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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 [[DeLuna (Fiesta)|DeLuna 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]]-[[May 30|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]]-[[May 20|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|"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 Court|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]]-[[May 13|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 [[Pensacola Pelicans in 2007|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 [http://www.bv.com/ 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 [[Fiesta Run|2007 Fiesta Run]].
*[[May 4]]-[[May 5|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 [[2007 City of Pensacola budget adjustment|$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.
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