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EAGLES 89, JAGUARS 55
Milton senior Daniel Ogunyemi posts up against Seckinger’s Andrew Mason at Milton High School Feb 14.
Milton boys dominate Jaguars By ANNABELLE REITER annabelle@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga — The Milton boys secured the third seed in Region 7 of 5A after a 89-55 home win over Seckinger High School Feb. 14. After a tough two-game stretch,
defeating Roswell in overtime Feb. 7, then losing in the region tournament to Lanier Feb. 13, Milton came in highenergy and ready to play. Point guard Josh Dixon led the effort with 27 points and six assists, driving to
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The Milton girls basketball team celebrates the first back-to-back region titles in program history after an 82-26 home win over Roswell Feb. 14.
EAGLES 82, HORNETS 26
Milton girls take 5A region championship By ANNABELLE REITER annabelle@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga — The Milton girls kept the Region 7, 5A basketball title at home Feb. 14, winning the championship for the second straight season with a home
win over Roswell , 82-26. The Hornets struggled to break through an Eagles squad determined to hold stiff on defense. Sophomore Harms Mulkey led the Hornets with 6 points. Milton senior Raygen Lewis held
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Roswell’s leading scorer, Eve Buckley, to 5 points, shooting 1-9. In another display of scoring distribution, four Eagles made it to double figures.
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New law forces Fulton County to take a guess at 2025 tax rate By SARAH DONEHOO newsroom@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — Nearly five months before they will have accurate numbers to support it, Fulton County commissioners approved an estimated rollback tax rate for property. Speaking to commissioners Feb. 19, Chief Financial Officer Sharon Whitmore said new legislation this year requires local governments to certify an estimate reflecting a property tax levy that will bring in the same revenue as last year. The Fulton County Tax Commissioner’s Office has set March 1 as the deadline for the estimate. Generally, the rollback rate is published near summer, when governments have a better idea of current property values. “We have no information with which to make a calculation,” Whitmore said. In most years, cities and counties record increases in property values, so maintaining the same tax rate as the prior year brings in more revenue. By law, governments must calculate and publish a rollback tax rate – expressed as a mill levy – that would bring in the same amount of revenue as the prior year, factoring in the increase in property values.
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