Putnam County News

UPDATE 5:45 p.m. - The Sheriff's Office reported late this afternoon that Marcus Lewis has been captured in Putnam County.

Seven juvenile suspects were arrested for stealing thousands of dollars worth of equipment from Dipsticks ATV off of State Road 19 in Palatka, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.

A 52-year-old Southside Jacksonville man was arrested Thursday for armed robbery following a string of pharmacy robberies in Mandarin over the past month, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

A Putnam County man will spend the rest of his life in prison after attempting to kill a police officer and being involved in a robbery that led to another man's death.

PALATKA, Fla. -- Firefighters were unable to keep the flames from a house fire from spreading to a second house Sunday morning in Palatka.

FLORAHOME, Fla. -- A young child was bitten by a dog Friday afternoon at a home off of Blue Gill Drive in the Florahome area of Putnam County.

FLORAHOME, Fla. -- A young child was bitten by a dog Friday afternoon at a home off of Blue Gill Drive in the Florahome area of Putnam County.

FLORAHOME, Fla. -- A young child was bitten by a dog Friday afternoon at a home off of Blue Gill Drive in the Florahome area of Putnam County.

FLORAHOME, Fla. -- A young child was bitten by a dog Friday afternoon at a home off of Blue Gill Drive in the Florahome area of Putnam County.

FLORAHOME, Fla. -- A young child was bitten by a dog Friday afternoon at a home off of Blue Gill Drive in the Florahome area of Putnam County.

A Deltona semi driver crashed in Putnam County, resulting in a six-hour road closure, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The potential deepening of the ship channel in Jacksonville could result in the removal of the Rodman dam in Putnam County.

A man who fled deputies after a pursuit that resulted in a crash last week was arrested Thursday, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. -- Authorities in Putnam County dismantled a meth lab at a home where children lived in East Palatka.

Methamphetamine found: Two people were arrested on drug charges after meth was found at a residence on Begonia Street on Wednesday, according to a St.

County commissioners have approved funding a variety of projects for next fiscal year as well as the remainder of the current fiscal year.