Welcome to the Apopka Chief weekly newsletter!

We hope you’ve had a wonderful week so far! Here at the Chief, we’re definitely excited for the long weekend.

One of the reasons we report local Apopka news is so you can cast informed votes. This week, you have the opportunity to do just that! The special election for Florida Senate District 15 and Florida House District 40 will be this Tuesday, Sept. 2, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. LaVon Bracy Davis (D) will run against Willie Montague (R) for Senate District 15, and Tuan Lee (R) will run against RaShon Young (D) for House District 40. Early voting ends on August 31 at 6 p.m. Please visit the Orange County elections website for more information.

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Front Page

AdventHealth to build facility at Wyld Oaks

Other front page news:

• AdventHealth Apopka appoints Brad Hillmon as new CEO

• Mullinax opens new service department

• Apopka Chamber board confirms termination of president/CEO

• City Council approves commercial addition to mixed-use development

Other Local News

Messages from the Mayor and More

Local Sports

Mistakes doom Wekiva in 65-8 loss to Edgewater

• Davison, Ocoee blank Blue Darters, 47-0

• Olympia volleyball sweeps Apopka behind balanced attack

• Freshman powers Timber Creek volleyball past Apopka in straight sets

• Wekiva volleyball fights hard in loss to Oak Ridge

• Sanchez serves propel Wekiva volleyball to sweep

Apopka Fact of the Week:

In the early 1800s, commercial orange wineries emerged. Wines from oranges and grapes were manufactured in the Apopka area. In 1887, Amos Schultz organized the Clay Springs Wine Company to make wine from oranges. In 1889, the Piedmont Winery, operated by August “Gust” Jackson and Jonas and Olaf Larsson, was the first to produce grape wine.  
-Based on info from Treasures and Pleasures Cookbook