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3 weeks ago | 
palatkadailynews.com | Trisha Murphy
Kate Mahn, the chairwoman of the Master Gardener’s Plant Sale, shows some of the plants that will be part of the April 12 event. (TRISHA MURPHY/Palatka Daily News) Kate Mahn, the chairwoman of the Master Gardener’s Plant Sale, shows some of the plants that will be part of the April 12 event. (TRISHA MURPHY/Palatka Daily News) Spring has arrived, and soon, so will an annual event that will give gardening enthusiasts reasons to put on their gloves, gather their tools and begin planting.
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3 weeks ago | 
palatkadailynews.com | Trisha Murphy
There are not too many places to find such an assortment of Southern swamp food delicacies in one place ready for the tasting, but those who head South to Crescent City on Saturday will be in luck. Swamp cabbage, gator tail, quail, frog legs and catfish dinners – topped off with strawberry shortcake for dessert – are sure to be enough variety for everyone to find something to their liking at the 43rd Crescent City Catfish Festival, officials said.
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4 weeks ago | 
palatkadailynews.com | Trisha Murphy
Body When a call went out to the Putnam County community to send birthday cards to Edith Poulin, who turns 105 on Sunday, it didn’t go unheeded. There were 445 birthday cards delivered to Radiant Nursing & Rehab at Palatka over the course of a week and all were addressed to the honoree, who celebrated her birthday Thursday at the facility. Freddie Musser, the marketing liaison at the nursing facility, was impressed that the number of cards they were hoping to receive was exceeded by four times.
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1 month ago | 
palatkadailynews.com | Trisha Murphy
Historical Society of Interlachen President Pat High stands next to the historical marker outside the Lincoln Lane Schoolhouse in Interlachen. (TRISHA MURPHY/Palatka Daily News) Historical Society of Interlachen President Pat High stands next to the historical marker outside the Lincoln Lane Schoolhouse in Interlachen.
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1 month ago | 
palatkadailynews.com | Trisha Murphy
Crescent City Junior-Senior High School art students took it step by step as they brought culture and art out of the classroom and into the community when they painted Pomona Park’s first mural.
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1 month ago | 
palatkadailynews.com | Trisha Murphy
Body Lexi Hansford is one of many Putnam County youth continuing a family tradition, some started numerous generations before their time, through 4-H and FFA programs. That tradition involves raising livestock for months before entering them into competition at the Putnam County Fair, which is celebrating its 75th year. The Hansford familyLexi Hansford has been in FFA for five years, during which time she has shown pigs and heifers.
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1 month ago | 
palatkadailynews.com | Trisha Murphy
Illustrator Sally Jan Smith, left, and author Pamela Two Spirits Reader will be featured at a book launch for their recently released work, “Kenny Kitten and the Wisdom of Grandfather Tree,” next week. (TRISHA MURPHY/Palatka Daily News) Illustrator Sally Jan Smith, left, and author Pamela Two Spirits Reader will be featured at a book launch for their recently released work, “Kenny Kitten and the Wisdom of Grandfather Tree,” next week.
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1 month ago | 
palatkadailynews.com | Trisha Murphy
Margaret Murray is known as “Our Giant” to friends, family and those who know her best. The description of the 4-foot-10-inch Armstrong resident, who will turn 91 on March 24, may sound like a stretch, but the size isn’t in stature. “She has a giant heart for all of humanity,” said her daughter, Rhonda Felder of Armstrong. “She has left many giant footprints during her lifetime.”Murray will be honored with “The Giant Parade” from 12:30–1:30 p.m. March 22 in Armstrong in celebration of her birthday.
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1 month ago | 
ifdf.org | Trisha Murphy
By Trisha Murphy
Royalty will arrive Saturday when “Queen Victoria” takes her place among the elite motorcade arriving one by one at the Palatka riverfront for the 26th annual Open Car Show-Cruise In.
Sponsored by the Azalea Region Antique Automobile Club of America, the event will be from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. and will showcase antique, custom, and classic vehicles, vehicles from the 1950s and 1960s, hot rods, muscle cars and other special interest vehicles.
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1 month ago | 
palatkadailynews.com | Trisha Murphy
Serving others is nothing new for Putnam County Sheriff’s Office deputies, and their servant’s hearts will be on display Friday for those dining at an East Palatka restaurant. The second annual Tip-A-Deputy, which is sponsored by Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Florida, will be from 6–9 p.m. Friday at Corky Bell’s Seafood & Steaks, 185 S. U.S. 17. With local law enforcement officers serving as celebrity waiters, diners are sure to be in for a treat, officials said.
