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Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Owner(s) | Charlie Douglas |
Founder(s) | 1885 |
Publisher | Jennifer Moates |
Editor | Brandon Oliver |
Sports editor | Mark Blumenthal |
Language | English |
Headquarters | 1825 St. Johns Avenue Palatka, Florida 32177 ![]() |
Circulation | 4,500 |
OCLC number | 34298353 |
Website | PalatkaDailyNews.com |
The Palatka Daily News is a local newspaper in Palatka, Florida, United States. It publishes on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. [1] Coverage includes local news, sports and community events in Putnam County.
The Palatka Daily News was founded in 1885. [1] The newspaper was purchased by The New York Times Company in 1972, [2] who sold it Community Newspapers, Inc. in 2000. [3] [4]
In April 2023, the newspaper decreased the number of print editions from five a week to three. [5]
In June 2024, the newspaper was sold to Charlie Douglas who operates the paper under the name Blue Crab Publishing LLC. [6] The following month the newspaper announced it was closing its printing press and laid off several employees. [7]