Martha Anne “Marty” Jackson, age 78, of Jasper, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, at her home following a brief illness. Marty was the daughter of the late Henry and Marcella…
Emmett M. Mathis
Emmett M. Mathis, age 83, of Jasper, passed away on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, at his home. Emmett was born on Feb. 13, 1937, to the late Floyd and Nellie Bennett Mathis….
Annette Bush Lawson
Annette Bush Lawson, 81, passed away at her home on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, in Mayo. Annette was born on Oct. 11, 1939, to Marshall Melton Bush and Katie Mae Bell Bush….
Michael Owen Myrick 10 July 1945 – 14 October 2020
Mickey Myrick, 75, a longtime resident of Mayo, died in his home in Lake City of natural causes on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. He leaves behind many good memories with his cousins,…
Bulldog boy’s cross country team wins district championship
By Starr Munro: Riverbend News Suwannee High School’s first ever district championship win for cross country in the school’s history occurred on Wednesday, Oct. 28, and the Bulldogs are thrilled with their…
Live Oak Post Office moves to new location
By Danny Federico: Riverbend News The Live Oak Post Office will be moving from their current location to the new Live Oak Commons on Monday, Nov. 16. Their new building, located at…
Churches distribute 24,000 lbs. of food
By Starr Munro: Riverbend News It is a time of uncertainty for a lot of people in the United States of America. But if there’s one thing Americans in smaller communities know…
A Veterans Day project worth honoring
By Danny Federico: Riverbend News Cities and towns all over the nation are finding new ways to honor their veterans this Wednesday, Nov. 11, because of the coronavirus pandemic. The small town…
Lafayette Hornets fall to Trenton Tigers 35-21
By Lee Trawick: Riverbend News The Lafayette High School Hornets hosted the Trenton High School Tigers on Friday night, Nov. 6, at Dale Walker Field. The Tigers began the game with the…
Suwannee High School adds five more names to Hall of Fame
By Starr Munro: Riverbend News The Bulldog community of Suwannee High School (SHS) came together on Thursday, Oct. 22, to honor five new inductees into the School’s Hall of Fame. The Hall…
Civil War era stories of Lafayette County
By Starr Munro: Riverbend News The following is history told from Sylvanus M. Hankins, Private Company D, Florida Reserve Regiment, of America’s Confederate soldiers. Initially written in longhand in an old account…
Suwannee Valley Cornhole Tournament raises over $5,000 for United Way
By Jon Little: SVEC Director of Communications The Third Annual Suwannee Valley Cornhole Tournament, hosted on Saturday, Oct. 24, by the Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC), raised $5,028 for United Way of…
Linda Griffitts Anderson
Linda Griffitts Anderson, 76, died Oct. 29, 2020. Linda was born Feb. 20, 1944 in Trion, Ga. to the late Joseph P. Griffitts and Edna Jean (Loden) Griffitts. Linda met the love…
Promises made, promises kept – Thanks Pres Trump
He’s nominated 3 times last month for Nobel Peace Prize What has Pres Trump done? Lowest unemployment rate in USA history Lowest unemployment rate in history, blacks, hispanics, women 10 million jobs…
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I listen to the political people issuing the Rhetoric, that the soul of our nation is at stake. How right it is, this nation as we know it is in jeopardy if…
How will you act tomorrow?Like an adult or a child?
By the time this paper hits the streets, the polls will still be open for a few more hours. Tomorrow, or the next day, or the next day, we will find out…
Suwannee County businesses presented with awards
By Danny Federico Riverbend News The Suwannee County Chamber of Commerce hosted their annual Business of the Year awards on Thursday, Oct. 29 at the Live Oak Church of God. Big Wood…