Grace McAlister [email protected] To celebrate and support FAMU students of Hamilton and Suwannee Counties, and assure them that their commitment to higher education is valuable in the eyes of their home community,…
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Florida “Run for the Fallen” to pass through Suwannee County on Feb. 11
Laura Young [email protected] On Friday, Feb. 10, a team of more than 20 marathon-trained athletes will embark on a 176-mile, three-day journey from Tallahassee to Jacksonville to honor every service member with…
Welcome to Riverbend, Spooky and Mushu!
Grace McAlister [email protected] Mushu, a Siamese cat and Spooky, a black cat, who often roam around the businesses on Duval Street, are the latest additions to the Riverbend News family. Mushu and…
Former Jasper News editor passes away
Grace McAlister [email protected] Lillian Clarice Jones Norris passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 9, at Haven Hospice in Lake City, Fla., surrounded by her family. Jones was the wife of the late…
Matthew Jenkins signs with Santa Fe College
Lee Trawick [email protected] When young boys put on their first pair of cleats and feel the clay beneath their feet, baseball quickly becomes part of their dreams. At least, that was the…
Show Will Carpenter some love
Mickey Starling [email protected] Will Carpenter is a bright young man who is a resident of Live Oak, Fla. He is now terminally ill with a rare form of bone cancer. The following…
Collision at Hometown Jewelry leaves one dead
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…
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….