Putnam Increases Court Filing Fees
Putnam County will raise its court filing fees for general sessions civil cases and traffic cases starting September 1. Circuit Court Clerk Jennifer Wilkerson said the change came about after the county compared its filing fees with several other nearby counties and discovered they are charging the least by a wide margin. Wilkerson said their […]
Putnam Children’s Patriotic Parade Returns Thursday
The Putnam County Courthouse will play host to plenty of red, white and blue, bicycles, wagons and dogs Thursday for the 10th annual Children’s Patriotic Parade. Putnam County Circuit Court Clerk Jennifer Wilkerson organizes the parade. Wilkerson said the parade is one of her favorite events she gets to participate in every year. “There’s just […]
Putnam Opens General Sessions Courts To Adoptions
Putnam County’s General Sessions Courts can now hear adoption cases. Circuit Court Clerk Jennifer Wilkerson said adoption cases were previously only seen by upper-level chancery and circuit courts. She said with cases piling up, this gives people dealing with adoption proceedings an additional avenue to get their adoption finalized. “This again, will provide another opportunity […]
Putnam Judicial Commissioners Merging Under Circuit Court Clerk Office
The structure of the Putnam County Judicial Commissioners will change upon Judicial Commissioner Tom Derricks’ retirement at the end of this month. Circuit Court Clerk Jennifer Wilkerson said night shift Judicial Commissioners will transfer under the supervision of the circuit court clerk office. “By having them under another agency or department within the county will […]
Putnam Courts Working To Catchup After COVID’s Court Closures
Putnam County Courts are facing a large backlog in cases following their closure last year. Circuit Court Clerk Jennifer Wilkerson said the judges, district attorneys and attorneys are working to get through their caseload. “So you have the volume of cases but then you also have cases who have really been sitting on dockets for […]
