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Christine Moore, Nick Nesta, Bryan Nelson
Featured News
Mayoral candidates talk personal background, experience 
Teresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
January 29, 2026
Senior Blue Darters and coaches postgame
Featured News
Apopka boys erupt for season high 79 points on senior night
Vinnie Cammarano
Vinnie Cammarano
January 29, 2026
Melissa Byrd
Featured News
OP-ED: School board enjoys delicious visit to Wekiva High School
The Apopka Chief
Melissa Byrd
January 29, 2026
Senior Mustangs and managers on their special night
Featured News
Wekiva boys ride 5-game win streak into postseason
Vinnie Cammarano
Vinnie Cammarano
January 29, 2026
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Featured News
Police Beat: APD arrests 23 Jan. 18-24
The Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
The Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
January 29, 2026

Local Living

Oysters
Local Living
Old favorites and fresh flavors for the family table
Nancy Thomas
Nancy Thomas
January 29, 2026
Jim Keck
Local Living
Specks still bitin’ no matter how cold it gets
The Apopka Chief
Jim Keck
January 29, 2026
Tilapia
Local Living
No-fuss meals with tilapia, lemon chicken, and magic cake
Nancy Thomas
Nancy Thomas
January 20, 2026
Jim Keck
Local Living
Specks are bitin’, so let’s go fishin’!
The Apopka Chief
Jim Keck
January 20, 2026
Jim Keck
Local Living
Cold weather will keep bass deeper
The Apopka Chief
Jim Keck
January 14, 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
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
The Apopka Chief Newspaper
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
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
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
Lillian Hamman
December 9, 2025

Government & Politics

Sports

Senior Blue Darters and coaches postgame
Sports
Apopka boys erupt for season high 79 points on senior night
Vinnie Cammarano
Vinnie Cammarano
January 29, 2026
Senior Mustangs and managers on their special night
Sports
Wekiva boys ride 5-game win streak into postseason
Vinnie Cammarano
Vinnie Cammarano
January 29, 2026
Wekiva girls Senior Night family group photo
Sports
Wekiva girls defense keys 41-point blowout on senior night
Vinnie Cammarano
Vinnie Cammarano
January 28, 2026
Seniors Elyse Pringle(1) and Abigail Henry(5) pose with the coaches postgame
Sports
Apopka girls basketball celebrates senior night
Vinnie Cammarano
Vinnie Cammarano
January 26, 2026
Lady Blue Darters run off the field after the National Anthem
Sports
Apopka girls soccer fights hard in semifinal against top-ranked Lake Mary 
Vinnie Cammarano
Vinnie Cammarano
January 26, 2026

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Christine Moore, Nick Nesta, Bryan Nelson
Mayoral candidates talk personal background, experience Teresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
January 29, 2026
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Candidates to square off in Tuesday debate.
Senior Blue Darters and coaches postgame
Apopka boys erupt for season high 79 points on senior nightVinnie Cammarano
Vinnie Cammarano
January 29, 2026
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Blue Darters disruptive defense leads to second half onslaught
Melissa Byrd
OP-ED: School board enjoys delicious visit to Wekiva High SchoolThe Apopka Chief
Melissa Byrd
January 29, 2026
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Anyone who knows me knows that I am extremely proud of the Wekiva High School Culinary Magnet program. I never miss an opportunity to brag about…
Senior Mustangs and managers on their special night
Wekiva boys ride 5-game win streak into postseasonVinnie Cammarano
Vinnie Cammarano
January 29, 2026
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Mustangs fourth quarter barrage seals the 35 point win on senior night
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Police Beat: APD arrests 23 Jan. 18-24The Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
The Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
January 29, 2026
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In the period from January 18-24, 2026, the Apopka Police Department received 1,561 calls for service, responded to 22 crashes, issued 119 citations, and made 23 arrests.
Oysters
Old favorites and fresh flavors for the family tableNancy Thomas
Nancy Thomas
January 29, 2026
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Stan Smith’s Chicken a la King, found in A Taste of Heaven, is wonderful when served over toast points, rice, noodles, or bread. There is no salt called for in this recipe, but it is probably salted with the…
Jim Keck
Specks still bitin’ no matter how cold it getsThe Apopka Chief
Jim Keck
January 29, 2026
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If you’ve been waitin' on some cold weather, welcome to Florida! It’s cold, and it’s gonna be cold again next week. Whatever you had goin' on as far as bass fishin’ goes, well... that’s probably gonna be thrown out the window for now.
The Florida Commission on Ethics has dismissed a complaint against City Commissioner Nick Nesta (pictured).
Commission dismisses ethics complaint against Nesta Teresa Sargeant
Teresa Sargeant
January 28, 2026
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Local resident claimed conflict of interest.
Jake Vest
OP-ED: Bad Bunny is performing at the Super Bowl, get over itThe Apopka Chief
Jake Vest
January 28, 2026
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The latest “line in the sand” has been drawn between those who do and those who don’t want a Puerto Rican rap singer who calls himself Bad Bunny performing at…
Head tellers Addison Eachus and Chloe Palmer cut the ribbon at the Apopka High branch on Jan. 22.
Credit union cuts ribbon on Apopka High School locationSarah Merly
Sarah Merly
January 28, 2026
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Additional Financial announced partnership in August
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