Putnam County residents could have two more restaurants to choose from by summertime.

Seminole Electric’s $727 million project to build a new natural gas-fired unit at its Palatka plant remains on schedule.

Former City Manager Bill Shanahan was dismissed from his position at the Palatka City Commission’s virtual meeting last week, but an upcoming meeting could see him regain his job.

Putnam County had the second-largest drop in crime from 2018 to 2019, but another county’s failure to submit data could be the reason Putnam isn’t at the top of the list.

The number of positive COVID-19 cases in Putnam County didn’t increase Monday. Instead, it dropped by one.

INTERLACHEN – A West Putnam County man died Friday night during a crash on State Road 26, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

MELROSE – The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Gainesville man Saturday afternoon after he was accused of chasing a West Putnam resident with a knife.

SATSUMA – Authorities said they arrested a South Putnam County man Saturday night for allegedly strangling his wife.

One day after he was fired as Palatka’s city manager, Bill Shanahan said he was terminated because of an investigation that led to the retirement of city clerk Betsy Driggers.

By Sarah Cavacini and Wayne Smith

Palatka Daily News

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