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Blue Crab Festival Returns
Downtown Palatka and the riverfront were filled with people having fun Friday at one of the area’s biggest events. The Palatka Blue Crab Festival kicked off at 6 p.m. Friday and will continue from noon – 10 p.m. today and noon – 9 p.m. Sunday. Vendor booths...
Putnam County Legal Notices 052524
NOTICE is hereby given that on June 4, 2024 the following boards will meet at City Hall, 201 N. 2nd St., Palatka, FL 32177:. • City of Palatka Firefighters Pension Board at 10:00 AM. • City of Palatka Police Officers Pension Board at 11:30 AM. • City of Palatka General...
2 rescued as million-dollar 80-foot luxury sport yacht sinks off Florida coast, Coast Guard says
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Two people were rescued just before a million-dollar luxury 80-foot sport yacht sank off the coast of Florida Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The incident was reported just after 11:35 a.m. about 3 miles off St. Augustine Beach, Florida, a news release from the Coast Guard said.
Report: Drive-by shooting in Pierson Sunday was in retaliation for shooting in Palatka
PIERSON - A drive-by shooting Sunday night in Pierson was in retaliation for a shooting in Palatka where a teen was targeted on Saturday according to families and deputies. The home, in a remote part of the area and surrounded by farmland, had at least three bullet holes in the front wall, one...
Local emergency managers work with state officials to identify key needs for hurricane preparedness
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Local emergency managers are working with their state counterparts to best prepare for this year’s hurricane season. Representatives from five different counties met at the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department’s headquarters Thursday morning to talk about what their counties need to handle what is expected to be a pretty busy hurricane season.
Blue Crab promises weekend of jubilation
Live music, rides, food and other fun activities will be on deck for three days as the Blue Crab Festival makes its return to Palatka. The event begins at 6 p.m. Friday at Riverfront Park, 100 Memorial Parkway in Palatka, and continues until 10 p.m. It will continue from noon – 10 p.m. Saturday and noon – 9 p.m. Sunday.
Viking victory: Alyssa Vallad homer wins title for St. Johns River State College softball
A national championship is coming home to Palatka. Alyssa Vallad blasted a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning, leading St. Johns River State College past Kirkwood Community College 7-5 in Saturday's National Junior College Athletic Association Division II softball championship. Vallad's blast concludes an unforgettable...
Homes in St. Johns County sold for lower prices recently: See how much here
Newly released data from Realtor.com for February shows that potential buyers and sellers in St. Johns County saw houses sell for lower than the previous month's median sales price of $481,900. The median home sold for $470,000, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. That means February, the most recent...
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