Funding for Waterworks, Sewerage, and a Public School Building

The following is from Acts and Resolutions Adopted by the Legislature of Florida at Its Eleventh Regular Session (April 2 to May 31, 1907) Under the Constitution of A.D. 1885. The Walton County representative was J. F. Richbourg of Laurel Hill. [Contributed by Robert Daniel]

State Senator Johnnie Wright

From “Today in Florida History” on Jacksonville.com, a blog of The Florida Times-Union: Nov. 2nd, 1948 Johnnie Wright of DeFuniak Springs was elected to the Florida State Sentate on this date. Wright, age 23 years and 7 months, was one of two members of the Senate at this young age…. Continue reading