Early Christmas Gift: Groundwork Begins On Splash Pad
Sparta has officially started ground work on its long-awaited splash pad and playground behind the White County YMCA. Sparta is investing an estimated $3 million into the project. Sparta Mayor Jerry Lowery said it is an exciting time to see dirt moving. “To get that project started, it’s been almost at least two-and-a-half, push it […]
Sparta Awarded Grant To Help Local Small Businesses
Sparta has been awarded an estimated $99,500 USDA Rural Business Development Grant to help support its local small businesses. City Administrator Tonya Tindle said the grant will be used for local small businesses to develop a strategic five-year action plan in consultation with a firm. The businesses can also participate in a strategic visioning workshop, […]
Lowery Wants Aldermen To Examine Sign Ordinance
Sparta Mayor Jerry Lowery asking Aldermen to consider the city’s sign ordinance, after multiple complaints in recent weeks. Lowery said he wants to bring the issue up for discussion in a future work session. He have Aldermen a copy of the current rules. “To take it, study it, look at it, talk to your constituents, […]
White County Jingle Bell Shop Benefits Small Businesses
The White County Chamber of Commerce presents its annual Jingle Bell Shop Event to support local businesses during the shopping season. Chamber Executive Director Brent Young said the event is important to Sparta. Young said many of the local businesses thrive due to the amount of local business inspired from this event. Young said this […]
Sparta Fire Operations Improved Thanks To New Software
The Sparta Fire Department has improved its daily operations thanks to a newly acquired fire station response software. Sparta Fire Chief Kevin Powers said the software is essentially used to track response calls, maintenance for fire apparatus and training. It also keeps up with the department’s pre-planning. “When we go out to businesses and our […]
Sparta Scaling Down Sidewalk Project After T-DOT Approval
The city of Sparta has received approval from T-DOT to scale down its multimodal sidewalk project, after bids came in significantly higher than anticipated. Bids for the project came in at an estimated $2.8 million back in August. City Administrator Tonya Tindle said the city received an estimated $1 million grant from T-DOT for the […]
White County Proposing Removing Solid Waste Fees
After a Sparta decision last week to stop collecting solid waste fees, White County officials proposing removal of collection fees countywide. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said the fees have been used to cover the operating costs for all of the county’s convenience centers. But the county receiving payments from Waste Management. Robinson said the […]
Sparta Aldermen to Stop White County Waste Fees
After several complaints, Sparta Aldermen voted Thursday night to stop collecting White County landfill fees from residents and commercial businesses. City Mayor Jerry Lowery said in a previous agreement with the county the city charged residents $5 and commercial businesses $14 per month. The fees had been collected as part of a charge to the […]
Sparta Eyeing Property For Possible Conference Center
Sparta Aldermen met in a special-called meeting Tuesday to discuss purchasing the Christpoint Church property and turning it into a conference center. Christpoint Church is located on the square next to the amphitheatre. Mayor Jerry Lowery said the asking price for the property is an estimated $1.3 million. Lowery said the property would be valuable […]
Sparta Using Grant To Form Parks And Rec Master Plan
Sparta will use the estimated $48,000 grant it received from TDEC on Thursday to hire a landscaping firm to form a Parks and Rec Master Plan. Sparta Parks and Rec Board Member Daniel Marcum said to qualify for parks and rec funding, most grant writers require a parks and rec master plan to be adopted. […]
