By Nick Blank and Brandon D. Oliver

Palatka Daily News

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Putnam County Emergency Services Chief Quin Romay resigned this week after more than 30 years of working for the county. 

“It’s a positive thing,” Romay said Wednesday afternoon. 

Two downtown Palatka business owners said Wednesday they never worried about protesters damaging their shops when people demonstrated at the Putnam County Courthouse. 

Dr. George Davis, a prominent ophthalmologist who worked in Palatka for more than 30 years died following a brief illness Monday. He was 70.

The Arc of Putnam County reopened some of its day program last week, which Executive Director Kari Bates said is a way to balance safety during the COVID-19 pandemic and the social needs of its cla

Due to masks and gloves strewn along roadsides, litter in Putnam County has increased since the coronavirus pandemic hit, according to Keep Putnam Beautiful. 

By Sarah Cavacini and Nick Blank

Palatka Daily News

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School started Monday and Putnam County School District officials are taking a “wait-and-see” approach as the state and its largest teachers union, the Florida Education Association, tangle in cour

A state Department of Health document listed 28 school-related coronavirus cases in Putnam County between Aug. 10-23, though the numbers come with several caveats. 

SATSUMA – U.S. 17 southbound lanes closed during the day Monday due to a Florida Department of Transportation widening project.