All four prep varsity basketball teams hit the hardwood on Friday night, and all came up short in the end. But no team was more frustrated in its final outcome than Crescent City's boys team, Kareem Preston was fouled on his way to the basket with 1.2 seconds left in …

Dec 9, 2022 · Sybil Gage and her Catahoula band will perform Sept. 29 in Palatka. (Submitted photo)

Courtney Johnson, front, is shocked after reading the newspaper about a murder during a recent rehearsal of the River City Players’ upcoming show, “The Mousetrap,” which opens Wednesday.

Dec 26, 2024 · A child is among the two people authorities said died in a Christmas night shooting at the Palatka Daily News. Palatka Police Department officials said via Facebook that Crescent City resident Tyree Gilyard, 24, was pronounced dead at the scene during the shooting that took place at 9:40 p.m. in front of the newspaper building, 1825 St. Johns Ave.

Dec 30, 2024 · A Florida Department of Law Enforcement vehicle is parked across the street from the Palatka Daily News after a shooting took place on the property on Christmas.

2 days ago · The eight people hoping to be Palatka’s new city manager will undergo interviews with local elected officials Wednesday and Thursday. Interviews will run from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. both days, according to a notice the city sent the Daily News at 12:43 p.m. Tuesday, providing a notice of fewer than 24 hours.

Sep 23, 2024 · SARAH CAVACINI/Palatka Daily News. The Palatka Police Department block off a portion of Reid Street in Palatka on Monday after a shooting.

Jan 7, 2025 · The Palatka Daily News will print on Friday instead of Thursday because of the state funeral of President Jimmy Carter. (File photo)

Jan 13, 2025 · SARAH CAVACINI/Palatka Daily News. One Book One Putnam board member Steve Crowley holds up a copy of "The Maltese Falcon"during One Book One Putnam's season kickoff event on Jan. 9.

Jan 3, 2025 · There’s a mystery on the horizon in Putnam County as organizers plan for a countywide book club kickoff in Palatka. Board members of One Book One Putnam, a nonprofit that chooses a book each year for Putnam residents to read, are …