EDMONTON, Ky. – The Metcalfe County Board of Education proposed at its August meeting to adopt a lower tax rate for the fiscal year 2026-27. According to Metcalfe County Schools, the proposal would drop the real estate tax from 52.2 cents per $100 of assessed value to 51.3 cents. The motor vehicle tax would remain at 56.6, according to the district. Superintendent Josh Hurt said, “Metcalfe County continues to rank in the bottom quarter statewid…