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Palatka Daily News
Published 11 hours agoToday in History – Sept. 5
September 5 In 1811, Zephaniah Kingsley received a 1,500-acre Spanish grant by right of sale. Kingsley paid the heirs of George Sibbald 3,381.2 pesos for improvements on Drayton Island. In 1906, Rodman Lumber and citizens of Interlachen gave the county commissioners $600 in cash…
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Published 23 hours agoCommentary: Yes, FSU won, but it wasn’t exactly awe-inspiring
Thankfully I’m a horrible prognosticator because watching Florida State win a football game makes you wonder how they’ll win any more games. With the next three games – SMU this Monday, at Alabama on Sept. 19, and back home against Central Arkansas on Sept. 26 – most expect a 2-2…
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Published 23 hours agoColumn: My recollections of that fateful day 25 years ago
Five years ago, I wrote about the lives of two coaches at Crescent City Junior-Senior High School, current athletic director Tim Ross and the legendary Holly Pickens, on the 20th anniversary of the horrors that took place on Sept. 11, 2001. You can always look that column up in…
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Published September 04Today in History – Sept. 4
September 4 In 1785, Jose de Galvez wrote to Spanish Governor Zespedes, “as soon as a case of smallpox is found in any town in your jurisdiction,” treat “isolated” victims medically to avoid spreading the disease. In 1904, black patrons, under the leadership of Prof. J.W. Holley,…
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Published September 03Today in History – Sept. 3
September 3 In 1887, Putnam County had 64 public schools. In 1909, the Florida agent for the New York Produce News in his article about San Mateo wrote, “This little city is in Putnam County on the east bank of the St. Johns River,” the terminus of branch of the Florida East…
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 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 01100 Years of Living History
John Bonaparte often finds himself counting his many blessings. In fact, it’s something the Crescent City man who turned 100 last week has been doing for years. “My attributes to a long life are working hard, eating right, staying active and lending a helping hand whenever…