The Houston County Commission met Wednesday with two new members and its first new chairman in 25 years.
With a packed room of family, friends and supporters, the commission members were sworn in by Circuit Judge Larry Anderson, the last such ceremony for Anderson before he retires. The commission held its first meeting together, which included determining when the county commission will meet as well as establishing procedures for meetings.
People are also reading… "You did not vote for me to be chairman just to be chairman," Shoupe said."And these commissioners know you did not vote for them just to be a commissioner. You voted for us to do a job, and we're going to finish that race." District 1 Commissioner Curtis Harvey, a local pastor, fought off a Democrat primary challenge to retain the elected position he has held since 2005. Houston County’s District 1 covers northeast Dothan as well as Kinsey, Webb, Columbia and the unincorporated areas stretching from East Cook Road to the Chattahoochee River north of U.S. 84 East.
James Ivey, a captain with the Houston County Sheriff’s Office command staff, will begin his first term as the District 4 county commissioner, representing the unincorporated areas in the county’s panhandle, including the Wicksburg and Bay Springs communities, as well as northwest Dothan.
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