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By Lee Trawick Riverbend News Evie Pitts is a senior at Branford High School and plays centerfield for the Lady Buccaneers varsity softball team. Pitts roams centerfield like a tiger in a…

By Christian Peterson Riverbend News Recently, rumors have been circulating that Live Oak’s Taco Bell, located on Ohio Avenue, will be closing permanently. A screenshot circulated throughout social media showing an image saying…

By Christian Peterson Riverbend News On Monday, Sept. 13, Mayo Correctional Institution (CI) competed in the 2021 Southeastern States Manhunt Trials. Mayo CI’s K9 unit, including Sergeant Matt Thompkins, Officer Andy Lamb,…

By Lee Trawick Riverbend News On Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, a 911 call was made to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office concerning a single-vehicle accident on a dirt road on Northwest Banta Acres…

By Christian Peterson Riverbend News On Dec. 30, 2017, around 10 p.m., 44-year-old Jasper resident, Jaworski Williams, was found dead in his residence. Upon further investigation, the death was revealed to be…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News UPDATE: The victim has been positively identified and next of kin notification has been completed. Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) investigators are requesting assistance from the community in…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News On Tuesday. Sept. 7, the Suwannee County Board of Commissioners spent over five hours in their regular scheduled meeting, usually held at the Judicial Annex Building, going…

By Christian Peterson Riverbend News On Thursday, Sep. 9, at 10:59 p.m., 51-year-old Julie Lynn Lake, of Mayo, was arrested for possession of marijuana; retail theft; possession of a controlled substance; possession…

By Cheltsie Holbrook Riverbend News On Thursday, Sept. 2, the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office assisted the US Marshalls Fugitive Task Force and the Florida Highway Patrol in capturing 25-year-old Hunter Dylan Jones Buck….

By Danny Federico Riverbend News The Suwannee County School Board (SCSB) held a brief public hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 24, at 5:55 p.m. in the School Board Meeting Room, located at 1740 Ohio…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News The Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) Criminal Investigations Division arrested 58-year-old Larry Marshall Worley on Wednesday, Aug. 25, for sexual battery on a disabled person, abuse of…

By Lee Trawick Riverbend News Thursday, Aug. 26, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office received a warrant for the arrest of Brittany Cooper from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office for suspected fraud. Cooper…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News The Town of Branford held a Town Council meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 10, at 7 p.m. in the council chambers of Branford Town Hall, located at 502…

By Lee Trawick Riverbend News On Thursday, Aug. 19, a call was received by the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) at 4 p.m. about a shooting that took place on U.S. Highway…

By Lee Trawick Riverbend News The term “hero” is often overused; rarely does someone embody the definition of the word “hero.” Not everyone was Lt. Lonny Hempstead.  On Tuesday, Aug. 10, the…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News Residents of the tri-county area are continuing to experience flooding and damage from the substantial rainfall received at the beginning of August. County Road 534 in Lafayette…

By Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office Contributor Ethan Burkett (25, Live Oak, Fla.), Coty Michael Wiltgen (31, Live Oak, Fla.) and William Story Shackelford (24, Valdosta, Ga.) have pled guilty to…