Tag Archives: White County

White County officials are looking at ways to increase the county’s U.S. Census response. Kim England is the Complete Count Committee Coordinator for White County. She said that although response has good so far, they are hoping to get a full count within before the deadline set by the federal government. “We are ahead of the curve,” England said. “Maybe ... Read More »

Greg Wilson could have never imagined being Principal at White County School as he walked through graduation in 1985. “I was speaking to some classmates online, I would have never thought that I could come back and be in the place of Mr. Charles Dycus, who was our principal,” Wilson said. “One of the things that never crossed my mind.” ... Read More »

Construction on a new bridge along the Robert Matthews Highway between Cookeville and Sparta should finish in June. The $1.8 million project was originally scheduled to be completed May 30. White County Road Superintendent Clay Parker said progress has slowed due to weather. “They’re moving along great, they have done some quick, fantastic work over there with the weather they’ve ... Read More »

The White County Commissioners approved the transfer of the old White County Middle School from the school system to the county. County Mayor Denny Wayne Robinson said the future of the property is unknown. “The County Commission has had many different talks,” Robinson said. “Some talk about a park. Some talk about using the building for storage. We have storage ... Read More »

Sparta is working to improve the Walmart intersection on Highway 111. Mayor Jeff Young said as new development on Taft Church Road increased, the city began to notice traffic problems. “There’s a lot of area that can be developed adjacent to those properties there, the Walmart and Shell station,” Young said. “There’s already a little bit of a traffic problem ... Read More »

At least another two weeks expected before the first wave of Sparta’s tornado cleanup ends. Public Works Director Dilliard Quick said a 20 yard brush truck has completed at least 4 loads a day for almost six weeks “It’s just taking time because we’ve just got the one guy,” Quick said. “I could pull people from the public works department ... Read More »

With fluctuating safety restrictions, the TSSAA could have practices beginning on time in June. White County High School Principal Grant Swallows said there’s a tough balance between what the TSSAA decides and local school districts. “There in major cities and in our state there’s a lot more cases going on and maybe in some rural areas,” Swallows said. “From a ... Read More »

White County Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said school leaders want to learn from the COVID-19 shutdown. He siad one of the biggest challenges the school system has faced has been a lack of internet connections. Dronebarger said even if the district had a device to give every student during the shutdown, many would not be able to use them. ... Read More »

The Warren County Schools will offer White County High School principal Grant Swallows the position of director of schools. School board members held two rounds of voting Thursday night with Swallows receiving the most votes in each tally. The two sides must still agree on a contract. Swallows would replace Bobby Cox, who will step down this summer as director. ... Read More »

A spike in the number of White County COVID-19 positive tests Sunday came mostly from one family. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said testing uncovered a cluster. “Obviously, the more you test, the more positives you’re going to get,” Robinson said. “This particular spike seems to be associated with just one family, and they kind of just passed it around ... Read More »