Tag Archives: Sparta Mayor Jerry Lowery

The new Sparta-White County Senior Center Board began its plans to rebuild and revitalize the center during its first meeting Wednesday. Interim Director Jim Floyd said the center will likely remain closed until some point in February. Floyd said his number one priority is providing key services to the public such as food assistance before offering any extra programs like ... Read More »

Sparta Aldermen appointed four individuals to serve on the Senior Citizens Advisory Board, as the Senior Center looks to rebuild its leadership. James Douglas, Jim Floyd, Connie Leftwich, Shelia Robinson will serve alongside Mayor Jerry Lowery on the board. The city is to appoint five members to the board, while the county appointed four earlier this week. The fifth member ... Read More »

Five Below is coming to Sparta. Mayor Jerry Lowery said the store will join Dollar Tree and Bethel Thrift Store in the West Towne Plaza Shopping Center. Codes Officer Mike O’Neal said the retail chain has turned in plans and bought permits to begin renovations. Five Below is a chain store that offers items for $5 or less. Last year, ... Read More »

Sparta Police Chief Nick Dunn said the city continues to struggle to bring in new officers. Dunn said he is having to hire uncertified officers, which puts the new recruits a year out before they can be on the streets. Dunn said pay is another big issue keeping them from hiring, because the city cannot compete with state trooper pay. ... Read More »

Sparta Police Chief Nick Dunn told Aldermen during a Thursday night work session the lack of officers and new certified applicants are hurting the department. Dunn said the city’s low pay compared to nearby areas continues to impact the city. He said he also lacks the ability to give new applicants higher starting wages based on prior experience. Dunn said ... Read More »

As Sparta gets closer to finishing the restoration of its train caboose, city officials concerned about security around the new addition. During the aldermen’s Thursday meeting, City Administrator Tonya Tindle said one of the windows of the caboose was recently broken in an act of vandalism. Mayor Jerry Lowery said he wanted to take inspiration from how Livingston’s mayor handled ... Read More »

The Sparta Board of Aldermen appointed a new city judge Thursday night, as Macey Gurley resigned from the position. Mayor Jerry Lowery and the board appointed Brandon Griffin, a Sparta-based attorney, as the new city judge. “He had put in before when we’d hired the other judge,” Lowery said. “And he does a great job and I’ve talked with him ... Read More »

The Sparta-White County Senior Citizens Center Board of Directors will disband as the investigation into the center’s finances continue. The board approved a motion to disband January 1 during a special-called meeting Wednesday. The board also accepted the retirement of Director Brenda Roberts, who is at the center of multiple investigations into issues at the organization. Sparta Mayor Jerry Lowery ... Read More »

Sparta Mayor Jerry Lowery said it is time for the city to develop a long-term approach to food trucks and mobile food vendors that addresses all concerns. Lowery told the City Council Thursday night the group will hold a meeting in the next 90 days to examine city ordinances and codes. He said they have worked on things in a ... Read More »

Sparta Mayor Jerry Lowery said there was conversation with Aldermen to open the city administrator job to outside candidates but ultimately decided to hire from within. City Recorder and Certified Municipal Finance Officer Tonya Tindle was named the new city administrator. Lowery said the city wants to build a work environment where employees have a chance to move up. “Sometimes ... Read More »