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{{Portal:Current events/DateHeader2|2007|08}}
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*[[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 William 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 [[Harry G. Gowens Memorial Park]] on is dedicated on [[Pensacola Beach]].
*[[August 23]] - [[Escambia County Commission]]ers cancel the planned purchase of a $1.4 million property following disclosures of a relationship between the sellers and [[Escambia County Administrator|County Administrator]] [[George Touart]].
