Publications

Are Columbus Taxpayers’ Employee Pension Funds Paying the City’s Bills? An Employee’s Allegations, an Unanswered Records Request, and a Mayor Who Won’t Explain – October 31, 2026

41 Pension Checks Disbursed to Occupational Tax Account Total $16.15 Million From January 1, 2026 to August 5, 2026 — All Signed by Finance Director Angelica Alexander – September 23, 2026

No Document, No Refund? Marion County Jailer and Open Records Clerk, Niven Posey, Faces Questions Over Unreturned Fee – August 28, 2026

“$45,344 Truck Ordered for Jeremiah Johnson—So Why Is the Marion County Manager Driving It?” – August 27, 2026

Fraud, Waste, and Abuse? Linda Smith, Jailer with Marion County Sheriff’s Office Disregards County Attorney’s Directive to Produce Surveillance Camera List, Georgia POST Record Shows She Lacks Proper Training – August 27, 2026

Are Unreasonable Open Records Fees Being Used to Keep Columbus Employees’ Pension-Fund Theft Allegations Out of Public View? – August 26, 2026

Did Commissioner Shane Grier Admit Herbert Gene Allen Held the 2024 Audit Hostage Until Marion County Paid $81,750? – August 21, 2026

Did Marion County Commissioner and Chairman George Neal Falsify or Create Documentation After the Fact to Misrepresent the Purpose of the Executive Session the BOC Called? – August 19, 2026

Marion County Manager Connie Harris Orders New Truck for Road Department Lead Man Jeremiah Johnson Without County Commissioners’ Approval – August 19, 2026

Is Marion County, Georgia a Sanctuary City or a City of Refuge? Examining the Sheriff’s Role and What the Law Actually Says – August 10, 2026

From 1986 Federal Drug Convictions to a New Federal Firearm Indictment: The Criminal History of Marion County’s Cole Jernigan – August 9, 2026

Marion County, Georgia Family’s Car Culture Causes Damage to Fouche and Doyle Roads, Should Taxpayers Pay to Fix Them? – August 9, 2026

Retired but Still Responding? Retired Marion County Tax Commissioner Phyllis Blocker Continues Using County Email for County Business – August 8, 2026

January 2026 Discussion Reveals Marion County Officials Considered Georgina Harvey Successor to Phyllis Blocker Months Before Her Retirement Announcement – August 7, 2026

Marion County, Georgia Awards $850,925.83 Bid to Robinson Paving Company (The Scruggs Company) for Harts Mill and Fouche Roads but There are Some Inconsistencies – August 6, 2026

Marion County Tax Commissioner Confirms 925 Tax Refund Checks Were Voided by Previous Tax Commissioner – August 4, 2026

Months Without EBT: Oakland Supermarket Customers Continue to Feel the Impact – August 3, 2026

Reporter Alleges Pressure Campaign by Cole and Misha Jernigan of Marion County After Publishing Story Based on Jernigan’s Federal Indictment – July 31, 2026

Resigned Marion County Road Worker Comes Forward With Allegations of Drug Use, Time Theft, and County Property Misuse – July 27, 2026

Investigation: Sheriff’s Office Documents Contradict Marion County Clerk’s Response to Surveillance Camera Records Request – July 25, 2026

County Attorney Wayne Jernigan Steps In After Georgia Attorney General Complaint Over Marion County Sheriff’s Office Open Records Response – July 24, 2026

Did Marion County Tax Commissioner, Phyllis Blocker, and the Board of Commissioners Comply with Georgia’s Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act When It Voided $10,187.99 in Tax Refund Checks? – July 20, 2026

Poaching Investigation Leads to Charges Against Marion County Road Department Employee – July 19, 2026

Marion County Roads: Have they Been Maintained According to Commissioner Approval with Money that May not Exist? – July 18, 2026

When the Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing are in the Pew and the Public Sector – July 15, 2026

Is Natalie Nicole a.k.a. Natalie Mesidor a.k.a Natalie Dowdell Really a Doctor? Research Leans Toward a No. – July 11, 2026

Transparency Begins at Home: Isaiah Hugley’s Incomplete Campaign Disclosures Contrast with Campaign Manager, Lucas Melton’s Accountability Message – July 10, 2026

Public Trust on the Line? Ethics Questions Surround Marion County Commissioner George Neal, Jr. – July 9, 2026

