SARAH CAVACINI/Palatka Daily News – Putnam County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Alex Drummond stands next to his patrol vehicle Tuesday ahead of the “Police 24/7” premiere.

Putnam deputies becoming TV stars

The nation will get a closer look at the operations of a local law enforcement agency, employees of which are appearing on a TV show that records officers and deputies carrying out their duties. Putnam County Sheriff’s Office deputies made their…
The nation will get a closer look at the operations of a local law enforcement agency, employees of which are appearing on a TV show that records officers and deputies carrying out their duties. Putnam County Sheriff’s Office deputies made their television debut Tuesday on the first two episodes…
For now, only Destiny Williams and the Palatka 4x100 boys relay team are assured Florida High School Athletic Association 2A spots. The rest will have to be decided on times, heights and distances and how competitors at the Region 2-2A championship did at Mount Dora Christian School against the…
Having gotten a taste of musical theater when he was just 12, Matthew Snider has found his happy place on stage. The Q.I. Roberts Junior-Senior High School senior will graduate this year with 12 shows under his belt with the Palatka Junior-Senior High School Musical Theatre Department, including…
Palatka Police Department officers are ramping up loud noise patrols through the end of summer after numerous complaints from residents. Increased enforcement began Tuesday, Assistant Chief Matt Newcomb said. People have reported hearing amplified music and loud vehicle exhausts coming from…
The first meeting came on Feb. 23 and the results were lopsided. Well, that’s how the game ended up when the final out was recorded – Baldwin 9, Palatka 0. But to the witnesses to the game on Palatka’s field that night, they would tell you a different story than the final score. Panthers coach…
The positive impact on hundreds of lives was on full display recently at The Oaks Golf Club. The event was the “Delaney Tough” benefit scramble, held in honor of the late Sean Delaney, the beloved Crescent City Junior-Senior High football coach whose loss on April 27, 2023 was felt throughout the…
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NEW PORT RICHEY – Though the skies were blue and the temperature was hot, the St. Johns River State College baseball team seemingly played under dark clouds for the first 14 innings against South Florida State this weekend. But Team Adversity found a way to wipe all that way and battle to its…
NEW PORT RICHEY -- One opportunity down, one left. Seeking its second consecutive Florida College System Activities Association Region 8 Division II baseball championship, St. Johns River State College came up short in its initial shot to win the title, losing to fourth and losers bracket…
Submitted to the Daily News   When Shannon Jacobsen, 43, applied to St. Johns River State College to earn her associate degree, she was a little apprehensive.  Returning to school some 20 years later – with an autoimmune disease – would certainly test her limits. Despite her disability, Jacobsen…
A group of local residents came together Thursday to “Lift Up The Word, Light Up The World” in observance of the 73rd annual National Day of Prayer at St. James Independent Methodist Church in Palatka. The Central Putnam Ministerial Association sponsored the event, which included a welcome by the…

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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