AFTERNOON NEWS HEADLINES 08/26
CALLING IT ONE OF THE TOUGHEST DECISIONS THEY’D EVER MADE, TODD COUNTY FISCAL COURT VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO PURUSE A LITTLE OVER $11,000 IN FUNDS MISAPROPRIATED BY FORMER SHERIFF BILLY STOKES THROUGH A LAWSUIT AT ITS MEETING FRIDAY, WITH OFFICIALS ONCE AGAIN POINTING OUT STOKES ONLY MIS-SPENT THE MONEY AND DID NOT POCKET THE CASH.
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MEANWHILE, MAGISTRATES ALSO UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO KEEP ITS REAL PROPERTY TAX RATE AT 9.9 CENTS PER $100 OF ASSESSED VALUE, WHILE THE PERSONAL PROPERTY RATE WILL DROP FROM 10.99 CENTS TO 10.77 CENTS.
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THE MADISONVILLE MESSENGER REPORTS THE DAWSON SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO KEEP ITS PROPERTY TAX RATES THE SAME AT A RECENT MEETING, BUT WILL HAVE TO VOTE ON THE MEASURE AGAIN ON SECOND READING.
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THE CITY OF CROFTON WAS SCHEDULED TO BE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY FROM 3 UNTIL 7PM FRIDAY WHILE CREWS WITH KENTUCKY UTLITIES DID NECESSARY MAINTENANCE, ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS AT CROFTON CITY HALL.
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