Transparency
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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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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 | 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.…
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Julia Pierce | July 25, 2026 On April 28, 2026, I wrote a publication entitled, “Several Citizens Allege that Several Marion County, Georgia Road Employees are Stealing Time,” in which I evidenced that Heather, Wright, the clerk of Marion County Board of Commissioners’ office, indicated that there are no surveillance cameras, when I requested surveillance to…
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Julia Pierce | July 24, 2026 On June 10, 2026, I wrote a publication entitled “Clerk of Marion County Sheriff’s Office Violates the Georgia Open Records Act,” where I alleged that Linda Smith, from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office violated the Open Records Act by refusing to process my open records request unless I paid…
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Julia Pierce | July 20, 2026 This publication will be short, sweet, and direct. On August 13, 2024, Phyllis Blocker, Marion County, Georgia’s recently retired Tax Commissioner, requested that the Board of Commissioners approve her request to “void remaining unclaimed [tax] refund checks.” It is noted that the majority of those checks was $5, but…
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Julia Pierce | July 19, 2026 It was brought to my attention by a Marion County citizen, Jim Clark, in a Marion County Facebook Group, “The Virtual Town Hall of Marion County, Georgia,” that a Marion County employee was featured in a magazine, Georgia Outdoor News, regarding a poaching investigation, spearheaded by an agent, Cpl.…
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Julia Pierce | July 18, 2026 Today, I had a moment to go back through the county’s meeting minutes for the last three years. I decided to look at all the road repairs that were requested, who requested them, which district they were in, who did the repairs, and how were they funded. Interestingly enough…
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Julia Pierce | July 15, 2026 Anyone who knows me, knows that I take my commitment as a follower of Jesus Christ very seriously. They know that I am not perfect in how I do that; that I make mistakes – sometimes those mistakes are really big ones; they know that when I have realized…
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Julia Pierce | July 10, 2026 In an article entitled, “Local Advocate Raises Alarms Over Voter Suppression Tactics,” written by Janelle Williams on July 2, 2024, Lucas Melton, the campaign manager for Isaiah Hugley and Political Operative through Mazii Action, Melton addressed his concerns with voter suppression, election transparency and accountability. Janelle wrote, Melton emphasized…
