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Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 12:06 AM

How do you spell relief? LHOST

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How do you spell relief? LHOST
First District Commissioner Troy Mattox (l-r), Third District Commissioner Randy Dixon, Interim County Manager Thomas Sauls and County Chairman Neal Bennett are shown during last week’s regional educational meeting on the proposed Local Homestead Option Sales Tax (LHOST).

Passage of the proposed tax relief may come in the next year

Property owners may not get relief from a proposed Local Homestead Option Sales Tax (LHOST) this year, but there appears to be wide support for it locally after a regional educational meeting held last week at the Southeast Georgia Regional Agriculture Center (formerly the NFC building) in Blackshear.

The proposed LHOST will allow local governments to levy a Local Homestead Option Sales Tax (LHOST). Proceeds from the sales tax would be applied to property tax bills to give relief to land and home owners.

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