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Wekiva AFJROTC honors 25th anniversary of 9/11 at school flagpoleSarah Merly
Apopka marks 25 years since 9/11 with ceremony outside City Hall Teresa Sargeant
Lamphere returns 10 years after Eagle Scout project became city memorial.
Apopka flies to victory over OlympiaVinnie Cammarano
Apopka gets first win of the season behind the Kemp brothers
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
For Christopher Lenahan, firefighting is a career of serviceSarah Merly
Firefighter uncle killed three months before 9/11
Velazquez family remembers 9/11, City Hall memorialSarah Merly
Ed Velazquez served as volunteer first responder after terrorist attack
OP-ED: May we always remember 9/11Sarah Merly
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…
Apopka faced September 11 with fear and a rush to helpJosh Peterson
Twenty-five years later, The Chief's archives recall guarded city offices, prayers at school and hours spent waiting to give blood.
Apopka and Wekiva bowling teams roll into 2026 seasonVinnie Cammarano
Returning experience and new faces highlight both squads
OP-ED: Let’s talk FAFSA: Has your student completed theirs?Sarah Merly
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…
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.
We’re back in the “R” months; we can eat oysters againSarah Merly
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…
Speck season to start when water cools downSarah Merly
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…
OP-ED: The skies are friendlier, but it is a pain to get thereSarah Merly
Everything about air travel used to be grand and exciting — except the flying. Admittedly, I got off to a bad start on Trip One, bouncing through a Louisiana thunderstorm…
Records detail planning staff allegations against Anderson Teresa Sargeant
Commissioner denies pressuring staff; city says no ethics referral was made.
Insurance agent recalls watching Twin Towers rise – and seeing aftermath of their fall Teresa Sargeant
Long Island native remembers towers' construction and haunting sight after attacks.
Gale Vista plans face turn-lane, building-height questions Teresa Sargeant
Planning recommends denial pending revisions to affordable-housing proposal.
Former FDNY firefighter reflects on 9/11 survival 25 years laterTeresa Sargeant
OCSO employee recalls North Tower, trauma and the 9,131 days since then.
Southwick Commons opens 192-unit affordable housing community in Apopka Teresa Sargeant
192-unit affordable housing development opens after years-long dispute with city.
Gale Vista to return to Apopka DRC with apartment count reduced to 100 Teresa Sargeant
DRC also will review 106 homes at Crossroads and Springhaven amenities.
Apopka lets 14-point lead slip away in loss to OcoeeVinnie Cammarano
Blue Darters’ mistakes prove costly in 30-14 defeat.
Wekiva suffers first loss in 59-6 rout against West OrangeThe Apopka Chief
Coach says some players had to sit due to discipline issues.
Central Florida Prep opens new athletic, performing arts center Teresa Sargeant
24,000-square-foot facility marks completion of decades-long vision.