Saying Goodbye to Marion County Manager County Manager, Connie Harris – July 5, 2026

Did Official Court Records in Marion County Get Altered? Questions Surround Probate-Magistrate Judge Heather Stuart – July 4, 2026

Records Show Potential Discrepancies Between Time Worked and Time Paid in Marion County, Georgia – March 29 – April 11 Pay Period – July 3, 2026

Georgia Attorney General Mediates Open Records Complaint Involving the Marion County Sheriff’s Office – July 2, 2026

Records Show Potential Discrepancies Between Time Worked and Time Paid in Marion County, Georgia – March 16 – 28 Pay Period – July 2, 2026

Records Show Potential Discrepancies Between Time Worked and Time Paid in Marion County, Georgia – March 1 – 15 Pay Period – July 1, 2026

Elected or Appointed? Examining the Tenure of Marion County Magistrate Judge Janice Daniel – June 21, 2026

Records Show Potential Discrepancies Between Time Worked and Time Paid in Marion County, Georgia – June 19, 2026

Clerk of Marion County Sheriff’s Office Violates the Georgia Open Records Act – June 10, 2026

Muscogee Election Results: Nancy Boren vs. WTVM – May 26, 2026

Are the Marion County Manager and Her Clerk Violating the Open Records Act or Are they Just Inept? – May 20, 2026

Is there a Criminal Syndicate in Columbus? One Citizen Who Says He was an Insider Provides Plausible Evidence – May 15, 2026

Marion County Manager uses Facebook Messenger to “Clear the Air” about Animal Control and Misinformation – May 14, 2026

Will Marion County, Georgia be Getting our Own Animal Control? – May 13, 2026

Tiffany Harris Provides Evidence of Her Pay Since 2024 and Indicates that She Has Received $12,193 in Raises Over 2 Years as an Election Supervisor and Deputy Registrar for Marion County Elections – May 12, 2026

Is the Incoming City Manager Candidate an Omega Brother too? – May 11, 2026

Local Marion County Citizen, George Cole Jernigan, Federally Indicted on April 15, 2026 Prepares for Trial – May 10, 2026

Lead Man of Marion County Road Department Makes a Bold Change in the Road Department for the Better – May 10, 2026

Has Connie Harris, the Marion County Manager, Fabricated and Falsified Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes and Have Her Clerks Been Helping Her? Part 1 – May 8, 2026

Update to The Harris Heist of Marion County, Georgia Elections: Did Tiffany Harris and Connie Harris Work Together before Tiffany Became Elections Supervisor and Deputy Registrar? More Evidence has Surfaced – May 7, 2026

Marion County Candidates Show Up to Meet and Greet Hosted by Local Matriarch Heather Ralston

Marion County Manager Connie Harris Attributes Fabricated Success for “Consistent Administration” of Road Grants (LMIG) During Her Tenure While Georgia Department of Audits and Accounting and County Budget Reports Indicate There Were No Grants and No Expenses

Did Marion County, Georgia Probate Magistrate Judge Heather Stuart Merge Both Courts without Proper Legislation from the General Assembly?

Several Citizens Allege that Several Marion County, Georgia Road Employees are Stealing Time – April 28, 2026

Marion County Election Supervisor, Tiffany Harris, Illegally Schedules and Cancels a Special Election, Qualifies, and Elects Jerry Anthony for District 3 Commissioner

Matt Gunnels Abandons Commissioner Seat Mid-Term

The Harris Heist of Marion County, Georgia Elections

Do You Know Who Your Local Candidates are for the May Primary Election in Marion County on May 19, 2026?

Heather Wright, County Clerk of Marion County Redeems Transparency from County Manager’s Office

Marion County Tax Commissioner Special Election Canceled and Elections Supervisor Graciously and Transparently Explains Why

Are Marion County, Georgia Citizens Actually in the Know?

Marion County, Georgia’s New Tax Commissioner is Appointed and Takes Oath of Office on April 8, 2026

Is Connie Harris Impersonating an Officer and Illegally Drawing a Paycheck as Marion County, Georgia’s Manager?

Marion County, Georgia Manager’s Office Lacks Transparency, Evades Accountability, and Violates The Georgia Open Records Act

Buena Vista, Georgia Mayor Maintains Transparency is Important and So is Citizen Attendance at Monthly Meetings