Kermit Ray Horne, Sr., 87, of Lake City, passed away on Saturday morning, March 20, 2021, at the Lake City VA Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born in Tampa…
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Does anyone out there know the term “usta,” pronounced “you stuh,” with a long “u” sound at the beginning. If you are from our area, you will be familiar with it. There…
Deeper Wells: Problems are the secret to your success
“Eyeglasses solve seeing problems. Hearing aids solve hearing problems. Pencils solve writing problems and utensils solve eating problems.” If you think about it, everything that is created is done so with the…
Emerald’s Gem Box: 15 Things God Won’t Ask You
1. God won’t ask what kind of car you drove; He’ll ask how many people you drove who didn’t have transportation. 2. God won’t ask the square footage of your house; He’ll…
Car vs. tree fatality
By Danny Federico Riverbend News On Saturday, March 13, at approximately 3 a.m., Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) responded to a vehicle versus tree accident on the corner of NE Scott Street and…
Binderholz sawmill is now open
By Susan K. Lamb Riverbend News Suwannee County Economic Development and Tourist Director Jimmy Norris made an announcement of good news at the Monday, March 15, Suwannee County Commission meeting that Binderholz…
Hamilton knocks out Branford, 9-0
By Concepcion Ledezma Riverbend News To use a boxing analogy, when Hamilton County played Branford in the season-opener last month, the error-prone Trojans barely won by a split decision. Final score: 10-9….
Hamilton County students honored in art show
By Starr Munro Riverbend News Hamilton County High School recently took part in an art show hosted by the Turner Center for the Arts located in Valdosta, Ga., in honor of Youth…
Shepherd’s Hands of Suwannee Valley reach out to help communities
By Starr Munro Riverbend News A free health clinic based out of Live Oak wants nothing more than to help local citizens stay healthy. Shepherd’s Hands of Suwannee Valley, Inc. opens their…
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…
The Dance Shop to host community Easter egg hunt
By Danny Federico Riverbend News A community Easter egg hunt, hosted by The Dance Shop, TDS MMA, Rock and Roses Boutique, The Spa at 339 and FUNfetti, will be taking place on Saturday,…
Lorena Williams Peach
Lorena Williams Peach of Jasper, age 81, passed away on March 17, 2021, following a lengthy illness. Peach was born March 25, 1939, in Juliette, Ga., to her parents Edward Lamar Williams…
Carolyn Adele Warner Howell
Carolyn Adele Warner Howell, age 70, of Jennings, passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2021, at Shands U.F. Hospital in Gainesville. Carolyn was a native of Live Oak, born on Dec. 22,…
Geraldine Leigh Fisher
Geraldine Leigh Fisher, age 95, of Jasper, passed away at Lake City Medical Center on Saturday, March 6, 2021, following a brief illness. Fisher was born July 28, 1925, in Hamilton County, …
Eloise Renfroe
Eloise Renfroe, 93, went home to be with the Lord on Feb. 11, 2021. She was born on Sept. 22, 1927, to the late Doris and Mae Black. Eloise met the love…
William Wayne Skeen
William Wayne Skeen, 71, of Live Oak, Fla., passed away peacefully at his home in Washington, Penn., on March 11, 2021. He was born on July 17, 1949, in Live Oak, where…
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An heirloom is an object of value that has been in a family and “passed down” through several generations. I’ve read books where part of the storyline would be about this or…