Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Get ready to enjoy a weekend of music and ministry with the Lighthouse Christian Center! From Saturday, March 22, to Sunday, March 23, the center will offer live worship…
Bulldogs flag football team honors seniors with win
Christian Peterson reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com On Tuesday, March 4, the Suwannee High School flag football team faced off against the Baker County Wildcats. The Bulldogs proved, once again, that they are a step above…
Bucs take battle to extra innings on Senior Night
Rick Patrick reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Buccaneers fans who showed up for Senior Night on Friday, Feb. 28, when the Branford High School softball team faced the visiting Cowgirls of Madison County High School certainly…
Remembering the animals who fought for us
Christian Petetson reporter.riverbendnews@gmail.com Dogs are a man’s best friend; everyone has heard this saying. Some people believe it, while others do not, but one thing is universally agreed upon: dogs and humanity…
Freedom of Information Day: The public’s right to transparency
Jason Futch reporter2.riverbendnews@gmail.com Freedom of information is not only a right; it is something that most citizens of the United States of America should take advantage of. Freedom of Information Day is…
Live Oak Public Library to host Community Health Fair
Amy Osborne Contributor The Live Oak Public Library will host a health fair for the community on Monday, March 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to…
Farm Share to hold free food distribution in Suwannee County
Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Farm Share, a free drive-through food distribution, will be returning to Suwannee County to assist residents on Thursday, March 13. The distribution will begin at noon and continue until…
Buchanan honored by Mayo Masonic Lodge
Jason Futch reporter2.riverbendnews@gmail.com Matt Buchanan was at a loss for words when the Mayo Masonic Lodge presented him with its inaugural “Community Builder Award” at its monthly lodge meeting on Monday, March…
Cold Case Round Table event coming to Branford Public Library
Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com Suwannee Valley Unsolved, Inc. invites the public to its upcoming Cold Case Round Table event, which will offer insight into the investigative process behind solving long-standing cases. The discussion…
Young friends of SVEC have a huge opportunity
Christian Peterson reporter.riverbendnews@gmail.com The Youth Tour is a staple for students in the Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) area. Each year, students from the SVEC coverage area are chosen to go on…
Allen “Bruce” Gardner
Allen “Bruce” Gardner, age 61, of Live Oak, Fla., passed away on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. He was born in Lake City on October 21, 1963, to Jackie Sapp and Early Bascom…
Economic Development Director Jimmy Norris announces resignation at Suwannee commissioners’ meeting
Christian Peterson reporter.riverbendnews@gmail.com On Tuesday, March 4, the Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners met for its regularly scheduled meeting. The meeting began with the approval of the minutes from the previous…
Jennings Town Council addresses various updates
Jason Futch reporter2.riverbendnews@gmail.com On Tuesday, March 4, the Jennings Town Council met for its regularly scheduled meeting. Besides a few updates and a motion to approve auditor services for the 2024 to…
It’s All About Literacy: Repositioning our conscious for continuous lack history celebration
Remembering the 2025 Black History Theme, “African Americans and Labor” prompts a consciousness of the innumerable and immense contributions of African Americans, i.e., Negro Slaves and unofficial “Freed-Negro Leaders.” Yet, still today,…
Around the Banks
A quote often attributed to those whose ancestry runs deep into South Carolina’s low country is: ” Charlestonians, like the Chinese, eat lots of rice and worship their ancestors.” The South, maybe as…
Buddy Phillips: Post-Script
It has been an honor to be able to retell the story of beloved lawman, J.M. “Buddy” Phillips. As an enthusiast of local law enforcement lore, I have been aware of Phillips’s…
Celestial events in March: Will you see the lunar eclipse?
Heather Ainsley reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com 2025 is shaping up to be a pretty active, astronomically speaking, with January and February a planetary parade, several different planetary and lunar conjunctions, a massive and beautiful…