One year ago this week two young Gilchrist County Sheriff’s deputies were gunned down while eating lunch in Trenton. The tragedy unfolded at the Ace China Restaurant on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 3 p.m. A lone gunman shot and killed two Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Deputies before turning the gun on himself in the parking lot. Sergeant Noel Ramirez and ... Full Story »
A Chiefland man was driving a 1995 Lincoln Towncar on SR 26 near CR 337 at 3:40 a.m. Sunday morning, April 14. Toby Keith Long, 24 of Trenton, was driving a 2008 Chevy 2500 pickup truck westbound. The pickup truck was reported to have crossed the centerline and struck the Lincoln Towncar, reported Trooper Ganus of the Florida Highway Patrol. ... Full Story »
By Cindy Jo Ayers Lauren Roberts could just be the next Area Two State FFA Vice President. Last week Lauren Roberts and Makenzie Smith spent Monday and Tuesday in Haines City participating in a very intense screening hoping for a spot on the State FFA Officer team. Roberts and Smith have been preparing for the screening since the beginning of ... Full Story »
On Friday, April 12, Colton Spears signed his letter of intent to play football at Warner University in Lake Wales, Florida. Pictured, left to right are Brandi Olsen Harris, Colton Spears, JJ Spears and Elliot Spears. Three other Bell High seniors also signed on April 12. Their photos will be printed in an upcoming edition of the Gilchrist County Journal. Full Story »
The Bell High School Runnin’ Bulldogs Girls and Boys Track and Field Teams competed in the 2019 FHSAA 1A District 5 Track Meet at Oak Hall School on Wednesday, April 10th. The boy’s team came in 10th place overall. The Lady Bulldogs team managed to finish in 3rd place out of 14 district teams, with Branford barely edging them out of the ... Full Story »
By Cindy Jo Ayers Barbecue dinners were plated up and ready to go as many local folks arrived at the Trenton Community Center on Saturday, April 6. The turnout of support for Amy Scott Downing was very humbling to those involved with the event. The community purchased dinners, bid on a cake or participated in other ways to help Amy ... Full Story »
Peter Cottontail will be hopping into Fanning Springs on Saturday, April 13, with colored eggs and prizes. The Easter egg hunt and fun festivities at this annual event will be hosted by Fanning Spring Chamber of Commerce. Children ages 0 to age 12, are invited to come out and hunt for 1,000s of brightly colored Easter eggs. Registration for the ... Full Story »
On Wednesday, April 3rd, Trenton High School’s Grace Guthrie signed her letter of intent to play softball for Santa Fe College. Shown left to right are parents Scott and Amy Guthrie, Grace Guthrie, Santa Fe College Head Softball Coach Lindsay Fico, Trenton Coaches Todd Bryant and Clint Anderson. Full Story »
Hail rained down on a path from Albany, Georgia through Doerun, Georgia, into northern Florida at Monticello and southward through Layfayette County until it reached Gilchrist County. It passed through Trenton just before 4 a.m Wednesday. The hail in Trenton was less than dime size and blanketed Main Street in white. It appeared that the City of Trenton received snow ... Full Story »
A large crowd gathered at Trenton’s Historic Gym to see longtime area Coach John Rowe as he was honored with the naming of the old gym floor in his honor. Trenton native Holton Browning gave the opening remarks about Coach Rowe saying, “You made a huge difference in a lot of young men’s lives. You made better men out of ... Full Story »
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