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	<calendar>ajaxprevnext=on\|category=Calendar</calendar> Recent Pensacola Para Con; Fiesta of Five Flags; Ongoing Celebrate Pensacola; Community Maritime Park; Main Street Wastewater Treatment Plant;

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2010 general elections: Ashton Hayward (pictured) is elected the first strong mayor of Pensacola.
Escambia County Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy Cassady is critically wounded in a shootout with Philip Monier during a home invasion.
Leonard Gonzalez, Jr. is convicted of murder for the July 9, 2009 killings of Byrd and Melanie Billings.

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June 2007

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June 29 - Jo Hovind, wife of Kent Hovind, is sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison, stemming from her conviction in November 2006 on 45 counts of evading bank-reporting requirements.
June 28 - The Pensacola City Council votes unanimously on a $530,000 project to upgrade the Fricker Community Center for use as a hurricane shelter.
June 21 - The Escambia County Commission delays a vote on a new definition of what constitutes a hotel. Commissioner Gene Valentino also announced Ed Guernsey as his new appointee to the Santa Rosa Island Authority.
June 21 - Florida Governor Charlie Crist signs property tax legislation into law. A constitutional amendment scheduled for the January 29, 2008 ballot will determine the extent of reform.
June 21 - The Westside Branch Library, which opened on April 23, celebrates its official opening ceremony.
June 20 - Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino fires his appointee to the Santa Rosa Island Authority, Kelly G. Robertson.
June 20 - Jeremiah Rodgers is again sentenced to death by Circuit Judge Paul Rasmussen for the May 7, 1988 murder of Pace High School senior Jennifer Robinson.
June 19 - ECSO deputies Nick Harris, Matt Clark, Steve Nesmith and retired detective Dan Henry cleared by a jury in a civil lawsuit alleging they illegally searched Jamareo Durr's residence.
June 18 - Teenage vandals break into Ferry Pass Middle School, causing damages estimated to cost tens of thousands of dollars.
June 18 - Dr. Claude Strickland, owner of Airport Dental, is arrested on charges he traded dental services for sex with members of the Florida Dream Girls escort service, including a 16-year-old.
June 16 - The Santa Rosa Island Authority renames a quarter-mile segment of Via de Luna after the late Allen Levin. Also, one of the Pelicans in Paradise sculptures designed by Levin's son Evan was dedicated to him at the Portofino Island Resort.
June 16 - Emerald Coast Ministries opens the Emerald Coast Women's Ministry Recovery Center on Palmetto Avenue.
June 16 - The 2007 Sankofa Juneteenth Heritage Festival is held at the Fricker Center.
June 15-17 - The 2007 Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival is held in Foley, Alabama.
June 15 - Florida state regulators reject, for the fourth time, an application by Baptist Health Care to build a 96-bed acute care hospital on University Parkway.
June 14 - Leandre Woods is sentenced to 15 years in state prison for the October 7, 2004 killing of Tywann Grandison.
June 13 - Shana Sanders and Amanda Pearl Davis are killed in an auto accident on U.S. 90 in Pea Ridge. The driver of the other vehicle, 19-year-old Joshua Harris, is charged with DUI.
June 13 - Former ECSO Deputy James Sullivan pleads no contest to a charge that he burned on a barbecue grill a videotape of himself allegedly using excessive force against a detained suspect, Jeremy Mann.
June 13 - The Santa Rosa Island Authority approves a list of policies defining what qualifies as a hotel on Pensacola Beach.
June 12 - Fred Allen, Sr., who stabbed his wife Patsy on May 4, is deemed mentally unfit for trial and is committed to the Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee.
June 11 - Luke McCoy returns as host of WCOA's call-in show "Pensacola Speaks" three weeks after stepping down.
June 11 - The developers of Hawkshaw Eastside parter with Moulton Properties to design a new plan for the 1.8-acre property at 9th Avenue and Romana Street.
June 11 - The Escambia County Sheriff's Office seizes 35 pounds of marijuana from two Texas smugglers.
June 8 - John S. Carr is revealed as de Luna LVIII at the Fiesta of Five Flags 2007 Coronation Ball.
June 8 - Pastor David Gripka is arrested following two drive-by shootings and a seven-hour standoff with the ECSO's SWAT team.
June 8 - The Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees approves a $1.6 million contract with Caldwell Associates for the creation of design guidelines for the Community Maritime Park project.
June 8 - Century Mayor Evelyn Hammond appears before the Florida Commission on Ethics regarding recent complaints.
June 7 - The Escambia County Commission votes to delay the use of FEMA funds to rebuild the Pensacola Bay fishing bridge.
June 7 - Texas contractor Mark Ribbe is sentenced for the October 15, 2003 disposal of acrylic coating (used in a roofing project at the Bayou Boulevard Target store) into a storm drain that feeds into Carpenter's Creek and Bayou Texar.
June 7 - An attorney for convicted tax-fraud conspirator Mary Ham files an appeal of the two-year prison sentence delivered by U.S. District Court Judge Casey Rodgers.
June 7 - The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council sets limits on how much red snapper and shrimp can be caught.
June 1 - The Florida Elections Commission alerts Santa Rosa County Commissioner Bob Cole of nine possible reporting violations from his 2006 Republican primary race.
June 1 - The Krewe of Lafitte Grand Fiesta Parade takes place in downtown Pensacola as part of Fiesta of Five Flags 2007
June 1 - Navarre Liquors opens, the first liquor store in Santa Rosa County since Prohibition.

