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Set in northeast Florida, Putnam County offers relocating and expanding companies a dynamic business climate and great quality of life.
The global manufacturer, Saint-Gobain, will invest $235 million to expand its CertainTeed gypsum manufacturing facility in Palatka, FL.
A former correctional officer with the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office was taken into custody Thursday for official misconduct.
PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla — On Saturday morning the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a DUI arrest for corrections Lieutenant Karly Yoder, 33, in St. Johns County and she was immediately ...
A now-former Putnam County corrections officer has found himself on the other side of the law.
Putnam County Capt. Mark Elam was killed when his motorcycle hit a van that pulled in front of him on U.S. 17, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Construction is underway to replace a poorly designed, crumbling Putnam County jail built in 1987 that has been blamed in part for a 2009 escape that led to murder. The jail has been a persistent h… ...
A civilian contractor who was working as a prisoner transporter at the Putnam County Jail now finds himself behind bars after he was accused of downloading child pornography inside the jail.
An officer at the Putnamville Correctional Facility is in trouble for allegedly trying to sneak drugs into jail.
Corrections Captain Mark Elam, an 18-year employee with the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, was killed in a crash Thursday while riding his motorcycle to work.
UPDATE: The inmate that escaped from the Putnamville Correctional Facility is back in custody. The Indiana State Police said police found Christopher Davis around 8:15 Friday night sleeping in a pi… ...