Portal:Current events

Headlines

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.

September 2007 September 19 - The Pensacola City Council votes 9-1 to provide $300,000 in additional funding to the troubled ECAT transit system. September 18 - Escambia County Commissioners vote 3-2 to deny former County Administrator George Touart's request to amend his contract, which would have allowed him to retire and earn a pension. At the same meeting, they also voted to provide $2.4 million to the ECAT bus system, following an agreement of cuts by Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395, and denied a $210,000 list of concessions requested by the Pensacola Ice Pilots. September 18 - Leonard Allen Schenk pleads guilty to 21 counts of stealing military equipment from Hurlburt Field and selling it on eBay. September 16 - Assistant U.S. District Court Attorney Roy Atchison is arrested in an Internet sex sting operation after traveling to Detroit, allegedly to have sex with what he believed was a 5-year-old girl. September 14 - Two piers on the eastbound section of the old I-10 bridge over Escambia Bay, damaged in Hurricane Ivan, are demolished by a blasting crew. September 13 - Reginald Holmes dies of unknown causes at the Escambia County Jail. September 10 - The Pensacola City Council's Committee of the Whole approves an additional $6 million in funding to renovate the Saenger Theatre. September 6 - Escambia County Administrator George Touart announces his retirement following increasing criticism of his personal dealings with entities that do business with Escambia County. September 6 - The Florida Supreme Court strikes down Escambia County plans to create a tax-increment financing (TIF) district to fund $135 million in bonds for road improvements in Perdido Key. The ruling may impact projects funded by the Community Redevelopment Agency, another TIF district. September 5 - One of the beach ball water towers on Pensacola Beach is disassembled. September 4 - The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority receives approval of a major permit required to begin moving the Main Street Wastewater Treatment Plant. August 2007 August 31 - Patrick Nobles is sentenced to ten years in state prison for violating the terms of his probation related to the August 20, 2003 DUI-manslaughter death of Todd Currie. August 30 - Frances Hinely, fiancee of child pornography defendant John McNair, is suspended with pay from her position as technology coordinator at Jim Allen Elementary School. August 29 - James Ross, a Junior ROTC instructor and coach at Northview High School and occasional host of WEBY program "Your Turn," is killed in a motorcycle accident. August 28 - The Escambia County School Board votes 4-1 to reject about $2.5 million of state money for teacher bonuses, hoping to find a solution that will better reward teachers based on merit. August 28 - Former Bellview Middle School teacher John McNair is ordered to remain detained while awaiting his trial on child pornography charges. August 27 - Leonard Allen Schenk is arraigned on federal charges of stealing and selling equipment from Hurlburt Field with the help of his mother, as well as conspiring to kill a witness for the prosecution. August 24 - The Pensacola Pelicans close out their 2007 season 39-56 with an 8-7 defeat against the Shreveport Sports. August 24 - The Harry G. Gowens Memorial Park on is dedicated on Pensacola Beach. August 23 - Escambia County Commissioners cancel the planned purchase of a $1.4 million property following disclosures of a relationship between the sellers and County Administrator George Touart. August 21 - Rinker Materials withdraws a proposal to lease 3.5 acres at the Port of Pensacola following a 3-2 vote by the Enterprise Operations Committee to reject the lease, but before it could be considered again by the 10-member Pensacola City Council. August 21 - The Pensacola News Journal reports an undisclosed business and social relationship between Escambia County Administrator George Touart and developer Neal Nash, from whose company the county plans to purchase a large tract of land near Bauer Road. August 20 - The Pensacola City Council agrees to review a proposal for a "strong mayor" government, while the Enterprise Operations Committee votes 3-2 not to grant an additional industrial lease at the Port of Pensacola. August 20 - Escambia County School District classes begin for the first time since the completion of the reorganization plan that closed Woodham High School and four other middle schools. August 18 - Lee Shortt dies from apparent decompression sickness while diving at the USS Oriskany artificial reef. August 17 - Disbarred attorney Vince Whibbs, Jr. is sentenced to four years in state prison for stealing from clients' trust accounts to fund his private investments. August 17 - Equipment used in the construction on the Interstate 10 bridge falls, injuring five Tidewater Skanska Flatiron workers. August 16 - The Escambia County Commission votes to take over full control of the West Florida Public Library system, while shifting the Escambia County Area Transit bus system to the City of Pensacola, which has not yet approved the deal. August 10 - Reverend Hugh King's attorney, Barry Beroset, argues to have evidence of King's cocaine possession suppressed, claiming the police search that led to its discovery was illegal. August 2 - The Escambia County Commission votes 4-0 to purchase a 217-acre property on Bauer Road from Martine's Corporation, despite business ties (undisclosed at the time) between the seller and Escambia County Administrator George Touart. August 2 - Patrick Nobles is found guilty of violating the terms of his probation related to the August 20, 2003 crash that killed his passenger Todd Currie. July 2007 July 24 - The Bennett C. Russell Elementary School, named for late Santa Rosa Superintendent of Schools Benny Russell, is dedicated in Milton. July 24 - Front Porch Pensacola is reactivated by the Florida Office of Urban Opportunity and will elect a new council and officers. July 24 - Anna Whibbs and the Whibbs family announce a $20,000 donation to the Admiral John H. Fetterman State of Florida Maritime Museum and Research Center in honor of the late Vince Whibbs. July 23 - Leonard Black, jailed without bond since December 8, 2006 for violating probation on a traffic offense, dies in Escambia County Jail of lung disease and staph infection. July 19 - The Escambia County Commission unanimously passes an ordinance ending a months-long debate over what defines a hotel on Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key. July 19 - Convicted murderer Brandon Ward is sentenced to life in prison. July 18 - A grease fire damages the H&O Restaurant. July 17 - Sammy, a 10-year-old giraffe, is found dead from a neck injury at The Zoo Northwest Florida. July 10 - The Pensacola City Planning Board unanimously approves a recommendation to rezone a 2-acre Sanders Beach property for multi-story development by the group Bayshore Boyzz. July 9 - Vandalism of several dozen headstones is discovered in Pfeiffer Cemetery. July 7 - Baby hippopotamus Niles, a popular attraction at The Zoo Northwest Florida, is killed by her father, Kiboko. July 6 - Boxes of personnel documents and credit card receipts from defunct restaurant Copeland's are found in a dumpster behind the Dollar General Store on Navy Boulevard, sparking an investigation. July 6 - About 380 houses near Eglin Air Force Base are demolished to make way for new housing. July 5 - The Fish House hosts a dinner for rumored Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson. July 4 - Milton holds its annual Riverfest Independence Day celebration. July 3 - Vince Whibbs, Jr. pleads no contest to charges of racketeering, grand theft and mortgage fraud. July 3 - Orange Beach Police apprehend an intoxicated 11-year-old girl following a high-speed chase ending in Gulf Shores. July 1 - The final candidates for Officer Candidate School arrive at Naval Air Station Pensacola.

News about Pensapedia • About this page Adding a new date • Suggest a headline Events <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 Recent deaths June 17 – Theo Baars, Jr. June 13 – Frank Milne June 12 – Jaden Markes May 30 – Sharon Smith May 24 – John Alley May 2 – Walter Lagergren April 22 – Bill Davis April 12 – Craig Hoskie April 10 – John Ma Arrests & Trials Thelma Manley 2008 Elections State & federal elections Pensacola city elections Escambia County elections

Events by month

2009 · January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
2008 · January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
2007 · January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December