White County gets clean audit from comptroller’s office

As part of the landfill discussion that has been gripping White County for months, an audit from the Comptroller’s Office has revealed no findings. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson is proud of this effort, and he believes it is a historic accomplishment.

From the Executive’s Facebook, “This is a historic moment for White County. As part of the sale, the landfill closure/post-closure fund has been fully funded, a finding that had always appeared on past audits.”

There is both the Summary and full financial report available on the Comptroller’s website. In the summary, they list out the Total Debt, Total Expenditures, and Total Revenue for the county. In 2025, revenue was at $79 million, expenditures was $76 million, and debt was $14 million. Revenue and expenditures are both down from the previous fiscal year, from $83 million and $79 million respectively. The debt, however, also decreased by $2 million between the two years.

In the full report, all the county officials, commissioners, board of education, and committees relating to money are listed out for transparency.

In the opinions segment of the audit, the report says White County “ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.”

At the end of the full report, one of the most important segments was the lack of problematic practices found. There were no material weaknesses, no significant deficiencies, and no noncompliance material noted in the federal statements. White County was listed as a low-risk auditee. This means over at least two audit periods that White County has had no discernable issues for the Comptroller.

The audit, as well as other past audits for the county, can be found at the Comptroller’s website at https://comptroller.tn.gov under “Office Functions” and “Local Government Audit.”