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Property tax: Will you pay more or less?
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Joshua Silavent
Updated: Jul 5, 2015, 3:06 AM
Published: Jul 5, 2015, 3:09 AM
Few things are as continually contentious in Hall County as reassessments on property values. The issue flared up again last month as the Board of Commissioners debated a budget for the 2016 fiscal year and a possible tax increase. Ultimately, officials approved a $93.6 million general fund budget and roll backed the property tax millage rate to 5.735 from 5.989 to remain revenue neutral, offsetting increases from reassessments on commercial, industrial and residential properties.
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‘A weapon that we don’t understand’: Gainesville’s Bridging Hope part of pilot program on strangulation exams
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An exam room inside Bridging Hope provides essential care for survivors of sexual assault and other traumatic events. The non-profit has received a grant for conducting strangulation exams for victims of domestic violence. - photo by Scott Rogers
Nick Watson
The Times
Published: Apr 8, 2025, 1:54 PM
Prosecuting strangulations since 1999, Sandra Partridge looks back on cases she’s handled and knows she would have acted differently.
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