Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org Some traffic noise is unavoidable: the startlingly loud exhalations of diesel engine brakes and garbage trucks or the siren of an ambulance. However some of it is decidedly not….
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The Little Bar to host Fifth Annual Bikers for Boobies Poker Run
Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Rev up your engines, The Little Bar will be holding its Fifth Annual Bikers for Boobies Poker Run on Saturday, Oct. 8! All are welcome to participate in this…
Suwannee County chosen for Florida’s first Black-owned medical marijuana farm
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org Six years after Florida voters approved a medical marijuana ballot measure and six months after the Department of Health accepted applications, the first Black-owned business received its license to…
Live Oak woman threatens to rob bank “That’s a lot of money; I am going to rob you”
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Saturday, Sep. 17, Live Oak Police Officer Brandon Taylor responded to TD Bank around 11:27 a.m. in reference to a disturbance. According to the incident report from the…
All eyes on Hurricane Ian
Lazaro Aleman reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com As of press time, Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 10 a.m., Category 3 Hurricane Ian, which on Tuesday morning was just past the westernmost end of Cuba, was tracking northward…
School Closures in response to Hurricane Ian
Please visit https://www.fldoe.org/em-response/storm-info.stml?fs=e&s=cl for the latest closures.
Driver license and vehicle inspection checkpoints
Hamilton County Sherriff’s Office Contributor The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting driver’s license and vehicle inspection checkpoints during the weeks of Saturday, Oct. 1, until Saturday, Dec. 31, in Hamilton…
County health departments to provide lifesaving Naloxone to reduce substance abuse deaths
Florida DOH Contributor On Wednesday, Aug. 31, on International Overdose Awareness Day, the Florida Department of Health (DOH) announced an initiative to ensure readily available access to Naloxone, a lifesaving medication that…
Local mayors sign proclamations for Constitution Week
Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org On Sept. 17, 1787, 39 brave men formed and signed the United States Constitution. In doing so, they codified the liberties, freedoms and God-given rights of all Americans, later…
Have you been a victim of a swimming pool scam?
Rick Patrick reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com A swimming pool construction company, Quality Pools and Patio, in Valdosta has been accused of scamming customers in South Georgia and North Florida. According to a report from WCTV,…
Vehicle strikes pedestrian in Suwannee County
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Saturday, Sept. 3, a sports utility vehicle (SUV) struck and killed an Old Town man walking with his bicycle along US 27 in Suwannee County. According to a…
“Rainbow fentanyl” targets youngsters
Rick Patrick reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com In an alarmingly disturbing twist to the fentanyl drug crisis gripping the United States, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is warning citizens about brightly-colored pills laced with the deadly…
One dead, two injured in Lafayette County shooting
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Saturday, Aug. 27, the L ayette County Communications Center received a call reporting a shooting on SW Van Buren Road. According to a release from the Lafayette County Sheriff’s…
Two juveniles flee SCSO after vehicle theft
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org Under Florida Statute 985.04, the name, photograph and arrest report of a juvenile offender who commits a felony offense, is charged with a felony violation, or is transferred to…
Governor Ron DeSantis awards $1.9 million to Suwannee County
Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org Governor Ron DeSantis visited Suwannee County with a special gift on Tuesday, Aug. 30. Suwannee County citizens, business owners and government employees filed into the Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative…
Branford Town Council debates dropping employee spousal insurance
Danny Federicoreporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com The Branford Town Council held a budget meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 23, at 6 p.m. in the council chambers of Branford Town Hall, located at 502 SW Suwannee Ave., in…
Robber sentenced to 30 years
Rick Patrickreporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com A robbery and pursuit that included a high-speed chase at speeds of 100 miles per hour, or more, has concluded with a Madison County man being sentenced to 30 years…