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June 2008

June 30 – The UWF Board of Trustees unanimously approves an annual contract worth $238,000 for interim president Judy Bense. June 27 – Capt. William P. Reavey, Jr. is installed as commanding officer of Pensacola Naval Air Station, replacing Capt. Peter S. Frano. June 26 – Baptist Health Care announces a $330 million expansion that, if approved, will include the purchase of West Florida Hospital on North Davis Highway. June 25 – Florida Supreme Court Justice Kenneth Bell tenders his resignation, effective October 1. June 24 – The Davis Highway Barnhill's buffet restaurant owned by Charlie Barnhill closes, putting about 65 employees out of work. June 24 – Conceding that U.S. District Court lacked the proper jurisdiction, Judge Lacey Collier lifts his earlier injunction that would have allowed sprinter Justin Gatlin to participate in the 2008 Olympic trials. June 23 – The ECHL terminates the Pensacola Ice Pilots' league franchise after team owner Mario Forgione says he will not field a team for the 2008-09 season. June 20 – Non-profit research institute TaxWatch unveils a 37-page report critical of the Escambia County budget. June 19 – The Escambia County Commission votes unanimously, with no discussion, to settle a lawsuit filed by Roads, Inc. over the revocation of a stormwater permit at the company's controversial Cantonment catfish pond. June 18 – Northrop Grumman KC-45 plant: The Government Accountability Office recommends that the Air Force reopen bids for a $35 billion refueling tanker contract. June 17 – The UWF Board of Trustees unanimously approves Dr. Judy Bense to replace John Cavanaugh as University of West Florida president. June 17 – Pensacola City Manager Tom Bonfield tenders his resignation, effective August 8, having accepted a similar position in Durham, NC. June 16 – Restoration Full Gospel Baptist Church pastor Leon Rankins III is sentenced to five years in state prison for molesting a teenaged parishioner. June 15 – A fire guts the Oar House restaurant on Bayou Chico. June 13 – Randy Bell is crowned De Luna LIX by Fiesta of Five Flags. June 13 ‐ Solutia announces a $182 million deal with three Chinese companies to manufacture vydyne, a heat-resistant nylon-based plastic, at its Pensacola plant. June 12 – The Pensacola Lightshouse reopens to visitors with a ceremony attended by Governor Charlie Crist. June 10 – Angela Leavitt, suspected of having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old boy, is arrested at Pensacola Regional Airport with her two children. June 9 – National grocery chain Publix announces it will buy all four Albertsons locations in the Pensacola area. June 9 – A $15 million cleanup plan is announced for the "Mount Dioxin" Superfund site at the former Escambia Treating Company. June 7 – The inaugural Palafox Market is held in Martin Luther King Plaza. June 5 – Facing criticism for attending a political fundraiser by Roads, Inc. owner Cody Rawson, who had sued the county, Mike Whitehead steps down as chairman of the Escambia County Commission. June 5 – The Pensacola Opera dedicates their renovated headquarters, dubbed the Donald H. Partington Center. June 3 – 28-year-old Angela Leavitt goes missing, along with her two children and a 16-year-old boy with whom she was suspected of having a sexual relationship. June 3 – Pensacola City Manager Tom Bonfield is offered the city manager position for Durham, NC.