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Ozark

Municipal elections

Contentious Ozark mayor loses big in reelection bid

Ozark's mayor, censured in 2023 after turbulent exchanges and threats, lost his reelection bid, securing only 30 percent of the vote.

August 27, 2025

City of Ozark becomes Certified Local Government

Ozark is the newest municipality to become a Certified Local Government, marking the state’s 35th CLG.

January 7, 2025

Ozark Library closed as it seeks to ensure compliance with new policies

The updated policy bars sexually explicit content from shelves designated for minors.

July 25, 2024

Ozark resident intends to sue mayor for “violating First Amendment rights”

The feud between Ozark Mayor Mark Blankenship and resident Bryant Fontenot appears to be heading to court.

April 23, 2024

Ozark citizen cleared of harassment charge against mayor

Daleville Judge Barbara Wade ruled that Blankenship failed to establish evidence that any harassment took place.

February 19, 2024

Ozark mayor files harassment charges in ongoing citizen feud

The charges seem to stem from a series of verbal altercations n the weeks since a censure vote against the mayor.

January 5, 2024

Tense Ozark library meeting spills into parking lot between undercover cop, LGBTQ speaker

The cop said he witnessed harassment by the woman; she says he didn't immediately identify himself, stoking fear.

September 5, 2023

Dale County Commission delays budget vote after Ozark mayor calls to defund library

Commission Chairman Steve McKinnon said he does not anticipate a situation in which the library is not funded.

August 30, 2023

Majority of Ozark City Council expresses public support of library

Three members of the five-person council have explicitly stated they would not support defunding the library.

August 29, 2023

Ozark mayor calls for defunding library if LGBT books remain in YA section

Mayor Mark Blankenship posted on Facebook that he has been "trying to remove this trash from the kids section."

August 28, 2023