By Bryant Thigpen Riverbend News With the US general election just days away on Tuesday, Nov. 3, early voting will begin this week in Hamilton, Lafayette and Suwannee Counties. This year’s general…
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Ward, Moseley named LHS Homecoming King and Queen
On Friday, Oct. 16, Lafayette High School (LHS) named their 2020-2021 Homecoming King and Queen. Congratulations to Jackson Ward and Jaley Moseley. For more coverage on the LHS Homecoming festivities, please see…
Cannon named BHS Homecoming Queen
On Friday, Oct. 16, Branford High School (BHS) named their 2020-2021 Homecoming Queen, Dara Cannon. For more coverage on the BHS Homecoming festivities, please see the Wednesday, Oct. 28, edition of the…
Additional LHS student arrested for bringing gun to school
By Cheltsie Holbrook Riverbend News On Tuesday, Oct. 6, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a third Lafayette High School (LHS) student who was arrested for bringing a gun…
SCSO K9 assists FHP with drug bust
By Bryant Thigpen Riverbend News The Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) K9 Loki recently assisted the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) with a traffic stop that ended with the discovery of a large…
Siegmeister defrauded $985K, according to FBI
By John Willoughby Riverbend News A federal investigation into a former State Attorney’s public corruption has revealed further misdeeds. Now, Jeffrey Siegmeister’s property in Live Oak could be seized after a complaint…
Court approves felons’ rights to vote
By Lazaro Aleman Riverbend News On Friday, Sept. 11, the full US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta handed Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature a victory in…
Live Oak Post Office to relocate to old Pic N’ Sav building
By Bryant Thigpen Riverbend News The Live Oak Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is excited to announce that a building that has been vacant for 26 years will soon be the home of…
Live Oak police still searching for missing woman
By Bryant Thigpen Riverbend News The Live Oak Police Department is still investigating and searching for a woman who has been missing since Tuesday, July 14. According to police officials, Kelley C….
Voter registration deadline swiftly approaching
By Bryant Thigpen Riverbend News Although the Tuesday, Nov. 3 Presidential Election is still nearly two months away, the registration deadline is even closer for those planning to vote in the upcoming…
Town of Jennings budget proposal passes first hearing
By Bryant Thigpen Riverbend News The Town of Jennings held their first budget meeting on Thursday, Sept. 10, and the council voted unanimously 4-0 to move forward with the proposed budget with…
Tractor Supply Company coming to Branford
By Bryant Thigpen Riverbend News The Town of Branford is excited to announce that Tractor Supply Company is bringing their business to Branford, and the projected opening date is March of 2021….
Drunk driver plows through business
By Bryant Thigpen Riverbend News A Branford man was arrested late Monday night after driving while intoxicated, which resulted in his vehicle crashing into the Branford Health and Fitness Center, according to…
Scam alert: poser acting as law enforcement to scam local residents
By Bryant Thigpen Riverbend News A resident in Madison County was recently scammed by an unidentified suspect acting as law enforcement and asking for money to bail out a person familiar to…
Randy Lamb passes away
Fundraiser to help cover mounted expenses By Bryant Thigpen Riverbend News Randy Lamb, a former resident of Live Oak and resident of Brunswick Ga., lost his battle with cancer on Monday, Sept….
Town of Jennings hires new town manager
By Bryant Thigpen Riverbend News Significant changes have taken place within the Town of Jennings over the last couple of months, including the recent hiring of Jennifer Hightower, who will serve as…
New ballot drop-off box installed in Lafayette County
By Bryant Thigpen Riverbend News The Lafayette County Supervisor of Elections office has a new ballot drop-off box located outside the county courthouse to accommodate voters who will be voting by mail…