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Important Information to Get
You Started.....
DRIVER'S LICENSE
If relocating from
out of state, you must obtain a Georgia driver's license within
30 days after establishing residency here. An eye test and
written test are required. Licensing is available through
the Department of Public Safety located at 104 S. Thornton
Avenue in Dalton. Hours of operation are Tuesday-Saturday
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Birth certificate, passport (if
required), proof of residence are required to be presented to
obtain any current driver's license. Name and address
changes to existing Georgia licenses should also be made here.
For more info call 706-272-2272 or 706-272-2388.
AUTO TAGS
If relocating from
out of state, you must obtain a Georgia vehicle tag from the
Murray County Tax Commissioners office at 706-517-1400 within 30
days of establishing residency. Auto registration, proof
of insurance and title of lien holder must be presented.
If relocating from another county in Georgia you must secure a
Murray County tag before May 1.
COUNTY TAXES
If you own and
occupy your home by January 2 and April 1 at the Tax
Commissioners office at 706-695-3423.
STATE TAXES
Georgia taxes net
individual income on a graduated scale, with employer's
withholding tax as a payroll deduction. Georgia sales tax
is 4% of the sale price on personal property. City and
county have 1% local sales tax. Call 706-695-2413.
VOTER REGISTRATION
You must be
registered 30 days prior to an election to vote in that
election. Residents of Murray County must be 18 years of
age to vote. For more information, contact the Voter
Registration office at 706-695-1983 or come by the Courthouse
Annex.
UTILITIES
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Electric power
is available from Georgia Power at 706-695-7551 and North
Georgia Electric Membership Corporation at 706-259-8809.
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Water is
supplied by Chatsworth Water Works at 706-695-3132.
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Sanitation
pick-up is provided by the City of Chatsworth and independent
services. Call the City of Chatsworth at 706-695-8809.
TELEPHONE SERVICE
Alltel serves
Murray County. For residential service call 706-279-7010.
SCHOOL
REGISTRATION
Children who are
entering school for the first time or from out of state should
bring a certificate of immunization and a certified copy of
their birth certificate to register for school. Contact
the Murray County Board of Education at 706-695-4531.
COMMUNICATIONS
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Murray County is
served by a weekly newspaper, The Chatsworth Times, at
706-695-4646. A daily newspaper is delivered from the
Daily Citizen at 706-217-NEWS.
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Local radio
stations serve the county: WQMT 98.9 FM, WYYU 104.5 FM and
WBLJ 1230 AM.
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Cable service is
available from Charter Cable at 706-695-2727.
EMERGENCY NUMBERS
Sheriff's
Office...706-695-4592
Murray County
Volunteer Fire Department...706-695-2088
Report a
fire...706-695-6222
Murray Memorial
Hospital...706-695-4564
TAXI SERVICE
Chatsworth Taxi
Cab..706-695-2020
Eton
Taxi...706-260-8401 |
