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Palatka Daily News
Published September 02PCSO: Man damages patrol vehicles to get arrested
An Interlachen man was put under arrest Sept. 1 after calling law enforcement on himself and proceeding to punch responding deputies’ vehicles, authorities alleged. Sebastian Gabriel Holland, 21, was charged with two counts of property damage and one count of resisting an…
Palatka Daily News
Published September 02Snook recreational harvest opens in most regions
Submitted to the Daily News The recreational harvest season for snook started Sept. 1 in all East Coast and most West Coast management regions. This includes all state and inland waters within each management region. The management regions are part of the Florida Fish and…
Palatka Daily News
Published September 02Prep football preview: Panthers seek better vs. Clay after penalty-infested win
Football practice at Palatka Junior-Senior High School could have resembled Shangri-La this week, especially after last Friday’s 28-15 victory on the road at Union County High School. But it wasn’t. Panthers coach Lantz Lowery was not too thrilled about the 15 penalties for 158…
Palatka Daily News
Published September 02Prep football preview: 0-2 Raiders, 1-1 Rams in desperate need for a victory
It may be only week three, but this year’s West Putnam vs. South Putnam showdown may be more critical than one would think. Both Interlachen (1-1) and Crescent City (0-2) desperately need a win when the two county rivals meet at 7 p.m. Friday at Wisnoski Field at Wilcher Stadium.…
Palatka Daily News
Published September 02Column: Winning with class should not be so hard to do
From an early age athletes are taught to respect their opponents, shake their hands before and after the game and wish them well, congratulations and a postgame “good game.” Looks like a few classless teams didn’t learn that point this past weekend and could learn a lot more from…
Palatka Daily News
Published September 02Songwriters to share stories behind the music at Palatka showcase
By Trisha Murphy Palatka Daily News tmurphy@palatkadailynews.com Concert-goers will get an intimate look at the creative process behind original music when “Songwriters in the Round” takes the stage from 3-6 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Scarlett-Hill Theater at the Larimer Arts Center,…
Palatka Daily News
Published September 02Today in History – Sept. 2
September 2 In 1895, after the great freeze, Marcellus Dalton stopped operating his orange box factory in Palatka and immediately purchased a complete outfit for his steam grist mill on the riverbank near the Presbyterian Church, producing superior-quality meal and grits from…
Palatka Daily News
Published September 02Putnam Legal Notices 090226
The Putnam County Port Authority whose governing Board is comprised of the members of the Board of County Commissioners will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. in the County Commissioner’s Board Room located at 2509 Crill Avenue, Suite 100, Palatka.…
Palatka Daily News
Published September 02Prep volleyball: Raiders top Wildcats in unconventional manner
This was no way to beat a team that has had the best of you for 13 years. Yet, the Crescent City Junior-Senior High School volleyball team did the unthinkable on Tuesday night at home: Beat rival Pierson Taylor with a makeshift team. The Raiders defeated the Wildcats in…
Palatka Daily News
Published September 02Prep volleyball: Panthers take down Rams in straight sets
For most coaches, a loss is a test the following game to see how long that loss lingers in players’ minds. In the case of the Palatka Junior-Senior High School volleyball team, it’s never a question, according to second-year coach Misti Woods, who watched her team bounce back…
Palatka Daily News
Published September 01Letter to the Editor: Reader perturbed by lack of general election candidates’ pictures
The 2026 general election formally began with the declaration of winners from the primary. You reported those results on Aug. 27, the day after the Canvassing Board certified the election. On page 7A of that issue, you announced the three candidates for Putnam County Board of…
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Published September 01Letter to the Editor: Elect Donalds, Moody to serve Floridians on state, federal levels
My fellow Floridians, I ask you, do you like freedom? If you do love your freedom, then you will vote for Byron Donalds for governor and Ashley Moody for U.S. senator. They are for Florida and America, for we the people. Our forefathers left England to come to this land for…