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,…
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Writer’s INK celebrates 10 year anniversary
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…
Hamilton County acknowledges FAMU students
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,…
Florida “Run for the Fallen” to pass through Suwannee County on Feb. 11
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…
Welcome to Riverbend, Spooky and Mushu!
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…
Former Jasper News editor passes away
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org Lillian Clarice Jones Norris passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 9, at Haven Hospice in Lake City, Fla., surrounded by her family. Jones was the wife of the late…
Matthew Jenkins signs with Santa Fe College
Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org When young boys put on their first pair of cleats and feel the clay beneath their feet, baseball quickly becomes part of their dreams. At least, that was the…
Show Will Carpenter some love
Mickey Starling reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Will Carpenter is a bright young man who is a resident of Live Oak, Fla. He is now terminally ill with a rare form of bone cancer. The following…
Collision at Hometown Jewelry leaves one dead
Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org According to a report by the Florida Highway Patrol, on Saturday, Jan. 14, an accident at Hometown Jewelry and Loan left one man dead. At roughly 3:30 a.m., a…
Help Wesley fight cancer
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org Wesley Rizer, a Mayo resident, was recently diagnosed with neuroblastoma cancer in his spinal cord. Neuroblastoma is a type of cancer that forms from immature nerve cells. It usually…
Kinetic cuts ribbon on fiber optic project
Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org On Thursday, Jan. 12, Kinetic by Windstream officially cut the ribbon on their fiber optic project in Hamilton County. Kinetic was joined by the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners…
Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office warns of fake calls
Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org Even though 2023 has just started, criminals take no breaks. On Monday, Jan. 2, the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) reported receiving multiple calls regarding a new scam involving…
Jasper resident dead in drug deal gone wrong
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Sunday, Jan. 1, at 9:51 p.m., the Jasper Police Department (JPD) responded to a call at a residence on Martin Luther King Drive. The JPD reports states the…
Jasper man charged with premeditated murder
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Thursday, Dec. 29, at 11:13 a.m., the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) responded to an apparent shooting at Mama’s Burgers, in Jasper. According to a report from the…
Tri-county legislative delegation hearings announced
LeAnn Bunton Contributor The annual legislative delegation hearings for Suwannee, Hamilton and Lafayette Counties have been scheduled for Friday, Jan. 13. These hearings will include State Representative Jason Shoaf, Chair of the…
Wellborn man arrested for child molestation
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, an 11-year-old girl reported to the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) she had been molested when she was five or six years of age…
One dead in Hamilton County shooting
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Thursday, Dec. 29, around 11 a.m., the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) responded to an apparent shooting at Mama’s Burgers in Jasper. According to Hamilton County Sheriff J….