TRISHA MURPHY/Palatka Daily News – Gabrielle Chapman, a senior in the Palatka Junior-Senior High School Musical Theatre Department, will perform her last show, “The Drowsy Chaperone, A Musical Within A Comedy,” which will start at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Stepping into the Limelight

“All in the family” is what comes to mind when Gabrielle Chapman thinks about her past two years with the Palatka Junior-Senior High School Musical Theatre Department. “I have loved being able to have the chance to perform for others and be on…
“All in the family” is what comes to mind when Gabrielle Chapman thinks about her past two years with the Palatka Junior-Senior High School Musical Theatre Department. “I have loved being able to have the chance to perform for others and be on stage,” the Palatka Junior-Senior High School senior…
An early morning vehicle chase ended Sunday in Palatka after a driver crashed into a fence, authorities reported.  Tallahassee resident Devonte Malik Matthews, 20, was charged with fleeing and eluding police and displaying a firearm during a felony, according to Putnam County Jail inmate records.…
One of Putnam County’s greatest district championship runs came to an end Wednesday night. As McKenzie Zurn harmlessly hit a groundout to shortstop Hannah Wilen to end the game, Peniel Baptist Academy’s run of four consecutive softball district championships was over in a 15-6, nine-inning setback…
An East Palatka man wanted for sexually preying on a child was transferred back to Putnam County two years after fleeing the area, authorities said. Brian Anthony Mockoski, 37, was arrested Monday and charged with three counts of lewd and lascivious molestation of a victim less than 12 by an…
Days after the regular season ended, the St. Johns River State College softball and baseball teams were fully rewarded for their successful seasons. The Sun-Lakes Conference champions Vikings softball team had eight players named to the all-conference teams. Head Coach Joe Pound was named Coach…
The Palatka Police Department had nothing but positive words to share following a gathering Sunday at Hank Bryan Park.  Big Homie Urban Life Center had its first permitted Family, Friendly, Funday, which Assistant Chief Matt Newcomb said went well despite some people’s concerns during last week’s…
New year, but same seed and same scenario for the St. Johns River State College baseball team. This time, though, there’s a twist: The Vikings are the hunted and the team that’s looking to take them down in this weekend’s Florida College System Activities Association Division II/Region 8…
The Jacksonville Jaguars had a very good draft last week. But was it good enough to catch the ffavorite flavor of the NFL moment, the Houston Texans? Like everything else post-NFL Draft, that remains to be seen. But you can not deny that general manager Trent Baalke played the draft like a…
With one of the worst high school baseball seasons in the county finally coming to a close earlier this week, I began to ponder “Why?” It has been eight years since a county team last won a district baseball title. You have to go back to Palatka coming from behind to knock off Bradford in the…
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A Palatka man was flown to a hospital after being involved in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash Wednesday morning. The collision occurred around 9 a.m. near the intersection of State Road 20 and Silver Lake Road in Palatka, according to a Florida Highway Patrol press release. The 45-year-old man…

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.

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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