‘Shadow’ government attempting to control election outcome with underground email network An underground network of emails shapes the opinions of thousands living in Martin County – much more so than county commission candidate profiles, forums, signs, mailers, or T-shirts – and it likely will exert …

According to most Martin County political polls, the largest segment of undecided voters falls in the District 5 County Commission race among incumbent John Haddox and former commissioners Donna Melzer and Ed Ciampi, all Republicans, at least officially. Perhaps the most “perfect” candidate of the …

County Commission candidate for District 5, Donna Melzer, declined the invitation to write her own biography and answer one question for a special Election 2016 section in Martin County Currents; therefore, Currents relied on the public record. Among Melzer’s accomplishments listed in her campaign materials …

Anne Scott’s secret email account prompts judge to grant new public records trial When a judge leaves a courtroom with few words, a furrowed brow and no decision, as did District Court Judge Shields McManus on Wednesday, April 27, in Martin County, no one can …

Much of Lake Point’s case against Martin County over the past three years has been tangled in a quagmire of public records and evidence disputes, which suddenly unraveled last week with a stunning, unexpected discovery. Martin County’s IT Department uncovered several previously unreported emails from …