Category: Community News

By Christian Peterson Riverbend News On Thursday, Sept. 23, at 5 p.m., state representative Anthony Sabatini visited Live Oak City Hall, located at 101 White Ave. S.E. Sabatini is a member of…

By Grace McAlisterRiverbend News  Live Oak’s Rotary Club is building a splash park at the First Federal Sportsplex on Silas Drive. as a monument to the club’s 100-year anniversary of dedication and…

By Lee Trawick Riverbend News On Thursday, Sept. 2, at Millennium Park, located at 101-199 Pine Ave. SW, in Live Oak, many gathered for a candlelight vigil in honor of the ultimate sacrifice…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News On Monday, Aug. 30, Live Oak Mayor Frank Davis signed a proclamation officially declaring the week of Friday, Sept. 17, through Thursday, Sept. 23, as Constitution Week….

By Danny Federico Riverbend News Aviation enthusiasts, both young and old alike, get ready to enjoy high flying fun at the Wings Over Suwannee Fly-In festival on Saturday, Sept. 18, at the…

By Lee Trawick Riverbend News Cartaesha Macklin was born on Nov. 18, 1992. While Macklin is a graduate of Lafayette High School (LHS) in June of 2011, she was born in Live…

By Beth Kerr, 4-H/FCS Agent Contributor Hamilton County 4-H’ers participated in a three-day career exploration day camp in July designed to deliver workforce preparation education to high school youth. Participants learned about…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News The Branford 4-H Club invited all youth between the ages of five and 12-years-old to join them for a special three-day Explore 4-H Summer Day Camp, which…

By Reverend Paul and Barbara Bertolino Contributor Major James Bertolino, a native of Haverhill, Mass., enlisted as a Multiple Launch Rocket System Crew member in 1992. His first assignment was with the…

By Lee Trawick Riverbend News Twenty-two-year-old Savannah Boone, a lifelong resident of Branford and graduate of Branford High School, has embedded herself in the community in an impressive way. While most 19…

By Sydney Holder Riverbend News If you have been following the Riverbend News, you may be familiar with Dalton Izell and his story. Izell is a four-year-old boy from Jasper diagnosed with…

By Sydney Holder Riverbend News R&B sensation and Live Oak native Jac Ross performed the National Anthem at the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals on Thursday, July 8, at 9 p.m. The second…

By Sydney Holder Riverbend News The Tiny and Little Miss Lafayette High School (LHS) Pageant was held on Friday, July 9, at 6 p.m. in the LHS cafeteria, located at 160 NE Hornet…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News On Thursday, June 24, the Mayo Correctional Institution (C.I.) K-9 team was announced the winner of the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) Region II K-9 Competition. The competition…

By Sydney Holder Riverbend News Now that Tropical Storm Elsa, the earliest forming fifth-named storm on record in the Atlantic Ocean, has dissipated, it only seems fitting to take a recap of…

By Sydney Holder Riverbend News Over rising concerns regarding the methamphetamine epidemic, a coalition of rural sheriffs from 15 counties held a meeting with Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday, May 27. The…