Courtesy of the Palatka Police Department – City Commissioner Justin Campbell asks a Palatka Police Department officer for more time before authorities disperse the crowd at Hank Bryan Park on Sunday.

Commissioner requested cops wait before ending party

The block party authorities say was a precursor to a shooting Sunday evening in Palatka wasn’t the first unauthorized event of its kind. About 300 or 400 people gathered at Hank Bryan Park, 450 S. 14th St., during an unpermitted party, a Palatka…
The block party authorities say was a precursor to a shooting Sunday evening in Palatka wasn’t the first unauthorized event of its kind. About 300 or 400 people gathered at Hank Bryan Park, 450 S. 14th St., during an unpermitted party, a Palatka Police Department officer estimated. Social media…
Groups of Putnam County second-graders stepped into the past Wednesday to learn about 1700s Palatka, and the rest of the community is invited to do the same this weekend.  The St. Johns River Bartram Frolic is open to the public from Friday to Sunday along Riverfront Park in Palatka and will offer…
The first candidate for mayor of Pomona Park has filed his paperwork to run for office.  Anthony Raymond Cuevas III submitted his candidacy documents on April 12, according to the Supervisor of Elections Office.  With Mayor Joseph Svingala yet to announce his reelection bid, Cuevas is the only…
A new candidate has entered the fight to claim a Palatka City Commission seat its holder will vacate after her current term ends.  Annie Henderson Davis filed her campaign paperwork last month as she began her bid to win the Group 1 commission seat, according to the Supervisor of Elections Office…
With a combined record of 25-56, not much is expected from the four county baseball teams at next week’s district baseball tournaments. As Donna Summer once sang, “Last Dance, last chance for love. So let’s dance the last dance, let’s dance the last dance tonight.” Abysmal baseball seasons can be…
Caleb Baker and Reed Rion ran their specialty races well on Wednesday. They ran them well to make history. The pair became the first Peniel Baptist Academy track and field athletes to advance to the regionals after both placed top four in their events at the District 6-1A championship at Daytona…
From a young age, every kid born in the 1970’s and after at some point has picked up a video-game controller a time or two and likely never put it down. Your parents yelled at you and told you “playing video games is a waste of time” and “you will never amount to anything.” Little did they know…
Devon Williams stole home in the top of the first inning  for the only run of the game for Interlachen in a 13-1 loss Wednesday to host Orange Park Oakleaf. J.P. Espinosa led off the bottom of the first with a solo home run to spark an eight-run first inning for the Knights (15-8).     The Rams (…
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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…

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.

PPD body camera footage from Hank Bryan Park

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Body camera footage from a Palatka Police Department officer shows law enforcement officers trying to shut down a block party Sunday at Hank Bryan Park in Palatka. Footage courtesy of the Palatka Police Department.