Tag Archives: White County

White County Commissioners will consider a COVID bonus and a five percent raise for general county employees and the highway department at its next meeting. That the result of a budget committee vote Monday night. Committee member Stanley Neal made the motion. “There were some employees that wanted a bonus and wanted a bonus only and there are some employees ... Read More »

The White County Commission has approved $160,000 to start the engineering phase for a bridge replacement project. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said the state has indicated that the bridge at the White and Putnam County line has outlived its use. “Two or three years ago we replaced a bridge there on the Old Roberts Matthew Highway, the old 111,” ... Read More »

A preliminary plat for a new subdivision at Duck Pond Road has been approved by the White County Planning Commission. UCDD Staff Planner Tommy Lee said 19 lots proposed to subdivide some 10 acres. “It is an existing county road,” Lee said. “An existing water line was already in place, and before the final becomes approved, they’re going to install ... Read More »

Registrations are underway for White County Schools Pre-K and Kindergarten classes. Supervisor of Elementary Curriculum Angela Fresh said that when signing up online or in-person, parents will need to have updated physical and immunization records, among other documents. “For Pre-K they have to have a copy of their social security card, a copy of their birth certificate–not the mother’s copy, ... Read More »

Impacts of inflation the center of discussion as White County leaders joined Senator Marsha Blackburn in a roundtable discussion Friday. Blackburn engaged with local elected officials at the White County Courthouse. Blackburn said the feedback now heads back to Washington. “The number one issue that came up today was inflation,” Blackburn said. “We also heard a lot about crime and ... Read More »

White County Parks and Recreation Committee held its first public meeting to start the process of creating a system-wide master plan. Chair Jayson McDonald said that the county noticed a need to create a five-year plan that would improve and enhance the activities it has to offer. “Disc golf, or whether it be walking trails, or greenways, or boat launch ... Read More »

A forest and grasslands scientist says TWRA’s quail habitat project in White County is not backed by scientific reasoning. University of the South Biology Professor Dr. Jon Evans studies ecology on the Cumberland Plateau. He said there is ample land in state ownership that better suits the project. “We have vastly more quail habitat available to us now to manage ... Read More »

State Senator Paul Bailey said TWRA’s decision to stop the habitat project in White County serves as a postponement- and may not be the final answer. Bailey said the agency wants to take a step back and make sure the clear cutting plan is what’s best for the wilderness area. “They are going to postpone the clear cutting for a ... Read More »

TWRA’s Deputy Director Chris Richardson said in a letter to legislators that the proposed habitat project will continue on the south side of the Bridgestone Firestone Centennial Wilderness area. Richardson said the decision to stop the clear-cutting project on the north side of the wilderness area is based on community feedback not science. Wednesday’s letter from Richardson to State Senator ... Read More »

White County Resident Mike O’Neal calls TWRA’s decision to stop the cutting of the Bridgestone Firestone Wilderness Area as a win for citizens. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson announced Tuesday night the habitat project would not move forward. O’Neal said he thinks several factors played a role in the ruling. “I think there was a lot of opposition to this ... Read More »