By Starr Munro Riverbend News The Hamilton County Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the annual “Sweets on the Street” Christmas parade in Jasper on Saturday, Dec. 12. The parade will begin at…
Publix to hold grand opening at new location
By Starr Munro Riverbend News Publix will be having their grand opening for the new store on Thursday, Dec. 10. This project has been years in the making with the land it’s built…
Enjoy family movie night at HBBC
By Starr Munro Riverbend NewsHatch Bend Baptist Church (HBBC), located in Branford, is hosting a free movie night on Sunday, Dec. 6th, at 6 p.m. If weather permits, it will be a…
Lady Bulldogs dominate weightlifting match
By Rick Patrick Riverbend NewsOn Wednesday, Nov. 4, the Lady Bulldogs of Suwannee High School weightlifting team began their season with a resounding victory over the Lady Marauders of Maclay School and…
HCHS launches Mentor Program
By Danny Federico Riverbend News Hamilton County High School (HCHS) will be launching their HCHS Mentor Program under the leadership of Tiffany Criswell, who works as HCHS’s Social and Emotional Learning School Support….
Mayor signs proclamation for Farm-City Week
By Danny Federico Riverbend News The Lafayette County Farm Bureau hosted a luncheon for its Farm-City Week event on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 12 p.m. The event was held at the Mayo Farm…
Arise Coffee has grand opening
By Starr Munro Riverbend News More often than not, some of the best ideas happen out of the inspiration that is sometimes born out of necessity. Will Howland knew he wasn’t the only…
Naoko Florence Tanguay
Mrs. Naoko Florence Tanguay, age 88, from Jasper, Fla, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. She was born in Osaka, Japan, on June 11, 1932.She was a member of St. Theresa…
Martha-Ruth Gibbs Henderson
Death is not the opposite of life, but part of it. It brings our family great jubilation to present the following obituary for Martha-Ruth Gibbs Henderson, having passed away Sunday morning at…
WWII WAR RATION BOOKS
President Franklin Roosevelt created the Office of Price Administration in August 1941. Its main responsibility was to place a ceiling on prices of most goods to prevent wartime price gouging and to…
Christian Concepts: Give Thanks
There are a host of Scriptures that enjoin us to give thanks to God. In the midst of prayer, when we are asking Him for things, we should always be mindful of…
Around The Banks
“Politicians compete for the highest offices. Business tycoons scramble for a bigger and bigger piece of the pie. Armies march and scientists study and philosophers philosophize and preachers preach and laborers sweat….
Emerald’s Gem Box: A Good Attitude Is Something That Can Be Managed And Learned
So many times in life, we take such small incidents and we blow them up into what we believe to be such huge life-altering incidents. There are so many things that happen…
Fundraiser raffle held for White Springs man
By Danny Federico Riverbend News A fundraiser raffle is currently being held for Tyler Ogburn, a young father from White Springs, who was in an automobile accident on Friday, Oct. 23. He was…
Enjoy Christmas on the Square this week
By Danny Federico Riverbend News Despite the recent challenges the pandemic has caused, the Suwannee County Chamber of Commerce will continue to hold its 36th Annual Christmas on the Square. Taking place in…
Beachville Advent Christian welcomes new pastor
By Danny Federico: Riverbend News A new pastor has made his way to the Beachville Advent Christian Church located at 24815 County Road 49 in O’Brien. Robert Osburn, who was born in…
HCHS welcomes Superintendent Zamora
By Danny Federico: Riverbend News Hamilton County High School’s (HCHS) staff welcomed incoming Superintendent Lee Wetherington-Zamora with a breakfast reception on Friday morning, Nov. 13, in Jasper. The library was decked out…