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Today in Local History – February 18

February 18th, 2012, 6:00 am · Post a Comment · posted by lmurchison

20 years ago – 1992

For the first time since Okaloosa County was formed in 1915, Republicans were the county’s majority party.
As of Feb. 10, the GOP led by six registered voters, according to figures released by the county election supervisor’s office. Altogether, 64,140 county residents had registered to vote, with Republicans accounting for 30,588 and Democrats 30,582. That left 2,970 registered in other parties.

10 years ago – 2002

A Valparaiso body of water dubbed “the pond of death” by the mother of a 9-year-old who died after being bitten by an infected mosquito had a new name: Cody’s Pond. It was named after Cody Landsverk.

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