Category: Community News

Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com The Woman’s Club of Jasper will be hosting its annual Fall Bazaar on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The bazaar will feature a variety of…

Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com The Live Oak community gathered at the Live Oak Fire Department on Wednesday, Sept. 11, for a solemn ceremony to honor the lives lost in the terrorist attacks that…

  AMERICAN PATRIOTS Contributor On Saturday, Sept. 21, the AMERICAN PATRIOTS of Live Oak is providing an opportunity for the community to meet the two candidates for Suwannee County Sheriff: Sam St….

Christian Peterson reporter.riverbendnews@gmail.com On Saturday, Sept. 7, crowds began to gather at the Live Oak Library in the late evening. A line formed almost blocking the way as the final library patrons…

Christian Peterson reporter.riverbendnews@gmail.com Westwood Christian School is one of the biggest private schools in Suwannee County. Throughout the year, as different holidays and especially days of remembrance come up, Westwood will host…

Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com The legacy of the Adams family in Hamilton County dates back to 1893 when Alonzo M. Adams purchased a small piece of land and began farming. Over the next…

Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Stanley and Jeanette Ash, long-time residents of Lafayette County, have spent nearly 27 years perfecting the craft of cane syrup production, preserving an agricultural tradition that dates back generations….

Cheltsie Holbrook reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Sunday, Sept. 22, marks National American Business Women’s Day, which recognizes and reflects upon the many contributions and achievements that women across the country have added to the workforce,…

Laura Young reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Each year in September our nation sets aside a day to acknowledge and celebrate the contribution of female officers who enforce law and order around the country. National Police…

Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com It’s a day many will never forget and, sadly, a tragedy generations to come will never fully comprehend. On Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, individuals across the nation watched in…

Carolyn Saft Contributor There is hope that the tortuous, sweltering summer temperatures will be behind us in a few more weeks. Some of the fall flowering plants are showing their buds–hooray! I…

Lori Watson Contributor On Tuesday, Aug. 27, members of Live Oak Elks Lodge #1165 welcomed Carol Johnson, Outreach Program Director and Sarah Cordero, Primary Prevention Coordinator from Vivid Visions Domestic Violence Crisis…

Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com The Friends of Hamco Animal Shelter recently announced the shelter received a grant from Florida’s Spay/Neuter specialty license plate fund to support pet owners and feral cat caretakers in…

Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com The Suwannee River Regional Library System is set to host a community event featuring Suwannee Valley Unsolved (SVU), an organization dedicated to shedding light on missing persons and unsolved…

Feature: SOS Mode Haley Heseltine reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Do you think you’re being followed? Are you in an uncomfortable and dangerous situation? Do you fear for your life? There is a powerful emergency feature…