Lee Trawick, Reporter2@riverbendnews.org On Friday, May 27, Riverbend News teamed with the area baseball coaches to vote on this year’s Baseball Player of the Year. With a 5-1 vote, Jackson Ward of…
Riverbend News’ Baseball Coach of the Year
Lee Trawick, Reporter2@riverbendnews.org Expectations were high for the Suwannee Bulldogs baseball team, as they’ve had six college commits and signees. However, talent alone does not win baseball games. Navigating such high expectations…
Lafayette FFA holds their 82nd annual banquet
Lee Trawick, Reporter2@riverbendnews.org On Thursday, May 12, the Lafayette FFA chapter celebrated its 82nd Annual Awards Ceremony Banquet. Family and friends, along with the many FFA members from the chapter, gathered together…
Hamilton school district partners with No Kid Hungry to feed youth
Christian Peterson, Reporter@riverbendnews.org On Thursday, May 15, No Kid Hungry and the Hamilton County School District (HCSD) joined forces to help care for the less fortunate in their student population. The event…
First Federal Bank celebrates 60th anniversary
Grace McAlister, Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Tuesday, May 24, First Federal Bank employees and supporters donned their navy blue, gold and white apparel for a night of unity and celebration of the bank’s 60th…
Jasper Lions to host duck race
Christian Peterson, Reporter@riverbendnews.org On Saturday, June 11, the Jasper Lions Club will be hosting the Historic Suwannee River Duck Race. The race will start at the Suwannee River Bridge on Highway 41…
 Introducing Suwanee Valley Electric’s newest trustee
Christian Peterson, Reporter@riverbendnews.org Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) is a nonprofit electric cooperative that serves the Suwannee Valley. It is ran by a board of trustees who provide local governance, oversight and…
Scaff’s announces Branford bag design competition winners
Grace McAlister, Reporter1@riverbendnews.org Scaff’s Branford IGA, through a partnership with Coca-Cola, recently had a Kids Design a Shopping Bag contest and invited students at Branford Elementary School to participate. The top winners…
Around the Banks: The 70th Annual Florida Folk Festival
After two years of not having a face to face program, the Florida Park Service of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection celebrated the 70th Annual Florida Folk Festival, the nation’s oldest…
Mayo clocktower sets tentative
Christian Peterson, Reporter@riverbendnews.org Back in December of 2021, the Lafayette County Courthouse clocktower was removed from the courthouse to receive a much-needed restoration. Now, after months of hard work, the restoration is…
Sheriff St. John officially deems Olivia Cauley a Superhero
Lee Trawick, Reporter2@riverbendnews.org Stephanie Cauley has been battling cancer over the last year. Although it has been a struggle for her, her nine-year-old daughter, Olivia Cauley, has been by her side. While…
Suwannee Chorus presents their spring concert
Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org The Suwannee Chorus went on tour on Friday, May 6, to the Village Church in Dowling Park. The Chorus comprises 39 members of the fourth and fifth grades from…
Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative awards $21,500 in scholarships to local students
Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative Contributor Thursday, May 19, the Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) Board of Trustees has awarded $21,500 in scholarships to some of the area’s outstanding high school graduates. Eleven scholarships…
Suwannee issues collection site decals
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Monday, May 23, residents of Suwannee County began receiving their county-issued collections site permit decals in the mail with a letter explaining the purpose of the decal and…
Maxine Evelyn Bowling
Maxine Evelyn Bowling, 97, of Stockton, Ga., passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2022, in the South Georgia Medical Center. She was born on Feb. 19, 1925, in Valdosta, Ga., to the…
Henry Joseph Groll, Jr.
Henry Joseph Groll, Jr. of Jasper, Fla., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 with the love of his life by his side. The two became one on Oct. 8, 1999…
Cagle grams: What is a conversion?
James H. Cagle Guest Columnist “The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul.” (Psalm 19:7) “Well spoke the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, saying, Go unto…