Christian Peterson reporter@riverbendnews.org Hurricane Idalia tore through Florida on Wednesday, Aug. 30, with the speed of a freight train. She tore trees, power lines, sheds and even houses apart. She made landfall…
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Emergency Preparedness tax holiday is now ongoing
Lazaro Aleman reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com If you missed the first 14 days of Florida’s Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holidays in late May and early June, don’t fret. You now have another opportunity to take…
19-year-old arrested for alleged sexual assault
Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com On Saturday, Aug. 26, a 19- year-old Live Oak resident was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor. According to the Live Oak Police Department (LOPD) incident report, the…
Hurricane Idalia aims at Florida
Lazaro Aleman reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com At 7 a.m. Tuesday, according to the latest bulletin from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Suwannee, Hamilton and Lafayette Counties were placed under a hurricane warning and well within…
Fentanyl-laced money confirmed in Hamilton County
Lee Trawick reporter2@riverbendnews.org Over the last few months, stories have lingered online about fentanyl-laced money placed in heavily trafficked areas. These stories have, of course, invoked fear among citizens. Although several cases…
11 years still missing
On Aug. 25, 2012, Kamrie Mitchell was seen leaving her father’s house in Wellborn. She had just filed a report with the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) against a man named Andrelo…
Ernsberger charged with second-degree murder of Debbie Lanham
Lee Trawick reporter2@riverbendnews.org Jordan Gregory Ernsberger (30) is a Knoxville, Tenn., native with a troubled past, including a five-year sentence for theft and burglary. In June 2022, he and his girlfriend, 59-…
School bus driver hits car on first day of school
Christian Peterson reporter@riverbendnews.org On Thursday, Aug. 10, a 61-year-old Live Oak man was driving his school bus on the first day of the new school year. According to a Florida Highway Patrol…
RIVEROAK Technical College receives $4,000,000 from state funds
Christian Peterson reporter@riverbendnews.org On Monday, Aug. 7, RIVEROAK Technical College, Suwannee County School District Superintendent Ted Roush and Suwannee County School Board members welcomed State Senator Corey Simon and State Representative Jason…
From small town to world stage: LHS alumni represent Team USA in baton twirling championships
Lee Trawick: reporter2@riverbendnews.org Logan Lents (18) and Amelia Braswell (18) recently embarked on an unexpected journey with baton twirling. Both girls were raised in Lafayette County, not standing out as typical sports…
State officials to visit RIVEROAK Technical College
Christian Peterson reporter@riverbendnews.org On Monday, Aug. 7, Senator Corey Simon and Representative Jason Shoaf will be paying a visit to RIVEROAK Technical College. Joining them will be Suwannee County School District Superintendent…
Marching to the beat of his drum
Lee Trawick reporter2@riverbendnews.org Wyatt Hudson-Lee will be returning to Columbia High School (CHS) in August with the prestigious experience of touring with the Seattle Cascades, a world class competitive junior drum and…
Trey Galbraith named 4-H Senator of the Year
Christian Peterson: Reporter@riverbendnews.org Trey Galbraith is about to enter his senior year at Lafayette High School. He is well known for his skills in golf, but what many do not know is…
Town of Branford discusses expansion of farmers’ market
Danny Federico: reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com During its regular meeting on Tuesday, July 11, the Branford Town Council discussed the possibility of expanding the Branford Farmers’ Market. Recently, resident Nancy Hendler and Councilwoman Stacey Griffith…
Lance Braswell named Farm Bureau Agency Manager of the Year
Halie Wetherington: reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Lance Braswell, a Mayo resident and manager for Farm Bureau Insurance, was named Agency Manager of the Year for the entire state of Florida at the Farm Bureau Conference…
Firefighter impersonator steals fire truck
Christian Peterson: Reporter@riverbendnews.org On Saturday, July 15, the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) sent Deputy Larson Zimmerman to the volunteer fire department in Wellborn in response to a call of a missing…
Two dead in two-vehicle collision
Lee Trawick: Reporter2@riverbendnews.org On Monday, July 17, at approximately 5:30 a.m., Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) responded to a crash at the intersection of U.S. Highway 90 and 76th Street in Suwannee County….