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Lafayette, Branford and Hamilton celebrate the Christmas season! see Section B See Santa Letters in Section C Vol. 1 No. 22 • www.riverbendnews.org • Wednesday, December 23, 2020 • $1.00 + tax US-90 accident Sheriff Lamb becomes results in Live Oak longest consecutively man's death elected sheriff in Lafayette history By Danny Federico Riverbend News By Ramsey Sullivan Riverbend News Florida Highway Patrol responded to an accident on Thursday, Dec. 17, resulting in the death of a 42-year-old man from Live Oak, Sheriff Brian Lamb's deep roots in Lafayette Fla. County have no doubt contributed to his success At approximately 10:25 p.m., Trooper Trent Photo courtesy by Lafayette County Sheriff's Office as sheriff for the past 12 years. He has officially Sistrunk and Corporal Nathan Morgan responded Sheriff Brian Lamb was awarded a plaque on Monday, Dec. 14, been elected to continue his success for another for being the longest consecutively elected sheriff in Lafayette to an accident which occurred on US-90, west of four years, making his mark as the longest history. He is pictured here with his wife, Joy Lamb (left), and consecutively County Road 49. The See “Accident” on page 3A his mother, Judy Brannan Lamb (right). See “Sheriff Lamb” on page 3A Coronavirus vaccines Lafayette County Suwannee High coming soon holds Board of School false alarm By Ramsey Sullivan Commissioners Riverbend News By Danny Federico Riverbend News On Tuesday, Dec. 15, a rumor of a meeting possible threat at Suwannee High School The Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, surfaced and was investigated by the made by Pfizer and its German partner Suwannee High School School Resource BioNTech, received emergency use By Danny Federico Officer (SRO) and the Suwannee County Riverbend News authorization from the Food and Drug Sheriff's Office. Administration (FDA) on Friday, Dec. 11. At approximately 1 p.m., the SRO and Currently being sent out, the first phase of the The Lafayette County Commission held a Suwannee County Sheriff's Office took the vaccine will be supplied to hospitals initially Board of County Commissioners meeting on necessary precautions and stopped allowing before being sent to CVS Health and Walgreens, Monday, Dec. 14, at 9 a.m. at the Lafayette anyone in or out of the school until the rumor who will go into long-term care facilities to County Courthouse in Mayo, Fla. was cleared. administer the vaccines free of charge. Commissioners in attendance included: Lance According to the Suwannee County In the state of Florida, the first phase of the Lamb, District 1; Henry McCray, District 2; Sheriff's Office, the rumor was just that, a Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is being targeted to Lisa Walker, District 3; Anthony Adams, rumor. The students were safe and the hospitals in five See “Vaccines” on page 3A District 4 and See “Lafayette ” on page 3A lockdown ended about an hour after it began. Commission approves various items at Dec. 15 meeting By Susan K. Lamb mail at the end of the day. The board voted to move meet every week to vote on this, but Prevatt said there Riverbend News forward with pouring a 36" x 36" concrete pad to is no way out despite having to have staff attend, accommodate the installation. which is costly to the county. The Suwannee County Commission met on The board also voted to adopt again the resolution The consent items, approved in one vote, included Tuesday, Dec. 15, with a number of items to handle. approving Suwannee County Local Mitigation paying all processed invoices, authorizing the Among those items was a new post office box in front Strategy (aka Local State of Emergency due to Economic Development and Tourist Development of the Suwannee County Jail for county employees COVID-19) to deal with COVID-19. This resolution office to apply for grants as they become available, and others to use. The moving of the post office after must be recertified every seven days. County Attorney approved a subterranean termite control contract and decades on Ohio Avenue in downtown Live Oak has Jimmy Prevatt later told the board they have no choice limited warranty with Live Oak Pest Control, Inc. for left the county offices nearby with no place to drop but to meet every seven days to reup the resolution. the Suwannee County EMS equipment shed located in The board had discussed their concern over having to McAlpin; approved a task See “Meeting” on page 3A Riverbend News Congressman proposes the holiday hours "You Must Be Alive To Vote Act" By Cheltsie Holbrook By Kathrine Alderman Riverbend News Riverbend News With the upcoming holidays approaching, the office of Riverbend At a meeting of Congress on Wednesday, Dec. 2, Brian Babin of the House News has a change of deadlines. of Representatives introduced the "You Must Be Alive To Vote Act of 2020." The office of Riverbend News will be open from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on As much as that title might sound a little silly, it's something that actually Thursday, Dec. 24, and will be closed on Friday, Dec. 25. All deadlines for makes sense to address. Even though it See “Congressman ” on page 3A stories and any paid ads/content for the Wednesday, Jan. 30 newspaper will be Wednesday, Dec. 23 by 3 p.m. Our office will also be closed on New Year’s Day, Friday, Jan. 1. