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Sheriff Robert D. Schultz, and the GCSO, has promoted Robert Willis from Reserve Captain to Chief Deputy of GCSO. The Chief Deputy position was vacated with the retirement of Jeff Manning who resigned effective August 2, 2019. Robert Willis has been a certified law enforcement officer since 1993, and a Deputy with Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office since 1997 when he ... Full Story »

Duke Energy has begun construction on a 795-acre solar farm on the outskirts of northwest Trenton. The Gilchrist County Commission approved a special use permit application for the solar farm, which specified five parcels of land that border US Highway 129, County Road 307A, SW 20th Avenue and SW 17th Court, a connector road between CR 307A and US 129. ... Full Story »

The Gilchrist County Tax Collector’s Office held an Auto Dealer Workshop on June 26th, 2019, at the Gilchrist County Courthouse. The workshop included many representatives from local car dealerships. The Tax Collector’s Office shared information on the required Tag and Title documentation for dealers, new legislation within the Florida Statutes, and information about the Hope Scholarship. The workshop was a ... Full Story »

The Gilchrist County Commission welcomed Gilchrist County resident Hugh Thomas, Executive Director of the Suwannee River Water Management District to their July 1st meeting on Monday afternoon. Mr. Thomas told the five-member Commission that it is always good to meet with his home Commission and present a check for $39,369.22, payment in lieu of taxes for property that is owned ... Full Story »

Citizens who enjoy gospel music had an opportunity to enjoy great gospel music right here in Gilchrist County on Saturday, June 22. The 3rd Annual State Community Gospel Concert was held at 6 p.m. at the Bell High School Auditorium. The Backwoods Boys, The Reflectsons, The Original Reflectsons and The Ferguson Family gospel groups were included in this concert. The ... Full Story »

Governor Ron DeSantis signed CS/SB 7068: Transportation in mid May. The bill will most likely effect the Tri-County area (Gilchrist, Levy and Dixie counties). The Suncoast Connector which will run from Citrus County to Jefferson County, will most likely run through this part of the state. A representative from the Department of Transportation stated last week that Tallahassee has given ... Full Story »

Friday morning, May 31 a ribbon cutting which marked the official opening of the J. H. Anderson, Jr. Memorial Park Rock Bluff Springs was held. Citizens from throughout the area, members of the Alachua Conservation Trust, and Suwannee River Water Management District were all in attendance. The Suwannee River Water Management District acquired the 175 acre property back in 2017, ... Full Story »

By John Ayers The Gilchrist County Commission approved Special Use Permit 2019-02 to allow Coronal Energy through Leroy Solar Center, LLC to construct a 40MWac solar energy generating facility on 452 acres adjacent to SR 26 in southeast Gilchrist County during their Monday meeting in Trenton. Ryan Gilchrist, Director of Project Development for the Charlottesville, Virginia based company explained to ... Full Story »

New traffic lights were installed last week in Trenton. The new lights will have a left turn signal on US 129. This will hopefully improve the traffic flow at peak traffic times. Full Story »

By John Ayers The Trenton City Commission inducted Mrs. Marjorie Henley into the Trenton Hall of Fame Monday night at the very beginning of the April 29, 2019 City Commission meeting. This was a celebration of her family and friends as a large crowd joined in supporting the Henley family as they shared many memories and just a few of ... Full Story »