SARAH CAVACINI/Palatka Daily News – Participants attend a first-time Bassmaster workshop geared toward women who want to learn more about bass fishing Saturday in Palatka.

Breaking bass barriers

Bassmaster broke down doors for women this weekend when it hosted a first-time, all-female bass fishing workshop. BassmastHER taught 17 women anglers, beginners and experienced, how to break into the bass-fishing world. The five-hour workshop took…
Bassmaster broke down doors for women this weekend when it hosted a first-time, all-female bass fishing workshop. BassmastHER taught 17 women anglers, beginners and experienced, how to break into the bass-fishing world. The five-hour workshop took place across the street from the all-male…
Putnam County leaders on Tuesday approved a state-funded project to provide extra illumination to one of the gateways into Palatka. The Board of County Commissioners voted 3-2 to allow the Florida Department of Transportation to install LED lights under Memorial Bridge, which connects Palatka to…
District tournaments or meets normally are the beginning of a run to the postseason for good athletes and teams. For the Palatka Junior-Senior High School girls track team, it hopes it’s a continuation. The Panthers have ruled the District 5-2A championship the last two years – not bad for a…
It took nearly all season, but the Peniel Baptist Academy baseball team got its second win of the season. Tied 3-all in the bottom of the second inning, the Warriors responded with 15 unanswered runs to defeat Daytona Beach Halifax Academy, 18-3, Tuesday at Francis Youth Complex.     Holden Moore…
The Sun-Lakes Conference baseball regular-season championship has now come down to a foot race to the finish line. And the title will be decided in front of both teams starting Thursday at Tindall Field as both the St. Johns River State College and Pasco-Hernando State College teams will play the…
Despite winning the Sun-Lakes Conference title last weekend, the St. Johns River State College softball team continues to put the pedal to the metal. After dropping game one 4-1, ending a 10-game winning streak, the Vikings rallied to take game two, 8-1, and split a Saturday doubleheader with host…
It was a tough day for the seven county boys weightlifters at the Florida High School Athletic Association 1A championship Saturday at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. Ishmael Foster and Roy Smith were the lone Palatka lifters to place in the top 10 as the 129-pound Foster finished eighth in…
The recent Kiwanis Club Tournament proved to be a big shot in the arm for one of Palatka’s oldest and most tradition-rich civic organizations. A field of 19 teams crowded the Palatka Municipal Course April 13 to support the club’s mission of aiding children in the community through scholarships,…
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Bassmaster Elite Pro angler Cory Johnston of Cavan, Ontario, Canada found the right methods and decisions to push back the field of 103 Elite anglers to win the 2024 Maxam Tire Bassmaster Elite tournament on the St. Johns River. Johnston, who won his first-ever Bassmaster Elite championship and…
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She’s 104 years young

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It’s hard to imagine a time when a gallon of milk was 60 cents, a 16-ounce loaf of bread sold for 12 cents and everyone could fill up their gas tank for 30 cents a gallon.

A cut above the competition

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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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