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Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org There are 461 registered fire departments in the State of Florida. Out of those fire departments, 34.8 percent are completely volunteer run and 11 percent are mostly volunteer run….

Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org The Town of White Springs is providing its citizens with a weekend of celebration by hosting A Taste of White Springs, along with its annual Wild Azalea Festival. A…

Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org On Saturday, March 11 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., there will be a celebration of Brantley Everett, who has been fighting cancer. Although it has been a struggle,…

Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org The ongoing missing person case of 59-year-old Deborah “Debbie” Lanham of Wellborn, Fla., has ended following the identifications of human remains found on Tuesday, Dec. 20. Lanham’s family reported…

Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org “Ace is the place with the helpful hardware folks.” The jingle is well known throughout the United States, and it’s probable the jingle played in your head as you…

Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Wednesday, Feb. 15, 16-year-old O’Brien resident Julie “JuJu” Morgan Lovell was reported missing. JuJu was last seen on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at her uncle’s home in O’Brien. Her…

Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org On Tuesday, Feb. 7, Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Jamie Tyndal to serve as interim Judge on the Hamilton County Court. On Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, Judge Kenneth “Sonny” Scaff…

Grace Mcallister reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 11:20 a.m., a 2018 freightliner tractor pulling a flatbed trailer loaded with lumber was traveling west on US-27 Alternate in Levy County. According to…

Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org “With an open grill, you can greet everyone who walks in. You can chat with guests sitting at the counter and cook fresh meals right in front of them….

Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org Richard Eugene Hamilton, 59, was serving time on death row at Union Correctional Institute for his conviction in a Hamilton County murder. According to the Florida Department of Corrections…

Leah Courtney Contributor Congressman Neal Dunn, M.D. (Florida-02) released a statement following his recent appointment to the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the US and the Chinese Communist Party,…

Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org Writers INK has been meeting every Tuesday since 2013 to help fellow writers sharpen their skills and publish their books. Established by Jonnie Wittington and Delores Leggett Walker, the…

Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org To celebrate and support FAMU students of Hamilton and Suwannee Counties, and assure them that their commitment to higher education is valuable in the eyes of their home community,…

Laura Young reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com On Friday, Feb. 10, a team of more than 20 marathon-trained athletes will embark on a 176-mile, three-day journey from Tallahassee to Jacksonville to honor every service member with…

Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org Mushu, a Siamese cat and Spooky, a black cat, who often roam around the businesses on Duval Street, are the latest additions to the Riverbend News family. Mushu and…