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Christine Moore, Nick Nesta, Bryan Nelson
Featured News
Apopka mayoral debate tickets now available  
Teresa Sargeant
January 22, 2026
Commissioner Nadia Anderson recused herself from the vote due to a pending lawsuit challenging her residency.
Featured News
City to pay legal fees for elected officials  
Teresa Sargeant
January 22, 2026
Jake Vest
Featured News
OP-ED: A good cat won’t quit until the job is done
The Apopka Chief
January 22, 2026
Nathaniel Ellis dribbles through the slide tackle
Featured News
Wekiva boys’ historic soccer season ends in a nailbiter
Vinnie Cammarano
January 22, 2026
Apopka girls celebrate the game winning goal from Ava Croeze
Featured News
Apopka girls soccer shuts out Ocoee in first round
Vinnie Cammarano
January 22, 2026

Local Living

Tilapia
Local Living
No-fuss meals with tilapia, lemon chicken, and magic cake
Nancy Thomas
January 20, 2026
Jim Keck
Local Living
Specks are bitin’, so let’s go fishin’!
The Apopka Chief
January 20, 2026
Jim Keck
Local Living
Cold weather will keep bass deeper
The Apopka Chief
January 14, 2026
Quiche
Local Living
Old-fashioned comfort with pot roast, quiche, and apple crisp
Nancy Thomas
January 14, 2026
Jim Keck
Local Living
The fishin’ is great, so let’s go catch ’em
The Apopka Chief
January 7, 2026

Business

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
Mayor Bryan Nelson cuts the ribbon at O2B Kids' ribbon-cutting ceremony in the playground.
Business
O2B Kids to open Apopka location Jan. 5
Sarah Merly
December 17, 2025
Sonny Tillman (left) with Sonny's BBQ Head Pitmaster and Brand Ambassador Shannon Snell.
Business
Floyd Tillman, founder of Sonny’s BBQ, dies at 96
Lillian Hamman
December 9, 2025

Government & Politics

Sports

Nathaniel Ellis dribbles through the slide tackle
Sports
Wekiva boys’ historic soccer season ends in a nailbiter
Vinnie Cammarano
January 22, 2026
Apopka girls celebrate the game winning goal from Ava Croeze
Sports
Apopka girls soccer shuts out Ocoee in first round
Vinnie Cammarano
January 22, 2026
David Campana makes a move up the pitch
Sports
Apopka boys soccer season ends in first round
Vinnie Cammarano
January 21, 2026
Zee Davis fights for the offensive rebound
Sports
Apopka boys hold off Ocoee, 52-44
Vinnie Cammarano
January 19, 2026
Deriyon Brinson finds a driving lane
Sports
Apopka girls’ brief win streak ends against Edgewater
Vinnie Cammarano
January 16, 2026

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Christine Moore, Nick Nesta, Bryan Nelson
Apopka mayoral debate tickets now available  Teresa Sargeant
January 22, 2026
Debate to take place at Highland Manor, open to public.
Commissioner Nadia Anderson recused herself from the vote due to a pending lawsuit challenging her residency.
City to pay legal fees for elected officials  Teresa Sargeant
January 22, 2026
Anderson recuses herself due to pending lawsuit.
Jake Vest
OP-ED: A good cat won’t quit until the job is doneThe Apopka Chief
January 22, 2026
Cats are not cantankerous and indifferent little beasts. They are hardworking professional animals who are totally focused on three missions: Endear and amuse; test the limits of human irritation; and the other one.
Apopka girls celebrate the game winning goal from Ava Croeze
Apopka girls soccer shuts out Ocoee in first roundVinnie Cammarano
January 22, 2026
The Apopka Blue Darters hosted round one of the Class 7A District 3 tournament and rolled past fifth-seeded Ocoee, 8-0, Tuesday night to advance to the second round.  “We…
Melissa Byrd
OP-ED: Apopka, Wekiva beat state graduation ratesThe Apopka Chief
January 21, 2026
Last week, the Florida Department of Education released the official graduation rates for the class of 2025. Once again, the strong effort of our public schools…
Apopka High School will send two teams to a Feb. 24 biomedical challenge.
Apopka High to send 2 teams to OCPS Biomedical Challenge Sarah Merly
January 21, 2026
Challenge to take place Feb. 24 at AdventHealth Nicholson Center.
David Campana makes a move up the pitch
Apopka boys soccer season ends in first roundVinnie Cammarano
January 21, 2026
Apopka’s soccer season came to a crushing end Tuesday night, as Lake Brantley upset the Blue Darters 2-0 in the opening round of the Class 7A District 3 playoffs…
Members of the Farmworker Association of Florida march down Marvin C. Zanders Avenue in Apopka during Monday’s 17th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade, carrying a banner honoring the civil rights leader.
Thousands turn out for Apopka’s MLK parade Teresa Sargeant
January 20, 2026
Organizations, bands march on Marvin C. Zanders Avenue.
Representative Doug Bankson
OP-ED: Property tax: A new hopeThe Apopka Chief
January 20, 2026
In keeping with our Star Wars theme, there is a “New Hope” on the horizon regarding homestead property tax. However, it diverges into two schools of thought.
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