Tag Archives: Register of Deeds

Jackson County residents can now take care of fishing licenses and boating registration through the Register of Deeds Office. Register of Deeds Michelle Hix said until now, people had to travel to other counties to get licenses or purchase them online. She said fishing is popular with Jackson County’s elderly population and many of them do not have internet access ... Read More »

Putnam County’s Register of Deeds is moving its deed books online. Register of Deeds John Sanders said the books date back to 1854. He said they need to be put online for the convenience of taxpayers and people who do title searches. He said the books also need to be moved online to preserve the original copies of the older ... Read More »

Putnam County Register of Deeds John Sanders is working on updates to the department. Sanders said his number one priority is to modernize the department’s facilities and equipment. Sanders said the biggest equipment upgrade is new software called an Optical Character Recognition reader. He said the software scans documents to check for human error and search for index words to ... Read More »

The Putnam County Register of Deeds office will implement a new $2 electronic filing fee designed to defray some of the overhead costs of the Register of Deeds office. Putnam County Commissioners approved a $2 electronic filing fee Monday night. Register John Sanders said the fee applies to documents such as land deeds or real estate transfers. “You can still ... Read More »

Putnam County Republican Candidate Robert Riddle has won the District Nine County Commission seat in a three-person race. Riddle received 1,240 votes beating Democratic Candidate Barbara Myers who got 302 votes. Tim Terry running as an Independent Candidate tallied 163 votes. Riddle said he is honored that the people of his district supported his campaign. “I was approached by a ... Read More »

After 20 years in office, Jackson County’s Register of Deeds Kim Barham will retire. Barham said after spending her life working with the public in various capacities, she decided to run for office at the encouragement of her husband. “So I thought I would, and I did, and I looked up and won the office of Register of Deeds in ... Read More »

A third candidate for Register of Deeds will be on the ballot at the Putnam County Republican Party Caucus Saturday. Lynn Haas has joined the race along side John Sanders and Luke Thornton. Republicans will elect their nominee to be on the November ballot. The caucus was called after longtime Register of Deeds Harold Burris passed away before the August ... Read More »

The Putnam County Republican Party will host a caucus this Saturday to select its nominee for Register of Deeds. Chairman Darren Wilson said John Sanders and Luke Thornton are the two names on the ballot. “With the passing of longtime Register of Deeds Harold Burris, the Republican Party is holding a caucus in order to select a Republican Candidate to ... Read More »

Putnam County’s next Register of Deeds will likely not be decided in the August Election. Harold Burris was running for the position unopposed but passed away last week. County Attorney Jeff Jones said the timing of the situation will push that election to November. “Because it is within 120 days of a regularly scheduled election, the county commission will not ... Read More »

One of Putnam County’s longtime elected officials passed away Wednesday morning. Register of Deeds Harold Burris was 60-years-old. Burris has served in the position since 2006 and worked in the office since 1999. “Harold was a great guy, and our hearts are deeply saddened,” County Mayor Randy Porter said in a statement. “Please keep his family and employees in your ... Read More »