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Millage Rate Increase Public Meeting for Brooks County
Amanda Manning • August 15, 2022
Last Public Meeting for Concerns on TAx Increase
Released earlier this week is a copy of the current 2022 Property Tax Digest and 5 Year History of Levy. Brooks County Board of Commissioners also release a Notice of Fee Increase for the Solid Waste and Fire Service. In the release the Board tentatively adopted to increase two services. Listed is the 2021 rate for solid waste at $192.00 per can with an increase to $216.00 per can for 2022. The Fire Services is listed as:
- Land at $30.00 raising to $40.00.
- Homestead at $67.50 raising to $90.00
- Non-Homestead at $97.50 raising to $130.00
- Prebill Mobile Home at $97.50 raising to $130.00 and
- Commercial is $150.00 raising to $200.00.
Commissioner Lee Larko of District 1 posted on his Commissioner Facebook page a copy of the Budget for FY2023. In that Budget Summary the FY2022 budget is shown along with the FYTD over/under and the proposed FY2023 for the county. The following budget is shown below.
There will be another public meeting in regards to the mileage rate increase on August 17, 2022 at 6 p.m. The Commissioners will go into Executive Session after that meeting where the citizens of the entire county can voice their thoughts and concerns on this increase. It will be held at the Brooks County Court House in Quitman, GA. All citizens are urged to attend.
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Brooks County Residents and surrounding areas should precautions as Hurricane Helene makes it way towards the Florida Coast.
COLQUITT CO – The GBI is investigating a use-of-force incident death involving a Trooper and a 44-year-old Pavo man. On Thursday, August 22, 2024, at about 2:30 p.m., a Georgia State Trooper was patrolling in Colquitt County, Georgia near State Road 33 and Lanier Road. While in the area, the trooper noticed Kennedy driving a blue 4-wheeler on SR33. The Trooper was aware of recent thefts and burglaries in the area involving a blue 4-wheeler. The Trooper followed Kennedy and attempted to pull him over using the emergency lights on his patrol car. Kennedy did not stop and drove away on the 4-wheeler. The Trooper chased him through several fields, a ditch, and back to the highway. While driving through another field during the chase, Kennedy turned the 4-wheeler into the Trooper’s patrol car, causing the 4-wheeler to overturn. Kennedy then ran away. The Trooper and a GSP K-9 chased Kennedy, and the K-9 caught up to and bit Kennedy to stop him. The Trooper handcuffed Kennedy and noticed that Kennedy had an injury from the bite. EMS and local deputies who responded to assist gave Kennedy medical treatment on the scene. Kennedy was taken to a hospital in Macon for treatment for his injuries. He later died at the hospital on Tuesday, August 27th in the early afternoon. Kennedy will be taken to the GBI Crime Lab for an autopsy. The investigation is active and ongoing. Once complete, the case will be provided to Southern Judicial Circuit District Attorney Brad Shealy for review
This is for everyone who may need to commute to work on April 4, 2024 in the early morning hours from Brooks County to Valdosta, GA.
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Quitman, GA (December 2, 2024) - The GBI has arrested and charged Wilbert Mobley, Jr., age 44, of Quitman, GA, with 2 counts of Malice Murder, 2 counts of Felony Murder, 3 counts of Aggravated Assault, and 3 counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime in connection to the deaths of Tamiko Mobley, age 48, of Quitman, GA, and Tiaja Mobley, age 25, of Quitman, GA. On Friday, November 29, 2024, at about 9:40 a.m., the GBI was requested by the Brooks County Sheriff’s Office to assist with a double homicide that took place on Shiver Lane in Quitman, GA. Deputies initially responded and found two women, a mother and daughter later identified as Tamiko and Tiaja Mobley, had been shot inside the home. Tamiko Mobley did not live at the home but was staying with her daughter after an argument with her husband, Wilbert Mobley, Jr., the night before. Investigators found a man who had also been shot at and hit by debris during the incident. He sustained non-fatal injuries. Both victims will be taken to the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office where autopsies will be performed. Quitman Police Department Officers who were assisting Brooks County deputies in responding to the 911 call arrested Wilbert Mobley, Jr. outside the home. Mobley was booked into the Brooks County Jail. This case is active and ongoing. Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Thomasville at 229-225-4090. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online , or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app. Once complete, the case file will be given to the Southern Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for review and prosecution.
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