HAWKINS COUNTY RESIDENTS, GET READY TO DIG DEEPER INTO YOUR POCKETS. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVED A MOTION LAST NIGHT TO RAISE THE PROPERTY TAX RATE 25 CENTS TO $2.61 PER $100 OF ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE. THE FUNDS GENERATED BY THE INCREASE WILL BE USED TO PAY FOR THE $38 MILLION DOLLAR PHASE THREE COUNTY SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECT.