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Free car seat inspections and seats are available in White County today at Gary Maxwell Insurance. The group Safe Journey is hosting the event from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM. Event Volunteer Kim Creasy said Safe Journey works with the White County Sheriff’s Department and uses grants to provide replacement car seats. “If they don’t know the history of the ... Read More »

Bids will go out for Sparta’s gateway monument project Monday in hope to complete the project by late-summer. This comes following approval from the board of mayor and aldermen Thursday night. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said there will be a recommendation of who to award the project to by Sparta’s next meeting on May 6. “We really don’t know what ... Read More »

One of Sparta’s own is competing to be the next Ms. Tennessee Senior America. Seventy-Four-Year-Old Sherry Hickey is up against 15 other contestants in an online voting system. Hickey said she is participating to represent her community but to also show other seniors anything is possible. “I have multiple sclerosis,” Hickey said. “When I first moved here 15 years ago ... Read More »

Sparta is getting a jump on spring leaf cleaning by helping residents remove any leftover leaves. Public Works Director Dillard Quick said that its leaf collection truck will be running all week from 7:00 AM until 4:00 PM. Quick said that public works tried to line up its leaf collection with residents cleaning their yards. “The guys are just going ... Read More »

Sparta approved an ordinance cutting food truck vendor fees in half during its Thursday meeting. With the change, food truck vendors will be assessed a $25 charge for a one day permit to $250 for a one year permit. Sparta Green Market Manager Amanda Dunsmore said Sparta is moving the right direction on food trucks. “I just wanted to extend ... Read More »

Sparta will move forward with an optional water leak insurance program. Council members Thursday approved authorizing Mayor Jeff Young to enter an agreement for the program. The service agreement is with the company Water Leak Relief out of Crossville. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said residents will get two insurance claims worth $1,500 for an added $2.03 on their bill. “We ... Read More »

UCHRA’s Early Head Start Program will not be expanding this year after the organization did not get needed grant funding. The agency applied for about $7 million of federal money to extend services to Morrison, Spencer and Sparta. Executive Director Mark Farley said UCHRA’s request was too large compared to the total available funding. “What we will probably do is ... Read More »

The CDC has relaxed social distancing guidelines inside schools from six feet to three feet. White County Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said this news is an exciting step in the right direction. Dronebarger said this will cut down on education gaps caused by quarantines. “What this will do for our schools is just limit the number of folks who ... Read More »

Sparta’s Baker Park Bike Trail opened Saturday making it the first mountain bike trail in the city limits. Greg O’Neal and David Zuber along with many volunteers cleared the path for the mile course. O’Neal said after about two years of work, it is ready to be biked by all ages. “We’ve had a lot of volunteer work,” O’Neal said. ... Read More »

Issues with Sparta’s tornado siren led the city’s Board of Alderman to approve an inspection of the system Thursday night. Fire Chief Captain Kirk Young said he started searching for companies after the Church Street siren did not go off during its monthly testing. “And, we’ve got a bid for $4,836 to come out and do a PM service,” Young ... Read More »