Grace Mcallister reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 11:20 a.m., a 2018 freightliner tractor pulling a flatbed trailer loaded with lumber was traveling west on US-27 Alternate in Levy County. According to…
Drive your appetite down to Hwy 55
Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org “With an open grill, you can greet everyone who walks in. You can chat with guests sitting at the counter and cook fresh meals right in front of them….
Tolerating one another’s weaknesses
If I had as many children as God, I wouldn’t last a day after seeing how they treat each other. Correction: I wouldn’t last five minutes. Make that five seconds. Thankfully, God…
Spend a day at the farm
Grace McAlister reporter1@riverbendnews.org Join the Suwannee County UF/IFAS Animal Sciences Department and Florida Dairy Farmers on Saturday, Feb. 11, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a free Family Day at the…
Lafayette County woman charged with child abuse
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Tuesday, Jan. 31, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) received a call for service, where a video was provided showing a six-month-old infant being kicked multiple times by…
Shooter killed by FHP trooper at Live Oak Busy Bee
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Tuesday, Feb. 7, between 4:45 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) responded to a shooting at the diesel pumps at the Live Oak Busy Bee. A…
Meet Sid the sloth!
Laura Young reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Red light radiates from a heat lamp throughout the newest residence at the North Florida Wildlife Center (NFWC). It’s keeping the temperatures at a toasty 80-plus degrees, which is…
LEGO building competition can lead to career pathways
North Florida College Contributor On Monday, Jan. 23, young contestants of the Suwannee River Regional Library LEGO Club Extravaganza were in a competition to be the first to build, program and race…
Riverbend pays a visit to Suwannee Middle School
Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org On Wednesday, Jan. 18, Riverbend News staff members Grace McAlister, Lucy Golub and Christian Peterson visited Suwannee Middle School’s (SMS) broadcasting class. The crew had been invited by the…
Mt. Olive Baptist Church to hold Valentine’s Banquet
Christian Peterson reporter@riverbendnews.org On Sunday, Feb. 12, Mt. Olive Baptist Church’s student ministry will be holding a Valentine’s Banquet and Cake Auction as a camp fundraiser. The menu will include pork loin,…
Hamilton County man arrested for public indecency
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Thursday, Feb. 2, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) Deputy Jason Herrera was dispatched to an incident involving 18-year-old Javarius Whetstone, who was reportedly standing in the middle of…
White Springs man arrested for Lake City burglary
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Monday, Jan. 23, at approximately 2:35 a.m., the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) responded to Tustenuggee Road in Lake City, Fla., in reference to a possible burglary in…
Around the Banks
The month of February brings to mind so many holidays and events: Valentine’s Day; Presidents Day, celebrating the birthdays of two great American presidents, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln; as well as…
Inmate charged with murder dies
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org Richard Eugene Hamilton, 59, was serving time on death row at Union Correctional Institute for his conviction in a Hamilton County murder. According to the Florida Department of Corrections…
McAlpin man arrested for Lake City burglaries
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Thursday, Feb. 2, at 5:23 p.m., the Lake City Police Department (LCPD) responded to Murphy USA, located at 2659 W US Hwy 90, in Lake City, regarding a…
Mobley, Scott and Derico represent Suwannee at indoor track meet
Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org The Alachua County Sports Complex at Celebration Pointe called for competitors to compete on their indoor track on Saturday, Jan. 14. Suwannee High School’s TJ Derico answered the call…
The Old Paths to perform at Mount Olive Baptist Church
Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org Jeremiah 6:16 reads, “Thus saith the Lord, stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and…