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*[[June 30]] &ndash; The [[UWF Board of Trustees]] unanimously approves an annual contract worth $238,000 for interim president [[Judy Bense]].
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*[[June 27]] &ndash; Capt. [[William P. Reavey, Jr.]] is installed as commanding officer of [[Pensacola Naval Air Station]], replacing Capt. [[Peter S. Frano]].
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*[[June 26]] &ndash; [[Baptist Health Care]] announces a $330 million [[Baptist Health Care expansion|expansion]] that, if approved, will include the purchase of [[West Florida Hospital]] on North [[Davis Highway]].
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*[[June 25]] &ndash; Florida Supreme Court Justice [[Kenneth Bell]] tenders his resignation, effective [[October 1]].
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*[[June 24]] &ndash; The [[Davis Highway]] [[Barnhill's]] buffet restaurant owned by [[Charlie Barnhill]] closes, putting about 65 employees out of work.
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*[[June 24]] &ndash; 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.
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*[[June 23]] &ndash; The [[Wikipedia:ECHL|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. 
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*[[June 20]] &ndash; Non-profit research institute [[TaxWatch]] unveils a 37-page report critical of the [[Escambia County]] budget.
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*[[June 19]] &ndash; 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]].
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*[[June 18]] &ndash; [[Northrop Grumman KC-45 plant]]: The [[Wikipedia:Government Accountability Office|Government Accountability Office]] recommends that the [[Air Force]] reopen bids for a $35 billion refueling tanker contract.
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*[[June 17]] &ndash; The [[UWF Board of Trustees]] unanimously approves Dr. [[Judy Bense]] to replace [[John Cavanaugh]] as [[University of West Florida]] president.
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*[[June 17]] &ndash; [[Pensacola City Manager]] [[Tom Bonfield]] tenders his resignation, effective [[August 8]], having accepted a similar position in Durham, NC.
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*[[June 16]] &ndash; [[Restoration Full Gospel Baptist Church]] pastor [[Leon Rankins III]] is sentenced to five years in state prison for molesting a teenaged parishioner.
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*[[June 15]] &ndash; A fire guts the [[Oar House]] restaurant on [[Bayou Chico]].
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*[[June 13]] &ndash; [[Randy Bell]] is crowned [[De Luna (Fiesta)|De Luna LIX]] by [[Fiesta of Five Flags]].
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*[[June 13]] &dash; [[Solutia]] announces a $182 million deal with three Chinese companies to manufacture vydyne, a heat-resistant nylon-based plastic, at its Pensacola plant.
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*[[June 12]] &ndash; The [[Pensacola Lightshouse]] reopens to visitors with a ceremony attended by Governor [[Wikipedia:Charlie Crist|Charlie Crist]].
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*[[June 10]] &ndash; [[Angela Leavitt]], suspected of having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old boy, is arrested at [[Pensacola Regional Airport]] with her two children.
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*[[June 9]] &ndash; National grocery chain [[Publix]] announces it will buy all four [[Albertsons]] locations in the Pensacola area.
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*[[June 9]] &ndash; A $15 million cleanup plan is announced for the "[[Mount Dioxin]]" [[Wikipedia:Superfund|Superfund]] site at the former [[Escambia Treating Company]].
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*[[June 7]] &ndash; The inaugural [[Palafox Market]] is held in [[Martin Luther King Plaza]].
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*[[June 5]] &ndash; 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]].
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*[[June 5]] &ndash; The [[Pensacola Opera]] dedicates their renovated headquarters, dubbed the [[Donald H. Partington Center]].
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*[[June 3]] &ndash; 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.
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*[[June 3]] &ndash; [[Pensacola City Manager]] [[Tom Bonfield]] is offered the city manager position for Durham, NC.
 
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