This is White County, Sparta Tennessee

This is White County, Sparta Tennessee - why live anywhere else????

Upper Cumberland Air Show - Sparta, Tennessee

Upper Cumberland Air Show  - White County, Sparta Tennessee

Upper Cumberland Airshow - White County, Sparta Tennessee

Historic American Legion Building - White County, Sparta, Tennessee

Historic American Legion Building - White County Sparta Tennessee

Antique Shopping in White County Sparta Tennessee

Aaron Shafer Memorial Bike Race - White County Sparta Tennessee

Bank of White County, Sparta Tennessee

Brady Printing and Office Supply, White County Sparta Tennessee

Majestic View - White County Sparta Tennessee

Welch's Point - Bridgestone Firestone Centennial Wilderness WMA
White County, Sparta Tennessee

Falling Water River Gorge from
Burgess Falls State Park & Natural Area,
White County, Sparta  Tennessee
and Putnam County,
Cookeville, Tennessee

Big Falls at Burgess Falls State Park & Natural Area, White County, Sparta Tennessee

Sparta Good Time Cruisers - White County, Sparta Tennessee
Cruise In on the Square - downtown Sparta
every third Saturday of the month, April - October

Caney Fork Electric Cooperative Customer Appreciation 

Casa Luna Italian Restaurant - White County, Sparta Tennessee

White County Agricultural Fair - a TN Award Winning Century Fair
Beginning the Friday before Labor Day, with opening ceremonies on Labor Day

Chamber Business After Hours - at Morgan Furniture, White County Sparta Tennessee

Citizens Bank, White County, Sparta Tennessee

Classy Clean - White County, Sparta Tennessee

Compugeeks and SkyNet - Computer and Internet Service. Thanks to Skynet,
Compugeeks, City of Sparta, White County and the Sparta - White County
Chamber of Commerce. - Downtown has a FREE Internet Service

Classic Car Cruise In on the historic Liberty Square,
Downtown Sparta - each third Saturday @ 5 p.m.,
in the months of April - October

DTC Wireless

Just feel the crisp, cool air of autumn

Factory Connection - shhhh - famous brands without the big price tag

The White County Agricultural Fair - an award winning Century Fair in Tennessee. At the White County Fairgrounds

Farm Bureau

White County Farmers Market
downtown Sparta - Metcalf Park

Firefly Acres - pavilion available for events

Firefly Acres - cabins, equestrian activities, picnics, weddings,
events . . . relax and let someone else plan the party

Firefly Acres

France Cemetery - final resting place of Champ Ferguson

Gentry Brothers Tractor

Christmas for a Cause - Trees of Christmas
and Chamber Holiday Open House at US Bank

White County Heritage Museum

White County Heritage Museum - Music Room

Crossroads Church - Historic District, Sparta, Tennessee

Iris - the Tennessee State Flower

The John White House - located on the Fairgrounds

Kayak the Caney Fork River - Relax and unwind

Big Laurel Falls - in the Virgin Falls State Natural Area

Lester Flatt Memorial - downtown Sparta, Tennessee

Bluegrass USA - Music in front of the historic Oldham Theater

Bluegrass USA - Music at Oldham Theater - Sparta, Tennessee

Life Care Center of Sparta

Burgess Falls State Park - Middle Falls

Middle Tennessee Natural Gas - Sparta, Tennessee

White County Military Museum - in the American Legion Building

Sewell's Mules - Sparta, Tennessee

NHC Health Care - Sparta, Tennessee

Napa Auto Parts - Jim Brown, Sparta, Tennessee

Fall Beauty, downtown Sparta, Tennessee

Oldham Theater, Sparta, Tennessee

Payless Family Pharmacy - and Medical Clinic

Potter's Ace Home Center - Hardware, Lumber, and much, much more.

Stitch and Share Quilt Show - 

Quilt Trail - splashes of art grace the walls of barns and buildings
for your viewing pleasure.

White County officially named a Retire Tennessee Community

It's official. White County has become a Retire Tennessee Community.
Anyone interested in finding out more information, please call me at 931-836-3552. 

Franklin and White Counties Join 12 Established Communities

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty today announced Franklin and White counties have met the criteria to join Retire Tennessee, the state’s retiree recruitment program, bringing the state’s total number of active Retire Tennessee programs to 14.

