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updated: Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:18 am

Putnam County News

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7 hrs ago | The Florida Times Union

Several injured in wreck on I-295

Southbound lanes on Interstate 295 at Lem Turner Road were closed for about three hours Sunday evening following a three-vehicle wreck.

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Related Topix: Jacksonville Metro, Duval County, FL, Jacksonville, FL, Alachua County, FL

Sat Jul 05, 2008

St. Augustine Record

2 dead, 1 injured in July 4 incidents

The victim of a car accident on Masters Drive is transported to a Life Flight Helicopter in the Pomar Park parking lot Friday afternoon, July 4, 2008.

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Related Topix: Palatka, FL, San Mateo, FL, St Johns County, FL, Jacksonville Metro

Thu Jul 03, 2008

WJXT

Woman Once Thought Dead Contacts Deputies

A woman who police were told was beaten and left for dead has contacted the Putnam County Sheriff's Office to say she is safe.

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Related Topix: Daytona Beach, FL, Daytona Beach Metro, Bostwick, FL

St. Augustine Record

Showtime USA performers stay busy

They performed at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre for "cinema night," Southwoods Elementary for their Odyssey Community event, Earth Day Festival at the Jacksonville Landing, Sebastian and Gamble Rogers Middle ...

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Related Topix: St. Augustine, FL, Life, Food, Food Festival, Palatka, FL, Green Cove Springs, FL, Jacksonville Metro

Tue Jul 01, 2008

WJXT

10-Year-Old Accidentally Shot Critical But Stable

The 10-year-old East Palatka boy accidentally shot in the head on June 15 remains hospitalized, but his condition has stabilized, his father told the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.

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Related Topix: East Palatka, FL, Palatka, FL, Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Gainesville, FL

FOX30Online

Two Suspects Arrested in Teacher's Murder

Two people have been arrested in the murder of a retired teacher. Gytonia Cheek, 27, and Quritus Lowe II, 20, are accused of killing 58-year-old Myrtle McKinney in her Forrest Glen apartment back on Christmas ...

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Palatka, FL

Mon Jun 30, 2008

WJXT

Man Claims He Killed Girlfriend; Deputies Can't Find Body

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office is asking for help finding a woman who is missing and who might be a victim of a crime.

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Related Topix: Daytona Beach, FL, Volusia County, FL

Sun Jun 29, 2008

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Marcia Parker, Ed.D., Ph.D., Inducted into Cambridge Who's Who...

Dr. Parker, licensed educator,has more than 20 years of professional experience in education and 11 years of teaching experience with Crescent City High School.

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Related Topix: Palatka, FL, Crescent City, FL

Fri Jun 27, 2008

St. Augustine Record

First Coast Technical College welcomes South African student

Little did Hardus Oberholzer know seven years ago, while performing CPR on a cardiac arrest patient in South Africa, that he would be attending First Coast Technical College's public safety academy.

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Related Topix: Palatka, FL, St Johns County, FL

Wed Jun 25, 2008

The Florida Times Union

Salmonella, drugs and crash cited in wrongful death suits

In the past week three wrongful death lawsuits have been filed in federal court involving salmonella poisoning in Putnam County, an inmate drug overdose in Macclenny and a fatal car crash in Jacksonville.

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Related Topix: Macclenny, FL, Baker County, FL, Glen St. Mary, FL, Jacksonville Metro

Mon Jun 23, 2008

St. Augustine Record

Storms cause damage in Putnam

Severe thunderstorms rolled through Putnam County on Wednesday, knocking down power lines and trees and damaging several homes.

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Related Topix: Weather, Palatka, FL, Pomona Park, FL, Crescent Beach, FL

Sat Jun 21, 2008

WJXX

Severe Storms Hit Putnam County "Like a Sledge Hammer"

The emergency operations center in Putnam County says a small cluster of storms hit them "like a sledge hammer." They are still taking calls and reports of damage in Palatka.

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Related Topix: Palatka, FL, Pomona Park, FL

Thu Jun 19, 2008

St. Augustine Record

Boy, shot in head, remains in critical condition

A 10-year-old Putnam County boy remained in critical condition Monday after being shot in the head by a teenage friend over the weekend.

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Related Topix: East Palatka, FL, Palatka, FL

Wed Jun 18, 2008

The Ledger

10-Year-Old Palatka Boy Shot By Friend

Published: Monday, June 16, 2008 at 8:18 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 16, 2008 at 8:20 a.m. A 10-year-old boy was shot in the head Sunday afternoon at his Palatka home by a teenage friend who had spent the ...

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Related Topix: Palatka, FL, Gainesville, FL

Tue Jun 17, 2008

WFTV Orlando

10-Year-Old Shot By Friend In Critical Condition

A 10-year-old boy remains in critical condition in a north Florida hospital after being shot in the head.

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Related Topix: Palatka, FL

Thu Jun 12, 2008

FirstCoastNews

Crab Pinching Arrest

Crabbers like Woody Hoyt of Palatka make their living trapping and selling blue crabs from the St.

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Related Topix: Palatka, FL, East Palatka, FL

Tue Jun 10, 2008

WJXX

Search for Answers in Murder of Pregnant Officer

Police in Palatka are turning to you for help in solving the murder of a pregnant corrections officer.

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Related Topix: Palatka, FL, Gainesville, FL

Mon Jun 09, 2008

WJXX

200 Acre Wildfire Burning in Putnam County

Fire crews are working to contain a brush fire burning in a remote area outside of Palatka.

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Related Topix: Palatka, FL

Sun Jun 08, 2008

WJXT

Man Picked Up 'Acting Strange' Dies At Hospital

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating after a 23-year-old man died Sunday afternoon after being taken into custody when deputies said he was walking through a Putnam County neighborhood ...

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Related Topix: Palatka, FL

Fri Jun 06, 2008

FOX30Online

Police make three drug related arrests in Interlachen

On Tuesday, members with the Putnam County Sheriff's Office Drug/Vice Unit, SWAT team and other detectives and deputies investigated two separate homes they suspected had illegal drug activity and sales.

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Related Topix: Interlachen, FL, Drugs

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