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(Jan. 20, 2024 @ 10:10 a.m.) - According to White County Firefighters Association, members of nearly every volunteer fire department in the county are on scene on Roberts-Matthews Highway between …
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Posted by Kim Swindell Wood
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1/21/24
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A huge thank you goes out to Jerry Sawyer, White County highway superintendent, and his crew for working diligently during the freezing weather to clear the roads.
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Posted by Kim Swindell Wood
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1/21/24
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Sparta Mayor Jerry Lowery reported a main water line had ruptured, on Gaines Street, during the sub-zero weather. City crews worked tirelessly to repair the line to ensure service was restored to …
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Posted by Kim Swindell Wood
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1/21/24
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At approximately 3 p.m., Jan. 16, 2024, Piney Volunteer Fire Department, Fall Creek Falls Fire Department, Fall Creek Falls State Park, and Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to …
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Posted by Kim Swindell Wood
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1/21/24
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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee along with Deputy Governor & Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Commissioner Butch Eley announced today the award of over $46 million in state and federal …
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Posted by Kim Swindell Wood
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1/20/24
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Unemployment in Tennessee held steady during the final month of 2023. Newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development showed the rate did not change between November and …
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Posted by Kim Swindell Wood
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1/20/24
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(Jan. 19, 2024) - Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson announced today that revenues for December were lower than expected and were less than the monthly …
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Posted by Kim Swindell Wood
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1/20/24
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The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conducting Sobriety Roadside Safety Checkpoints starting on January 21st, 2024, through January 27th, 2024, on US Route 70. in White County.
Impaired driving …
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Posted by Kim Swindell Wood
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1/17/24
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In the tapestry of history, certain figures emerge whose influence transcends their time, leaving an enduring legacy that shapes the course of humanity. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stands prominently …
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Jerry Lowery
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1/17/24
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Sparta Board of Mayor and Aldermen held their first meeting of the new year, on Jan. 4, and made quick work of moving through the presented agenda.
The board authorized Resolution No 23-589 …
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Rachel Auberger
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1/17/24
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(Jan. 16, 2024) - If you have visited the offices of Caney Fork Electric Cooperative today, you may have noticed lights turned off in common areas like hallways and lobbies. This is a coordinated …
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Posted by Kim Swindell Wood
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1/16/24
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(Jan. 11, 2024) -The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) can assure motorists it is stocked and ready to clear roadways of ice and snow. Salt supplies have been replenished in all 95 …
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Posted by Kim Swindell Wood
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1/12/24
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This week, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act, a bill updating Tennessee’s Protection of Personal Rights law …
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Posted by Kim Swindell Wood
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1/12/24
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Question:
What does this new year look like for the city of Sparta?
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The city’s fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30. It is very important that we do some …
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Jerry Lowery
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1/10/24
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Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett and State Coordinator of Elections Mark Goins recently recognized White County Administrator of Elections Sherry Anderson for passing the Administrator of …
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Posted by Kim Swindell Wood
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1/10/24
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The White County Comprehensive Multipurpose Senior Citizens Center Board held their first scheduled meeting of the new year, on Jan. 3, and one of the first orders of business was to appoint new …
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Rachel Auberger
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1/10/24
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(Jan. 8, 2024) In October 2023, Investigators with the District Attorney’s Office, the White County Sheriff’s Office, and the Department of Children’s services began investigating …
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Posted by Kim Swindell Wood
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1/8/24
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Since 1970, America has celebrated January as National Blood Donor Month – something that was set in motion by Senate Joint Resolution 154 and proclaimed by President Richard Nixon.
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Rachel Auberger
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1/5/24
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(Dec. 31, 2023) - Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has released 2023 “ Leading the Nation ” highlights and accomplishments that have contributed to greater opportunity, security and freedom …
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Posted by Kim Swindell Wood
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1/5/24
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With the start of the new calendar year come new laws for those living – or traveling through – the state of Tennessee. Here’s a look at some of those laws and what you need …
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Rachel Auberger
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1/4/24
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