“The addition of Franklin and White counties to our Retire Tennessee Program reflects a commitment from each community to promote Tennessee as a great place for retirees to call home,” Hagerty said.  “I applaud those communities that have made retiree recruitment a part of their economic development strategies and who see the benefits retirees can bring to the communities in which they choose to live.”

Communities participating in the Retire Tennessee Program have established a Retiree Relocation Committee, conducted a community assessment, started marketing efforts to attract and relocate the retiree market and participate in trade shows geared toward attracting retirees.

“We are so excited to officially be part of the Tennessee Economic and Community Development’s Retire TN Program,” said Jody Sliger, tourism and marketing director for the Sparta-White County Chamber of Commerce. “The Retire Tennessee Program focuses on recruiting retirees who are looking to become active community members, those looking for an active lifestyle in an outdoor setting, and individuals looking for a rural community with easy access to larger cities. I love Sparta and White County and feel we have exactly what people who are looking for in a place to retire.”

“White County has been welcoming retirees for many years, and we are very excited about being part of the Retire Tennessee Program,” Herd Sullivan, White County executive, said. “Retirees are absolutely one of the best economic impact dollars we can recruit.”

For more information on the Retire Tennessee program, visit www.retiretennessee.org or contact Ramay Winchester, ECD Retire Tennessee director, at ramay.w.winchester@tn.gov.

About the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development’s mission is to develop strategies which help make Tennessee the No. 1 location in the Southeast for high quality jobs. The department seeks to attract new corporate investment in Tennessee and works with Tennessee companies to facilitate expansion and economic growth. Find us on the web: tn.gov/ecd.  Follow us on Twitter: @tnecd.  Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/tnecd. 

The other Retire Tennessee communities are Cumberland, Hamilton, Hardin, Henry, Jefferson, Loudon, Maury, Putnam, Roane, Robertson, Sullivan and Warren counties.

Perfect location. With great roads - about an hour
from Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga.

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Industry Appreciation Sparta-White County

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you - a great big THANK YOU goes to all our manufacturers and industries in Sparta and White County. You are so important to the county and we just want to show you a little of our appreciation. The event was held at the White County Heritage Museum on July 10, 2012.

Several of the 50 area industry, manufacturers, raw material providers, warehousing and transportation, and tool and die industry displayed some of their products and were on hand to share more information about them.

Here are just a few photos from the event.

The Journey - Junior Garcia

 Follow Junior Garcia on his Journey to take the message of The Cross to Washington and pray for our national leaders

This is Sparta TN HOG Rally 2012

TN HOG Rally - visits Sparta and White County

Thank you so much for visiting Sparta and White County while attending the Tennessee State HOG Rally in Cookeville. We were happy to see you traveling the roadways, visiting our restaurants, enjoying our wonderful waterfalls at Burgess Falls and strolling around town - We welcome you back anytime!

This is Sparta

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Travel Writers visit Sparta and White County

Thank you to the State of Tennessee Department of Tourist Development and Geiger and Associates for bringing this Press Tour of Travel Writers to Sparta and White County as one leg of your recent Travel Writer Tour of the Upper Cumberland.

We had a great time visiting with them and showing them some of the wonderful treasures we have in Sparta and White County.

There were actually four 'tracks' the writers could choose from, and each of these tracks had optional activities - so from one visitor to ten visitors, depending on the activity - enjoyed the scenic beauty, adventure travel or other interesting location across the county.

Writers from across the US and one from Canada were part of the tour.

Y'all come back now, anytime!

Earl Webb - Sparta native still holds baseball doubles record

Did you know . . .

William Earl Webb (September 17, 1897 – May 23, 1965) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball, playing from 1925 to 1933. He played for five teams, including the Boston Red Sox for three years. He was born in White County, Tennesseeand died in Jamestown, Tennessee. In 1931, while playing for the Red Sox, he hit a record 67 doubles, a record that still stands today. He had a career batting average of .306 with 56 home runs. Webb finished second in the league in extra base hits in 1931 with 84. His .333 batting average in 1931 was seventh-highest in the American League. He also finished seventh in the 1931 American League Most Valuable Player voting. He batted left-handed, and threw right-handed.