Christian Peterson [email protected] According to a report by the Florida Highway Patrol, on Saturday, Jan. 14, an accident at Hometown Jewelry and Loan left one man dead. At roughly 3:30 a.m., a…
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Help Wesley fight cancer
Grace McAlister [email protected] Wesley Rizer, a Mayo resident, was recently diagnosed with neuroblastoma cancer in his spinal cord. Neuroblastoma is a type of cancer that forms from immature nerve cells. It usually…
Kinetic cuts ribbon on fiber optic project
Christian Peterson [email protected] On Thursday, Jan. 12, Kinetic by Windstream officially cut the ribbon on their fiber optic project in Hamilton County. Kinetic was joined by the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners…
Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office warns of fake calls
Christian Peterson [email protected] Even though 2023 has just started, criminals take no breaks. On Monday, Jan. 2, the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) reported receiving multiple calls regarding a new scam involving…
Jasper resident dead in drug deal gone wrong
Grace McAlister [email protected] On Sunday, Jan. 1, at 9:51 p.m., the Jasper Police Department (JPD) responded to a call at a residence on Martin Luther King Drive. The JPD reports states the…
Jasper man charged with premeditated murder
Grace McAlister [email protected] On Thursday, Dec. 29, at 11:13 a.m., the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) responded to an apparent shooting at Mama’s Burgers, in Jasper. According to a report from the…
Tri-county legislative delegation hearings announced
LeAnn Bunton Contributor The annual legislative delegation hearings for Suwannee, Hamilton and Lafayette Counties have been scheduled for Friday, Jan. 13. These hearings will include State Representative Jason Shoaf, Chair of the…
Wellborn man arrested for child molestation
Grace McAlister [email protected] On Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, an 11-year-old girl reported to the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) she had been molested when she was five or six years of age…
One dead in Hamilton County shooting
Grace McAlister [email protected] On Thursday, Dec. 29, around 11 a.m., the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) responded to an apparent shooting at Mama’s Burgers in Jasper. According to Hamilton County Sheriff J….
Driver’s license and vehicle inspection checkpoints
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Contributor The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting driver license and vehicle inspection checkpoints during the weeks of Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023 until Friday, March 31, 2023,…
Branford Town Clerk Donna Hardin announces retirement
Grace McAlister [email protected] On Tuesday, Dec. 13, Branford Town Clerk Donna Hardin was presented with a plaque recognizing her retirement after 17 and a half years of service to the Branford community….
Missing Wellborn woman’s body possibly found in Hamilton County
Lee Trawick [email protected] On Wednesday, Dec. 21, the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) investigators located the remains of a female just off Highway State Road 6 in Hamilton County. The SCSO is…
Collin Ruth found with 32 videos of child pornography
Christian Peterson [email protected] On Thursday, Dec. 8 Collin Michael-Allen Adams Ruth of Mayo, was arrested on 32 counts of child pornography and on unlawful use of a two-way communication device. Roughly two…
Live Oak robbery suspect apprehended
Grace McAlister [email protected] Monte Deaundre Ellis, a 21-year-old Live Oak resident, was wanted by the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) in connection to several armed robberies that occurred Sunday, Dec. 4 in…
59-year-old Wellborn woman missing, foul play suspected
Lee Trawick [email protected] Deborah “Debbie” Lanham, a 59-year-old Wellborn resident, formerly from Knoxville, Tenn., has officially been listed as missing as of Monday, Dec. 12, according to the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office…
Riverbend News is collecting donations for Toys for Tots
Lee Trawick [email protected] Riverbend News has joined the Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots campaign. We will be accepting donations of new, unwrapped toys until Saturday, Dec. 24, to help ensure kids…
Suwannee County Fire Rescue battles structure flames
Lee Trawick [email protected] On Wednesday, Dec. 7 at approximately 5:49 p.m. Suwannee County Fire Rescue (SCFR) was dispatched to a structure fire on County Road 417. Station One, Station Two, Station Five…