Sparta’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen held its final meeting of the calendar year and worked quickly through the agenda Thursday.  In their first order of business, the board approved a resolution calling for a city election, to be held Aug. 6, 2026. Sparta residents and property owners will

The Tennessee Department of Veteran Services received official notification from the National Cemetery Administration of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that it has qualified for a grant opportunity that will fully fund the development and construction of the new Upper Cumberland State Veterans Cemetery in White County. The

The White County Board of Commissioners held its monthly full court meeting on Monday night with one topic generating a lot of discussion: Commissioner attendance.   Attendance to meetings, both full court and committee, has been less than satisfactory in recent years, and the White County Ethics and Oversight committee sought

County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson announced this week that White County’s audit was released with no findings.  “This is great news,” Robinson said, adding the county had continually received a mark on the state comptroller’s annual audit for much longer than he has been in office. “This is