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Towns County, Georgia

County · Printed 2026-11-06 · Intel current as of 2026-11-03 · localhost:3000/geos/county-ga-towns

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Towns County benefits

Towns County Clerk of Superior Court (Eric Barrett): the county’s recorder of military discharges

The Towns County Clerk of Superior Court - Eric Barrett, 48 River Street, Suite E, Hiawassee, GA 30546 (706-896-2130, fax 706-896-5694, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,…

www.townscountyga.org/clerk-of-court.html

Towns County Commissioner (Cliff Bradshaw): the 2025-2026 minutes read whole - 50 files - with no veteran item, and VFW Post 7807 and American Legion Post 23 in Hiawassee

Towns County's government is a sole commissioner - Cliff Bradshaw, 48 River Street, Suite B, Hiawassee, GA 30546 (706-896-2276, fax 706-896-4628, [email protected], with…

www.townscountyga.org/commissioner2.html

Towns County Tax Commissioner (Michael Anderson): the county’s own printed Disabled Veterans row at up to $50,000 and the assessors’ local-homestead route

The Towns County Tax Commissioner - Michael Anderson, 48 River St., Suite H, Hiawassee, GA 30546 (706-896-2267, fax 706-896-6980, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. closed…

tax.townscountypay.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.