Friday, January 21, 2011

Funeral Arrangements for Buddy's Sister

LaFayette Ridge's Buddy Owens lost his sister to cancer. Mary Ann Thompson died peacefully Wednesday following her battle with cancer.

Funeral services will be Saturday, Jan. 22 at 1 p.m. at Tom M. Wages Snellville Chapel, located at 3705 Hwy 78. Family visitation is Friday night from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Buddy and his family.

Friday, January 14, 2011

Neighbors Share Family News & Upcoming Events

Prayer Request
Buddy's sister, Mary Ann Thompson, is battling brain cancer. According to Melanie, the cancer is very aggressive and she has four tumors on her brain. The worst is attached to her brain stem which is affecting her motor skills, and will eventually affect her ability to breathe. She had four intense radiation treatments last week that improved her right hand movement just a little. The doctor told Buddy and Charles that the tumors have started bleeding, so they are giving her seizure medication. She was recently moved to the hospice wing at Emory. Please continue your prayers for the family.

Blood Drive
Summit Church, located on Highway 81 in Loganville, will host a blood drive on Tuesday, Jan. 18 from 2-7 p.m. The American Red Cross is very low on blood at this time, especially with the recent snow. Contact Angie to schedule a time to give blood.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Cobblestone Woman Murdered

60-year-old Judy Cook, owner of Magnolia House Furniture store in Loganville, was found dead in her home in Cobblestone. She was murdered by her ex-husband, who then took his own life with an overdose.

More info is available here.

Snow Day!

LaFayette Ridge Snow Fun! Click here for the sledding video











(Note: The video is private and only viewable by having the direct link)

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Arguing Property Taxes in Walton Co.

The deadline to argue your property taxes in Walton County - and throughout the state - is April 1st. With the recent disparity of home prices in LaFayette Ridge, this year could be the best to argue your property taxes - and win.

According to the Walton County Tax Assessors office, in order to argue your home's property taxes, the comp home must be identical in square footage to your home. You will need to file the return and tell them what you feel your home's new value is (or should be) and give an appraisal if you have one.

Foreclosed homes are considered comps now. Two homes in LaFayette Ridge have foreclosed. We can't go on the list price, however. When the George's home is sold and the records are available, we'll know what to compare our values to. The asking price was $152,000 though and that should bring our values down to a comparable price.

Even if we only get a one year reprieve, it will be better than paying the higher values when our homes are no longer worth it. More to come. . .

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Another Home for Sale

A second home in LaFayette Ridge has gone on the market within the past week. The home is not a foreclosure and is located on LaFayette Court.

More details to come. . .

Neighborhood Dinner - Jan. 11

Save the Date - January 11, 2018  Neighborhood After-the-Holidays Dinner  Foggy Bottom BBQ Full details to come