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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…

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…

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…

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…

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….

Lee Trawick: Reporter2@riverbendnews.org The six-month search for missing 16-year-old Julie “JuJu” Morgan Lovell concludes with good news: Suwannee County Sheriff Sam St. John is happy to confirm Lovell has been located, and…

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…