The population of White County was projected to reach 18,238 by 1990, a study by the UT Research Group revealed.
E. G. Rogers released a new book titled “Memorable Historical Accounts of White County Area” which updated the county’s history.
Thomas Industries announced the consolidation of and centralization in Sparta of all operations of its commercial and industrial division. The move made the Sparta plant solely independent of the parent company.
1982
White County Young Farmers and Homemakers was named as the top YF&H club in the state.
Sparta native Olivia K. Young was named state librarian by Secretary of State Gentry Crowell
White County Community Hospital held a disaster drill planned by top-level hospital officials, unbeknownst to staff members. Staffers were told a set of bleachers collapsed in the junior high gym, injuring 21 children. Students participated, posing as injured victims that had to be rushed to the hospital for treatment.
1992
Sparta Board of Mayor and Aldermen issued notice to the owners of the Oldham Theater, stating, that if they did not respond within 60 days, the city would have the option to demolish the historic building as it posed a safety hazard.
Sparta Christmas Parade was slated to be bigger than ever, with 15 floats scheduled for the parade.
John Ward, a 1985 graduate of White County High School, went to Somalia with the Tennessee Air National Guard to join in relief efforts and deliver food.
2002
Countless Harley Davidson riders visited the Sparta YMCA as part of their annual Ride for Toys. Many of the men dressed as Santa Claus as they loaded up their bikes with toys for local children.
Bridgestone/Firestone presented 14 White County teachers with $600 grants to be used for their classrooms.
Farmhouse Foods ceased operations in Sparta after 18 years of business, citing personal and family reasons as the reason for its closure.
2012
Several members of the Colonel Sidney Smith Stanton Chapter 962 of the Children of the Confederacy visited the White County Heritage Museum, in Sparta.
A senior thesis exhibition in painting by Virginia Sue Jolly, of White County, was on display in the Bryan Fine Arts building on the campus at Tennessee Technological University. Jolly’s painting was titled “Reflections in Recollections.”
White County Girl Scouts prepared and served a Thanksgiving meal for anyone in the community who was in need of a holiday meal. The meals, which consisted of 280 pounds of turkey along with all the traditional “fixings,” was served to approximately 400 people by girls from different troops around White County.
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