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Published 15 hours agoKitchen 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 September 29Mossman 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 September 28Event 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 12 hours agoPrep 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 September 29Prep roundup: Rams rally in final two sets to stop Blue Wave
The Interlachen Junior-Senior High School volleyball team came from behind to win the fourth and fifth sets and take down visiting Gainesville P.K. Yonge Monday night, 25-21, 21-25, 10-25, 25-22, 15-12. Leading the Rams in the victory over the Blue Wave were Camryn Link with 11…
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Published September 29College 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 September 28Palatka 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 6 hours agoToday in History – Sept. 30
by Nancy Alvers September 30 In 1886, “Capt. J.E. Lucas now has his hands full in looking out for the ferry business of the White Road and the St. Augustine and Palatka railway. The steam ferry boat Louise is off to Jacksonville for a few days where she is undergoing repairs and…
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Published 11 hours agoPutnam Legal Notices 093026
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 542026CA000054CAAXMX CARRIE BOATWRIGHT, AS SUCCESSOR-ININTEREST TO ONE STOP TOTAL HOME CARE, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO HOUSE PANTHER…
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Published 15 hours agoCounty in hot water over wetland tampering, tree removals
Putnam County is paying $25,000 and likely could pay more to right environmental wrongs that were done when, according to an anonymous complainant, an elected official directed workers to carry out unpermitted work at an East Palatka boat ramp. The Board of County Commissioners…
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Published 18 hours agoFish Bites: The art of comparing good fishing reels
What does your fishing reel sound like? For most, a quiet reel is a good reel, and a noisy reel needs grease or a gear replacement. When you cast the new Revo Voltiq, introduced in April by Abu Garcia, it sounds like a mini jet engine spinning up for takeoff. With that sound, Abu…
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Published 21 hours agoMother convicted for endangering kids while fleeing cops
Putnam County jurors convicted a Daytona Beach woman more than a year after she was arrested for driving recklessly with her children in the car in an effort to get away from law enforcement officers. Sherry Denese Martin, 41, was found guilty Sept. 29 after a two-day trial at…