The body of Rose Dyer, 78, was found Monday in a creek in an unincorporated area of Palatka.

Body found in creek was Hastings woman with dementia

The woman whose body was found in a Palatka creek Monday was a Hastings woman who was last seen more than a week ago, authorities said. On Wednesday, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office identified the woman as 78-year-old Rose Dyer. The Medical…
The woman whose body was found in a Palatka creek Monday was a Hastings woman who was last seen more than a week ago, authorities said. On Wednesday, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office identified the woman as 78-year-old Rose Dyer. The Medical Examiner’s Office learned the woman’s name by using…
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One more Palatka road is on track to be free of bumpy bricks and cracked asphalt, city leaders decided. Oak Street between 15th and 17th streets is next up for repairs following the Palatka City Commission’s 4-0 vote Thursday. Commissioner Will Jones did not attend the meeting. Public Works…
An adult and a child were arrested after the former was accused of leading authorities on a chase through Palatka and the former was said to have a gun. Marcus Tyron Hill, 20, was charged April 7 with fleeing and eluding police and two counts of child neglect without great bodily harm, according…
A Georgetown resident has entered a crowded field in his bid to represent South Putnam County on the Board of County Commissioners. Shawn Kelly, who is running as a no party affiliation candidate, filed his election paperwork last week, according to the Supervisor of Elections Office. Kelly’s…
In 2023, there were 84,052 abortions performed in Florida, according to the state’s Agency for Health Care Administration. Women share their horror stories about the consequences of both having an abortion and not being able to have one. All I’ve ever heard from men about abortions is complaints…
To say the St. Johns River State College baseball team unloaded on defending Division I junior college national champion College of Central Florida would be an understatement. Michael Furry hit a grand slam in the fourth inning to give the Vikings an 8-7 lead and scored 10 unanswered runs after…
It was a sad day for bass fishermen from all over the southeastern states when the news came of Linda W. Starling’s passing on April 3. Linda, along with her husband Larry, who passed away Nov. 13, 2018, were the organizers of the Wolfson Children’s Hospital Bass Tournament. Beginning in 1989,…
Mya Shivers captured won a pair of events and took second in two more events in leading the Interlachen Junior-Senior High School girls track team to the Dragon Invitational title at St. Augustine Florida Deaf & Blind School on Tuesday. It was the Rams’ second straight meet after winning last…
Maddie Brown hit a home run in the second inning, then delivered a sacrifice fly in a two-run seventh inning that broke a 2-2 tie and lifted the Palatka Junior-Senior High School softball team to a 4-2 win over host Tocoi Creek Tuesday. Zoey Clark gave the Panthers (8-13) a 3-2 lead in the seventh…
The scores were lopsided to say the least. But for the Palatka Junior-Senior High School boys and girls tennis teams, the performance in the District 4-2A tournament at Jacksonville’s The Bolles School was an improvement over last year. On the court, the Panthers won three matches total – three…

She’s 104 years young

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It’s hard to imagine a time when a gallon of milk was 60 cents, a 16-ounce loaf of bread sold for 12 cents and everyone could fill up their gas tank for 30 cents a gallon.

A cut above the competition

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One Palatka youth is a cut above the rest when it comes to his metal work art he entered in competition through his 4-H Club at this year’s Putnam County Fair.

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Putnam County deputies involved in DUI traffic stop

The Daily News compiled body camera videos received Monday of a traffic stop involving two Putnam County Sheriff's Office deputies. The Sept. 22 event took place in St. Augustine. The police…

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