Tag Archives: White County

White County Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger reported to the school board Thursday that the state is indicating no interest in updating the BEP formula. Dronebarger serves on the state BEP Review Committee. Dronebarger said Governor Bill Lee is looking into another funding formula. “We’re not hearing right now that the Governor and the state department really want to talk ... Read More »

White County kids have a chance to build their cooking skills on Monday at the county Ag Extension Office. 4-H Youth Development’s Roseann Dodson said she takes kids through all the basic skills, from in the kitchen to at the grocery store. Dodson said that across the board, the favorite part for all ages is seeing their finished product. My ... Read More »

Motlow State’s Sparta Campus is hosting its first Fall Fundraiser on Saturday, October 23rd from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. College Advisory Program (CAP) Chair Robert Officer said that the event will be a dinner and music experience, complete with tunes by the Connection Band and food by Town Creek Chuckwagon. Officer said that they’ve previously fundraised using golf tournaments. ... Read More »

White County Commissioners approved the county’s redistricting plan Monday night. The new districts keep with the county’s current system of seven districts with two commissioners per district. Administrator of Elections Dorcas Marcum said that she estimates some 1,500 residents will be moved around. “District 7 had more people than we needed,” Marcum said. “So we had to move people from ... Read More »

The planning and financials of the Upper Cumberland Regional Airport’s Air Fair were discussed on Tuesday night. Airport Manager Dean Selby said it has been a big project to plan, but that is what he asked for. Selby said that luckily, as the Air Fair approaches the October 22 and 23 date, the event’s finances are lining up with what ... Read More »

A career spanning over 56 years of caring for patients in White County hospitals. OR Nurse Bettie Davis can remember the day she began her lifelong career. “I started out March the 25th of ’65 as a nurse tech,” Davis said. “And then I went to LPN school and graduated in ’68, and then I’ve been working in White County ... Read More »

Local Authorities are looking for 18 year old Megan Hendrixson after she fled the CHANCE group home for girls. Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said deputies took the missing person report from the group home on September 20. Farris said that while Hendrixson is 18, she was placed in state custody out of White County until she turns 19. “Anybody ... Read More »

White County EMA Director Matt McBride said that flooding is only minor at this time. McBride said that he has gotten word of flooding on Hickory Valley Road in the southern part of the county. He said four to six inches of water is reportedly covering one lane. He said the department is still currently operating as normal. McBride said ... Read More »

TWRA released a statement Friday concerning the proposed habitat changes at White County’s Centennial Wilderness Area. The statement said specific, scientific information needed to be provided on the proposed changes on 230 acres of the total 54,000. According to TWRA, the need for native grasslands in the natural area is more important than forest land. The statement said, “Native grasslands ... Read More »

TCAT-Livingston and Six Upper Cumberland School Districts are partnered on a $1 million grant application. The application is through Tennessee’s GIVE 2.0 program. Operations and Facilities Vice President Jeff Slagle said the goal is to grow the region’s advanced manufacturing programs. Slagle said a large portion of the funding is aimed at getting students accustomed to working along side the ... Read More »