Stories from Thursday, November 26, 2009

Effect of LOIT depends on location (11/26/09)
It has been about a month since the Clay County Council instituted a Local Option Income Tax (LOIT) to combat funding losses due to the Property Tax Caps. In that time, many residents have inquired about whether the additional income tax would be more than they would save on residential property taxes...

Honor! (11/26/09)
Gary Davis (left) was visibly surprised Wednesday afternoon when Brazil Clerk-Treasurer Karen McQueen and Mike Head, a supervisor with the city's street department, presented him with a plaque recognizing his 20 years of service during a Thanksgiving luncheon for city employees. Davis, who retired earlier in the year, worked as a general laborer for the street department...