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2019 Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday Planned
HONOR YOUR MOTHER AS THE LORD YOUR GOD HAS COMMANDED
MRS. ETHEL ELIZABETH MALONE COLE
Mother, we take the time out to honor you on your 91st birthday. First, by thanking you for your love, caring and nurturing throughout the years. Mother, you shared your wisdom of God and his ways to raise us up as men, that you would be proud to call your sons. So, with that being said, ‘We’re asking God to bless this July 31st, 2019, as we honor our mother, Mrs. Ethel Elizabeth Malone Cole.’
From your boys, Jeffrey, Brenford, Carl and David, and all the grands and great- grands. We love you!
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Earlier this year, Gover- nor Ron DeSantis signed into law a three-day sales tax holiday. The “Sales Tax Holi- day” will begin at 12:01 a.m., Friday, August 2, and end at midnight, Sunday, August 4, 2019.
The sales tax holiday will include such items as cloth- ing, shoes, handbags, back- packs, and other items that cost $60 or less. It will also include pens, pencils, binders, lunchboxes, and other school supplies that cost $15 or less.
This year, computers that cost less than $750.00 will qualify for the “no sales tax” exemption. The taxes include
clothing for the entire family and is not limited to school uniforms or clothing for chil- dren and teenagers.
Some of the items that qualify for the sales tax are: items for the hair, neckwear, scarves, baby clothes, back- packs, belts, bibs, book bags, coats and wraps, dresses, jeans, leg warmers, shirts, uniforms, sports uniforms, underclothing, etc.
Some of the school sup- plies that can be purchased are binders, calculators, tape, colored pencils, compasses, composition books, construc- tion paper, crayons, folders, rulers, glue, highlighters, legal pads, markers, note- books, filler paper, scissors, etc.
During the designated weekend, merchants will not collect sales tax on qualified clothing items. The sales hol- iday tax also applies to lay- aways. The exempt items can be placed on layaway or picked up during the week- end.
However, items such as computer paper, printer paper, staplers, or staples will be taxed.
Merchants will collect sales taxes on all computer- related items with the excep- tion of blank CDs.
Additionally, items pur- chased at theme parks, enter- tainment complexes, public lodging establishments, or airports do not qualify for the sales tax exemption.
Fourth Of July Gathering
Families and friends gather on July 4th to enjoy the outdoors. There’s lots of barbecue chicken and ribs, boiled crabs and corn, and some communities even have parades. (Photos by Julia Jackson)
These men can’t wait to get all the boiled crabs from the pot and onto the table. They are: Edwin Denson Lenny Carroll and Torey Davis.
These ladies enjoying the neighborhood gath- ering are Sherri Letts, Rita Tallman, Liz Carey and Millie Blake.
Little Chastiney Williams may not be eating crabs, but she’s en- joying what’s in her plate.
Daisy Flaunder and KaRan Turner enjoyed the holiday gathering.
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