Heather Ainsley reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Life is busy. We all have a lot going on, and it can be hard to keep track of things. Sometimes we cut ties, move cities and quit jobs…
Power in the paper
Heather Ainsley reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com A newspaper seems like a pretty simple thing – just a stack of folded up pages that winds up on your doorstep a couple times a week. But did…
Love INC debt free in 2023
Love INC Contributor Love In the Name of Christ (INC) is blessed to announce that they became debt free in December of 2023 and are excited to see what God has in…
Memorial honors Dan Crowder’s end of watch
Christian Peterson reporter.riverbendnews@gmail.com On Wednesday, Jan. 10, citizens and law enforcement officers from all across Florida gathered at Cooks Hammock Cemetery in Lafayette County to dedicate a memorial marker in honor of…
HamCo Helping Hands host trash pick up in Jasper
Christian Peterson reporter.riverbendnews@gmail.com HamCo Helping Hands is a group organized by the Hamilton County Chamber of Commerce. On Saturday, Jan. 20, Officer Susan Bozeman and board member Jennifer Gisonni led the group’s…
SRWMD Hydrologic Conditions Report for December is now available
SRWMD Contributor To help enhance public awareness of water levels and the impact rainfall has on current conditions in North Florida, the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) has released its Hydrologic…
Garden Club celebrates Arbor Day at Hearthstone Gardens
Live Oak Garden Club Contributor Arbor Day is celebrated on the third Friday in January in Florida, and the Live Oak Garden Club marked this occasion by planting a Bald Cypress tree…
Rotary Club of Branford announces Boys State scholarship opportunity
Rotary Club of Branford Contributor The Rotary Club of Branford is proud to announce that it has voted unanimously to provide a scholarship for a rising 12th grader at Branford High School…
Florida Peanut Federation to host LEGO building contest
Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Calling all LEGO enthusiasts! The Florida Peanut Federation is set to host an exhilarating LEGO building contest, promising a day of creativity, fun and family bonding. Regional competitions are…
Suwannee school board tackles administrative contracts, school lane naming and Chairman’s retirement
Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Several notable items were discussed during the Tuesday, Jan. 23 regular Suwannee County School Board meeting. Three-year Administrative Contracts In the process of approving the consent agenda, school board…
White Springs Town Council acknowledges resignation of councilmember
Christian Peterson reporter.riverbendnews@gmail.com On Tuesday, Jan. 23, the White Springs Town Council met for its rescheduled regular meeting. The meeting began with the approval of the agenda and the minutes from previous…
Lafayette commissioners respond to input on road projects and soccer field lighting
Christian Peterson reporter.riverbendnews@gmail.com On Tuesday, Jan. 23, the Lafayette County Board of County Commissioners met for its regularly scheduled meeting. The meeting began with comments from DeWayne Ray, Mike Warnke and Arthur…
Cagle grams: Change
“For I am the LORD, I change not” (Malachi 3:6 KJV). God doesn’t change because He is the only perfect personality. God’s personality is eternally complete. If God was changing or developing,…
Living God’s way: Practicing the royal law
Quoting from Scripture, James defines the “royal law” as “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” How important is practicing the royal law? Very important! James says not practicing the royal law…
Around the Banks
When I was a child growing up in White Springs, Fla., the interstate highway system had not long been completed three miles west in Suwannee County. The White Springs exit for Interstate…
Welcome to Riverbend, Tiffany Broxey!
Christian Peterson reporter.riverbendnews@gmail.com Tiffany Broxey was born in Tampa, Fla., in 1993. She grew up in Monticello, where she graduated from Jefferson County Middle-High School. Eleven years ago, Broxey felt the need…
Superintendent Roush not seeking re-election in November
Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com After serving as the superintendent for the Suwannee County School District since November 2016, Ted Roush has announced he will not be seeking re-election in November. “The past seven…