As part of the U.S. Mint’s national park series of special quarters, Georgia’s Cumberland Island will be featured starting in August of 2018. The coin will show a snowy egret perched on a branch in front of a salt marsh, a common site on the historic and largely undeveloped island. For Georgia and the crown-jewel of its extensive string of barrier islands, this honor and recognition has the ship RISING…
Proposed Fulton Co. property tax hike
Fulton County homeowners let out a collective groan Monday following the announcement that property taxes will be increasing by more than 12% over the rollback millage rate. The hike, per the over the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, is to increase funding for the 2025 General Fund. The county will host three public meetings to discuss the plan with the public before the millage rate is set, but the likely tax hike has Fulton homeowners SINKING…
