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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.
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| − | *[[June 28]] - The [[Pensacola City Council]] votes unanimously on a $530,000 project to upgrade the [[Fricker Community Center]] for use as a [[hurricane shelters|hurricane shelter]].
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| − | *[[June 21]] - The [[Escambia County Commission]] delays a vote on a [[Hotel definition debate|new definition of what constitutes a hotel]]. Commissioner [[Gene Valentino]] also announced [[Ed Guernsey]] as his new appointee to the [[Santa Rosa Island Authority]].
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| − | *[[June 21]] - Florida Governor [[Wikipedia:Charlie Crist|Charlie Crist]] signs [[property tax]] legislation into law. A constitutional amendment scheduled for the [[January 29]], [[2008]] ballot will determine the extent of reform.
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| − | *[[June 21]] - The [[Westside Branch Library]], which opened on [[April 23]], celebrates its official opening ceremony.
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| − | *[[June 20]] - [[Escambia County Commission]]er [[Gene Valentino]] fires his appointee to the [[Santa Rosa Island Authority]], [[Kelly G. Robertson]].
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| − | *[[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]].
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| − | *[[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.
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| − | *[[June 18]] - Teenage vandals break into [[Ferry Pass Middle School]], causing damages estimated to cost tens of thousands of dollars.
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| − | *[[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.
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| − | *[[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 Levin|Evan]] was dedicated to him at the [[Portofino Island Resort]].
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| − | *[[June 16]] - [[Emerald Coast Ministries]] opens the [[Emerald Coast Women's Ministry Recovery Center]] on [[Palmetto Avenue]].
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| − | *[[June 16]] - The 2007 [[Sankofa Juneteenth Heritage Festival]] is held at the [[Fricker Center]].
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| − | *[[June 15]]-[[June 17|17]] - The 2007 [[Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival]] is held in [[Foley, Alabama]].
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| − | *[[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]].
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| − | *[[June 14]] - [[Leandre Woods]] is sentenced to 15 years in state prison for the [[October 7]], [[2004]] killing of [[Tywann Grandison]].
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| − | *[[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.
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| − | *[[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]].
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| − | *[[June 13]] - The [[Santa Rosa Island Authority]] approves a list of policies defining [[Hotel definition debate|what qualifies as a hotel]] on [[Pensacola Beach]].
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| − | *[[June 12]] - [[Fred Allen, Sr.]], who stabbed his wife [[Patsy Allen|Patsy]] on [[May 4]], is deemed mentally unfit for trial and is committed to the [[Florida State Hospital]] in [[Chattahoochee]].
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| − | *[[June 11]] - [[Luke McCoy]] returns as host of [[WCOA]]'s call-in show "[[Pensacola Speaks]]" three weeks after stepping down.
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| − | *[[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]].
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| − | *[[June 11]] - The [[Escambia County Sheriff's Office]] seizes 35 pounds of marijuana from two Texas smugglers.
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| − | *[[June 8]] - [[John S. Carr]] is revealed as [[De Luna (Fiesta)|de Luna LVIII]] at the [[Fiesta of Five Flags]] 2007 Coronation Ball.
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| − | *[[June 8]] - Pastor [[David Gripka]] is arrested following two drive-by shootings and a seven-hour standoff with the [[ECSO]]'s SWAT team.
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| − | *[[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.
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| − | *[[June 8]] - [[Town of Century|Century]] [[Mayor of Century|Mayor]] [[Evelyn Hammond]] appears before the Florida Commission on Ethics regarding recent complaints.
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| − | *[[June 7]] - The [[Escambia County Commission]] votes to delay the use of [[FEMA]] funds to rebuild the [[Pensacola Bay fishing bridge]].
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| − | *[[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]].
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| − | *[[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]].
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| − | *[[June 7]] - The [[Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council]] sets limits on how much [[red snapper]] and [[shrimp]] can be caught.
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| − | *[[June 1]] - The Florida Elections Commission alerts [[Santa Rosa County Commission]]er [[Bob Cole]] of nine possible reporting violations from his [[2006]] Republican primary race.
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| | *[[June 1]] - The [[Krewe of Lafitte]] [[Grand Fiesta Parade]] takes place in [[downtown Pensacola]] as part of [[Fiesta of Five Flags]] 2007 | | *[[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]]. | | *[[June 1]] - [[Navarre Liquors]] opens, the first liquor store in [[Santa Rosa County]] since [[Prohibition]]. |
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