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Julia Pierce | October 31, 2026 On September 23, 2026, I released a publication that referenced an anonymous city employee who chose to speak with Ashlee Williams and myself about an allegation that the Columbus Consolidated Government’s Finance Director, Angelica Alexander, was responsible for moving money out of the employee pension funds into the occupational…
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Julia Pierce, Ashlee Williams | September 23, 2026 In early August, a city employee, who has asked to remain anonymous, sat down with myself and Ashlee Williams regarding an issue within the city finances where the anonymous city employee alleged that money was being taken from employee pension funds and placed into the occupational tax…
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Julia Pierce | August 28, 2026 On August 19, 2026, I submitted a request for a refund of $8.50, in which my client paid in good faith, that we would be receiving a list of surveillance cameras maintained by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, but were instead provided with a typed letter by Linda Smith,…
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Julia Pierce | August 27, 2026 On March 25, 2025, Jeremiah Johnson, the lead man and supervisor of Marion County, Georgia’s road department, approached the Marion County Board of Commissioners to request approval to purchase a truck. The task of getting quotes was left to Connie Harris, Marion County’s manager. See item 2, under “The…
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Julia Pierce | August 27, 2026 On July 24, 2026, I released a publication that indicated that county attorney, Wayne Jernigan, directed the sheriff, Derrell Neal, to compile and prepare a list of surveillance cameras responsive to an Open Records Request, in which I was told was to be sent to Linda Smith. It has…
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Julia Pierce | August 26, 2026 COLUMBUS, GEORGIA — A growing records dispute involving the Columbus Consolidated Government’s Finance Department raises a fundamental question about government transparency: Is the City Attorney’s Office using excessive or unreasonable Open Records fees to discourage—or effectively prevent—the public from obtaining records concerning serious allegations made by city employees? A…
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Julia Pierce | August 21, 2026 In a previous publication, I indicated that Marion County may have paid Herbert Gene Allen $11,650 to prepare the 2024 financial audit, which he did not complete. I indicated that county records show that he was paid for the audit that he had not prepared as of March 2026…
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Julia Pierce | August 20, 2026 | Updated August 21, 2026 In previous publications, I evidenced that the Marion County financial audits had not been completed, which was the contributing factor to why Marion County had not been able to receive any grant money since 2023. Documents produced via an open records request to the…
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Julia Pierce | August 19, 2026 On January 13, 2026, the Marion County Board of Commissioners held a county meeting that started at 5:15 PM. Had I not requested the handwritten notes by the county clerk of the meeting minutes, none of us would have known what was discussed in the executive meeting that was…
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Julia Pierce | August 19, 2026 This is going to be a no bones about it publication. I am going to present that evidence and that’s it. On August 16, 2026, I submitted an Open Records Request to the County Manager’s clerk, Heather Wright, requesting the sales receipt with the year, make, model, and VIN…
