Tag Archives: Sparta

A Sparta woman sentenced five and half years for concealing resources intended to be provided to a Foreign Terrorist Organization. 37-year-old Georgianna Giampietro was indicted in 2019 on the charges. She pled guilty to the charges in January. According to court documents, an undercover agent approached Giampietro seeking information on joining a foreign. terrorist group. She provided the agent instructions ... Read More »

Sparta has received $200,000 in grant funding to install a siren activated traffic control system. It’s called traffic preemption where traffic lights turn to the appropriate light when it hears a emergency vehicle siren. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said the program will be added to all signals along Bockman Way. “We have 14 traffic signals overall,” Hennessee said.  “We have ... Read More »

Sparta has purchased a new brush truck after facing several mechanical issues with an existing vehicle. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said the new vehicle is in service and will allow the old truck to be fully repaired. Hennessee said the city had to put several “emergency band-aids” on the truck to keep brush pickup on schedule. “This was an emergency ... Read More »

Sparta inquiring on its eligibility to submit its historic district for the National Register of Historic Places. Historical Zoning Commission Chair Kim Griffin said the idea came about through the consulting firm that is currently updating the city’s historic district guidelines. “The next step is for him to present his proposal, and I believe he said sometime in August he ... Read More »

Sparta adding some new aesthetics downtown to beautify the square for the summer season. Mayor Jeff Young said city workers have installed accent lighting on trees and new banners for decorative light poles in the downtown area. “Our downtown square is something that we are very very proud of,” Young said. “We’ve been revamping the downtown square this spring already. ... Read More »

Employees of local public works departments are feeling the heat as temperatures remain in the 90’s throughout the week. Sparta Public Works Director Dillard Quick said he has 38 employees that work outdoors about 90 percent of the time. “It’s bad when you are in a ditch,” Quick said. “It’s even worse when your pouring concrete and in a ditch. ... Read More »

Electrical issues near the White County Courthouse has resulted in some road closures this week. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said the electrical feed underground at Liberty Square shorted Saturday night during the city’s Memorial Day Concert. “Had the courthouse and one of the traffic signals and some of the street lights around the square out and crews started work on ... Read More »

Ongoing mechanical issues with Sparta’s sole brush truck began the search for a back-up vehicle Thursday night. Mayor Jeff Young proposed for the Board of Aldermen to use next year’s budgeted repair money to instead purchase an additional truck. “Y’all know what we’ve done with our garbage trucks over the last two purchases,” Young said. “We kept our old truck ... Read More »

The Sparta Board of Aldermen approved the city’s new fiscal year budget Thursday night. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said the city will allow up to a month period of public comment on the spending before final approval. Hennessee said a public hearing will also be scheduled. Hennessee said the budget will be voted on its final reading in June. The ... Read More »

Sparta Mayor Jeff Young has proposed a some $30,000 landscaping project for the off-ramps in the city. Young said he wants to focus on the intersections of Highway 70 and 111 as well as Spring Street and 111. “Some of those areas that we’re talking about are areas we are trying to fix up and make more inviting to the ... Read More »