This Week in White County History, Nov. 10-Nov. 16

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 2014 

  • The family of Gerald Irwin donated two of his medals, the Purple Heart and the Korean Service Medal, to the White County Heritage Museum.
  • Terry Crain, athletic director for White County Schools, was presented the A.F. Bridges Athletic Director of the Year Award from TSSAA.
  • White County Farm Bureau Essay and Poster contest winners Mackenzie Stockton and Kennedy Selby competed at the state level.

2004

  • A bomb threat that was called in to White County High School was determined to be a hoax.
  • Sparta was named a Three-Star City, and members of the Chamber of Commerce traveled to Nashville to accept the award from Gov. Phil Bredesen.
  • Former WCHS Warriorette Katy Foster was named the assistant coach for Cumberland University Women’s Basketball.

1994

  • Charles Curtiss, former county executive, was elected as state representative.
  • Three White County High School Warriorettes received scholarships and signed their letters of intent. Those Warriorettes were Kellie Jolly (University of Tennessee Knoxville), Cara Sims (Appalachian State University), and Amber Clark (Tennessee Technological University).
  • The Tennessee State Museum reserved 67,000 tickets so that students across the state could visit the Genghis Khan: Treasures from Inner Mongolia exhibit for free.

1984 

  • Dr. Charles Mitchell, who had been serving the White County community for 33 years, announced that he would retire from his medical practice at the end of the calendar year.
  • The Sparta Lions Club announced their recent fundraiser raised over $800 to be used toward helping improve vision and fight blindness.
  • A bluegrass concert to benefit abused children was announced. The event was to be sponsored by the GFWC Sparta Junior Woman’s Club and the White County agency of the Tennessee Department of Human Services.

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