By Nick Blank

Palatka Daily News

nblank@palatkadailynews.com

As county commissioners questioned the clarity of the CARES Act funding Tuesday, the youngest person with coronavirus was reported in Putnam County.

Local school leaders celebrated students of the past and discussed the future of on-campus learning Tuesday during their first in-person meeting in months.

By Nick Blank

Palatka Daily News

nblank@palatkadailynews.com

A San Mateo man was sentenced to three life sentences Tuesday stemming from child molestation charges from 2018.

Talk of a new Putnam County Animal Control facility has been rampant since 2015, and although a building design was proposed Tuesday, changes still need to be made. 

One of Palatka’s murals has been getting some new additions recently to further acknowledge Putnam County veterans who paid the ultimate price while in service to the United States. 

The barks and mews of dogs and cats at Putnam County Animal Control get lost behind the roars of garbage trucks and piles of trash at the Putnam County Landfill.

By Nick Blank

Palatka Daily News

nblank@palatkadailynews.com

The weekend saw a rise in Putnam County coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of cases close to 200 since the first reported case in March.