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Fifth Street Plaza continues to flourish with new businesses
New owner will give the building a “full facelift,” seek retailers
By Teresa Sargeant
Reporter
Every Friday night, the Fifth Street area is energized with the Market...
Apopka first responders to face off in charity basketball game
By Marshall Tempest
Reporter
Apopka’s first responders will face off in a charity basketball game later this month to finally answer the age-old question: Who’s better—firemen...
OCPS receives $3,500 grant to encourage more in-school recycling
Grant will cover ‘bottles only’ recycling bins in cafeteria, educational material
Staff Reports
The Florida Beverage Association and the American Beverage Foundation awarded Orange County Public...
Wekiva culinary students place 4th at national competition
Staff reports
Five Wekiva High School students won fourth place in the restaurant management category at the 2025 National ProStart Invitational, according to a press...
Apopka’s first food hall holds soft opening in historic space
Two years after acquiring the century-old building that once housed Hall's Feed Store, the co-owners of Propagate Social House opened Hall's on Fifth, Apopka's...
Nature center for Apopka Birding Park earns design award
Staff Reports
The Orange Audubon Nature Center, created for the Apopka Birding Park but is unbuilt yet, earned an American Institute of Architecture (AIA) Orlando...
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Lifestyle
Recent rain a welcome sight on local lakes
Well, we finally got some rain this week. What a bles- sin’ that was, and hopefully, you got a good bit, too!
Our lakes and...
Apopka first responders to face off in charity basketball game
By Marshall Tempest
Reporter
Apopka’s first responders will face off in a charity basketball game later this month to finally answer the age-old question: Who’s better—firemen...
Try Charles Pyburn’s Potato/Leek Soup from visit to Dublin pub during...
Barbecue Ribs and Sauce from Emily Meggett’s recipe comes from her book, Gullah Geechee Home Cooking. This treasure is done right in your kitchen!...
Wekiva culinary students place 4th at national competition
Staff reports
Five Wekiva High School students won fourth place in the restaurant management category at the 2025 National ProStart Invitational, according to a press...
Sports
Apopka first responders to face off in charity basketball game
By Marshall Tempest
Reporter
Apopka’s first responders will face off in a charity basketball game later this month to finally answer the age-old question: Who’s better—firemen...
Lake Brantley ousts Apopka softball from state playoffs
By Marshall Tempest
Reporter
The Apopka softball team's 2025 season ended in the Class 7A Region 1 Semifinals at the hands of the Lake Brantley Patriots,...
Apopka football gears up for spring game at Jones
By Marshall Tempest
Reporter
We are just a week away from Apopka's spring football game against Jones High School, which will take place at Jones on...
Apopka softball earns Lake Brantley rematch in Regional Semifinal
By Marshall Tempest
Reporter
With a nail-biting 10-9 win over Atlantic Coast last week, the Apopka softball team is now set for the second round...
Seven-run inning propels Apopka softball to playoff win
By Marshall Tempest
Reporter
The Apopka softball team trailed the Atlantic Coast Stingrays 6-3 going into the sixth inning of Thursday night’s Class 7A Regional Quarterfinals...
After district loss Apopka seeded 5th in state tournament
By Marshall Tempest
Reporter
Editor’s Note: Thursday’s game against Atlantic Coast will start at 7 p.m., after The Apopka Chief’s print deadline. Look online at theapopkachief.com...