First stop, Palatka.

A former Palatka Police Department detective and 2012 candidate for Putnam County sheriff was arrested Wednesday night during a prostitution sting in Duval County. 

Putnam County Public Works Director Press Tompkins has decided to retire from his position with the county, according to documents obtained through the state Sunshine law.

Palatka Mayor Terrill Hill said the city is expanding west.

By F.W. Broschart

Palatka Daily News

fbroschart@palatkadailynews.com

First responders and residents from across Putnam County were in attendance Wednesday morning at a solemn ceremony to remember the thousands who died 18 years earlier during the terrorist attacks o

The Rev. Jesten Peters saw unity in the U.S. when she visited New York City on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

Barry Stewart, the executive director of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office Police Athletic League, is in stable condition after a single-car crash Wednesday afternoon.

Certain Putnam County employees are on track to get raises as the county’s 2019-2020 fiscal year begins next month, but for some, it may not be as much as county leaders hoped.

A combination of Putnam County youth groups will work together next week to ensure local children have something to eat on the weekend.