Category: Community News

Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org Suwannee County resident Jimmy Norris has been the Director of the Suwannee County Economic Development (SCED) for more than four years. During this time, Norris has been the driving…

By Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org Danny Federico is a Branford resident, however, her journey began in Tallahassee, Fla. She graduated from SAIL High School in 2015 and later attended Tallahassee Community College (TCC)…

Kim Griffin, UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee County Contributor The holidays are here and with it comes the sights, sounds and spending associated with this time of year! In fact, Americans are expected to…

Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org Branford’s rising country music star, Sadie Miller, has added another performance to her expanding resume. Just as with any other trade, every singer must put in the work, the…

Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org The Rotary Club of Branford is calling on its community to join together on the Suwannee River at Ivey Memorial Park on Saturday, Dec. 17, for the club’s first…

Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org As the Christmas season begins, so do many traditions throughout the world. This is certainly the case for Lisa’s Lights in McAlpin, which has been shining bright bright since…

Grace McAlister reporter1@riverbendnews.org Live Oak’s 38th annual Christmas on the Square kicked off on Thursday Dec. 1, at 6 p.m., with the Jingle Bell Fun Run and the official Christmas tree lighting…

Grace McAlister reporter1@riverbendnews.org Miriam and John Hulett are originally from Michigan; however, they recently moved to the Suwannee River Rendevouz Resort in Mayo. Miriam says they moved to the Suwannee Valley because…

Emily Beach Contributor On Tuesday, Nov. 15, the first graders from Lafayette Elementary School went on a field trip to the home of Stanley and Jeanette Ash (Sandy Bass’s parents) for a…

Grace McAlister reporter1@riverbendnews.org After losing their five-year-old son, Jackson Timothy Roberts, to an ATV accident in November 2020, the Roberts family and a few members of the community wanted to honor his…

Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com On Saturday, Nov. 26, the Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce held its Second Annual Downtown Christmas festival. Between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., attendees were able to peruse a…

Grace McAlister reporter1@riverbendnews.org The 2022 Festival of Lights at the Stephen Foster Folk Cultural will begin on Friday, Dec. 9 and end on Friday, Dec. 24. From Dec. 9 until Christmas Eve….

Grace McAlister reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Saturday, Dec. 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Heritage Park and Gardens invites the community to come and celebrate the Christmas season with them. Employees and volunteers…

Grace McAlister reporter1@riverbendnews.org Suwannee Hardware and Feed in White Springs hosted its annual Sugarcane Festival in collaboration with the community street sale on Saturday, Nov. 12. The festival filled the streets of…

Grace McAlister reporter1@riverbendnews.org From Monday, Nov. 7, through Friday, Nov. 18, the Live Oak Artists Guild’s (LOAG) art of various mediums was displayed at the Live Oak Public Library for the 24th…

Christian Peterson reporter@riverbendnews.org On Tuesday, Oct. 31, the spookiest day of the year, Live Oak was paid a visit by a unique group of people. The Paranormal Investigators of North Florida are…