Putnam Circuit Court Doubles Debt Collection Goal
After being granted a new position dedicated to collecting outstanding criminal court debt, the Putnam County Circuit Court doubled its $150,000 goal this fiscal year. Circuit Court Clerk Jennifer Wilkerson said in ten months since the Putnam County Commission budgeted for the new position, some $320,000 in outstanding fees have been collected. She said while […]
Putnam County Looking To Update Collection Efforts For Criminal Fines
Putnam County wants to ramp up its collection process of fines in the Criminal Court System. Putnam County Circuit Court Clerk Jennifer Wilkerson said State mandated fines placed by Judges in criminal cases can help offset the costs to operate the court system. She said the county wants to gain revenue from these fines because […]
Courts to Slowly Resume Operations
Courts across the state are preparing to slowly resume normal operations. District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway said the influx of new cases will be a challenge for local officials. “For the last couple of months grand juries have not met in our district,” Dunaway said. “They resumed meeting last week, so that will begin the […]
