Homestead exemption available at PVA office

The Kentucky Constitution provides for a homestead exemption for homeowners that are at least 65 years of age, according to a press release issued by Property Valuation Administrator Bobby Upchurch. The exemption amount is $28,000 for 2003 and 2004 assessment years and this exemption is applied against the assessed value of the property that is owned and used as the taxpayer’s personal residence.

The homestead exemption is also authorized for all homeowners who have been classified as totally disabled and who are receiving disability payments, according to Upchurch. A disability exemption can be granted to a homeowner who has been classified as totally disabled by any retirement system, either public or private, within or outside of Kentucky.

Anyone who may qualify for this should contact Upchurch in the PVA’s office, located in the Wayne County Courthouse, or call (606) 348-6621. To receive the disability exemption for the 2002 tax year, the application must be filed with the PVA office by December 30. PVA office hours are from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. until noon on Saturday.

Early newspaper deadlines

The Wayne County Outlook will be closed several days during the holiday season. The newspaper office will be closed Tuesday, December 24 and Wednesday, December 25 for Christmas. The Outlook will also be closed Tuesday, December 31 and Wednesday, January 1 for New Years.

Early deadlines will be observed for both the December 25 edition of the paper and the January 1 edition. News copy, photographs and regular classified ads for the December 25 edition must be submitted by Thursday, December 19 at 4:30 p.m.

Display advertising and last minute classified ads will be accepted until noon Friday, December 20. Any advertising with color must be in the newspaper office by noon Thursday, December 19.

For the January 1 edition, news copy, photographs and regular classified ads must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. Thursday, December 26. Display advertising and last minute classified ads will be accepted through noon on Friday, December 27. Any advertisement with color must be submitted by noon Thursday, December 26.

Christmas breaks planned for local school systems

Monticello School will dismiss classes at noon Friday, as the Christmas break begins. Students will be out of classes until Monday, January 6.

Wayne County students will be dismissed for Christmas break on Thursday afternoon. They will return to classes on Thursday, January 2.

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