioner Christine Moore, Mayor Bryan Nelson and City Commissioner Nick Nesta participate in the Feb. 3 mayoral forum at Apopka High School.
Apopka police investigating mayoral candidate altercation Teresa Sargeant
February 11, 2026
Moore, Nesta say city issues should be focus of campaign.
Jim Keck
The bass are bitin’ on the Harris chainThe Apopka Chief
February 11, 2026
Lake Woodruff and the St. Johns River have been on fire for the past week. There were a couple of days when the specks slowed down with the cold weather, but once it…
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Police Beat: APD arrests 11 Feb. 1-7The Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
In the period from February 1-7, 2026, the Apopka Police Department received 1,379 calls for service, responded to 33 crashes, issued 82 citations, and made 11…
The Four Chaplains received a posthumous Special Medal of Heroism on Jan. 18, 1961.
OP-ED: Area gains monument to Four ChaplainsThe Apopka Chief
February 11, 2026
Last Saturday about 50 people gathered at American Legion Post 243 in Oviedo to dedicate a monument to the Four Chaplains, World War II heroes previously…
Incumbent Mayor Bryan Nelson, City Commissioner Nick Nesta and Orange County Commissioner Christine Moore debate at the Feb. 9 mayoral forum at Victory Church.
Candidates speak about budget, annexationTeresa Sargeant
February 11, 2026
Chief livestreamed debate on YouTube channel.
Last week, Orange County Commissioner Moore filed a motion to get a lawsuit that Mayor Bryan Nelson had filed challenging her residency.
Moore files motion to dismiss lawsuit challenging residency Teresa Sargeant
February 10, 2026
Filing says Nelson lawsuit ‘weaponizes judicial process’.
Blue Darters talk through the final timeout against East Ridge
Apopka boys fall to East Ridge but make regional playoffs Vinnie Cammarano
February 9, 2026
Blue Darters to face Lake Brantley in round one of the Class 7A Region 1 playoffs on Saturday.
Griffin's General Store
Apopka police conclude murder-suicide investigationThe Apopka Chief
February 9, 2026
APD says incident involved two adult siblings.
Celebrate your love this Valentine's Day.
Valentine’s Day events on tap in Apopka areaSarah Merly
February 9, 2026
Celebrations include concerts, family parties
The City Council approved the inclusion of a proposed subdivision into the East Kelly Park Street Lighting District for the purpose of the city's non-ad valorem tax assessment roll for street lighting. File photo
Apopka City Council adds subdivision to street lighting districtTeresa Sargeant
February 9, 2026
The City Council voted unanimously to expand the East Kelly Park Street Lighting District to include the new Ridgebrook subdivision, adopting a resolution that will add…