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- 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.
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- 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.
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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.
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