The Gainesboro-Jackson County Chamber of Commerce
Welcomes you to our piece of paradise.
Latest News
NEW TRAILS COMING!
The newly formed, Ring of Fire, Tennessee tourism trail and the Promised Land Trail will take in Jackson County. This exciting new project will be in addition and incorporate the existing trails, historic and cultural offerings of Jackson County. For more info, call the Chamber at 268-0971.
WELCOME BAGS ARE READY MARCH 1, 2010
Chamber members Patrick Martin, Rebecca Wilson, Ruth (Dutch) Warren and Marcia Glynn worked hard to complete the new "Welcome" bags for the Gainesboro-Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. These bags were printed by West Sales and can be used later as litter bags for the automobile. Insertions include items from H& R Block, Community Anti-Drug Coalition, C & L Express Mart-Citgo, Subway, Helen's Restaurant, Sutton's General Store, Blue Heron Studio & Retreat, West Sales, Dodson Branch Graphics, Take One Video & Market, Yvonnes Flowers, Anderson Haile Drugs, R. L. Meadows Insurance Agency, Upper Cumberland Electric Company, Jackson County-Charlie Hix (County Executive), Jackson Bank & Trust, Upper Cumberland Real Estate, and Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency. These bags introduce newcomers to the area with small gifts and information on the local chamber members, along with an excellent county map. They can be obtained at the C & L Express Mart-Citgo on Hwy 56 or at R.L. Meadows Insurance Agency in Gainesboro.
NEW COUNTY ARCHIVIST APPOINTED
On November 16th, 2009, Betty Martin was appointed by County Commissioners to be Jackson County's Archivist at Veterans' Hall at 104 Short Street in Gainesboro.
Archive Hours at Veterans' Hall are
Tuesday 9 A.M. until 3P.M.
Friday 9 A.M. until 3P.M.
Saturday 9 A.M. until 12 Noon
JAMIE DAILEY & DARRIN VINCENT
Popular recording artists, Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent announced at the 2009 Christmas Parade, that they will be performing at a live concert in Jackson County. The benefit concert is scheduled for October 2nd, 2010 at 5 p.m. at the Jackson County High School Football Field. Tickets are available April 1st for $15.00 each. Proceeds from this concert will be used to benefit the youth in Jackson County. Stay tuned to the Chamber for more details on this exciting event which is scheduled for Fall 2010![more]
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Gainesboro-Jackson County Chamber of Commerce
Membership starts at $35.00 per year and includes your listings on the community calendar and places your business in front of potential customers and clients. www.gainesboro-jcchamber.com
Registered Candidates for Office Six Month Special includes membership and Internet Ad for $55.00. Advertising for candidates will expire shortly after the elections.
Call the Chamber for more details.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CHAMBER DOES NOT ENDORSE ANY PARTICULAR CANDIDATE, POLICY OR POLITICAL PARTY.
Upper Cumberland Quilt Trail to Expand
Jackson County is poised to expand the existing quilt trail with five new applications throughout the county. This trail will celebrate the work of quilters everywhere with special emphasis on the quilt patterns of the civil war era. At present there are squares on Pappy's Antique Mall in Gainesboro, on the historical square, and two in Granville on the Sutton's Store and Granville Bed & Breakfast. Quilt kits are available to reproduce these patterns by calling Joyce Helmick at 268-6562 or Carla Khouri 678-4555 or online at www.theblueheronstudio.com.
Mule Wagon Train
COMING THIS APRIL 21ST, 2010
The popular mule wagon train is coming back to Jackson County and ending in Sumner County at Rock Castle! Dedication ceremony and departure site will be the lot before the Dollar General and the Save A Lot on Highway 56 in Gainesboro. There will be a dedication ceremony and the train will proceed on North Main and follow the Avery Trace Driving Route over the Cumberland River, past the Fair Grounds and into Kempville and Smith county. First night will be at Kemp Farm in Pleasant Shade. The next night's stop will be Fort Bledsoe. This wagon train can be done as a two or three day ride. For more information contact Wayne Anderson at hba@twlakes.net.
Click here to learn more about Jackson County, TN
"My Jackson County" was funded by:
The USDA www.rurdev.usda.gov/TN/
and
J & S Construction www.jsconstruction.com/
Gainesboro-Jackson County
Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 827
Gainesboro, Tennessee 38562
(931) 268-0971