TRISHA MURPHY/Palatka Daily News. Liam Rawls, 9, of Palatka won Best of Show for his forged knife that he entered in competition through his 4-H Club at this year’s Putnam County Fair. He said his forged knife is made of Damascus steel and sports a 10-inch blade with a five-inch wooden handle with a unique blade design.

A cut above the competition

One Palatka youth is a cut above the rest when it comes to his metal work art he entered in competition through his 4-H Club at this year’s Putnam County Fair. Liam Rawls, 9, won Best of Show for his forged knife and his 4-H leaders couldn’t be…
One Palatka youth is a cut above the rest when it comes to his metal work art he entered in competition through his 4-H Club at this year’s Putnam County Fair. Liam Rawls, 9, won Best of Show for his forged knife and his 4-H leaders couldn’t be happier. “We are extremely proud of Liam for…
Palatka residents are invited to grab their running shoes and help support the future generation on Saturday.  Run Your Race Foundation organizers are hosting its first Easter run, or walk if people choose, to bring awareness to the Northside Community and youth programs. The race will begin at…
  Disgruntled Florahome residents packed a meeting last week to fight against a potential land-digging operation and won, at least for now.  Employees from Krebs Holdings, a Palatka-based company, requested the Putnam County Zoning Board of Adjustment allow the company to use more than 330 acres…
Whether playing popular hits from The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan or Buddy Holly, the New Moon Ramblers will bring their own genre style of music to the Scarlett-Hill Theater stage at the Larimer Arts Center on Saturday. “This group covers a wide variety of styles of music from the 1950s and…
INTERLACHEN – Despite missing a handful of lifters for various reasons, a short-handed Interlachen Junior-Senior High boys weightlifting team still did well at the District 8-1A meet Wednesday at the C.H. Price Middle School gymnasium. While Williston dominated the traditional meet with 78 points…
Returning to the District 9-1A meet a year later was an emotional one for the Crescent City Junior-Senior High School boys weightlifting team. “This was the last meet coach Sean (Delaney) was at,” Crescent City coach Troy Henry said. “The kids reminded me about it and said they took a picture with…
Finally after weeks of waiting, we know where our local baseball and softball teams stand when it comes to the playoffs. With less than a month left in the regular season, the Florida High School Athletic Association released its first set of RPI rankings for baseball and softball. And in a year…
PICK 2 Midday: 4-6. FB: 3. Evening: 7-2. FB: 0. PICK 3 Midday: 3-8-0. FB: 3. Evening: 9-2-2. FB: 0. PICK 4 Midday: 2-0-1-8. FB: 3. Evening: 7-4-7-3. FB: 0. PICK 5 Midday: 2-2-8-5-7. FB: 3. Evening: 8-3-3-5-1. FB: 0. FANTASY 5 Midday: 4-8-14-28-30. Evening: 5-13-16-25-36. CASH 4 LIFE 2-34…
Multiple ineligible runners and an uninvited guest were among the many issues at the annual Putnam County track and field meet Tuesday at Palatka Junior-Senior High School. Due to the chaos, the official results of the five-hour meet were not made available last night until the current situation…
The bats continued to stay warm for the St. Johns River State College baseball team on Tuesday. Nathan Gagon went 3-for-4 with a run scored and Nick Wrubluski, who came into the game late, finished 2-for-2 with a double and solo home run to lead the Vikings to a 9-6 road victory over Embry-Riddle…
For the second time this season, the Palatka Junior-Senior High School baseball team came away victorious against Orange Park High. Cole Cumbus and Clayton Screen combined on a four-hitter as the Panthers scored an 11-3 triumph over the Raiders at the Azalea Bowl on Tuesday night. Despite walking…

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One Palatka youth is a cut above the rest when it comes to his metal work art he entered in competition through his 4-H Club at this year’s Putnam County Fair.

Putnam County deputies involved in DUI traffic stop

The Daily News compiled body camera videos received Monday of a traffic stop involving two Putnam County Sheriff's Office deputies. The Sept. 22 event took place in St. Augustine. The police…

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