VALDOSTA — The Quality of Life Association celebrates black history month with a narrated living timeline showcasing many famous Black history figures of yesterday and today. The fundraising event titled, “All Shades Art Exhibit and…
Lowndes Co. Tax Commissioner’s Office Closed
Release: LOWNDES COUNTY TAX COMMISSIONER RODNEY V. CAIN ANNOUNCES OFFICE CLOSURE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Lowndes County, GA – In light of recent developments with the spread of the COVID-19 virus and rapidly changing protocols as…
How Long Should Tax Records Be Kept?
Taxes— no one likes to talk about them, look at them, or think about them, so once they’re filed, the residue of receipts paystubs, and records are stored away in some attic of unmentionables never…
Deal: April tax revenues up 2.2 percent
From the Office of Gov. Nathan Deal: Gov. Nathan Deal announced that Georgia’s net tax collections for April totaled $2.31 billion, for an increase of $48.7 million, or 2.2 percent, compared to last year when…
Atlanta > Tyrone Brooks Pleads Guilty to Charges
ATLANTA — Georgia state Rep. Tyrone Brooks pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of filing a false tax document and no contest to five counts of mail and wire fraud, according to a report in…
Valdosta > ESPLOST V Tax Passed By Eighty…
VALDOSTA -- The Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax was passed once again with poll results of %80. The tax allows local school districts to collect a one percent sales tax to fund school facility improvements…
Valdosta > ESPLOST 5 to Kick Off
VALDOSTA -- Supporters of the next Educational Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or ESPLOST, are preparing to kick off their campaign with an event on Tuesday. ESPLOST V will be launched at an event…
Wisenbaker > Transportation Needs and Funding: Competing Concepts?
Gary Wisenbaker, Valdosta Today Editorial Director As promised, the “committee of lawmakers, business leaders and advocates for local government”, a/k/a the Georgia Transportation Study Committee (TSC), issued its assessment of Georgia’s present and future transportation…
Florida Citizens and Legislators Renew Call for Governor…
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – On Thursday at 11:30 AM, ratepayers will gather across the street from the Duke Energy offices in St. Petersburg. They will again call on Governor Scott to fight to repeal a tax that…