Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org Suwannee High School (SHS) athletics has a long rich history of producing great athletes. From State Championship teams to individual State Champions, many of the program’s athletes have gone…
Lafayette golf lays up just short against Cowboys
Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org The Lafayette High School golf team traveled to face off against district foe, the Madison County Cowboys on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Over the course of the regular season, the…
Lady Bulldogs witness Donaldson destroy personal record
Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendews.org On Tuesday, Oct. 4, the Suwannee High School girls’ golf team traveled to Quail Heights to take on the Columbia Lady Tigers and the Middleburg Lady Broncos. While the…
Lady Bucs dominate Lady Tigers at Quail Heights
Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org On Monday, Oct. 3, the Branford High School girls’ golf team traveled to Lake City to take on the Trenton Lady Tigers at Quail Heights Country Club. The Lady…
Bulldogs take third in Alligator Park Invitational
Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org On Tuesday, Oct. 4, the Suwannee High School cross country teams traveled to Lake City to compete in the Alligator Lake Invitational, featuring 14 teams in the boys’ division…
Bulldogs swim team navigates rough waters
Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org On Monday, Oct. 4, the Suwannee High School swim team traveled to Fernandina Beach for a tri-meet against the Fernandina Pirates and the Yulee Hornets. The Bulldogs were looking…
RIVEROAK Student Spotlight: Victoria Wood
Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org Throughout their time at school, students at RIVEROAK Technical College have the chance to be featured as a student spotlight. RIVEROAK takes the time to highlight one of their…
Lafayette elementary announces September Students of the Month
Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Lafayette Elementary School has announced its Students of the Months for the month of September. These students are nominated by their teacher due to their outstanding effort to be…
Peanut Butter Challenge kicks off!
Emily Beach Contributor The Peanut Butter Challenge is an annual jar collection for local food pantries hosted by UF/IFAS Extension and lasts from Saturday, Oct. 1, until Monday, Oct. 31. Launched in…
SVEC gives Lafayette County Emergency Management a lift
Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org Living in Florida makes most people aware of the common natural dangers that surrounding the area. A good example of this would be the hurricanes seen almost yearly around…
Cold Case Spotlight: Sergio Diego Domingo
Jason Futch, Suwannee Valley Unsolved Contributor Fourteen-year-old Sergio Diego Domingo was living the American dream. An immigrant from Guatemala, he had traveled with relatives throughout parts of the United States until settling…
And the winners are…
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org Riverbend News, in partnership with Wild Adventures, is able to give away free tickets to the theme park for general admission and, on occasion, for special concerts or events….
Is your vehicle too loud?
Grace McAlister Reporter1@riverbendnews.org Some traffic noise is unavoidable: the startlingly loud exhalations of diesel engine brakes and garbage trucks or the siren of an ambulance. However some of it is decidedly not….
The Little Bar to host Fifth Annual Bikers for Boobies Poker Run
Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Rev up your engines, The Little Bar will be holding its Fifth Annual Bikers for Boobies Poker Run on Saturday, Oct. 8! All are welcome to participate in this…
Bernice Russell
Bernice Russell, 68, passed away peacefully with her loving husband by her side on September 27, 2022, in Greenville, Fla. Bernice was born July 26, 1954, in Perry, Fla., to Onseylo Sadler…
Early prescription refills permitted under State of Emergenc
Florida Department of Health Contributor On Saturday, Sept. 24, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 22-219, expanding the State of Emergency statewide as Tropical Depression Nine has strengthened into Tropical Storm…
The Lawson Trio returns to Live Oak
Friends of Music Concerts Contributor The Friends of Music will begin the 2022–23 concert season in October. Those who have attended a concert by the Lawson Trio will be pleased to know…