BRANDON D. OLIVER/Palatka Daily News – Sponsor vehicles are parked at the Palatka riverfront Monday evening ahead of the Bassmaster Elite Series, which will take place in Palatka from Thursday until Sunday.

Fishing tournament returns to Palatka after 1-year hiatus 

Thursday will mark the start of an extended weekend of bass fishing entertainment in Palatka that will be broadcast throughout the nation. The televised fishing tournament is coming back to the city after last year’s Florida stop in the series…

Well-rounded Beyond the Classroom

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A student’s high school career can involve more than just hitting the books, and school officials have worked to offer a wide array of activities to appeal to all of their students.

Thursday will mark the start of an extended weekend of bass fishing entertainment in Palatka that will be broadcast throughout the nation. The televised fishing tournament is coming back to the city after last year’s Florida stop in the series moved to Lake Okeechobee.  From Thursday until Sunday…
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LEESBURG – Watching third baseman Alexis Adams hand her a gift due to a botched foul pop-up, Olivia Hansen said she was more than happy to get a second chance at the plate. Two pitches later, Hansen made Adams and Lake-Sumter State College's softball team pay. Adams' grand slam capped an eight-…
A student’s high school career can involve more than just hitting the books, and school officials have worked to offer a wide array of activities to appeal to all of their students. The number of extracurricular activities Palatka Junior-Senior High School offers its students continues to grow, to…
Reiter Insurance Agency in Crescent City recently hosted our fifth annual Community Appreciation Day. We would like to acknowledge the following local businesses that helped make our event a success: – Producer’s Ace Hardware – Hallie’s Landing – Hill’s Hardware – Allstar Car Wash – Wendy’s…
Putnam County officials gave updates on projects they’ve completed, some that are near completion and others they have in the works. Chief among those is the repaving of St. Johns Avenue. One of the most traveled roads in Palatka had become checkered with potholes and bumps from numerous patch…
Fifty games in, a school-record 37 overall wins, a conference-leading 19 victories – and a historic season comes down to just one more win for the St. Johns River State College softball team. The Vikings shut out second-place Lake-Sumter State College, 13-0, in five innings Friday to clinch at…
Between 2007-14, all three Putnam County public schools had varsity tennis teams, though at Crescent City, it was just a girls team. Nonetheless, all three schools had tennis matches going on. Then Crescent City folded its girls program up after the 2014 season. And when the late Ed Mingle retired…
St. Johns River State College baseball coach Ross Jones praised the work ethic of Tripp Davis, one of his three catchers on the roster. “Tripp Davis has done nothing but work, work, work and work for three years and finally, he gets to be an everyday player,” Jones said. Davis’ three-run home run…
David Newbold’s two-run double to center field in the top of the sixth inning knocked in two runs to bust open a 7-3 game, helping Crescent City Junior-Senior High Schools baseball team handle Wildwood 11-4 Friday in Wildwood. Newbold then entered on the mound in the bottom of the inning in relief…
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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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