Churches offer shelter amid freeze warning

Community comes together to protect people from the cold

  • Bread of Life officials Pastor Cliff Lyda, left, and Theresa Odom, center, as well as Rodeheaver Boys Ranch official Eric Bryant discuss the operation of the cold weather shelter established at First Presbyterian Church in Palatka.
    Bread of Life officials Pastor Cliff Lyda, left, and Theresa Odom, center, as well as Rodeheaver Boys Ranch official Eric Bryant discuss the operation of the cold weather shelter established at First Presbyterian Church in Palatka.
Homeless resident Craig Horne knows how to handle a Putnam County winter. Dressed in a camouflage jacket and a matching baseball cap, the fast-talking 55-year-old says he has a thick blanket and has…

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