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Legislation gives highly-trained school staff option to carry a concealed firearm to protect school
The Senate passed legislation I sponsored to give approved teachers with specialty training …
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State Senator Paul Bailey
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4/25/24
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As part of ongoing efforts to combat substance abuse and promote community health and safety, Sparta Police Department announces its upcoming Drug Take Back Event. Scheduled for April 27, 2024, from …
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Rachel Auberger
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4/25/24
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Sparta Board of Mayor and Aldermen made a much-needed adjustment to the city’s water rates in their April 18 meeting.
“We have not raised water rates in five years,” city …
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Rachel Auberger
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4/25/24
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(April 23, 2024) - Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter today announced the 12 Tennessee communities selected to participate in the ninth round …
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4/24/24
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Check out the Thursday, April 25, edition of The Expositor for the following stories and more:
City raises water rates
WCHS’s Jolly moves on in Teacher of the Year process
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4/24/24
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Emergency services personnel were dispatched to the scene of a structure fire, on Camp Heights Drive, at approximately 3:38 a.m., April 24, 2024. Numerous firefighters from several departments were …
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Kim Swindell Wood
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4/24/24
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One of the roles of the government is safety. In an effort to keep the streets of Sparta safe, we are looking and are in discussions concerning two of our intersections located within the city …
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Jerry Lowery
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4/19/24
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Schools will have a new schedule for the 2025 spring break that will line up with other academic events that occur during that time of year
“My reasoning is academic, as all my decisions …
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Rachel Auberger
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4/19/24
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White County High School received several school-wide honors during the 2023-2024 school year. Several students received individual honors for their excellence in the classroom and in extracurricular …
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Greg Wilson, WCHS principal
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4/19/24
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White County Board of Commissioners decided to keep the area around one of the county’s historic landmarks preserved. With an 11-1 vote, the commission made the decision to purchase 20 acres …
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Rachel Auberger
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4/19/24
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At approximately 12:09 on the afternoon of April 16, Sparta and White County emergency departments responded to a call for a house fire at 21 Marchbanks St., in Sparta city limits.
Sparta Police …
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4/19/24
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Check out Thursday, April 18, edition of The Expositor for the following stories and more:
News about a house fire in downtown Sparta that claimed the life of a man
WCHS students …
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Posted by Kim Swindell Wood
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4/18/24
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(April 16, 2024) - Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson today announced that Tennessee tax revenues exceeded budgeted estimates in March. Overall March revenues totaled …
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Posted by Kim Swindell Wood
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4/18/24
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A house fire on Rhea Street, behind Happy Trails Brewing Co., kept first responders, Sparta Electric, firefighters, and White County Ambulance Service on their toes as firefighters fought the rolling …
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Kim Swindell Wood
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4/16/24
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(April 15, 2024) - The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is joining states across the nation to ask motorists to Work with Us – move over and slow down for highway workers. …
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Posted by Kim Swindell Wood
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4/15/24
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Posted by Kim Swindell Wood
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4/12/24
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A poignant introduction in a Letter to the Editor that was sent to the Tennessean newspaper expresses the feelings of 65 Tennessee students about the proposed legislation that would arm teachers.
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Posted by Kim Swindell Wood
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4/12/24
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The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conducting Sobriety Roadside Safety Checkpoints starting on April 14th, 2024, through April 20th, 2024, on US Route 70 in White County.
Impaired driving is a …
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4/11/24
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The food pantry for families of White County students will be open Friday, April 12, at 1:30 p.m. It is located at the Family Resource Center in the back of the Board of Education building, at 576 …
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Posted by Kim Swindell Wood
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4/10/24
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The Southern Ladies Quilt Guild of White County has been doing charity work in the community for many years. This year, they are donating to “Sleep in Heavenly Peace.” This organization …
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Submitted by Southern Ladies Quilt Guild
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4/10/24
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