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Published September 26Guest Column: Group’s heartfelt mission supports homeless, elderly in need
Helping from the Heart Inc. is a faith-based, nonprofit charity that believes that every person experiencing homelessness, loneliness and poverty deserves to know they are valued and cared for. In 2025, we realized that there was a need to help the homeless with not only food but…
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Published September 25Reenactors to join worship at St. Mark’s; area churches plan special events
Reenactors are special guests Beginning at 9:30 a.m., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 200 Main St. in Palatka, will hold its Sunday service of worship. The community is invited to the special service where reenactors from the Occupation of Palatka 1864 event will attend the morning…
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Published September 26Prep football: Panthers run all over winless Westside, 35-0
Lantz Lowery is no prophet, but as a head high school football coach, he knows when and where to run the football. Seeing his opponent Friday night on film beforehand tipped him off to do so. Jaylin Phillips ran for a career-high 186 yards on 15 carries, Dallas Brown collected…
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Published September 25Column: There are those who notice and add on to a story
Turns out this project I did last month to find the 25 top coaches in Putnam County this first quarter of the century built up a life of its own. For the most part, the reviews were pretty positive. There are those who have continued to honor the coaches through our Facebook…
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Published September 25Slideshow and Video: Panther pride rolls through downtown Palatka
Palatka Junior-Senior High School brought its homecoming celebration to St. Johns Avenue on Thursday, Sept. 24, with a parade featuring student athletes, musicians, cheerleaders and members of the homecoming court. Putnam County Sheriff Gator DeLoach led the procession through…
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Published September 25Thursday prep roundup: Rams recover to take down Wildcats in 5 sets
Losing control of a 2-0 lead in sets, the Interlachen Junior-Senior High School volleyball team needed to figure out how to turn things around in the deciding fifth set on Thursday. And it was down 10-6 in the fifth set the Rams made their move thanks to Ruby McCall. McCall…
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Published September 25Football Friday: Week 6
JACKSONVILLE WESTSIDE (0-5) AT PALATKA (1-4) When, where: 7:00, Friday, at Bennett-Cooper Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium. (Radio: WIYD-AM/FM, 1260/104.9). Series: First meeting. Last week’s results: Westside lost to Jacksonville Sandalwood, 63-6; Palatka lost to Baker County,…
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Published September 26Today in History – Sept. 26
by Nancy Alvers September 26 In 1893, the school board ruled that any pupil in this county who wanted to enter either of Palatka’s high schools had to pass an examination with a score of 80%, as provided in the Course of Study. In 1910, S.A. Baker, the sawmill man of Seville, won…
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Published September 26Putnam Legal Notices 092626
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR PUTNAM COUNTY CASE NO. 2025-0018-DP Div. 54 IN THE INTEREST OF: D.C.G. DOB: 3/23/2025 D.K.G. DOB: 3/23/2025 MINOR CHILDREN NOTICE OF ACTION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO: Kailey Gibbs, address unknown YOU ARE HEREBY…
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Published September 25Civil War reenactment brings history to life
Local students stepped back in time to the Civil War on Sept. 25 with help from historical reenactors. Putnam County School District fourth-graders and other education groups gathered at the Bronson-Mulholland House, 110 Madison St., to learn about the Union occupation of…
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Published September 25City approves budget cutting jobs despite employees’ pleas
Two city employees asked the Palatka City Commission to reconsider job cuts Sept. 24, but the city leaders said they saw no other way for Palatka to save money. The commission unanimously approved the city’s 2026-2027 fiscal year budget at $49,527,598 and adopted a 6.2397 millage…
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Published September 25Auto racing: SLRacing finishes 1-2 at Virginia International event
The Scott Lagasse Racing team continued to dominate the Trans Am CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 series, finishing first and second at Sunday’s race at the Virginia International Raceway in Alton as Helio Meza won and teammate Matthew Brabham took second. Lanie Bruce just missed on a…