May 2007

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May 31 - The Pensacola Pelicans defeat the the El Paso Diablos 5-4 in El Paso, TX.
May 31 - Fiesta of Five Flags 2007 begins with the "Surrender of the City" to de Luna LVII, Robert Leidner.
May 31 - The Institute for Human and Machine Cognition wins an Excellence in Economic Development Award from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
May 30 - A World War II practice bomb found at Pensacola Beach results in the evacuation of Portofino Island Resort & Spa.
May 30 - Mary Ham is sentenced to two years in federal prison by U.S. District Court Judge Casey Rodgers for her role in a tax-evasion scheme led by her boyfriend, Fred "Sport" Suttles.
May 30 - Three members of the Baker prostitution ring are sentenced to prison by Escambia County Circuit Court Judge Nickolas Geeker.
May 28-30 - Each game of the Pensacola Pelicans' three-game series against the Fort Worth Cats was rained out. The games will be made up as part of three doubleheaders later in the season.
May 27 - The Pensacola Pelicans fall to the the Shreveport Sports 9-4 at home.
May 26 - An agreement between McGuire's Irish Pub and Holly Benson of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation is reached regarding the restroom signage at two restaurant locations.
May 26 - The Pensacola Pelicans fall to the the Shreveport Sports 3-2 at home.
May 26 - The Korean War Memorial is dedicated at Veterans Memorial Park.
May 25 - The Pensacola Pelicans defeat the Shreveport Sports 10-4 at home.
May 25 - A new statue representing the area's history with U.S. Marine Corps is installed as part of the Pelicans in Paradise outdoor art project.
May 24 - The Pensacola Pelicans fall to the the El Paso Diablos 6-3 at home.
May 24 - Brandon Ward is convicted of second-degree murder of Joseph Hall and attempted second-degree murder of Joseph Ruinato.
May 23 - The Pensacola Pelicans defeat the El Paso Diablos 7-4 at home.
May 22 - The Pensacola Pelicans fall to the El Paso Diablos 1-0 at home.
May 20 - The Pensacola Pelicans fall to the Shreveport Sports 2-1 in Shreveport, LA.
May 20 - The Pensacola Israeli Festival is held at B'Nai Israel Synagogue.
May 19 - The Pensacola Pelicans fall to the Shreveport Sports 3-2 in Shreveport, LA.
May 19-20 - The first annual Hawkshaw Music Fest is held in downtown Pensacola.
May 18 - The Pensacola Pelicans fall to the Shreveport Sports 7-3 in Shreveport, LA.
May 18 - Local radio personality Luke McCoy announces he will retire from hosting the afternoon radio program "Pensacola Speaks". He will continue to host WCOA's morning news program.
May 17 - The Pensacola Pelicans fall to the Shreveport Sports 5-1 in Shreveport, LA.
May 17 - The summer concert series Evenings in Old Seville Square kicks off.
May 17 - Escambia County Circuit Judge Terry D. Terrell fines Louisiana Investment Group, LLC, the owner of the Saufley Landfill, for failure to comply with a court order.
May 17 - Hugh King enters a written waiver of not guilty and requests a jury trial on a charge of cocaine possession.
May 16 - The Pensacola Pelicans fall to the Coastal Bend Aviators 4-1 at Corpus Christi, TX.
May 15 - The Pensacola Pelicans defeat the Coastal Bend Aviators 4-2 at Corpus Christi, TX, for their first road win of the season.
May 14 - The Pensacola Pelicans fall to the Coastal Bend Aviators 8-4 at Corpus Christi, TX.
May 14 - Murder trial of U.S. Marine Brandon Ward begins.
May 13 - The Pensacola Pelicans fall to the Lincoln Saltdogs 10-5 at home.
May 12-13 - A wildfire near Beulah burns 250 acres.
May 12 - The Pensacola Pelicans fall to the Lincoln Saltdogs 9-2 at home.
May 12 - The Pace High School Lady Patriots defeat West Boca Raton for state softball championship.
May 11 - The Pensacola Pelicans defeat the Lincoln Saltdogs 5-3 at home.
May 10 - The Pensacola Pelicans begin their 2007 season, losing 6-1 to the Lincoln Saltdogs.
May 10 - Lt. Cmd. Craig Olson rejoins the Blues Angels following the death of pilot Kevin Davis.
May 10 - The Pensacola Civic Center hosts the 2007 Business EXPO, sponsored by the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce and Pensacola News Journal.
May 9 - A wildfire near Atmore Highway burns two acres in Garcon Point before being contained.
May 8 - Gulf Power selects Kansas-based company Black & Veatch to install a new scrubber system at its Crist power plant.
May 8 - Greater Union Baptist Church suspends Rev. Hugh King following his arrest for cocaine possession.
May 7 - Jury selection begins for convicted murderer Jeremiah Rodgers's new sentencing procedure.
May 6 - The Florida Department of Environmental Protection sues the Joiner Landfill in Milton for inappropriate practices.
May 5 - Marketing firm Ideawörks wins a Gold ADDY award at the district level for photography in Grayton Retreat's marketing materials.
May 5 - More than 1,100 runners compete in the 2007 Fiesta Run.
May 4-5 - Relay for Life raises $60,000 for cancer research at Hellen Caro Elementary School in Perdido Key.
May 4 - The Florida legislature extends the time in which the City of Pensacola may repay Cox Communications for a $3.4 million accounting error.
May 4 - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida announces a $600,000 gift to the University of West Florida to establish a master of science nursing program.
May 2 - Front Porch Pensacola community liaison Thelma Manley is fired by state officials for alleged misappropriation of funds.