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*[[July 24]] - The [[Bennett C. Russell Elementary School]], named for late [[Santa Rosa County School District|Santa Rosa Superintendent of Schools]] [[Benny Russell]], is dedicated in [[Milton]].
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*[[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 [[Wikipedia:Staphylococcus aureus|staph infection]].
 
*[[July 19]] - The [[Escambia County Commission]] unanimously passes an ordinance ending a months-long [[Hotel definition debate|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]] - [[Cemetery vandalism|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 Party|Republican]] presidential candidate [[Wikipedia:Fred Thompson|Fred Thompson]].
 
*[[July 4]] - [[Milton]] holds its annual [[Riverfest]] [[Wikipedia:Independence Day|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 Department|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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