Today is the last chance to register to vote in the Nov. 6 election that will have some Bartow residents deciding a school board race, voters across the state weighing in on a proposed charter school amendment and a nation naming its leader between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Residents registering to vote for the first time and registered voters who want to update their information both need to fill out a voter registration form. All applications must be postmarked or received by registration and elections officials by the deadline, which is Oct. 9. Register …

The good news is your 2011 tax return isn't due today. You've got one more day to file it or to request an extension. Normally, the tax deadline is April 15. But this year, April 15 fell on a Sunday. And today is Emancipation Day, a holiday observed in the District of Columbia. "According to federal law, District of Columbia holidays impact tax deadlines in the same way that federal holidays do; therefore, all taxpayers will have two extra days to file this year," the Internal Revenue Service said in a Jan. 4 press release. If you're mailing your return, United States Postal Service officials…

As a result of a 2009 state law, parents may request to transfer Bartow County School System students to another school in the district if space is available. The deadline for applications for the upcoming school year, 2012-2013, is Wednesday at the close of business. Parents should turn in the form at their child's current school. While Mission Road Elementary has limited space available to transfers in grades kindergarten through fifth, Cloverleaf and Hamilton Crossing elementary schools are not subject to those limitations for first through fifth grades. Woodland is the only high school …