politics
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Marion County, Georgia’s New Tax Commissioner is Appointed and Takes Oath of Office on April 8, 2026
Marion County has New Tax Commissioner [Photograph] by Richard Harris, 2026, The Journal, tjournalnews.com. On February 25, 2026, Marion County citizens were notified by a news article written by Richard Harris from “The Journal,” that their tax commissioner, Phyllis Blocker, had plans to retire in April, although many citizens only found out about the sudden…
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On April 6, 2026, I performed an open records request for Connie Harris’ (1) Surety Bond, (2) Loyalty Oath, and (3) Oath of Office. Later that afternoon, Heather Wright responded “We will provide the (1) surety bond for Marion County Manager Connie Harris on April 8, 2026. We are not required to have (2) oaths…
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Update to this article has been made via the article published on April 14, 2026, entitled, “Heather Wright, County Clerk of Marion County, Georgia Redeems Transparency from County Manager’s Office.“ On February 17, 2026, I put in a series of open records requests for: (1) the fiscal year audit reports from 2021 to current; (2)…
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Over the past month or so, I have had several calls with Mayor Kevin Brown, of Buena Vista, Georgia. We have discussed several concerns, and questions that I could not get answered from the Marion County Manager. Some of those concerns were whether there was abuse and fraud of grants for road and water improvements.…
