Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org The ongoing missing person case of 59-year-old Deborah “Debbie” Lanham of Wellborn, Fla., has ended following the identifications of human remains found on Tuesday, Dec. 20. Lanham’s family reported…
Living God’s Way: Devoted to God’s Word
After pointing out that God’s word is a “light” to his pathway, the psalmist speaks, in the 15th stanza of Psalms 119 (verses 113-120), of being devoted to God’s Word. Using several…
Suwannee River Ace Hardware wins 2022 Pinnacle Performance Award
Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org “Ace is the place with the helpful hardware folks.” The jingle is well known throughout the United States, and it’s probable the jingle played in your head as you…
Suwannee Sheriff’s Office investigates disappearance of O’Brien juvenile
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org On Wednesday, Feb. 15, 16-year-old O’Brien resident Julie “JuJu” Morgan Lovell was reported missing. JuJu was last seen on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at her uncle’s home in O’Brien. Her…
We all need to become Master Gardeners for better mental health
Katherine Allen, UF/IFAS Suwannee County Extension Contributor Walking past a vacant site with trash rustling in the breeze can make your heart beat a little faster. In addition to the surge of…
Coping with high food prices? Grow your own vegetables
Carolyn Saft, UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee County Contributor We all know that eating vegetables is good for our health, but lately it has been hard on our budgets. We have a couple of…
Manage your diabetes with the DEEP self-management program
Florida Department of Health Suwannee County Contributor The Florida Department of Health in Suwannee County in partnership with Elder Options and Elder Affairs will be providing the Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP)…
Buccaneers represent at State Championships
Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org Branford High School’s Madison Ward, Haylee Adair and Aubrey Wood laid siege on the RP Funding Center in Polk County for the Class 1A Weightlifting State Championships. For sophomore…
Tyndal appointed Hamilton County Judge
Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org On Tuesday, Feb. 7, Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Jamie Tyndal to serve as interim Judge on the Hamilton County Court. On Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, Judge Kenneth “Sonny” Scaff…
McAlpin man arrested for attempted kidnapping
Grace McAlister reporter1@riverbendnews.org Deark Bishop Warren, a 33-year-old man from McAlpin, struck the front driver’s side window of an adult victim’s vehicle with a metal pipe on Friday, Feb. 17. A Suwannee…
Suwannee Education Foundation holds TOY/SREOY Banquet
Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org On Thursday, Jan. 26, the Suwannee Education Foundation held its annual Teacher of the Year and School Related Employee of the Year (TOY/SREOY) Banquet at the Suwannee County Coliseum…
Branford High School alumni receive AP Capstone Diplomas
Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendews.org On Monday, Feb. 6, the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Program announced its 2022-23 recipients. Among those announced were Hannah Terry and Nathalia Veal, two Branford High School alumni…
Seth Humphries Sun Conference Champion
Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org On Monday, Feb. 6, the Sun Conference held its Indoor Track and Field Conference Championships, where 10 schools gathered at Birmingham Crossplex in Birmingham, Ala., Including Thomas University, where…
Live Oak man flips freghtliner
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…