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In search of a better life Hispanic immigrants risk it all to live, work
The actual number is more likely around 1,000, “maybe 1,500,” said Cristina Marsh of the Carroll County Adult Education Center at Jefferson Community and Technical College’s Carrollton campus. Coordinator of the college’s English as a Second Language program, Marsh is a U.S. citizen who emigrated from Spain. At JCTC, she works with many Hispanic adults who come to learn the language of the place they now call home. Chasing dreams across borders Though their names have been changed to protect their identities, the stories of three Hispanic people living here in Carroll County – and how they got here – are real.
Charges against juvenile to be dropped Charges against a Trimble County High School student who was found to be in possession of a handgun on school property last month probably will be dropped, according to Trimble County Sheriff Tim Coons. Initially, it was reported that the juvenile had been showing off the handgun to friends and classmates. However, Coons said in his investigation he could not find anyone who saw the gun on school property. He said there is no substantial evidence to support the original charges against the juvenile.
Effective Jan. 1, usage tax changes for vehicle buyers If you buy a car, truck or motorcycle next year, beware when you go to transfer the title. You’ll probably be paying more in usage tax. For the past decade, drivers buying used vehicles have been required to pay a 6 percent usage tax based solely on the price paid for the car, truck or motorcycle. Effective Jan. 1, however, buyers will be paying usage taxes that equal at least 50 percent of the trade-in value of the vehicle listed in the National Automobile Dealers Association price guide, no matter how much they actually paid for it, said Carroll County Clerk Marketta Brock.
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Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show there are about 400 people of Hispanic origin living in Carroll County – or 3.8 percent of the 10,454 people estimated to live here in 2005. But that’s just a government number, possibly only reflecting the number of Hispanics living here as legal residents.
