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Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org The loss of Jasper Police Chief Anthony “Tony” Rickerson has left a void throughout Jasper and at the Rickerson home. Chief Rickerson, who passed away on Sunday, June 11,…

Lee Trawick: Reporter2@riverbendnews.org On Wednesday, June 14, Suwannee County Fire Rescue (SCFR) responded to a 911 call reporting a man was in cardiac arrest inside Live Oak’s Winn-Dixie. The 911 dispatcher informed…

Lee Trawick: reporter2@riverbendnews.org A Lafayette County resident was pronounced deceased following a single vehicle accisent that occurred on Thursday, June 22, at approximately 3 a.m. In Alachua County. According to the Florida…

Danny Federico: reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Sights were set on the rehabilitation of the Branford Springs during the regular Branford Town Council meeting on Tuesday, June 13. Toward the end of the meeting, President Ken…

Christian Peterson: Reporter@riverbendnews.org On Monday, June 12, the Mayo Town Council met for its regularly scheduled meeting. First, the council amended the agenda to include an amendment required for the Community Block…

Christian Peterson: Reporter@riverbendnews.org On Tuesday, May 13, the White Springs Town Council met for its regularly scheduled meeting. The meeting began with public comment. First to speak was Robert Gamsby, who complained…

Alexa Duarte: Reporter1@riverbendnews.org The Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office and Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, Inc., will present “Harmony in the Street” from Monday, July 17 to Friday, July 21, at Branford Elementary School….

Lee Trawick: Reporter2@riverbendnews.org On Saturday, June 17, Jasper native Juana Susan Allen Williams (61) passed away in a single vehicle accident that occurred at approximately 1:45 p.m. on County Road 143, north…

Christian Peterson: Reporter@riverbendnews.org Representative Jason Shoaf and Senator Corey Simon have both been looking for a place to set up their official offices in the Central North Florida area. They have been…

Christian Peterson  Reporter@riverbendnews.org  Emily Murphy, a kindergarten teacher at Suwannee Springcrest Elementary, has just finished her eighth year teaching. However, this year, she finished with a new honor: being named District Teacher…

Alexa Duarte  reporter1@riverbendnews.org  Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom that declared a formal end to slavery on June 19, 1865. It is celebrated annually on June 19. Marcus A. Allen will host…

Lee Trawick  Reporter2@riverbendnews.org  Although he was a Suwannee High School Class of 1998 graduate, Anthony “Tony” Rickerson was a lifelong Hamilton County resident. He began his law enforcement career in 2008 by…

Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org On July 28, 2022, United States Army Corporal Alton Christie’s remains were identified by the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Agency (DPAA). Christie was a Jasper resident…

Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org Over the last 12 months, the Suwannee County Economic Development Office has been working in overdrive to build the county behind the scenes. Economic Development Director Jimmy Norris and Charissa…

Lee Trawick  Reporter2@riverbendnews.org  The Branford High School varsity softball team advanced through the FHSAA Class 1A playoffs to the State Championship series following their 2-0 win over the Aucilla Christian Warriors on…

 Danny Federico  reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com  Begin summer with a burst of flavor on Saturday, June 3, with the 29th Annual Wellborn Blueberry Festival. This yearly fundraiser for the Wellborn Community Association will take place…