Category: Community News

Danny Federico [email protected] The Suwannee County Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee is preparing for its annual MLK Day celebration, set to take place on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. This highly anticipated event…

Rachal Deming [email protected] Join Advent Christian Village (ACV) on Saturday, Oct. 12, for its annual Autumn Fest. The event will feature vendor booths, a bake sale, live entertainment by Dan and Cindi…

Rachal Deming [email protected] This Saturday, Oct. 12, HWY 55 of Live Oak is presenting a Classics and Hot-Rods Car Show. This is a free event open to the community. There will be…

Adyson Hammock [email protected] The Suwannee County Animal Shelter will be holding an in-house Halloween Trunk-or-Treat and Adoption Event on Saturday, Oct. 12, beginning at 10 a.m. A raffle will kick off the…

Danny Federico [email protected] The Suwannee County Friends of the Library will be hosting its annual Book Sale from Thursday, Oct. 10, through Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Suwannee River Regional Library, located…

Rachal Deming reporter3.riverbendnews @gmail.com Growing up, senior year is always something every student plans for. It’s a very exciting time in one’s life. Unfortunately for Branford High School student Julian Young, his…

Rachal Deming [email protected] October is National Domestic Violence Awareness month, and to help those in need, Vivid Visions Inc. will be collecting items for victims of domestic abuse throughout the entire month…

North Florida Land Trust Contributor North Florida Land Trust (NFLT), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS), is urging landowners within the Ocala to Osceola…

Adyson Hammock [email protected] In order to raise funds for the Suwannee County 4-H program, a chicken and rice lunch fundraiser will be held on Thursday, Oct. 10. Meal tickets can be purchased…

Adyson Hammock [email protected] The Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park’s annual Festival of Lights will be held from Friday, Dec. 6 to Monday, Dec. 23, and they are looking for volunteers….

Rachal Deming [email protected] Join the African American Development Council, Inc., as it celebrates its 29th Anniversary. The African American Development Council works towards the professional, spiritual, education, civil, political and economic development…

Leah Androski [email protected] Approximately 12.6 percent of the world’s population drinks coffee daily. National Coffee Day is celebrated on Sunday, Sept. 29, annually after the first shipment of coffee from Brazil was…

Christian Peterson [email protected] Ellianos may be a franchise, but with Gary and Katee Robey at the helm, it’s here to help the community. Ellianos was started in 2002 by Pam and Mike…

An oasis in troubled waters Mickey Starling [email protected] Formerly known as the Florida United Methodist Children’s Home, the Residing Hope at Madison Youth Ranch, in Pinetta, Fla., remains a place of hope…

Christian Peterson [email protected] Marlene Mitchell was born in 1953, in Baltimore, Md. She spent a lot of her childhood traveling between Maryland and Florida. In 1971, she graduated from Sparrows Pointe High…

Danny Federico [email protected] During the weekend of Friday, Sept. 5, local cadets from the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Suwannee River Composite Squadron completed leadership training as part of the organization’s structured development…