By Danny Federico Riverbend News A benefit ride is being held in support of Wyatt Sasser, a Live Oak man who was in an early morning single motorcycle accident in Gainesville on Friday,…
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Irene McCall to turn 100 years old
By Starr Munro Riverbend News A baby girl was born to Warren and Sally Jernigan in the town of Wellborn on Feb. 1, in the year 1921. The youngest of nine siblings,…
New property appraiser requests saved money to digitize files
By Susan K. Lamb Riverbend News New Suwannee County Property Appraiser Ricky Gamble visited the Suwannee County Commission, his former place of employment as a commissioner, on Tuesday, Jan. 19, to ask…
Suwannee and Hamilton Counties name District Teachers/Employees of the Year
By Starr Munro Riverbend News The Suwannee Education Foundation held the 2020-2021 Suwannee County Teacher of the Year and School Related Employee of the Year ceremony on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Leona Ash…
City of Live Oak honors LOPD and post office
By Susan K. Lamb Riverbend News The Live Oak City Council convened Tuesday, Jan. 12, at City Hall for its regular monthly meeting with a small agenda that was quickly completed. The council…
Gov. Desantis appoints Larry Thompson to Water Management Board
By Susan K. Lamb Riverbend News Florida Gov. Ron Desantis has appointed Lake City business owner Larry Thompson to fill an opening on the Suwannee River Water Management Board. Thompson was appointed on…
Do not pay to reserve COVID-19 vaccine appointments
By Danny Federico Riverbend News On Thursday, Jan. 7, Attorney General Ashley Moody issued a Consumer Alert about COVID-19 scams involving misleading webpages charging for vaccine appointments. According to the release, scammers have…
Jennings Volunteer Fire Department gets first fire chief: Steven Lang
By Ramsey Sullivan Riverbend News New Jersey, Kissimmee, Fla., Antarctica and Saudi Arabia are just a few of the places that Steven Lang has lived during his 22 year career as a firefighter….
Hamilton and Suwannee Counties to host legislative delegation hearings
By Starr Munro Riverbend News The Suwannee County legislative delegation hearing will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at the Suwannee County Agricultural Coliseum, located at 1302 11th St., in…
Withlacoochee River back within range
By Rick Patrick Riverbend NewsOn Wednesday, Jan. 6, the Madison County and Hamilton County offices of the Florida Department of Health (DOH) issued a health advisory for those living along and near…
Another health advisory issued for Withlacoochee River
Rick Patrick Riverbend News On Wednesday, Jan. 6, the Madison County and Hamilton County offices of the Florida Department of Health (DOH) issued a health advisory for those living along and near…
Stimulus checks are on the way
By Lazaro Aleman Riverbend NewsMillions of Americans can expect to receive a $600 stimulus at anytime, and some may have already received them, according to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.Mnuchin is reported…
First minimum wage increase occurred Jan. 1
By Ramsey Sullivan Riverbend News In the November 2020 general election, the state of Florida passed a new minimum wage law. This law calls for a gradual increase of minimum wage from the…
COVID-19 vaccines have arrived for Hamilton, Lafayette and Suwannee Counties
By Susan K. Lamb Riverbend News In less than one year since COVID-19 raised its ugly head around Christmas 2019 and started killing and making sick millions of Americans, two new COVID-19 vaccines…
Six burned, one dead in tragic Christmas night fire
By Susan K. Lamb Riverbend News A Christmas night gathering in the Old Sugar Mill Farm subdivision off State Road 51 in Live Oak ended in tragedy when six people were burned by…
Harbor Freight Tools to open a store in Live Oak
By Susan K. Lamb Riverbend News Harbor Freight Tools has announced it has signed a deal to open a new location in the City of Live Oak. That location will be in the…
Congressman proposes the “You Must Be Alive To Vote Act”
By Kathrine Alderman Riverbend News At a meeting of Congress on Wednesday, Dec. 2, Brian Babin of the House of Representatives introduced the “You Must Be Alive To Vote Act of 2020.” As…