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Franklin County, Georgia

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Franklin County benefits

Franklin County Board of Commissioners (Chair Courtney Long): the 2026 minutes read whole - 36 scanned files OCR’d - with the Veterans Memorial Wall repair trail, the House Bill 581 opt-in and the denied disabled-veterans group-home conditional use

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners - Chair Courtney Long (at large), District 1 Wanda R.

www.franklincountyga.gov/1209/Board-of-Commissioners

Franklin County Clerk of Superior Court (Heather Vaughn Hill): the county’s recorder of military discharges

The Franklin County Clerk of Superior Court - Heather Vaughn Hill, in office since her 2021 election, with Chief Deputy Clerk Betty Baskins (9592 Lavonia Rd., P.O.

www.gsccca.org/clerks/clerk-results?cid=59

Franklin County Tax Commissioner (Bobby Martin) and Board of Tax Assessors (Chief Appraiser Craig Goss): the homestead route with the March 1 exemption deadline

The Franklin County Tax Commissioner - Bobby Martin, 1221 Hull Avenue (the Courthouse Annex), Carnesville, GA 30521 (706-384-3455, fax 706-384-2245, [email protected],…

taxes.franklincountyga.com

Georgia benefits that apply here

Georgia Disabled Veteran Business Occupation Tax Exemption

A disabled veteran who is a Georgia resident and owes no Georgia income tax can run one business, peddle, or practise a profession in any county or city without paying the local…

veterans.georgia.gov/book/export/html/1496

Georgia Disabled Veteran Homestead Exemption

An exemption of the greater of $32,500 or the current specially adapted housing grant maximum, on the home an honorably discharged disabled veteran owns and lives in.

Gate: 100% service-connected; Individual unemployability at the 100% rate

veterans.georgia.gov/disabled-veteran-homestead-tax-exemption

Georgia Disabled Veteran License Plates

Free disabled veteran plates for up to two passenger cars or motorcycles, with no registration fee, manufacturing fee, or annual fee, for a veteran who qualifies for the…

Gate: 100% service-connected; Individual unemployability at the 100% rate

veterans.georgia.gov/license-plates-disabled-veteran

Georgia Military Retirement Income Exclusion

For tax year 2026, a retiree under 62 can exclude up to $17,500 of military retirement income, and another $17,500 when Georgia earned income exceeds $17,500.

dor.georgia.gov/retirement-income-exclusion

Georgia Veteran Driver License

No fee for a veteran driver license. The Department of Veterans Service certifies an honorable discharge or a medical discharge, and certain National Guard service.

veterans.georgia.gov/book/export/html/1496

Georgia Veterans Preference in State Employment

On a scored state entrance exam, ten points are added to a passing score for a service-connected disability of at least 10%, and for the other people the personnel rule lists.

rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/478-1-.18

79 federal benefits apply here as well and are left off this page; the place page lists them.