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01/31/2025

🌟 Tonight’s the night! 🌟

The Centennial Celebration is happening TONIGHT! 🎉 Get ready for fireworks, food trucks, movies, and our amazing DJ/Emcee! 🎆🍔🎥🎶

Don't forget to bring your chairs and blankets to enjoy the show in comfort. Let’s make it a night to remember!

See you there! 🙌

01/29/2025

01/28/2025

Come out and kick off the year long celebration of Gilchrist County’s Centennial! Fireworks, food trucks, historical movies and more, This Friday, January 31st, 5pm. https://hartsprings.com/

01/28/2025

01/27/2025

This FRIDAY!

🎆 Centennial Celebration Fireworks! 🎆

Join us for a spectacular evening of fun, excitement, and unforgettable memories! 🎉

Enjoy a FREE fireworks display, indulge in delicious eats from a variety of food trucks, and watch historical movies that will take you back in time. 🎥🍴

To make the most of the evening, be sure to bring your chairs and blankets to sit back, relax, and enjoy the show. Plus, get ready to groove to the beats of our DJ/Emcee who’ll keep the energy high all night! 🎶💃

It’s the perfect way to spend the evening with family and friends—don't miss out on this amazing celebration! ✨

01/23/2025

Gilchrist County's HISTORY AT A GLANCE |

February 1943

Schools in Bell and Trenton were closed for 2 days for the teachers to register Gilchrist citizens for their second (World War II) Ration Book. Citizens had to bring their first Ration Book known as the Sugar and Coffee Book to register for their second book. Trenton’s registration was held at the gym and Bell’s was held at the school. Professors L.E. Edenfield of Bell and J.D. Kirkland of Trenton were to oversee registrations. Superintendent Moore reported that the bus drivers were to use the time to clean their bus and students living on farms should use the time to help their families catch up on farm work.

January 1985

Gilchrist County Chamber of Commerce President Frank Grant presented Citizen of the Year award to Eugenia Martin. At the time, Martin was in her seventeenth year of teaching business education classes at Trenton High School. She was a very active sponsor of FBLA and several of her students went on to be Future Business Leaders of America state officers while she was their sponsor. Clif Bradley was the incoming president and Jim Troke was the Master of Ceremonies for the annual banquet.

Pictured: Children swimming at Rock Bluff Spring near Bell, FL, 1960

01/16/2025

01/16/2025

Looking Back at 100 Years of Gilchrist County History |

After Governor John W. Martin signed the law that established Gilchrist County on December 4, 1925, he appointed the following citizens to county offices:

The County Commissioners were Frank Handley, J. T. Everett, I. P. Philpot, J. O. Thomas, and M. L. Langford. The first County Commission meeting was held in the old two story school building where the current courthouse now stands.

Each District had a Justice of the Peace, they were M. T. Jones, A. J. Haile, M. G. Akins, C. G. Thomas and E. C. Sapp. W. J. Matthews of Trenton was the County Judge, Gordon Philpot of Bell was the Tax Collector, John W. Jones of Bell was the Supervisor of Registration (Supervisor of Elections), and James E. Willis of Trenton became the Clerk of Circuit Court.
Mrs. Murray Johnson of Wilcox became the Superintendent of Public Instruction (Superintendent of Schools), School Board members were Elijah Sapp, R. C. Lang, and Henry Everett.

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Our Centennial Celebration Kick-Off will be held on Friday, January 31, 2025 at the Hart Spring Campground on the ball field. The event begins at 5 p.m. and the public is invited to attend this free event that includes fireworks. Please bring a lawn chair!

01/14/2025

Don't forget, we are hiring!! We are still looking for the perfect candidate to add to our team as an Executive Director. Application and full job description can be found at the link https://forms.gle/gxCCXR9FuRQD4GFG6
The position of Executive Director of the Gilchrist County Chamber of Commerce is a part-time, 20 hour a week position, responsible for maintaining and representing the office, chamber, and representative businesses. Spread the word!