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Published September 24Prep volleyball: Marathon 34-32 set highlights Panthers’ win over Raiders
An exhausted Carah Croft had a mission Wednesday – make sure she and her Palatka Junior-Senior High School volleyball teammates were not going to be playing any longer than they should. “I definitely didn’t want to play a fifth set,” the Panthers senior said. “That match took a…
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Published September 24Guest column: Remembering church’s role in Palatka’s occupation
The American Civil War took place from 1861 to 1865 between the United States, or “the North,” and 11 southern states that seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America. The war began April 13, 1861, when Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter, South Carolina.…
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Published September 24History actors to occupy Palatka for Civil War-era event
One might say Christopher Lydick is a character. In fact, he has portrayed a specific character, a Union Army soldier, since 2007, providing a living history account of the Civil War era. Dressed in a period-appropriate major’s uniform of dark blue trousers, a double-breasted…
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Published September 24High gas prices squeeze Putnam County wallets
When Kevin Bass closed Hi-Way Mart of Palatka on Sept. 22, regular gasoline was selling for $4.12 a gallon. By the next morning, another tanker had arrived at the 3810 Crill Ave. station, and the gallon price jumped to $4.49. “Gas prices went up yesterday, and we always wait ‘til…
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Published September 23Congress hopeful advocates for healthcare at Palatka stop
A state legislator hoping to represent Florida in the U.S. Senate visited Putnam County and pushed for a stronger, more affordable healthcare system that wouldn’t make people choose between addressing one concern or the other. Nearly 100 people packed the Larimer Arts Center in…
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Published September 23Prep football preview: District Game Tests Start Now
Forget the fact the Jacksonville Westside High School football team has a winless record and has been outscored 216-32 and hasn’t won a game since 2024. Put that to the side. Palatka Junior-Senior High School football coach Lantz Lowery reminds his team of what little it has…
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Published September 23Today in History – Sept. 23
September 23 In 1811, Spanish Gov. Juan de Estrada gave “1,500 acres on the banks of St. Johns River, at the mouth of the Oklawaja River and near Little Lake, north of San Jorge” to Antonio Triay. In 1908, 45 young men in Palatka organized a Young Men’s League to push Palatka and…
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Published September 23Prep golf roundup: Panthers boys rebound for victory
One day after coming out on the short end of a dual meet to district and region champion Fleming Island, the Palatka Junior-Senior High School boys golf team rebounded with a 173-176 victory over Flagler Palm Coast at the Grand Reserve Golf Club in Bunnell. On the challenging…
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Published September 23Prep volleyball: County teams tumble on court
Both the Crescent City and Palatka junior-senior high school volleyball teams will be going into their match against each other Wednesday night coming off losses. Both teams lost on the road on Tuesday. At Bradford High School, Crescent City lost in five sets to the Tornadoes,…
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Published September 23Crafter aiming to share love of crocheting with others
If every stitch could tell a story, Danielle Driggers’ would have some good ones to tell about the one-of-a-kind crocheted pieces she has made over the years for family and friends. “The first piece I created was a unicorn for my daughter about nine years ago,” the 31-year-old…
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Published September 21Man trapped beneath ATV in fatal collision
A Hollister resident died in a crash that resulted from his all-terrain vehicle running into pole wire and overturning, authorities said. The 33-year-old man had been driving an ATV north along Lloyd Drive in Palatka but failed to stay in his lane while riding along a curve just…
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Published September 19Today in History – Sept. 19
by Nancy Alvers September 19 From 1880 to 1886, the average assessed wealth of every man and woman in Florida almost doubled. Valuation per capita was $115.50 in 1880 and $206.63 in 1886. In 1907, the Palatka Board of Trade appointed a committee to study the proposed St. Johns…