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Julia Pierce | August 10, 2026 | Updated August 10, 2026, 9:26 A.M. For many years, I have heard that there are some cities that have been dubbed “sanctuary cities.” I didn’t know what those were, and maybe you don’t either. What is a Sanctuary City? In modern day terms, according to the American Immigration…
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Julia Pierce | August 9, 2024 On May 10, 2026, I wrote a publication that presented evidence that Cole Jernigan, of Jernigan Farms, was indicted and was awaiting a federal trial regarding the charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. What I, and other citizens didn’t know, is why Mr. Jernigan was…
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Julia Pierce | August 9, 2026 A Marion County citizen had been reading my recent publications about the county roads, specifically Fouche Road, and then by way of the events in question, Doyle Road. This local citizen sent me three Tiktok videos uploaded at the beginning of 2026 by Brent Waller, the son of Clifford…
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Julia Pierce | August 8, 2026 Today, I was sent an email from a citizen who was attempting to perform and Open Records Request with the Tax Commissioner of Marion County for questions about Marion County SPLOST. He was not from this county, so it was his understanding that Phyllis Blocker was the Tax Commissioner…
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Julia Pierce | August 7, 2026 Several months ago, a phone conversation with Marie Berlanga, produced information that Phyllis Blocker had already known that she would not complete her four year term as Tax Commissioner before she ran for re-election in 2024. Marie has always done her best to educate me on the goings on…
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August 6, 2026 On July 18, 2026, I released a publication presenting citizen concerns about Marion County Roads as documented in the Board of Commissioners’ Meeting Minutes over the last three years, the request for approval for road repairs, and in some cases where there were multiple approvals for the same road over the course…
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Julia Pierce | August 4, 2026 In a previous publication written on July 20, 2026, I shared information from the Board of Commissioner’s meeting minutes from August 13, 2024, where former Tax Commissioner of Marion County, Phyllis Blocker, requested of the Board of Commissioners of Marion County to approve voiding $10,187.99 in tax refund checks…
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Julia Pierce | August 3, 2026 Marion County citizens have relied on the provisions of the Oakland IGA on the North and East side of Marion County, now known as the Oakland Supermarket, thanks to Alex Rana, one of the previous owners, and in my opinion, one of the best owners that I have had…
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Julia Pierce | July 31, 2026 On May 10, 2026, I released a publication that indicated a federal indictment had been returned by a grand jury for knowingly possessing a firearm by a convicted felon regarding Cole Jernigan, a Marion County citizen, and the nephew of the county attorney, Wayne Jernigan. Within an hour of…
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Julia Pierce | July 27, 2026 Over the past several months, I have provided responses from Open Records requests that I have performed to the Marion County Board of Commissioners’ and their clerk, Heather Wright, because of the allegations that citizens had brought forward about county road department employees stealing time by clocking others in.…
