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Published September 17Late artist’s ‘Wilderness’ works kicking off FloArts season
Deemed a masterful artist and an influential instructor by his protege, a founding fine art instructor at Florida School of the Arts is being honored in an exhibit featuring his work. The “Wilderness: Landscape Paintings of the Late FloArts Professor Gene Roberds” exhibition will…
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Published September 16Prep football preview: Panthers have tall task against run-heavy Wildcats
The Palatka Junior-Senior High School football team proves logic to be correct. In its one and only victory, the Panthers delivered 270 yards of offense, 12 first downs and found the end zone four times in a 28-15 triumph over Union County. In the team’s three losses, the…
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Published September 16Column: 8-2 Panthers currently on outside looking in
It is the halfway point of the high school volleyball season and that means we have a clearer picture of what kind of path all four county volleyball teams are facing. At 8-2, the Palatka Panthers are off to a hot start under coach Misti Woods, no doubt about it, and have won six…
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Published September 16Police adhere to state’s demand to take down plate cameras
Adhering to a state mandate, the Palatka Police Department joined other law enforcement agencies throughout the state in removing its license plate-reading cameras posted throughout the city. Chief Jason Shaw announced the removal during the Sept. 10 Palatka City Commission…
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Published September 16Today in History – Sept. 16
By Nancy Alvers September 16 In 1886, Palatka’s natural location was head and shoulders above any other community on the St. Johns. Goods could be shipped by river and there were excellent railroad connections via the JT. & K.W., the Florida Southern, the St. Augustine & Palatka…
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Published September 16Putnam Legal Notices 091626
The Putnam County Board of County Commissioners will meet in regular session on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. in the County Commissioner’s Board Room located at 2509 Crill Avenue, Suite 100, Palatka. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person…
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Published September 16College volleyball: SJR State takes down Lake-Sumter in 4 sets
You might think two minutes isn’t enough to say a lot to a team during a brief timeout. But in those two minutes, second-year St. Johns River State College head volleyball coach Stephanie Champine quickly got her point across. After dropping the first set, the No. 11 nationally…
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Published September 16Tuesday prep roundup: Panthers score 8th win with rout of Warriors
The Palatka Junior-Senior High School volleyball team continues to put up big numbers and, eventually, victories. The Panthers improved to 8-2 after decisively taking down Peniel Baptist Academy, 25-15, 25-9, 25-2, at the John L Williams Athletic Center on Tuesday night. Leading…
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Published September 15Daily News Publisher Rusty Starr dead at 71
The bench on Third Street sits empty, missing the man who was known to sit on it and talk with his employees or greet passersby who would see a friendly smile and stop to chat. That man was Rusty Starr, publisher of the Palatka Daily News, who died Sept. 13 at HCA North Florida…
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Published September 15Today in History – Sept. 15
September 15 In 1865, Mt. Tabor Missionary Baptist Church was organized in the Hudson Building in Palatka; council: Rev. Putnam. P. Bishop, Rev. Jones, and Rev. Samuel Small ordained Bros. Jackson Wright and Hutchinson as the 1st deacons (sometimes listed as 1869) Rev. William…
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Published September 15Friday-Monday prep roundup: Guessford wins first matchup with Wigham
In a match of top-notch cross country athletes and former teammates, it was Interlachen Junior-Senior High School senior standout Paislee Guessford beating former teammate and Palatka Junior-Senior High sophomore Agatha Wigham after Guessford took 15th and Wigham was 30th at the…
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Published September 15Fired fire captain, union president granted return
More than a month after a decades-long city employee was ousted from the Palatka Fire Department, city officials reinstated him following a review. In addition to reclaiming his job, Capt. Philip Smith, who began working for the city in July 2004, is also returning as president…