On October 14th, Putnam County Republican Executive Committee Chairman Tony Hodge announced that the committee would host a “Stand and Speak: Honoring Charlie Kirk” and invited state, county, and local community leaders to participate. On Monday, October 27, fifty-plus individuals assembled in the old Putnam County Courtroom (now Putnam County Commission chambers) for that purpose.

Charlie Kirk was assassinated on September 10, 2025, by an individual who did not know the Charlie Kirk in the…