Property tax hikes pending in Barrow, Franklin counties

Property owners in Barrow County can look for a higher property tax bills, with a millage rate increase to help fund the budget of the Barrow County School System. School officials in Winder say the rate of increase will be somewhere around seven percent. 

Franklin County Commissioners schedule three public hearings for later this month: the forums will focus on the Franklin County property tax increase approved by Commissioners, a millage rate hike that will see some Franklin County millage rates rise by almost 15 percent.