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Palatka, Florida is located in Putnam County. Zip codes in Palatka, FL include 32177, and 32178. The median home price in Palatka is $99,000 which is roughly $33/per square foot. More Palatka information.

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Yesterday | St. Augustine Record

Nursing pinning ceremony at SJR State

Nursing students enrolled in the Palatka campus program include: Front row, from left: Sonia Rodriguez, Andrea Adams, Katharine Hersey, Tera Gwaldis, Bryanna Hall, Mary Williams and Heidi May.

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Wed May 22, 2013

FirstCoastNews

Hit-and-run driver damaged house

Drugs and ammo were found in the car that was abandoned at the home, according to police.

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CBS 47

McDonald's worker shot in robbery in Palatka

Police are looking for four people who shot one person during a robbery at a McDonald's. The shooting happened at the McDonald's on Reid Street late Tuesday night.

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News 4 Jax

1 shot in Palatka McDonald's robbery

Police say four masked and armed suspects entered the McDonald's restaurant on Reid Street just before midnight Tuesday and shot an employee, according to the Palatka Police Department.

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Mon May 20, 2013

St. Augustine Record

Putnam Neighbors: Blue Crab Fest shapes up as great fun

Blue crabs, entertainment, beauty queens, a parade and a yellow duck race are all on the schedule for this year's 25th annual Blue Crab Festival in downtown Palatka.

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Fri May 17, 2013

The Florida Times-Union

National Guard uses retardant on Shands Bridge accident

The accident occurred around 6:10 a.m. Florida National Guard personnel who arrived before rescue workers used a flame retardant at the accident, said Florida Highway Patrol Lt.

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Wed May 15, 2013

Packer

Late North Florida potato volume brings higher prices

As north Florida begins spring volume up to two weeks late, buyers can expect lower red potato supplies to keep demand high and prices above normal.

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Tue May 14, 2013

St. Augustine Record

Honors at State Skills USA

Daimin Figueroa-Batts, a junior at St. Augustine High School enrolled in an elective course at First Coast Technical College, received a gold medal in cabinetmaking; and Austin Eger, a sophomore at St.

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Mon May 13, 2013

CBS 47

Man hospitalized after dog attack in Putnam County

Putnam County Sheriff's deputies tell Action News a Rottweiler found in the yard of a home off East Towles Avenue in Palatka may be responsible for biting a man's head and face.

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CBS 47

Investigators at scene of possible dog attack near Palatka

PALATKA, Fla. -- Putnam County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a possible dog attack.

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Sun May 12, 2013

St. Augustine Record

Putnam County Neighbors: Bostwick Blueberry Festival is Saturday

Bostwick celebrates all that's blueberry Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. as the town hosts the annual Bostwick Blueberry Festival .

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CBS 47

Storm threat shifting south

A cold front will move across the area today but the higher humidity is shifting south of Jacksonville which is where scattered showers and thunderstorms will fire midday through the afternoon.

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Florida Today

Executive director of the Florida Historical Society cherishes position as a link to the past

Ben Brotemarkle has been a broadcaster for years, but he doesn't speak in a radio voice.

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Fri May 10, 2013

News 4 Jax

Palatka wife indicted in death of husband

A Putnam County grand jury has indicted Ivory Harris on a charge of first-degree murder in the April 13 stabbing death of her 76-year-old husband.

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Wed May 08, 2013

St. Augustine Record

Health Briefs: May 9, 2013

A benefit to help pay hospital costs for Trenton Stumbo, born prematurely Feb. 11, is planned from 9 p.m. to midnight Friday at Steamboat Willie's, 309 St.

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Sun May 05, 2013

St. Augustine Record

Putnam County Neighbors: 'Hairspray' ready to take the stage

Get ready to give a standing ovation - the Palatka High School Theatre Department is back and performing the musical "Hairspray" this week.

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Sat May 04, 2013

St. Augustine Record

SJR State Commencement: 500 degrees bestowed

Students from St. Johns River State College celebrate moments before marching in the spring commencement.

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Thu May 02, 2013

FirstCoastNews

Anonymous tips lead to drug dealer busts

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office put undercover offices on the streets Friday to purchase drugs from street level dealers in East Palatka and the Putnam Hall area of Putnam County, according to a release from the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.

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Tue Apr 30, 2013

WTLV

Flagler Estates is tucked away in growing St. Johns County

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. -- St. Johns County is having another growth spurt. It leads the First Coast with the number building permits.

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News 4 Jax

2 arrested, 3 kids removed in meth lab bust

Two people were arrested and three children were removed from a home in a meth lab bust in Palatka on Monday.

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