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Published 4 hours agoGuest 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…
Palatka Daily News
Published 17 hours agoReenactors 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 24Letter to the editor: Constitution, history attached to it worthy of celebration
This past Saturday, members of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Bartram Trails Society of Florida hosted an event in celebration of the U.S. Constitution. Some asked why. Some say it is nothing to celebrate, that it is old and out of date. I beg to differ. When we…
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Published 7 hours agoColumn: 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…
Palatka Daily News
Published 18 hours agoSlideshow 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 23 hours agoThursday 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 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 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 23Prep football preview: Raiders go on the road to once again find their first win
Winless and getting pounded nearly every game, one might think there is little to no effort being displayed each week, but that isn’t the case with the Crescent City Junior-Senior High School’s football team. “The effort is there, none of the kids have quit,” Raiders coach Tim…
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Published September 23Column: Another added-in state tournament baseball wrinkle
The road to winning a state baseball championship got a little tougher for high school baseball teams again. In what seems to be an annual priority, the Florida High School Athletic Association is making changes for the third straight year to the state playoffs. By a majority…
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Published September 23College volleyball: Vikings stay unbeaten at home, top Manta Rays
The St. Johns River State College volleyball team remained unbeaten at home on Tuesday night, topping Sun-Lakes Conference rival Florida State College at Jacksonville in five challenging sets, 25-19, 23-25, 20-25, 25-22, 15-11 at Tuten Gymnasium. The Vikings, currently ranked…