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Sparta Approves $37.5K Increase For Story Mountain Water Booster Pumps

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Sparta Approves $37.5K Increase For Story Mountain Water Booster Pumps

Sparta Aldermen approved an estimated $37,500 increase for the Story Mountain water booster pumps replacement project Thursday night. Sparta has been working to replace two pumps at the Story Mountain pump station for the past two years. Sparta Public Works Director Dillard Quick said the plans suddenly became obsolete. “What happened is the company that made the pumps to begin with sold out to another company, and that company decided not to bu…Read Article

Sparta Addressing Water Lines During Paving Process - The UC Now

Sparta beginning its spring/summer paving work, with this year’s biggest focus under the roads. Public Works director Dillard Quick said 47 of 66 miles of road in Sparta has been paved in recent years. Quick said Sparta paves an average of four to seven miles of road per year. “Well, some of the priorities… we have water lines and sewer lines that need to be addressed are under the roads,” Quick said. “So some of the roads that we wanted to pave…Sparta, Tennessee · Sparta Read Article

Lady Saints place 3rd in conference tourney

The DeKalb Middle School Lady Saints softball team’s season came to an end last week after a valiant effort during the Conference Tournament in Sparta. The team would go five games in tournament play, with White County as their nemesis.Sparta, Tennessee · Sparta Read Article

Sparta Updating Street Plan

Sparta’s GIS Department working to update the city’s street plan. Sparta G.I.S Coordinator Daniel Marcum said the plan last updated in 1996. Marcum said the department making sure the road plan includes accurate streets and roads, along with proper classifications. Marcum said having an updated street plan will be very useful. “These things get used for when we are trying to figure out our paving schedule for the year to make sure that we pave a…Sparta, Tennessee · Sparta Read Article

New Water Lines For DeWhite Utility District Approved - The UC Now

The DeWhite Utility District set to begin a project to replace some 7,000 feet of water lines. White County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said the money will be used to replace four inch pipes with six inch pipes southwest of Sparta. Robinson said the estimated 50-year old pipes are no longer serviceable. “That is the place where this particular utility district’s having their most water leads, problems with pressure,” Robinson said. “They’re h…Sparta, Tennessee · Sparta Read Article

Sparta Sets Aside Money To Help Airport With Land, Grants - The UC Now

The Sparta Board of Mayor and Alderman voted Thursday night to allocate $120,000 to the Upper Cumberland Regional Airport to assist with future grant requests. Sparta Mayor Jerry Lowery said the city along with the airports other three owners, Cookeville, Putnam County and White County all agreed to put in the same amount of money. Lowery said the money will be set aside for when the airport needs it. “We’re just trying to get that, if it happen…Sparta, Tennessee · Sparta Read Article

Sparta Sludge Issue Causing Capacity Concerns

Sparta Public Works facing issues with sludge, specifically related to capacity. Sparta Public Works Director Dillard Quick said the city has had nowhere to take the sludge since the landfill closed in 2022. Quick said the city is currently putting a band-aid on the issue by paying contractors to transport sewer sludge to Red Boiling Springs and water sludge from one basin to the next. “We have two basins and one is completely full and the secon…Sparta, Tennessee · Sparta Read Article

Sparta Set To Giveaway Blankets To Smother Fires - The UC Now

Sparta Officials looking to purchase fire blankets for distribution to residents. Mayor Jerry Lowery said the money to buy the fire blankets comes from a grant. TVA donated $7,000 and the city matched it. “It’s a blanket that you keep near your kitchen,” Lowery said. “If there’s a fire or something, you could take this blanket and throw it over the fire and it’s supposed to extinguish it. And then sometimes it’s a one-time use, but that we hope …Styria · Styria See the Story

Learn the Tennessee Constitution

Ever wonder if a law our legislators passed is Constitutional? Sometimes, they are not. Just because a law was created, does not mean that it is Constitutional per the Constitution for the State of Tennessee. This means that if that law were not constitutional, it is unlawful and therefore null and void. There are a number of important habits our government has gotten itself into that are not Constitutional. Come learn the Tennessee Constitut…Sparta, Tennessee · Sparta Read Article