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Oglethorpe County, Georgia

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Oglethorpe County benefits

Oglethorpe County Board of Commissioners (Chairman Jay Paul): the 2025-2026 minutes and agendas read whole - 26 scanned files OCR’d, with no veteran item - and American Legion Post 123 in Lexington

The Oglethorpe County Board of Commissioners - Chairman Jay Paul, District 1 Howard Sanders, District 2 Andy Saxon, District 3 David Clark, District 4 William C.

www.oglethorpecountyga.gov/boc

Oglethorpe County Clerk of Court (Kelli Paradise Smith): the county’s recorder of military discharges

The Oglethorpe County Clerk of Court - Kelli Paradise Smith, Clerk of the Superior and Juvenile Courts (P.O.

oglethorpeclerkofcourt.com

Oglethorpe County Tax Commissioner (Dawn Johnson Scarborough): the homestead route with the assessors’ exemption-questions line

The Oglethorpe County Tax Commissioner - Dawn Johnson Scarborough, 339 West Main St., Lexington, GA 30648 (706-743-8422, fax 706-743-8837, [email protected],…

www.oglethorpecountypay.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.