Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org In November 2021, in honor of Veterans Day, Crosses for Our Community lined the streets of Live Oak with white crosses bearing the names of Veterans, both alive and…
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Former attorney of the Town of Jennings disciplined by Supreme Court
Rick Patrick reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com A Madison attorney was among 12 attorneys recently disciplined by the state Supreme Court. Thomas Edward Stone, a former attorney for the Town of Jennings and an assistant public…
Live Oak shooter caught in Lake Butler
Grace McAlister reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Tuesday, Nov. 1, after a joint investigation involving the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Live Oak Police Department investigation, agents and deputies arrested 19-year-old Ja’Darius Malik…
Town Talk: Live Oak splash pad closes early
Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org The splash pad at the First Federal Sportsplex has closed a few weeks early this season. Unfortunately, due to supply chain issues, Suwannee Parks and Recreation was unable to…
SCSO investigation leads to burglary arrest
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Tuesday, Oct. 4, the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) received several calls involving a blue Jeep with no tag being driven by a white male. A report was…
Honorable Kennith “Sonny” Scaff retires after 15 years of service
Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org After serving for 15 years as the Third Judicial Circuit Judge in Hamilton County, Kennith “Sonny” Scaff has decided to step down, forgoing his remaining two years of elected…
Jeff Siegmeister sentenced to 40 months
Rick Patrick reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com On Tuesday, Oct. 18, former State Attorney for the third judicial circuit, Jeff Siegmeister, finally learned his fate after pleading guilty to four of the charges in his 12-charge…
Two tigers find sanctuary in Suwannee County
Grace McAlister reporter1@riverbendnews.org The Mystic Jungle Educational Facility is one of Live Oak’s unique, hidden treasures. The non-profit is owned by Vera and Mark Chaples, both native Floridians with a lifelong passion…
Town Talk: Jasper goes “ale” out
Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org Hamilton County is growing and at the center of its growth is the city of Jasper. It was recently announced the Special Operations Forces Brewing Company (SOF) would be…
Live Oak man arrested after car chase
Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org On Thursday, Oct. 13, Deputy Larson Zimmerman with Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) was sent to a residence near 189th Road in Live Oak. The sheriff’s office had been…
Four inducted into Suwannee High School’s Hall-of-Fame
Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org Suwannee High School (SHS) athletics has a long rich history of producing great athletes. From State Championship teams to individual State Champions, many of the program’s athletes have gone…
Is your vehicle too loud?
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….
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.