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Lee Trawick  Reporter2@riverbendnews.org On Wednesday, April 27, the Town of Jennings city council held a special meeting to discuss the future of Police Chief Vincent Robinson. On Tuesday, April 5, a list…

Grace McAlister  Reporter1@riverbendnews.org The Alachua Conservation Trust has announced its plans to sell Telford Spring to the Suwannee County Water Management District. Located in Suwannee County and directly adjacent to the Peacock…

Danny Federico reporter3@riverbendnews.org Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is investigating a fatal accident that occurred at approximately 7:10 a.m. on Tuesday morning, April 12, on County Road 137, east of Southeast 50th Drive,…

Danny Federico  Reporter3@riverbendnews.org After being put on an extensive hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Suwannee River Catfish Festival is finally back on! On Saturday, April 9, catfish lovers from all…

Grace McAlister  Reporter1@riverbendnews.org The Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) responded to a call of a missing person, possible drowning in Peacock Lake around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23. SCSO deputies searched…

Lee Trawick  Reporter2@riverbendnews.org On Saturday night, Nov. 14, 2020, United States Army Staff Sgt. Ted E. Reese, 41, of Crawfordville, Fla., was riding in the backseat of a pick-up truck on Interstate…

Christian Peterson  reporter@riverbendnews.org  It was recently revealed that Gary Caldwell, an assistant principal at Suwannee High School, was put on paid leave pending an investigation into a physical altercation with a female…

Christian Peterson  Reporter@riverbendnews.org On Friday, March 4, 52-year-old Terry Lee Humphrey, of Jasper, was arrested on four different sexual charges. Humphrey was booked into the Hamilton County Jail at 7:30 p.m. under…

Rick Patrick Reporter3@riverbendnews.org On Monday, Feb. 21, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis took the opportunity to make a trip approximately 50 miles east from the Governor’s Mansion to visit Madison. A fairly sizable…

Christian Peterson  Reporter@riverbendnews.org Married couple Jeff Schwartz and Joelle Clark had planned to spend a romantic weekend in Tampa to celebrate both their marriage and Clark’s birthday, which was on Valentine’s Day,…

Christian Peterson  Reporter@riverbendnews.org On Wednesday, Jan. 26, an amazing act of heroism took place in Live Oak. That night, Fort Walton Beach Mayor Dick Rynearson and his wife, Janey Rynearson, were traveling…

Danny Federico  Reporter3@riverbendnews.org On Saturday, Feb. 5, the City of Live Oak bid farewell to a beloved employee, Roy Waldo Rogers, who passed away at his home in Jasper. Rogers, age 72,…

Christian Peterson reporter@riverbendnews.org Gary Caldwell, an assistant principal at Suwannee High School, is on paid leave pending an investigation into circulating rumors of him being involved in a violent physical altercation with…

Grace McAlister  Reporter1@riverbendnews.org Suwannee County resident, Alyce Player, has been diagnosed with lung cancer. Since her diagnoses, she has started a double dose of chemotherapy and daily radiation. Unfortunately, Player is not…