BRANDON D. OLIVER/Palatka Daily News – Michael Chaires, an assistant principal at Palatka Junior-Senior High School, waves to students and colleagues through a cloud of confetti Friday during a celebration of him being named Florida’s Assistant Principal of the Year.

Panther Pride on Parade

Palatka Junior-Senior High School students and employees lauded one of their administrators Friday during a parade and pep rally in honor of him being named Florida’s Assistant Principal of the Year. Michael Chaires remained humble and grateful…
Palatka Junior-Senior High School students and employees lauded one of their administrators Friday during a parade and pep rally in honor of him being named Florida’s Assistant Principal of the Year. Michael Chaires remained humble and grateful after being notified he’d been named the state’s top…
Hastings has come a long way, and the little town 10 miles Northeast of Palatka is still thriving 134 years after it was established in 1890. Known as the Potato Capital of Florida, this community with a strong agricultural heritage, has thrived on potato farming and later diversified into other…
When we learned one of the things that occupied Palatka City Manager Troy Bell’s attention was whether City Attorney Jane West stood at a lectern during a presentation, we were left scratching our heads. Despite telling the Daily News he had filed no complaints against West, we got our hands on an…
In his biography, Cory Johnston was good enough to play senior level ice hockey. He skated away from hockey when he found out he was good enough to be a competitive bass fisherman. His competition wishes he was lacing up the skates and playing for some NHL Stanley Cup contender right about now.…
Besides waking up and working, think of something you’ve done 500 times in your life, but then had to put the results of those 500 times in front of a crowd, whether big or small. Good luck. I’ll give you a few seconds. OK ... time’s up! For 77-year-old Rick Clunn of Ava, Missouri, it has been…
Ross Jones was blunt. “If you told me I would lose five players for the rest of the season and lose (pitcher) Payton Waters for five weeks and we’d be tied for first place in our conference, I’d say you were crazy,” the longtime St. Johns River State College baseball coach said after his Vikings…
After squandering bases-loaded opportunities in the fourth and fifth innings, the Interlachen Junior-Senior High School baseball team rallied for six runs in the bottom of the sixth to stun Lake Weir, 12-9, Friday in Interlachen. Cason Turner’s two-out RBI single tied the game at 8-all, and Justin…
Rylie Turner finished 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles and an RBI and Reese Green went 2-for-4 and delivered a solo home run as part of a 14-hit attack to lead West Nassau to a 9-2 triumph over host Palatka in Palatka’s senior night. Zoey Clark had a solo home run and drove in both of Palatka’s runs…
The Palatka Junior-Senior High 4x400 relay teams are going to have an impact during the postseason. On Thursday night, both of the Panthers 4x400 relay teams finished top two at the Thursday Night Spikes at Bartram Trail High School. The 4x400 girls relay team won in 4:06.27 behind Laniya Roberts…
PICK 2 Midday: 9-6. FB: 1. Evening: 3-2. FB: 0. PICK 3 Midday: 5-7-0. FB: 1. Evening: 3-2-0. FB: 0. PICK 4 Midday: 2-1-8-9 FB: 1. Evening: 1-7-9-0. FB: 0. PICK 5 Midday: 5-4-8-1-1. FB: 1. Evening: 0-7-5-5-4. FB: 0. FANTASY 5 Midday: 5-13-22-26-30. Evening: 2-7-17-23-31. CASH 4 LIFE 9-12-…
Oh, that fickle Florida fishing. As each of the 103 anglers stepped on stage to have their catches weighed in after the first round of the MAXAM Tire Bassmaster Elite at the St. Johns River tournament Thursday, each had their tales of how difficult it was on the water. “Somewhere around 1 p.m.,…

She’s 104 years young

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It’s hard to imagine a time when a gallon of milk was 60 cents, a 16-ounce loaf of bread sold for 12 cents and everyone could fill up their gas tank for 30 cents a gallon.

A cut above the competition

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One Palatka youth is a cut above the rest when it comes to his metal work art he entered in competition through his 4-H Club at this year’s Putnam County Fair.

Putnam County deputies involved in DUI traffic stop

The Daily News compiled body camera videos received Monday of a traffic stop involving two Putnam County Sheriff's Office deputies. The Sept. 22 event took place in St. Augustine. The police…

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