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Published 3 hours agoMossman Hall unveils restored porch following roof replacement
Submitted to the Daily News The Mossman Home Preservation Foundation celebrated the completion of a major porch roof restoration with a dedication ceremony marking the newly named Whitton Porch. The project was made possible by a $5,000 grant from Florida Trust for Historic…
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Published 5 hours agoEvent for cancer survivors, caregivers taking place at college
Submitted to the Daily News North Central Florida Cancer Control Collaborative and WellFlorida Council are proud to present Shared Journeys, a free community event designed for cancer survivors and caregivers. The event will be 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Oct. 3 at St. Johns River State…
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Published 97 minutes agoCollege volleyball: SJR State splits pair of matches against Pensacola, Gulf Coast
The St. Johns River State College volleyball team stared down two strong Panhandle-based Sun-Lakes Conference foes over the weekend and split their matches. After tumbling in four sets against Gulf Coast State, the No. 12 team in the most recently National Junior College Athletic…
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Published 8 hours agoPalatka High crowns homecoming royalty
Noah McKinley and Hannah Faulkner celebrate being named this year’s homecoming king and queen for Palatka Junior-Senior High School. The announcement was made Friday during halftime at Palatka High’s football game against Westside High School of Jacksonville, which saw the…
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Published 18 hours agoToday in History – Sept. 28
September 27 In 1887, since Satsuma Heights lots went on sale three years ago, the community now had “one of the best saw and planing mills in Florida … a grocery, dry goods and general merchandise store, post office with three daily mails,” and a church where services were held…
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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 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 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 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 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 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…