Restaurants in dire need of employees

  • Bernard and Stacy Colee, owners of Colee’s Restaurant in Palatka, stand inside their Crill Avenue establishment Thursday after a busy morning serving customers while being drastically understaffed.
    Bernard and Stacy Colee, owners of Colee’s Restaurant in Palatka, stand inside their Crill Avenue establishment Thursday after a busy morning serving customers while being drastically understaffed.
  • A sign at Colee’s Restaurant advertises the need for new employees, especially servers.
    A sign at Colee’s Restaurant advertises the need for new employees, especially servers.
  • Colee’s Restaurant in Palatka.
    Colee’s Restaurant in Palatka.
Although the state data shows Putnam County’s unemployment dropped to 5.5% in February, local restaurants are struggling to find employees.  The owners of Colee’s Restaurant in Palatka stand outside…

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