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Hector Raul Cartagena
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Apopka man arrested for threatening to kill mayor
Teresa Sargeant
February 11, 2026
Wekiva Mustangs Lukenson Morancy, Isaiah McNish, and Josiah Watson-Greer sign their letters of intent to play college football
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3 Wekiva Mustangs sign to play college football 
Vinnie Cammarano
February 11, 2026
Orange County Commissioner Christine Moore, Mayor Bryan Nelson and City Commissioner Nick Nesta participate in the Feb. 3 mayoral forum at Apopka High School.
Featured News
Apopka police investigating mayoral candidate altercation 
Teresa Sargeant
February 11, 2026
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Featured News
Police Beat: APD arrests 11 Feb. 1-7
The Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
February 11, 2026
The Four Chaplains received a posthumous Special Medal of Heroism on Jan. 18, 1961.
Featured News
OP-ED: Area gains monument to Four Chaplains
The Apopka Chief
February 11, 2026

Local Living

Chicken breasts
Local Living
Baked chicken and deviled crab lead this week’s recipes
Nancy Thomas
February 11, 2026
Jim Keck
Local Living
The bass are bitin’ on the Harris chain
The Apopka Chief
February 11, 2026
Rice pudding
Local Living
Easy BBQ, savory grits, and sweet memories in every bite
Nancy Thomas
February 5, 2026
Jim Keck
Local Living
Specks keep biting despite cold temps
The Apopka Chief
February 5, 2026
Oysters
Local Living
Old favorites and fresh flavors for the family table
Nancy Thomas
January 29, 2026

Business

Captain Jack's Crab House is scheduled to open later this month.
Business
Entrepreneur brings first-of-its-kind Cajun seafood boil to Apopka 
The Apopka Chief
February 6, 2026
West Seminole Council leaders pose for a photo at the council's inaugural meeting on Feb. 2.
Business
Seminole County Chamber launches Apopka area council
Sarah Merly
February 6, 2026
Apopka High School will send two teams to a Feb. 24 biomedical challenge.
Business
Apopka High to send 2 teams to OCPS Biomedical Challenge 
Sarah Merly
January 21, 2026
Baptiste Orthodontics for Kids building on sunny day.
Business
The Overlooked Health Benefit Sitting in Millions of Wallets this Holiday Season
December 31, 2025
Apopka's first food hall, Hall's on Fifth, opened with a May 14 soft opening at 15 E. Fifth St., in the building of the former Hall's Feed Store.
Business
Crave BBQ to open at Hall’s on Fifth
Sarah Merly
December 17, 2025

Government & Politics

Sports

Wekiva Mustangs Lukenson Morancy, Isaiah McNish, and Josiah Watson-Greer sign their letters of intent to play college football
Sports
3 Wekiva Mustangs sign to play college football 
Vinnie Cammarano
February 11, 2026
Blue Darters talk through the final timeout against East Ridge
Sports
Apopka boys fall to East Ridge but make regional playoffs 
Vinnie Cammarano
February 9, 2026
Wekiva Mustangs girls basketball wins the 2025-26 District Championship
Sports
‘We’re getting rings this year:’ Wekiva girls grab district title, aim for more
Vinnie Cammarano
February 9, 2026
Kenny Dieujuste gets strong and finishes the layup after an offensive rebound
Sports
Wekiva boys go the distance with Edgewater, lose in semifinals 
Vinnie Cammarano
February 7, 2026
Makayla Bell locked onto a Hawk in the first quarter
Sports
Wekiva girls suffocate Lake Minneola in district semifinal 
Vinnie Cammarano
February 5, 2026

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Hector Raul Cartagena
Apopka man arrested for threatening to kill mayorTeresa Sargeant
February 11, 2026
Suspect held in custody, with no bond.
Chicken breasts
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.
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