Community Calendar

Wondering what’s happening around town this week? Want to plan a little further out? Our community calendar can help you stay caught up.   

This week:   

• Sunday, March 1, 12pm – 3pm – Penny Whaley, Candidate for County Executive, Meet & Greet and Fundraiser at the Doyle Community Center, 396 Mountain Street, Doyle, TN. 
• Monday, March 2, 5pm - County Commission Steering Committee Meetings. Solid Waste Committee and Budget Committee Meetings are also held at this time. Committee meetings are held in the third floor courtroom of the White County Courthouse and are also streamed live on the county's YouTube channel.
• Wednesday, March 4, 10am – Social Media Marketing Class at Sparta White County Chamber of Commerce, 117 E. Bockman Way. To register, call (931)836-3552 
• Thursday, March 5, 5pm - Sparta's Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting at City Hall. Meetings are open to the public and are also streamed live on the city's YouTube channel.
• Friday, March 6 – Grief Support Group at the Sparta White County Activity Center. For more information, call (931) 836-3663. 
• Saturday, March 7, 11am - 1pm - White County Fair's Champion of Champions celebration at the White County Fair Ag Building, 235 Fairground Lane. The community is invited to celebrate with the Fair Board. Grazing table and refreshments will be available. 

Coming up:    

• Thursday, March 12, 7:30am – The Morning Brew at Sparta YMCA for White County Chamber of Commerce members. 
• Friday, March 13, 6pm – 7:30pm – Tennessee Right to Life of White County Informational Meeting at the Sparta YMCA, 123 Moore Street, Sparta.  
• Tuesday, March 17, 6pm – 8pm – SKYWARN Storm Spotter class, presented by The National Weather Service will be held at Putnam County Convention Center, 2121 Event Center Drive, Cookeville. This class is FREE but registration is required. https://www.weather.gov/ohx/skywarn 
• Thursday, March 19, 4pm – 6pm – Q & A: Fact versus Fiction with County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson at Duck Pond Manor, 665 Duck Pond Road, Sparta. 
• Friday, March 20, 6pm – Bluegrass on the Square – a FREE concert at the American Legion Hall, 5 W Maple Street, in Sparta. 
• Saturday, March 21 – Princess Party hosted by White County High School Cheerleaders. Tickets are available now and sell out quickly. Tickets can be purchased from any WCHS Cheerleader.   
• Saturday, March 21, 12noon – 2pm – Meet & Greet with Kyle Goff for White County Executive at Vinson Farms Weeding Venue, 2927 Will Thompson Road in Walling. 
• Saturday, March 21, 12pm – 4pm – Chestnut Oaks Farm Store Jeep Meet and Greet. Great Food and Live Music. 7355 Burgess Falls Road, Sparta.  
• Saturday, March 21, 10am – Hello Spring Tulip Market at Roberts Five Farm, 463 Board Valley Road, Sparta. 
• Saturday, March 28, 10am – Bunny-Palooza at McCulley’s Amazin’ Acres, 2857 Old Kentucky Road, Sparta. All day egg hunt (no mad dash), baby animals, and 60+ farm activities.  
• Saturday, March 28, 10am – 5pm – Easter Egg Hunt & Market at the Tulip Farm hosted by Roberts Five Farm, 463. Board Valley Road, Sparta. 
• Thursday, April 9, 4pm – 6pm – Ice Cream Social and Meet & Greet with County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson at the Sparta Activity Center, 321 E. Bronson Street, Sparta. 
• Saturday, April 11, 8am – Shady Brady Fallen Firefighter Ride leaving from the Sparta Fire Department on North Spring Street. Registration at 8am, ride starts at 9am. 
• Saturday, April 11, 9am – 5pm – White County High School’s Club America is hosting a Diaper Dash at Oldham Theater on Liberty Square. The students will be accepting donations of diapers, wipes, formula, and baby clothes for Clean Hearts Ministries’ crisis pregnancy center in Sparta.  
• Every MONDAY until April 15 – Free In-Person Tax Preparation Service at Sparta/White County Activity Center. Call to make an appointment: 888-227-7669 
• Saturday, May 2, 6pm – 9pm – A Night on the Red Carpet Father/Daughter Dance presented by Sparta-White County Rescue Squad at Duck Pond Manor, 655 Duck Pond Road, Sparta. For tickets, contact a Squad member.  

If your organization has an item for the Community Calendar, e-mail your information to spartainfo@mainstreetmedia.llc. The Community Calendar will be published at mainstreetjournal.llc/sparta every Friday.