This Week in White County History, April 20-April 26

2015

• WCHS standout basketball player and state award winner Bella Taylor announced that she would continue her basketball career as a member of the Sewanee basketball team and signed her National Letter of Intent.
• The White County Anti-Drug Coalition received a $1,000 donation from coalition member and Walgreens pharmacist Elizabeth Kirby.
• Kordell Henderson, a Whtie County Warrior and state award winner, signed a National Letter of Intent to continue his basketball career at King University.

2005

• The 2005 Women’s Show was deemed a great success with visitors from around Middle Tennessee coming to Sparta to participate.
• Roger Scott, former Whtie County teacher, did a book signing at Pat’s Book and Card to promote his book of poetry, “A Natural Bent.”

1995 

• Pamela Boggs was chosen as employee of the year at White County Community Hospital.
• Middle Tennessee Natural Gas completed pipelining construction that greatly improved service to customers an expanded their customer base.
• Commissioners began discussing funding for the new middle school.

1985 

• City Recorder Marty Carmicheal swore in Sparta’s new mayor, Bob Breeding.
• Judge John Maddux was a guest speaker at a North End Community Crime watch meeting.

1975

• A Nashville engineering firm submitted the low bid for the new TVA City of Sparta dam on the Calfkiller River.
• The public square in the center of Sparta was renamed “Liberty Square.”

• WCHS standout basketball player and state award winner Bella Taylor announced that she would continue her basketball career as a member of the Sewanee basketball team and signed her National Letter of Intent.
• The White County Anti-Drug Coalition received a $1,000 donation from coalition member and Walgreens pharmacist Elizabeth Kirby.
• Kordell Henderson, a Whtie County Warrior and state award winner, signed a National Letter of Intent to continue his basketball career at King University.

2005

• The 2005 Women’s Show was deemed a great success with visitors from around Middle Tennessee coming to Sparta to participate.
• Roger Scott, former Whtie County teacher, did a book signing at Pat’s Book and Card to promote his book of poetry, “A Natural Bent.”

1995 

• Pamela Boggs was chosen as employee of the year at White County Community Hospital.
• Middle Tennessee Natural Gas completed pipelining construction that greatly improved service to customers an expanded their customer base.
• Commissioners began discussing funding for the new middle school.

1985 

• City Recorder Marty Carmicheal swore in Sparta’s new mayor, Bob Breeding.
• Judge John Maddux was a guest speaker at a North End Community Crime watch meeting.

1975

• A Nashville engineering firm submitted the low bid for the new TVA City of Sparta dam on the Calfkiller River.
• The public square in the center of Sparta was renamed “Liberty Square.”