Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org On Thursday, Jan. 20, The Hamilton County High School Trojans varsity basketball team traveled to Lafayette County to take on the Lafayette High School Hornets. The Trojans started slow,…
Bulldogs lose grip on the Hurricanes
Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org On Tuesday, Jan. 18, the Suwannee High School Bulldogs, varsity soccer team traveled to Gainesville to take on the Gainesville High School Hurricanes. The Bulldogs were looking to snap…
Superintendent Spotlight: Ted Roush
Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org The superintendent is the top executive in a school district. It is his or her job to work out a school board’s vision by making decisions on everything from…
Lafayette County Toxic Round-Up event collects hazardous waste
Alachua County Environmental Protection Department Contributor The Alachua County Household Hazardous Waste Department in partnership with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Lafayette County Commission will sponsor a free “Toxic…
The Urgency of creating a beloved community
Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org On Monday, Jan. 17, the Dr. Martin Luther King (MLK) Committee of Suwannee County honored Dr. Martin Luther King with its 26th annual Dr. Martin Luther King parade through…
Emerald’s Gem Box: Integrity
Integrity, according to Dictionary.com means, “adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.” What is integrity? It is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. It…
16 ARRESTED in Lafayette County during lengthy drug bust
Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) has obtained and served 16 arrest warrants in Lafayette County, Fla. The LCSO with assistance from Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office,…
FWC to host Florida State Fish Art Contest
FWC Contributor The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), in partnership with Wildlife Forever, is eager to announce they will host the Florida State Fish Art Contest again this year. Students…
Branford Elementary School announces Spelling Bee Champion
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, eight Branford Elementary School (BES) students competed in a spelling bee for the title of the 2021 BES Spelling Bee Champion. All eight students…
Caylee Boone performs at Disney
Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org In the summer of 2021, Caylee Boone and several of her teammates on the Branford High School cheer squad were appointed to the National Cheerleading Association (NCA) All-American Cheer…
An evening of Vivaldi coming to Live Oak
San Marco Chamber Music Society Contributor The San Marco Chamber Music Society (SMCMS) was founded in 2008 by long-standing Jacksonville Symphony members Eric and Ellen Olson. Now in its 15th season, SMCMS…
Travis Carl Murphy
Travis Carl Murphy, age 77, of Live Oak, Florida, walked with his beloved wife down the streets of gold into the arms of Jesus on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. He was born…
Eva K. Burke Hanner
Eva K. Burke Hanner was born on June 29, 1951, in Pike County, Ky., to Willie Burke and Kathleen Stewart and married Lowell Wayne Hanner. She was preceded in death by two…
Suwannee County Jail escapee caught by K9s
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Monday, Jan. 17, inmate Anthony Eugene Ward, 48, escaped from the Suwannee County Jail in Live Oak at 6:15 a.m. Ward was an inmate trustee and walked away…
Arbor Day is rooted in necessity
Mickey Starling Reporter3@riverbendnews.org For many, Arbor Day is one of those holidays that doesn’t receive much attention. However, in the 1800s, it was the extreme need for trees that eventually blossomed into…
Lifting the competition, Suwannee weightlifting teams take part in Power of Christmas Invitational
Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org On Friday, Dec. 17, the women’s high school weightlifting world invaded Suwannee High School (SHS) for the annual Power of Christmas Invitational. High schools from all over the State…
Suwannee County School District offering substitute teacher training and recruitment
Suwannee County School District Contributor As of Monday, Jan. 17, the Suwannee County School District will partner with ESS to manage recruitment, hiring, training and placement of all substitute teachers [paraprofessionals, custodians,…