AdventHealth Apopka opened up its new patient floor with a Thursday, April 25 ribbon cutting to better serve the growing population in Orange County. The $26.3 million investment increases the hospital’s licensed bed count to 158.    The new floor, located on the fifth floor of the hospital, will address the increasing demand for complex […] The post AdventHealth Apopka debuts $26.3 million expansion appeared first on The Apopka Chief Newspaper ..read more

Spring is officially here, and with it, one of the busiest times of the year for outdoor projects. Consequently, it’s also the time of year when the most damage occurs to underground utilities such as cable, sewer or natural gas lines. In fact, an underground utility line is damaged approximately every six minutes in the […] The post Lake Apopka Natural Gas District Celebrates Safe Digging Month & Locator Appreciation Week appeared first on The Apopka Chief Newspaper ..read more

From the book, Field to Feast, we have a wonderful fresh salad using baby greens, strawberries and lime vinaigrette. The recipe comes from Gary Wishnatzki, third generation owner of Wish Farms in Plant City, who is the grandson of Russian immigrant Harris Wishnatzki, a fruit and vegetable pushcart peddler in 1920s New York City. The […] The post 5 ingredients plus baby carrots only need 15 minutes of cooking time appeared first on The Apopka Chief Newspaper ..read more

Loaves and Fishes, on 206 E. Eighth St., Apopka, has ended its annual long March Match Madness fundraiser, which ran March 1-31. The post Food pantry finishes annual fundraiser appeared first on The Apopka Chief Newspaper ..read more

The city of Apopka participated in Denim Day this week joining millions worldwide, standing in solidarity with sexual assault survivors and one another. The post April 24th was Denim Day appeared first on The Apopka Chief Newspaper ..read more

Wreaths Across America recently visited the community with its mobile education exhibit (MEE) as part of its national tour. The post Nonprofit honoring veterans shares wreaths information appeared first on The Apopka Chief Newspaper ..read more

The Apopka Memorial Middle School (AMMS) track team competed at the OCPS Middle School Cluster Track Championship and had a handfull of great performances. The post Apopka Middle School Track Stars! appeared first on The Apopka Chief Newspaper ..read more

Hello Folks, It sure was nice this week to have some cooler weather come to town. I’m not quite ready for summer yet, so, hopefully, you enjoyed it as much as I did. The fishin’ this past week was really good especially if you were on the St. Johns River. The BassMaster Elites were fishin’ the […] The post Bass fishing is good on the St. Johns, in Palataka appeared first on The Apopka Chief Newspaper ..read more

Over the next few weeks I’m going to highlight some of our Blue Darter athletes that have excelled so much on the field, and in the classroom, that they have been given the opportunity to continue to play sports at the collegiate level. The post Posluszny, Roberts, McCoy, McKinley all sign to play college ball appeared first on The Apopka Chief Newspaper ..read more

This week, the city of Apopka Department of Public Services has enacted a state of water supply conservation to ensure an adequate supply of potable and reclaim water. With an increasingly faster depletion of the water supply being observed at the city of Apopka potable and reclaim water plants, the city is entering the mandatory […] The post City of Apopka enacts state of water supply conservation for residents appeared first on The Apopka Chief Newspaper ..read more