Putnam County School District board members unanimously decided to join two class-action lawsuits against opioid and vaping manufacturers.

A Palatka man has been accused of trying to smuggle drugs into the Putnam County Jail via his underwear and discarding pills in the jail’s sally port Sunday.

Residents who are 50 and older as well as people considered extremely vulnerable now qualify for the vaccine to be administered at the St. Johns River State College Palatka campus.

WELAKA – Flags flew at half-staff on an overcast Monday at Town Hall to mark the death and honor the life of former Mayor Gordon Sands. 

Palatka commissioners declined to pursue a $1.3 million match for a sewer system lining grant at a special-called meeting Monday night.

One Putnam County nonprofit is rallying to vanquish the stigma on substance use recovery and be a place of hope for people who want to make a change in their lives.

Putnam County School District Board members heard the draft of the district’s five-year strategic plan at a 45-minute workshop Monday afternoon.

Children rushed into the Putnam County Fair on Friday with wide eyes and giggles as the fairground gates opened for the first time in two years. 

Work to upgrade Palatka’s infrastructure continues as the city seeks funds to help pay for the improvements.

Putnam Community Medical Center is offering vaccines to eligible participants Monday through Friday next week.