By Rick Patrick Riverbend News The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has set the dates for this summer’s bay scallop season on the Gulf Coast of Florida. The season varies…
Category: History
Local History regarding Hamilton, Lafayette and Suwannee counties.
Duel! The history of the stand-off in the United States
By Ashley Hunter Riverbend News Today, when neighbors, enemies or political rivals argue, it isn’t common for the dispute to devolve into a gun-toting standoff. But there was a time, not that…
Lafayette FFA racks up month of achievements
By Chad Lyons Contributor Lafayette High School FFA livestock team finishes sixth in CDE State Finals The 2021 Florida Future Farmers of America (FFA) Livestock Evaluation Career Development Event (CDE) State Finals…
Tragedies and mischief mark Christmas of 1901
By Mickey Starling Riverbend News In the weeks before Christmas in 1901, the joy of the season was lessened by a couple of tragedies in the area, as well as a bit…
The hobby that grew big
By Leah Hodges Riverbend News Robert “Bob” Williams started growing plants 25 years ago as a hobby. It started as a way to pass the time and fill his days with something…
The storm brewing in Hamilton County killed President Lincoln
By Lee Trawick Riverbend News In 1859, a mild, meek looking religious family moved to a small village named Bellville, in Hamilton County. The family’s name was Powell: among the children in the…
Lafayette FFA celebrates National FFA week
By Jackson Powers and Jaley Mosley Contributors National Future Farmers of America (FFA) week was first celebrated in 1948 in Kansas City, Miss. That year, the number of FFA members nationwide increased…
Udder-ly excited for the cattlemen beef show
By Danny Federico Riverbend News The Suwannee County Cattlemen Association will be hosting their Open Youth Beef Show on Friday, March 19 and Saturday, March 20. The event, which runs back-to-back with…
Women’s History Month: Marjory Stoneman Douglas; a Florida woman with vision
By Starr Munro Riverbend News Marjory Stoneman Douglas was born in 1890 and moved to Miami as a young woman when the city’s population was still under 5,000 to work for her…
80 years ago, Earth was invaded by Martians
By Ashley Hunter Riverbend News “We know now that in the early years of the 20th century, this world was being watched closely by intelligences greater than man’s and yet as mortal as…
Notable Historic Floridians Thomas Alva Edison
Exploring Florida Contributor Throughout his career, Edison directed his studies to devices that could satisfy real needs and come into popular use. Indeed, it may be said that in applying himself to technology,…
BHS’s Barrett Young nominated for Presidential Scholars Program
By Danny Federico Riverbend News Barrett Young, a senior at Branford High School (BHS) and Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter President, was nominated for the career and technical education (CTE) component…
America’s oldest colleges: Negroes were there all the while
By Gene Hall Youth Minister Providence M. B. Church Contributor “For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God” (Hebrew 3:4). I was at a luncheon the…
Branford FFA girls place 7th overall in state competition
By Stacy Young Contributor The Branford Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter competed in the Environmental Science Career Development Event at the Florida FFA Leadership Training Center in Haines City, Fla., on Thursday,…
Cousin Thelma: Mistress of Ceremonies
By Starr Munro Riverbend News There are certain people in history who may not be what some picture when they think of the word “pioneer.” The image of a pioneer is usually accompanied…
McGranahan recognized as outstanding Florida Forest landowner
By Katrina Koning Contributor The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) is celebrating 100 years with a Centennial Challenge campaign, honoring the work of the association in providing a unified voice for state…
Forging a bridge between Suwannee and Lafayette Counties
By Starr Munro Riverbend News The Suwannee River has and continues to affect all communities that live off the river. It has affected everything from commerce and schooling to farming and ranching. It…