The Okaloosa County Commission on the Status of Women will swear in Valerie McLaughlin, chair; Amy McBride, vice chair; Mary Blackwell, secretary; and Dawn Johnson, treasurer, as its 2014 officers.
The ceremony is 5:15 p.m. Jan. 27 in the JobsPlus conference room, Suite 415, 490 NE Racetrack Road, Fort Walton Beach. The group's monthly business meeting begins immediately afterward.
The Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners established the OCCSW in 1994 to recognize and honor women who have made significant contributions to the improvement of women and citizens of Okaloosa County.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Okaloosa women's commission to induct new officers