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OBITUARIES A2 Fayette County News MOWELL FUNERAL HOME 200 Robinson ROAD NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE The FAYETTEVILLE CITY COUNCIL has ten tatively adopted a millage rate which will re quire an increase in property taxes by 2.19 percent over the rollback rate. All concerned citizens are invited to the pub lic hearings on this tax increase to be held at Fayetteville City Hall 210 Stonewall Ave W., Fayetteville, Georgia on October 16, 2025, at 9:00AM and 6:00 PM. Times and places of additional public hear ings on this tax increase are at Fayetteville City Hall, 210 Stonewall Ave. W Fayetteville, Georgia, on October 23, 2025, at 6:00 PM. This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 5.646 mills an increase of 0.121 mills. Without the tentative tax increase, the mil lage rate will be no more than 5.525 mills. The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $425,000 is approx imately $20.57 and the proposed tax increase for non-homestead property with a fair mar ket value of $650,000 is approximately 100 N. Jeff DAVIS DRIVE FAYETTEVILLE, GA 30214 770-461-7641 • FAX:770-460-1003 FYTOFFICE@MOWELLS.COM 770-487-3959 • FAX:770-487-5959 PTCOFFICE@MOWELLS.COM Mrs. Rita Joy Huddleston Brand Rita Joy Huddleston Brand, 67, of Fayetteville, Ga., passed away peacefully, surrounded by her adoring family. She was born to Fletcher T. and Elsie Joyce Hall Hud dleston in Atlanta on Jan. 8, 1958. Rita is preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Clay Huddleston. Her memory will be cherished by her loving hus band, Billy Eugene Brand; children, Michelle (John) Griffin of Senoia and Nick (Chanda) Doughty of Fay etteville; grandchildren, Nicole Griffin and Max Grif fin, both of Senoia, and Bailee Brooke and Kylee Rose of Fayetteville; aunt, Helen Johnson of Ft. Worth, Texas; along with many cousins. A member of Fayetteville First Baptist Church, Rita exhibited the Christian spirit and charity and shared them with all she came in contact with. She was an admin istrative assistant for D J Powers, assisting with the freight operations and their customers. Rita was the most up- beat, positive, and energetic person under any situation or circumstance. She could find beauty in everything Wednesday, October 8, 2025 and never met a stranger. Rita was a perfect example of and radiated the love of her Savior. She was a de voted caregiver to anyone around her - her family, friends, or complete strangers. Her greatest joy and love were her family and the Lord Jesus Christ. A funeral service was held on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Mowell Funeral Home, Fay etteville, with Rev. Glenn Stringham officiating. Visi tation occurred Thursday evening at the funeral home from 5-7 p.m. Rita was laid to rest at Westminster Me morial Gardens in Peachtree City. We welcome you to leave your condolences, thoughts, and memories of Rita on our tribute wall. Mowell Funeral Home & Cremation Serviced, Fay etteville, www.mowells.com. Sheriff, Police Report Arrests The following arrests and charges were reported by Fayette County Sheriff’s Office: Jeffrey E. Corbett (Senoia) - felony pro- bation/parole violation. Christopher M. Head (Griffin) - drug possession/sale/manufacture. Andrew C. Varela (Griffin) - felony pro- bation/parole violation. Misael Villanueva (Jonesboro) - elder abuse; financial identity fraud; entering auto. Adam G. Carroll (Fayetteville) - leaving scene of incident; misdemeanor too fast for conditions. James Gates (Union City) - felony pro- bation/parole violation. Kelsey D. Foulk (Rex) - felony proba- tion/parole violation. Joel T. Robinson (Jonesboro) - felony probation/parole violation. Joseph D. Wilson (Atlanta) - two counts of drug possession/sale/manufacture; mis demeanors failure to maintain lane and pos- session/use of drug related objects. The following arrests/cliarges were made by Peachtree City Police Depart ment: Camrin Bowens (Fairburn) - burglary; possession of tools for commission of crimes; misdemeanors obstruction of officer and wearing mask, hoods, etc. to conceal identity. Jaylan A. Davis (Rex) - burglary; posses sion of tools for commission of crimes; mis demeanors obstruction of officer and wearing mask, hood, etc. to conceal identity. Patrick L. Smith (Atlanta) - two felony counts of financial identity fraud. Tremaine D. Bailey (Tyrone) - drug pos session/sale/manufacture; misdemeanor marijuana possession less than one ounce. Jamie M. Louissaint (East Point) - felony theft by deception; forgery of financial trans action card. Ebone E. Matthews - three counts of il legal possession of dangerous items; drug possession/sale/manufacture. Cheree Carter (Tucker) - two counts of drug possession/sale/manufacture. Fayette EMS, Continued from Front implement, we implement with the mindset and goal of keeping our community safe. The citizens of Fayette County deserve our absolute best every day, and our first responders deserve the highest quality training to accomplish that goal.” Officials added the LoR is a critical step toward the final goal: Achieving full CAAHEP accreditation for both the AEMT and para medic programs near the first quarter of 2026. Final accreditation will be based NOTICE The City of Fayetteville does hereby announce that the millage rate