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By Danny Federico Riverbend News Suwannee County Fire Rescue (SCFR) and the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) responded to an accident involving a vehicle inside a local bar on Wednesday, July 7….

As of 12:30pm on Monday July 5, the Lafayette County Board of County Commissioners declared a Local State of Emergency in response to Tropical Storm Elsa.  As a result the Lafayette County…

Hamilton County has implemented a local state of emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Elsa. The road department is on standby and will provide sandbags but does not have the manpower to fill…

In anticipation of the arrival of Tropical Storm Elsa, and out of an abundance of caution Suwannee County will be opening three shelters throughout the county today, Tuesday, July 6 at 5…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News A Mayo teen is dead following a vehicle rollover in Suwannee County on Monday, July 5, which took place on 72nd Trace NE, near the intersection of Scott…

By Sydney Holder Riverbend News Taylor Sapp, a 23-year-old Lake City Police Officer and lifelong resident of Suwannee County, was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in May 2021. Her story has brought the communities…

By Susan K. Lamb Riverbend News Suwannee County will soon be the home of Trulieve, the newest cannabis growing facility in the State of Florida. This new facility will be located near…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News A Lake City man was arrested in Clay County on Wednesday, June 23, on a Suwannee County warrant for possession of child pornography. According to the arrest…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News The Lafayette County School Board held a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 15, at 6 p.m. in the School Board Administration Building, located at 363 NE Crawford…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News A Live Oak daycare worker turned herself in to the Suwanee County Jail on Saturday, June 12, following an investigation of aggravated child abuse. The investigation began…

By Lee Trawick Riverbend News From Monday, June 7, to Wednesday, June 9, Branford High School (BHS) hosted a three day cheer camp for the school’s varsity and junior varsity squads in the…

By Sydney Holder Riverbend News Dalton Izell is a four-year-old boy from Jasper who has been diagnosed with Diffused Widespread Anaplastic Wilms’ Tumor, a rare and aggressive form of cancer. Dalton’s family…

By Sydney Holder Riverbend News The newest recruit to the Riverbend News, Sydney Holder is a graduate of the Class of 2021 from Branford High School looking to gain some fresh experience…

By Lee Trawick Riverbend News On Monday, May 24, the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) received a phone call that sounded similar to a phone call they had received back in March,…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News Residents of Branford, get ready to uncap your pens; the election for Branford’s Town Council Post 4 position will be taking place on Tuesday, June 8. Running…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) is actively investigating a fatal shooting which took place on Thursday, May 27, at approximately 7:30 a.m. at a residence in…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News The 27th Annual Wellborn Blueberry Festival will be held on Saturday, June 5, from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Andrew’s Square, located in downtown Wellborn at…