I was 12, maybe 13 years old. I don’t remember for sure. I do remember it was hot. Alabama heat and humidity, similar to what we get in Putnam County.

Bill Gaines bought his first car back in 1957. He paid $100 for a 1948 Plymouth coupe. 

“The insurance for it cost more than the car did,” Gaines said. “Things have changed.”

She always felt a pull to nature, a pull to Florida. She never really understood why until a visit to St. Augustine last year.

That’s when she started to follow the trail.

The third time proved to be the charm.

An invite from B.A.S.S. for me to take part in a media boat trip during the recent Bassmaster Elite Series tournament turned into a quest.

The first decade of the 21st Century was cruel to Putnam County when the 2008 recession hit. Businesses closed, people moved away and the county became one of the state’s poorest.

Walk into Angel’s Diner most anytime it’s open and you’re likely to hear a story.

It’s hard to miss if you’re driving down St. Johns Avenue. There’s the yellow Soundgarden sign for the music store. On the wall in the alley to your right as you enter the store is the peace wall.

It’s like the big screen comes to town every time students from the local high school give a musical theatre performance on stage.

Putnam County has a famous history when it comes to producing notable sports stars.

One could be forgiven for driving past St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Palatka without noticing it.