Sumner County Mayor John Isbell said the committee will develop a county-specific TN250 website that links to the state’s tn250.com site and serve as a clearinghouse for events, historical-site listings and educational resources. “We’re gonna build a website that’s gonna be Sumner County specific that obviously links to the state site,” Isbell said, adding that the committee will solicit public feedback once an initial site shell is ready.

The committee also discussed a mobile app to provide dynamic content and support projects such as a countywide scavenger hunt. Isbell said the county IT department is expected to lead development and that James (last name not specified) from IT had been identified to build the website and “is working on the app right now.” The mayor said he did not expect immediate costs for in-house development.

Members agreed to assemble a database of Revolutionary-era and other county historic sites for use on the website and app. Ken Thompson, described in the meeting as the county historian, and Aaron Ehlert, president of the Bledsoe Lake Historical Association, were identified as sources of site-level information. The committee discussed using the database to coordinate school programs and living-history events, and confirmed that Rock Castle (a local historic site) plans a living-history day for fifth graders in September.

Program calendar items discussed included a cemetery tour scheduled for Oct. 4 that will, for the first time, focus on a single family with Black Revolutionary War ancestry; a David Shelby grave marking planned for November on Maple Street; and a proposed series of monthly events beginning with a public launch Jan. 1 and continuing each month thereafter. The committee also discussed genealogy workshops, possible tie-ins with the Highland Games in Hendersonville and a time capsule idea raised by a committee member.

The committee set a target to have an initial website shell available quickly, gather public feedback, and to finalize a launch framework by Jan. 1; members said they will add events to the site and begin monthly programming after the launch.