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Published 1 hour agoOrganization donates benches to county facilities
Government and civic club officials took great pride Thursday in providing places for people to sit at sports facilities in Putnam County. The celebration was the result of the Kiwanis Club of the Azalea City donating nine bench-and-table sets to be placed at recreation…
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Published September 30Book club makes ‘golden’ choice for upcoming season
Having recently decided on its book of choice, a local nonprofit is encouraging bookworms to get an early start on preparing for the upcoming literary season. One Book One Putnam members selected “Theo of Golden” by Allen Levi as the 2027 read, the nonprofit group announced Sept.…
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Published September 30Hospital foundation grants $25K to fight childhood food insecurity
Submitted to the Daily News HCA Florida Putnam Hospital in Palatka announced Sept. 30 that the HCA Healthcare Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant to Feed the Need of Putnam County Inc. to help address food insecurity in the community. The grant will support efforts expected to…
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Published September 30Kitchen marks 15 years with showers, laundry plans (with video)
INTERLACHEN — When David and Linda Yonts started a soup kitchen in 2011, they cooked meals at home, carried them to a local church and served them from Crock-Pots in a room that seated about 30 people. On Tuesday, community members gathered at Interlachen Soup Kitchen Ministries’…
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Published 101 minutes agoPrep roundup: Panthers sweep Rams to finish county season 5-0
The Palatka Junior-Senior High School volleyball ran the county gauntlet perfectly. The Panthers took down host Interlachen, 25-17, 25-9, 25-23, on Thursday night to go 5-0 in the county and improve to 12-8, matching last year’s win total. Jordyn Teuton had 15 assists, an ace and…
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Published 10 hours agoFootball Friday: Week 7
LAKE WEIR (5-0) AT INTERLACHEN (4-1) When, where: 7:30, Friday, at Feltner Field at Thompson Baker Stadium. Series: Interlachen leads series, 3-2, and won the last meeting, 42-28, in 2024. Last week’s results: Lake Weir defeated Lecanto, 35-0; Interlachen had its bye week, but…
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Published September 30Prep football preview: The Biggest Test Yet
After a week off, the Interlachen Junior-Senior High football team is highly looking forward to its senior night game at 7:30 p.m. Friday against undefeated Lake Weir (5-0) at Feltner Field at Thompson Baker Stadium. Beside the senior night festivities, the Rams (4-1) will be…
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Published September 30Prep football preview: Raiders seek elusive win vs. Indians
For the first time this season, the Crescent City Junior-Senior High School football team will be facing a 4-3 defense. That’s four lineman and three linebackers. Normally, the Raiders have faced teams that run a 3-4. In other words, that kind of defense focuses on stopping the…
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Published September 30Column: Get ready for return of Rams girls basketball
While looking and preparing for the winter sports season as it is quickly approaching, I couldn’t believe what I discovered Tuesday when looking at both Crescent City and Palatka girls basketball schedules. I had to look again: Surely it was a misprint. It wasn’t. The Interlachen…
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Published September 30Prep volleyball: Rams take down Warriors in straight sets
Harmonie Strauser delivered 11 service points, three for aces, and added 18 assists and 10 digs in leading the Interlachen Junior-Senior High School volleyball team to a 25-8, 25-9, 25-16 triumph at home over Peniel Baptist Academy on Tuesday. Camryn Link accounted for five…
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Published 12 hours agoWine stroll, festivals and music fill busy North Florida weekend
Summer Night Lights may be finished for the season, but downtown Palatka is not slowing down as October begins. Wine tastings, live music and shopping will fill downtown Friday night before the Palatka Farmers Market takes over the courthouse lawn Saturday, kicking off a busy…
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Published 18 hours agoToday in History-Oct. 1
October 1 In 1885, cows were still allowed to run at large on Palatka’s streets, frightening ladies with impunity, and sometimes making men walk off the sidewalk or “unduly exercise their lower limbs by making vicious kicks … Oh, the Palatka cow is a daisy, and the pet of the…