for the City of Fayetteville will be set at a meeting of the City of Fayetteville Mayor and Council on October 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers at 210 Stonewall Ave. W. The proposed millage will become 5.646 mills which includes 5.129 mills for the General Fund operations and 0.517 mills dedicated to capitalprojects. Pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. Section 48-5-32, the City of Fayetteville does hereby publish the following presentation of the current year's tax digest and levy, along with the history of the digest and levy for the past five years. CURRENT 2023 PROPERTY TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY City - Fayetteville 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 REAL & PERSONAL 1,082,603,545 1,171,845,579 1,343,933,470 1,582,537,055 1,771,325,539 1,890,354,773 MOTOR VEHICLE —8,633,950 —6,505,680 6,188,540 6,331,000 5,357,050 4,843,280 MOBILE HOMES - - TIMBER - 100% - - - - HEAVY DUTY EQUIPMENT 918,122 518,636 207,762 190,932 109,364 176,714 GROSS DIGEST 1,092,155,617 1,178,869,895 1,350,329,772 1,589,058,987 1,776,791,953 1,895,374,767 LESS M&O EXEMPTIONS 12,568,837 15,360,277 17,880,559 21,418,962 26,841,555 82,413,854 NET M&O DIGEST 1,079,586,780 1,163,509,618 1,332,449,213 1,567,640,025 1,749,950,398 1,812,960,913 GROSS M&O MILLAGE 9.3900 9.2940 9.1338 9.1073 8.915 8.989 LESS ROLLBACKS 3.7440 3.6480 3.4878 3.4613 3.269 3.343 NET M&O MILL 5.6460 5.6460 5.6460 5.6460 5.646 5.646 NET TAXES LEIVED 6,095,347 6,569,175 7,523,008 8,850,896 9,880,220 10,235,977.31 NET TAXES $ INC $ 349,614 $ 473,828 $ 953,833 $ 1,327,887 $ 1,029,324 355,757.37 NET TAXES % INC 6.08% 7.77% 14.52% 17.65% 11.63% 3.60% on a recommendation from CoAEMSP and outcomes of the current AEMT class. The demanding process represents a significant ef fort by the department. "This has been a tremen dous workload for our train ing officers under the direction of Capt. Jason An derson to make this a reality for Fayette County," the spokesperson added. "With this final accreditation, every educational program we run will be fully accred ited, setting a new standard for EMS training in our re- • "I gion. HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH welcome (ome. Holy Trinity a vibrant Catholic community in Peachtree City, GA invites and welcomes you to our parish. Thank you for being with us this weekend as we gather together at the table of the Eucharist. ^timeg- Saturday - 4:00p.m. and 5:30p.m. Sunday- 7:15a.m., 10:30a.m. 12:15p.m., 1:45p.m. (Spanish) and 4:30p.m. (Lifeteen) HOLYTRINITYPTC.ORG 770-487-7672 101 WALT BANKS RD. PEACHTREE CITY, GA 30269 FAYETTE COUNTY NEWS P.O. Box 96, Fayetteville, Ga. 30214 Phone: 770-461-6317 ■ fayette-news.net Award-winning member of the Georgia Press Association. The Staff: Luke Haney Editor, Newsprint Designer, Digital Media • support@fayette-news.net Jennifer Lyons Legals, General Manager • jennifer@fayette-news.net Dylan Shoemaker Reporter • dshoemaker@fayette-news.net Nate O’Malley Reporter • nomalley@fayette-news.net Whitney Stinchcomb Advertising Sales Rep. • wstinchcomb@upsonbeacon.com Nevaeh Bradley Legals Processor • nbradley@fayette-news.net Debbie McClain, Publisher, Co-owner Bridge Turner, Editor in Chief, Co-owner Fayette County News (USPS 188-420) is published Wednesdays for in-county rates of $40 yearly. Georgia out-of-county is $50, and out-of- state is $60. Published by Upson Newspapers, Inc., 219 Thomas Street, Thomaston, GA 30286. Periodicals postage at Fayetteville, GA, and ad ditional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Fayette County News, P.O. Box 96, Fayetteville, GA. 30214. 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The Meeting Place Fayette County Board of Education meets the fourth Monday of the month at 7 p.m. Fayette County Commission meets the sec ond and fourth Thursday of the month at 5 p.m. Fayette County Planning Commission meets the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Fayetteville City Council meets the third Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. Fayetteville Planning Commission meets the fourth Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. Fayetteville Council Work Session meeting on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at Fayetteville City Hall. Fayetteville Downtown Development Au thority (Main Street Board) meets the third Wednesday of each month at 8 a.m. in the city hall training room (Next meeting re scheduled to Oct. 17). Fayetteville Mental Health Advisory Board meets the first Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the city hall training room. Peachtree City Council meets the third Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Work ses sions are held on the first Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Peachtree City Planning Commission meets the second and fourth Monday of the month at 7 p.m. Tyrone Town Council meets the first and third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Tyrone Planning Commission meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Tyrone Downtown Development Au thority meets at 9 a.m. on the second Monday of the month. Brooks Town Council meets the third Mon day of every month at 6:30 p.m. Woolsey Town Council meets at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of each month.