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the staff of Riverbend News. INDEX: Opinions . .2A Classifieds & Public Notices .12A Community . .4A-10A Celebrating Christmas .Section B Faith and Family . .11 A Santa Letters . .Section C 2A • Wednesday, December 23, 2020 • RIVERBEND NEWS VIEWPOINTS & OPINIONS Emerald’s Gem Box: Merry Christmas The countdown is finally over attention while flying overhead). Always others out of love and kindness. Furthermore, …… Christmas is here! remember that today's happenings are tomorrow's teach your children these same aspects; for what Let the fun begin! memories. And memories are all we have to live they learn now will follow them into adulthood. Hundreds of glasses of milk on in our latter years, sometimes. Let us also not forget to keep our American and cookies will be left out, with I would like to take this time to wish everyone Soldiers in our prayers. Christmas Day, as we sit only crumbs and an empty glass a very Merry Christmas, but I hope too, that we with our children and family opening presents and left for the children to find the don't forget that this season is actually meant to having a feast for Christmas lunch (or dinner), next morning. celebrate the birth of Jesus. This celebration of His some of OUR soldiers are in a foreign country or a No matter what our age… birth can be easily hidden behind Santa Claus, desert defending OUR country and still fighting Emerald Greene Parsons magic fills the air. unless we make it a point to bring it to the for and guarding OUR freedom. And please also Publisher Traditions and family forefront of our lives. I also believe, as parents, it remember our emergency personnel that are gatherings make this a special time is our responsibility to make sure we teach our working during these holidays as well. Police for all. When my two girls were young, we always children to keep Jesus as "the reason for the officers, fire department personnel and ambulance had "special reindeer food" that Cheltsie and season." personnel are also all working, away from their Brooke sprinkled in our front yard so that the Make Christmas be about Jesus and His birth families, in order to keep our families safe; as well reindeer would be sure to find our house. (Recipe and His love for all of us. Make Christmas be as doctors, nurses and hospital staff. = oatmeal and glitter. The glitter is used so that it about family, friends and fellowship. Make Merry Christmas to all of our faithful readers. sparkles and is sure to catch the reindeers' Christmas be about showing love and giving to May God bless each and every one of you! Around the banks of the Suwannee Food preparation and regional family, what was happening on the farms, who newspaper. I don't care how much you can pull food said a great deal more about visited, what someone had cooked for a special off the internet, nothing takes the place of local a culture at one time than it does meal, news about the weather, and in each one, news in a local newspaper. I do thank Emerald today. The reason - all kinds of she never failed to say, “I miss you, I love you Greene Parsons, Monja Slater and all the foods are more prevalent. Who, in and I am praying for you. Love, Mama.” dedicated staff at Riverbend News for stepping this part of the world, 40 years She never missed one day writing to him the out on faith and giving our area a marvelous gift. ago, had heard of arugula or kale? entire time he was in the United States Army. During this season of love and light, know The diet of most rural areas in the That was for a period of a little over two years. that kindness, encouragement, sharing a favorite South and in other parts of the That is dedication, and more than dedication, recipe and anything that brings cheer is so very Johnny Bullard world were indicative of what love. important. We need it now, maybe, more than Guest Columnist was most plentiful, what could be I think of local news; the news of the past, we've ever needed it before.