Category: Community News

Rachal Deming reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com October is National Domestic Violence Awareness month, and to help those in need, Vivid Visions Inc. will be collecting items for victims of domestic abuse throughout the entire month…

North Florida Land Trust Contributor North Florida Land Trust (NFLT), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS), is urging landowners within the Ocala to Osceola…

Adyson Hammock reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com In order to raise funds for the Suwannee County 4-H program, a chicken and rice lunch fundraiser will be held on Thursday, Oct. 10. Meal tickets can be purchased…

Adyson Hammock reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com The Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park’s annual Festival of Lights will be held from Friday, Dec. 6 to Monday, Dec. 23, and they are looking for volunteers….

Rachal Deming reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Join the African American Development Council, Inc., as it celebrates its 29th Anniversary. The African American Development Council works towards the professional, spiritual, education, civil, political and economic development…

Leah Androski reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Approximately 12.6 percent of the world’s population drinks coffee daily. National Coffee Day is celebrated on Sunday, Sept. 29, annually after the first shipment of coffee from Brazil was…

Christian Peterson reporter.riverbendnews@gmail.com Ellianos may be a franchise, but with Gary and Katee Robey at the helm, it’s here to help the community. Ellianos was started in 2002 by Pam and Mike…

An oasis in troubled waters Mickey Starling reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Formerly known as the Florida United Methodist Children’s Home, the Residing Hope at Madison Youth Ranch, in Pinetta, Fla., remains a place of hope…

Christian Peterson reporter.riverbendnews@gmail.com Marlene Mitchell was born in 1953, in Baltimore, Md. She spent a lot of her childhood traveling between Maryland and Florida. In 1971, she graduated from Sparrows Pointe High…

Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com During the weekend of Friday, Sept. 5, local cadets from the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Suwannee River Composite Squadron completed leadership training as part of the organization’s structured development…

Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com On Wednesday, Sept. 4, the Rotary Club of Branford celebrated a special moment as Lesley Fry and Suzanne Tillman, representatives of Goodwill Industries of North Florida and the Take…

Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Local farmers, community members and leaders gathered together in Lafayette High School’s cafeteria on Monday, Sept. 9, for the Lafayette County Farm Bureau’s Annual Membership Meeting. The event, a…

Rachal Deming reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Do you make homemade goods and sell them from your home? Do you know the maximum income you can earn each year selling from your home? Do you know…

Rachal Deming reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com On Saturday, Oct. 12, Hearthstone Gardens will be hosting its annual Scarecrow Festival from 10 a.m. through 3 p.m. The day will be filled with family-friendly fun for everyone…

Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com The Hamilton County Farm Bureau held its Annual Dinner on Thursday, Sept. 5, at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Jasper. The evening opened with a prayer, followed…

Adyson Hammock reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com On Thursday, Oct. 3, the annual Hamilton County Fair Events Day will take place at the Hamilton County Arena in Jasper. The day of activities will include a swine…

Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com The Suwannee County Animal Shelter partnered with the Branford Public Library on Saturday, Sept. 14, for a “Paws and Pages” adoption event. The three-hour event featured four pups who…