This Week in White County History, March 2-March 8

2015

• Sparta Fire Chief Kirk Young celebrated 30 years with the city’s fire department.
• White County High School Warriorettes won their first region title since 1997 and were set to host the first round of the sectional tournament.
• Sparta National Guard soldiers were activated during a recent ice disaster and the armory became a safe haven for those without electricity.

2005

• Seth Daniels was number eight and Scarlett Slatton was number seven in the White County High School Top Ten graduating seniors.
• George Elrod was named 2005 Citizen of the Year.
• The Cumberland Plateau was to be named a National Heritage Corridor, and White County was included in that plan.

1995 

• County Commissioners discussed the prospect of purchasing land adjacent to the fairgrounds for $6,500.
• Jennifer Brooke Bailey was honored as Miss Photogenic in the preliminary regional Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageant.
• John Cheek announced his candidacy for mayor of Sparta in the April 1 election.

1985

• In a surprise announcement, Sparta Police Chief Ernest Cotten resigned after two years as chief.
• Theresa Hallums, of Doyle, was discovered by Models Unlimited in an open model call. She was offered an interview with the Dallas-based Mike Beaty Agency, one of the largest agencies in Texas.
• Brenda Kay Newman was named valedictorian of the WCHS class of 1985. Brian Thomas Henry was salutatorian.

1975 

• Houston Tosh was elected as the first president of the Doyle Lions Club.
• Dolly (Lothar) Will was crowned queen of the Womanless Beauty Pageant.
• Donald Hughes Bradley was named White County High School class of 1975 valedictorian. Janie Marcum was salutatorian.