Peniel Academy in Palatka is celebrating quite the milestone today: 50 years of educating young minds in Putnam County. So, to celebrate, they’re throwing a party, of sorts.

Over the past few years, a controversy has brewed and recently exploded regarding the numerous Confederate monuments scattered across the southern states.

A while back, I asked local residents for more Letters to the Editor. Recently, our readers have come through to supply us all with more diverse opinions.

Right now, the Florida Legislature is in its second month of session, and many bills are being proposed that are detrimental to our freedoms, to criminal justice, to small businesses and to public

It’s fair to say the St. Johns River is a big deal in Putnam County.

The Lord tells us to do good works and I take that message seriously. I volunteer a lot of my time for our community.

The planes were soaring at the airport’s Fly-in. Some of the best anglers in America were fishing Crescent Lake, Rodman Reservoir and the fabulous St. Johns River.

This problem of eelgrass loss isn’t just related to the effects of Hurricane Irma. We have been losing the battle of the river’s health for many decades.

The tournament is over, the boats have left, but the economic impact on Putnam County is expected to pay off for years to come.

I would like to share a conclusion I have come to in recent months.  Much of the illness that our country suffers from is a desire to be the singular winner for everything that comes along in our l