By Susan K. Lamb Riverbend News Recently, the Live Oak City Council expressed concern about local sweepstakes cafés in the city limits. Now the county has set a public hearing for Tuesday,…
Former state attorney arrested in Arizona
By Rick Patrick Riverbend News For former U.S. State Attorney Jeff Siegmeister, the long arm of the law stretched all the way to Flagstaff, Ariz., where he was arrested after a 33-page,…
Hamilton County homicide victim identified
By Danny Federico Riverbend News The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) are continuing to investigate a homicide, which occurred early in the morning on…
Lafayette’s own returns home
By Lee Trawick Riverbend News Lafayette High School (LHS) would like to introduce the new head coach of the varsity football program, Marcus Edwards, who graduated from LHS in 2004 as a…
Ignoring your mental health issues and your addictions can be a mistake
By Stan Popovich Contributor As a person who struggled with fear and anxiety for over 20 years, the one thing I learned was ignoring your mental health issues can be a very costly…
Food for bellies and faith of heart
By Starr Munro Riverbend News A group of individuals in Suwannee County are doing what they can for their community and by distributing over 50,000 pounds of food a month, they have also…
Lyons elected chair of NFC District Board
By NFC Contributor North Florida College (NFC) District Board of Trustees unanimously approved Ricky Lyons of Lafayette County as chair and William “Billy” Washington of Madison as vice-chair of the board. Lyons was…
80 years ago, Earth was invaded by Martians
By Ashley Hunter Riverbend News “We know now that in the early years of the 20th century, this world was being watched closely by intelligences greater than man’s and yet as mortal as…
Suwannee Banjo Camp goes virtual
By Starr Munro Riverbend News Banjo and guitar pickers from Suwannee Valley and around the country have had a difficult time doing what they love, lately. Live shows aren’t as easily organized…
The Front Porch: Winter 2021
By Amber Albritton Riverbend News It is with great pleasure that we announce the impending arrival of the Winter 2021 issue of The Front Porch! The new issue has been mailed out…
Betty Lou Jenkins Sullivan
Betty Lou Jenkins Sullivan “Meme,” 80, of Live Oak, passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. The lifelong Suwannee County resident was a realtor with Rankin Realty. She farmed, worked as a…
Michael Ray Anderson
Michael Ray Anderson, age 61, of Jasper, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. Michael was a native of Akron, Ohio, born on Aug. 1, 1959, to the…
Living God’s way: The rainbow guarantees God’s covenant
After the land dried and it was safe to disembark, God opened the door to the ark allowing Noah and all the animals to exit after being inside for a year. Responding…
Around the banks
I grew up in a traditional rural Southern home where my parents “parented” with a capital “P.” The capital “P” was particularly applicable, as it applied to Sunday school and Worship service…
Emerald’s Gem Box: Who cares about public notices? You should!
Each year, there are a select few politicians that try to change the way public notices are handled throughout the state of Florida. As it now stands, by law, every municipality is…
Concepcion Ledezma joins the Riverbend News team, contributing as a freelance sportswriter
Concepcion Ledezma is currently in his second year teaching English at Hamilton County High School, his 26th overall in the Florida public school system (16 of them in Broward County). Besides teaching…
SCSO, LOPD and CCSO team up in theft syndicate bust
By Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office Contributor The Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO), the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) and the Live Oak Police Department (LOPD) have been actively investigating a criminal theft…