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Sparta   -   Jan 23, 2026 COMMUNITY CALENDAR
COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Check out what's happening around White County over the next week!

by Rachel Auberger
Sparta   -   Jan 22, 2026 White County High School announces 25-26 Valedictorian and Salutatorian
White County High School announces 25-26 Valedictorian and Salutatorian

Submitted by WCHS principal Greg Wilson The White County High School administration proudly announces the top 2 graduates for the 2025-2026 class. These two students have excelled both in the classroom and extracurricular activities. Their achievements have been critical to the success of this year’s graduating class—the remarkable

by Rachel Auberger & Main Street Media
Sparta   -   Jan 21, 2026 $200,000 in opioid fund disbursment decided
$200,000 in opioid fund disbursment decided

White County commissioners agreed on how to disperse $200,000 of opioid settlement funds on Tuesday night. Five programs operating within the county will each receive a portion of this fiscal year’s grant funding.  White County is the recipient of grant money, the dollar amount of which varies from

by Rachel Auberger
Sparta   -   Jan 21, 2026 Voters get final say in sales tax debate
Voters get final say in sales tax debate

White County commissioners approved placing a sales tax increase on the May ballots, giving residents the chance to have their voices heard. The approved referendum will have a sales tax increase of .50 percent increase placed on both the Republican and Democrat primary ballots.  The resolution presented called for the

by Rachel Auberger
Sparta   -   Jan 20, 2026 Attendance Counts: New pay policy for county commissioners
Attendance Counts: New pay policy for county commissioners

Once again, the topic of commissioner attendance and compensation was brought before the White County Commissioners. During Tuesday’s full court meeting, commissioner Robert McCormick presented a resolution under old business that addressed compensating commissioners based on their attendance.   Currently, all White County commissioners receive a monthly payment for their

by Rachel Auberger
Sparta   -   Jan 19, 2026 WCHS swim team makes waves in season finale
WCHS swim team makes waves in season finale

The Warriorettes closed out the 2025-26 season with big wins and record times.

by Rachel Auberger
Sparta   -   Jan 18, 2026 That’s a wrap: one last look at White County’s 2025 Champion Fair
That’s a wrap: one last look at White County’s 2025 Champion Fair

The White County Fair Board spent the better part of last week at the Tennessee Association of Fairs Convention in Murfreesboro. From T-shirts to tiaras, high heels to trucker caps, ribbons to rodeos, everything was on display and being judged, but it was the White County Fair that came home

by Rachel Auberger
Sparta   -   Jan 18, 2026 SYB kept the scoreboards lit this weekend
SYB kept the scoreboards lit this weekend

It was another weekend of action on the basketball courts in White County. After the high school completed their homecoming games, it was on to the youth leagues where there was everything from close games to huge wins, and even games going into sudden death after remaining tied despite two

by Rachel Auberger
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