County proposes mill rate decrease, sets public hearings

  • The White County Board of Commissioners is pictured during a budget workshop on April 13. From left are Commissioners Shan Ash and Craig Bryant, Chair Travis Turner, and Commissioners Ed Nix and Lyn Holcomb. The county will soon advertise both a proposed millage rate reduction, and potential tax increase. FILE PHOTO
    The White County Board of Commissioners is pictured during a budget workshop on April 13. From left are Commissioners Shan Ash and Craig Bryant, Chair Travis Turner, and Commissioners Ed Nix and Lyn Holcomb. The county will soon advertise both a proposed millage rate reduction, and potential tax increase. FILE PHOTO

    By Denise Etheridge


     

    The White County Board of Commissioners notified the White County News in a written statement on Friday that the commission plans to reduce the 2026 millage rate to 8.555 mill…