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Published September 12Prep football: Rams near perfect in pummeling Eagles, 59-7
INTERLACHEN – The Interlachen Junior-Senior High School football team is a questionable goal-line fumble away from being perfect so far. That, though, doesn’t eat at coach Erik Gibson on a nightly basis. Being 3-1 is pretty cool, too. The Rams won their second straight game…
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Published September 11Dusty flag brings Sept. 11 history to life for JROTC cadets (with video)
INTERLACHEN — The flag was tattered and dusty, its history older than every student who stood beneath it Friday morning. Retired Army Lt. Col. Korey Brown had kept the flag for years after it flew just two blocks from Ground Zero on Sept. 11, 2001. On the 25th anniversary of the…
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Published September 10Interlachen wins $5K, eyes $1M stadium makeover
Interlachen Junior-Senior High School has already won $5,000 in a national competition, but school leaders hope the award is just the first step toward something much bigger. The school was selected as one of T-Mobile’s “$5K Fridays” winners in its Friday Night 5G Lights…
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Published September 09Prep football preview: Far From Peaceful, Easy Feeling
After what transpired last year, Interlachen Junior-Senior High football coach Erik Gibson told his team moments after defeating county rival Crescent City Friday night not to take Bronson lightly. Bronson (1-3) travels to Interlachen (2-1) at 7:30 p.m. Friday night at Feltner…
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Published September 09Community Announcements
INTERLACHEN Vendor space available for flea market American Legion Auxiliary Unit 293 will hold a flea market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at the post, 145 S. County Road 315. The event will feature vendors, a bake sale, raffle baskets, a Boy Scout car wash, the…
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Published September 08College Athletics: Allen named OVC defensive player of week
Former Interlachen Junior-Senior High football player standout Reggie Allen Jr. was named the Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week after his impressive performance in the University of Tennessee-Martin’s 42-7 win Saturday at home over Football Championship Series…
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Published September 05Prep football: Rams get many contributions in victory over Raiders
CRESCENT CITY – No Garret Riddley, no problem. Interlachen got contributions from several people who stepped up when the team needed them in a 23-7 win Friday at Wisnoski Field at Wiltcher Stadium. One of those players was six-quarter junior varsity-varsity player C.J. Elmore,…
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Published September 04Couple jailed in child neglect case from 2025
Two more arrests were made this week in connection with four others that took place earlier this summer involving a family accused of keeping children in a home littered with animal excrement, rotting food and other abysmal conditions. On Sept. 2, Alex Drew Reign Flynn, 24, and…
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Published September 03Law enforcement veteran picked as police chief
The man overseeing the Interlachen Police Department on an interim basis was tapped Sept. 1 to lead the agency in the long term. In a unanimous vote, the Interlachen Town Council appointed Dominic Piscitello, who has worked in law enforcement for 33 years, as the town’s new…
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Published September 02PCSO: Man damages patrol vehicles to get arrested
An Interlachen man was put under arrest Sept. 1 after calling law enforcement on himself and proceeding to punch responding deputies’ vehicles, authorities alleged. Sebastian Gabriel Holland, 21, was charged with two counts of property damage and one count of resisting an…
Palatka Daily News
Published September 02Prep football preview: 0-2 Raiders, 1-1 Rams in desperate need for a victory
It may be only week three, but this year’s West Putnam vs. South Putnam showdown may be more critical than one would think. Both Interlachen (1-1) and Crescent City (0-2) desperately need a win when the two county rivals meet at 7 p.m. Friday at Wisnoski Field at Wilcher Stadium.…
Palatka Daily News
Published September 02Prep volleyball: Panthers take down Rams in straight sets
For most coaches, a loss is a test the following game to see how long that loss lingers in players’ minds. In the case of the Palatka Junior-Senior High School volleyball team, it’s never a question, according to second-year coach Misti Woods, who watched her team bounce back…