Palatka Daily News

The Palatka Daily News is a community newspaper based in Palatka, Florida, USA. Established in 1885, it is published from Tuesday to Saturday each week. The newspaper focuses on local news, sports, and events happening in Putnam County. Additionally, there are various related publications available in print. The newspaper is owned by Community Newspapers, Incorporated, which is located in Athens, Georgia.

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District 4-2A track and field preview: Panther standouts returning to regular events

2 days ago | palatkadailynews.com | Mark Blumenthal

Subhead Palatka, Interlachen will compete Friday at Santa Fe Two months of competing in weekend and weekday meets in numerous events is over for track and field athletes is over. The real deal has begun. For the Palatka and Interlachen junior-senio...
Column: Oh, the funny little games being played on the NIL front

2 days ago | palatkadailynews.com | Corey Davis

For years, college athletes were not allowed to have any kind of a job and struggled to survive – but they managed. Sure, athletes were well fed and got free housing back then, but anyt... Premium Content is available to subscribers only. Please login here to access content or go here to purchase a subscription.
Region 2-3A Baseball Tournament: Palatka Season Comes To An End

3 days ago | palatkadailynews.com | Mark Blumenthal

Subhead Villages Charter Prep finds numerous ways to score, Craig holds Panthers down to win best-of-3 series, 3-2 For coach Ricky Surrency and his Palatka Junior-Senior High School baseball team players, the last game of their memorable season felt like death by a thousand paper cuts. The Villages Ch...
Local college baseball: SJRSC settles for a split

3 days ago | palatkadailynews.com | Mark Blumenthal

Subhead Vikings take Saturday opener with No. 1 Bobcats, now must take 2 vs. South Florida State to finish 2nd Any coach would have started daydreaming about sweeping the No. 1 team in college baseball. St. Johns River State College was one victory in and halfway through the second game up 6-0 in ...
Region 2-3A Baseball: Panthers put themselves against wall

4 days ago | palatkadailynews.com | Corey Davis

Subhead Costly errors play part in The Villages' 8-3 Game 1 win over Palatka in best-of-3 regional first round The bad news was visiting The Villages Charter Prep held off Palatka, 8-3, to win game one of the Region 2-3A first-round, best-of-3 baseball playoff series Monday at Jim McCool Field at the Histor...
Next for Palatka: Villages in 3-game set

1 week ago | palatkadailynews.com | Mark Blumenthal

Palatka's Luke Oberman could be a starting pitcher during the Panthers' three-game series starting Monday with The Villages Charter Prep. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News) Palatka's Luke Oberman could be a starting pitcher during the Panthers' three-game series starting Monday with The Villages Charter Prep. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News) The district trophy has been almost given out.
Column: Another group of PHS state champs was honored

1 week ago | palatkadailynews.com | Mark Blumenthal

Members of three state championship teams in the 1960s take a group shot together. The state champion teams of Palatka Senior in 1963, 1965 and 1966 were honored in a ceremony before a Palatka Junior-Senior High School baseball game on March 14 against Palm Coast Matanzas. (Photo courtesy of Putnam County School Board) Members of three state championship teams in the 1960s take a group shot together.
District 5-3A Baseball Championship: Going Extra For Title

1 week ago | palatkadailynews.com | Mark Blumenthal

Subhead After Santa Fe ties game, Palatka explodes in 8th to win first crown since 2016 ALACHUA – The Palatka Junior-Senior High School baseball team kept making big play after big play defensively Thursday night against Santa Fe High School. Then with one swing, the Panth...
Putnam fugitive convicted in 2023 fatal shooting

1 week ago | palatkadailynews.com | Sarah Cavacini

Subhead Palatka resident was arrested in NJ after 20-day manhunt Edarian Price, 19 Edarian Price, 19 A two-day trial culminated in a Putnam County jury finding a Palatka man guilty of a shooting two years ago when he was a minor. Edarian Price, 19, was convicted Wednesday of second-degre... Premium Content is available to subscribers only. Please login here to access content or go here to purchase a subscription.
Pastor alleged to have had relationship with child

1 week ago | palatkadailynews.com | Sarah Cavacini

Body A local pastor surrendered to Palatka Police Department detectives Wednesday amid an investigation over his alleged inappropriate relationship with a child, authorities said. Palatka resident Leo Alfonzo Parker, 42, was charged with sexual battery of a minor, the police department reported on a Facebook post. Parker is the pastor of Emerge Church of Palatka, 1015 Washington St. in Palatka.