Jefferson County officially has a new tax assessor-collector as of this morning. Kate Carroll, who ran as a Republican, was sworn in Thursday morning as the newest tax assessor-collector for ...

The seat for Jefferson County Tax Assessor-Collector was left open in October 2023 when Allison Nathan Getz died. Getz had announced she would not be running for reelection earlier that year.

Without a budget in place, county staff have been without pay so far this year, and the county has not paid any vendors.

Jefferson County's 2025 budget was supposed to have ... Carroll said. County Tax Collector, Tony Washington, was one of the many elected officials to have his office's budget slashed under the ...

You know, I got employees that live check to check, and right now they're suffering," Jefferson County Tax Collector Tony Washington said. Washington said he's gone without pay since December and ...