Laura Young reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Friday, Jan. 20, is Florida Arbor Day, a day that is marked by the planting of trees and emphasizing the need to care for trees as a way to…
Live Oak man arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting child
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Tuesday, Jan. 3, at approximately 10:42 a.m., the Live Oak Police Department (LOPD) received a telephone call from a woman in reference to a delayed sexual battery. According…
Renew Woman’s Conference scheduled
Eva Stroud reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com From Friday, Jan. 20, through Sunday, Jan. 22, there will be a woman’s conference being held. This event will be an all-inclusive weekend and will feature three speakers. This…
Its time for the Lego club extravaganza
Christian Peterson reporter@riverbendnews.org On Monday, Jan. 23 the Suwannee River Regional Library will be hosting the Lego Club Extravaganza. The event will last from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and will be…
Have some cake and eat it too
Christian Peterson reporter@riverbendnews.org The Lafayette High School Drama Club (LHSDC) is preparing for their next show. However, to do so, there is a financial need. The LHSDC has come up with a…
Lady Hornets kick off second half of their season
Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org The Lafayette High School girls’ varsity basketball team is looking to bounce back after the Christmas break with hopes of a District Tournament appearance. Having struggled to find consistency…
Pastor Spotlight: Earl Green
Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org Earl Green is a chart-topping musician, in fact, he is a multiple time chart topping musician. However, his greatest work is much humbler. Green is the pastor of Lighthouse…
RIVEROAK’S Derwin Bass announces retirement: “It’s been a great career, I wouldn’t do anything different.”
Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org On Friday, Dec. 16, RIVEROAK Technical College (RTC) made a Facebook post, announcing the retirement of one of its teachers, Derwin Bass. Bass is a staple of RTC and…
“As long as I’m alive and breathing, John will have a voice” Suwannee Valley Unsolved brings local cold cases to light
Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Suwannee Valley Unsolved is currently investigating the murders and disappearances of 41 individuals, 30 of which occurred in Columbia County and 11 of which occurred in Suwannee County. In…
American Legion Post 107 spreads holiday cheer with No Vet Alone Christmas dinner
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org Many people enjoy spending the holidays with family; however, many people do not have family close by and often don’t even have a place to share a special meal…
Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office nabs teen involved in Gainesville shooting
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Wednesday, Jan. 11, the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office helped arrest a man involved in a shooting that paralyzed a man during a home invasion robbery in Gainesville, Fla….
Hamilton Correctional Institution employee arrested for smuggling narcotics
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org According to a Florida Department of Corrections Office of Inspector General report, a Hamilton Correctional Institution (HCI) employee, thirty-nine-year-old Jamie Lynn Smith of Lake Park, Ga., was arrested Friday,…
The embarrassing state of high school sports
I grew up in the small town of Mayo, where I was listed at 5’2” and 97 pounds during my senior season in baseball. When I would put on that jersey to…
Show Will Carpenter some love
Mickey Starling reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com 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 Reporter@riverbendnews.org 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 Reporter1@riverbendnews.org 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 Reporter@riverbendnews.org 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…