A plan to expand the Sparta-White County Family YMCA is moving forward after the Sparta Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved an amendment to the organization's lease with the city Thursday evening. The decision clears the way for a 3,000-square-foot addition to the existing

The proposed expansion of the Sparta-White County Family YMCA is back on the city’s agenda for Thursday, Nov. 5. The board tabled the proposal last month after Mayor Jerry Lowery requested that the city attorney review the lease amendment. The YMCA is requesting permission to add approximately 3,

Questions about the duties, qualifications and oversight of White County's Parks and Recreation director took up a portion of Monday's County Commission committee meeting, with commissioners seeking more information about how the department is operating and what taxpayers are receiving from the position. Don Pearcy was

White County commissioners are considering whether zoning regulations could give the county more control over where certain types of development, including data centers and rock quarries, are allowed to locate. The discussion came Monday during a presentation outlining the county's current limitations and the steps required to establish