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By Rick Patrick Riverbend News On Wednesday, April 28, the Madison County and Hamilton County offices of the Florida Department of Health (DOH) issued a health advisory for those living along and…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News The Lafayette County Board of Commissioners (LCBC) held a regular meeting on Monday, April 12, at 9 a.m. The meeting took place in the County Commissioners Meeting Room,…

By Rick Patrick Riverbend News After spending many years as a prosecutor, former state attorney for Florida’s Third Judicial Circuit, Jeff Siegmeister may be becoming accustomed to a new role in the…

By Susan K. Lamb Riverbend News The Suwannee County Commission spent five hours Tuesday, April 13, in a workshop discussing: millions of dollars in federal money available from the CARES Act that can…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News Two local men have been arrested for the possession of child pornography. On Thursday, April 8, at approximately 8:08 p.m., 27-year-old Joshua Wayne Calhoun, of O’Brien, was…

By Susan K. Lamb Riverbend News Five Suwannee County Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday, April 6, at a public hearing to raise fines to the state maximum of $500 per violation by local…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News A Live Oak man was arrested on Monday, April 12, after deputies with the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) received a call involving possible domestic violence. According to…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News The Suwannee County School Board (SCSB) held a regular meeting on Tuesday, March 23, at 6 p.m. in the School Board Meeting Room, located at 1740 Ohio…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News Two Lake City residents were arrested in Suwannee County on Thursday, April 1, following the abduction of two children on Wednesday, March 31. On Wednesday, March 31,…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News A Suwannee County teen was pronounced dead following a single vehicle accident early Monday morning on March 29. According to the report filed by Florida Highway Patrol…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News On Saturday, March 13, at approximately 3 a.m., Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) responded to a vehicle versus tree accident on the corner of NE Scott Street and…

By Susan K. Lamb Riverbend News Suwannee County Economic Development and Tourist Director Jimmy Norris made an announcement of good news at the Monday, March 15, Suwannee County Commission meeting that Binderholz…

By Susan K. Lamb Riverbend News Recently, the Live Oak City Council expressed concern about local sweepstakes cafés in the city limits. Now the county has set a public hearing for Tuesday,…

By Rick Patrick Riverbend News For former U.S. State Attorney Jeff Siegmeister, the long arm of the law stretched all the way to Flagstaff, Ariz., where he was arrested after a 33-page,…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) are continuing to investigate a homicide, which occurred early in the morning on…

Concepcion Ledezma is currently in his second year teaching English at Hamilton County High School, his 26th overall in the Florida public school system (16 of them in Broward County). Besides teaching…

By Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office  Contributor The Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO), the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) and the Live Oak Police Department (LOPD) have been actively investigating a criminal theft…