By Gary King, Contributor On July 10, 1952, my story begins when I was born to Charlie and Betty King in Jacksonville. I grew up on the west side, graduating from Paxon…
Lady Buccaneers crowned 1A District 5 Champions
By Lee Trawick, Riverbend News Between Monday, Oct. 18 and Thursday, Oct. 21, 1A District 5 varsity volleyball teams laid siege on Branford High School in hopes of capturing the elusive District…
Buccaneers 10U football team wins championship
By Lee Trawick, Riverbend News On Saturday, Oct. 16, the Branford Buccaneers 10U football team traveled to Bell, Fla., to take on the Chiefland Indians 10U team for the Tri-County Youth Football…
Clay Koon makes first donation as Peanut Butter Ambassador
By Danny Federico, Riverbend News On Wednesday, Sept. 29, the Lafayette County UF/IFAS Extension received it’s first peanut butter donation for the 2021 Peanut Butter Challenge. This year, the donation was given…
Suwannee Valley Cornhole Tournament raises over $5,700 for United Way
By Grace McAlister, Riverbend News On Saturday, Oct. 14, the Fourth annual Suwannee Valley Cornhole Tournament, hosted by Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC), raised $5,737 for United Way of Suwannee Valley (UWSV)….
Lafayette Fire receives community support
By Christian Peterson, Riverbend News The Lafayette County Volunteer Fire Department is an integral part of the community. As such, they are present at many community events from Homecoming to Pioneer Day….
Michael Wendle Nettles
Michael Wendle Nettles, 61, of McAlpin, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. The Lake City, Florida-born native lived in McAlpin for 30 years. Nettles loved his country and…
Robin R. Ogles
Robin R. Ogles passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. She was born on March 10, 1961, in Lancaster, Ohio, to the late James M….
Around the Banks: Happy Halloween
Once before the wonder of imagination began to petrify with age, I absolutely loved Halloween. In our school at South Hamilton Elementary, in White Springs, we all looked forward to the annual …
Emerald’s Gem Box: Why I do what I do…I want to help change the world. Or, at least my corner of it.
One year ago, I wrote a column entitled “I want to change my corner of the world.” Those words seem to best describe why I love the newspaper business. We all have…
School board recognizes students for perfect FSA Scores
By Danny Federico, Riverbend News The Lafayette County School Board held a regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 19, at 6 p.m., in the Administration Building’s school board meeting room, located at 363…
Head-on collision results in fatality
By Christian Peterson, Riverbend News A head-on collision took place on County Road 18 near County Road 131, in Columbia County, on Tuesday, Oct. 19, at approximately 7:04 a.m. According to the…
Michael Wendle Nettles
Michael Wendle Nettles, 61, of McAlpin, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. The Lake City, Florida-born native lived in McAlpin for 30 years. Nettles loved his country and…
Suwannee Middle School raises over $1,000 during Pink Wars Week
By Suwannee Middle School, Contributor Suwannee Middle School (SMS) is hosting a Pink Wars Week in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this week from Monday, Oct. 18, through Friday, Oct. 22….
Tragedy strikes Live Oak
By Lee Trawick Riverbend News On Sunday, Oct.10, a fatal incident occurred involving Live Oak residents Joe Danby Lewis (38) and Johnathan Bryce Galloway (42). The incident involving the two gentlemen took place…
Charges continue to pile on Brittany Cooper
By Lee Trawick Riverbend News Charges continue to pile on Brittany Cooper, former Hamilton County Attorney, following her arrest by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, Aug. 26, where she faced multiple…
Suwannee tops 50
By Lee Trawick Riverbend News On Friday, Oct. 15, the Suwannee High School Bulldogs varsity football team played host to the Paxon Eagles at Paul Langford Stadium. It was the conclusion of a…