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Thomas County, Georgia

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Free help with a VA claim

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Thomas County benefits

GDVS Thomasville Veterans Field Service Office (Laketta Carr) - in Thomas County on the Southern Regional Technical College campus

Thomas County's claims office is in the county seat: the Georgia Department of Veterans Service's Thomasville Veterans Field Service Office - Veterans Service Officer and Manager…

veterans.georgia.gov/locations/thomasville

Thomas County Board of Commissioners: the 2025-2026 window with no veteran item

The Thomas County Board of Commissioners - meeting at the Historic Courthouse, 225 North Broad Street, 3rd Floor Commission Chambers, every 2nd Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. and every 4th…

thomascountyboc.org/about-us/public-meetings-events

Thomas County Clerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Courts (Randa D. Wharton): the free DD-214 recording and the veteran-scam notice

The Thomas County Clerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Courts - Randa D. Wharton, Thomas County Judicial Center, 325 N. Madison Street, Thomasville (mail P.O.

thomascountyboc.org/clerk-of-courts

Thomas County Tax Commissioner (Alicia Hester) and Board of Assessors (Daniel Stokes): the homestead route with the county’s own local exemptions

The Thomas County Tax Commissioner - Alicia Hester, Main Office 225 N. Broad St, Thomasville, GA 31792 (P.O.

www.thomascountytax.com/contact.html

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.