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| − | * | + | * [[May 31]] – [[Nicole Pfister]] is booked for allegedly forging [[Gulf Power]] documents related to former [[Front Porch Pensacola]] community liaison [[Thelma Manley]]. |
| + | *[[May 29]] – A fire erupts at the [[Gulf Power]] [[Crist Plant]], injuring four contractors. | ||
| + | *[[May 29]] – The [[Emerald Coast Utilities Authority]] unanimously approves five contracts, in total worth more than $144 million, related to moving the [[Main Street Wastewater Treatment Plant]]. | ||
| + | *[[May 28]] – [[Thelma Manley]] is arrested for aggravated white-collar crime for allegedly stealing nearly $150,000 from [[Front Porch Pensacola]] while serving as its community liaison. | ||
| + | *[[May 28]] – The [[Gulf Coast Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship]] is dedicated by [[Pensacola Junior College]] and the [[Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce]] at the [[PJC Downtown Center]]. | ||
| + | *[[May 23]] – [[Celebrate Pensacola]] begins its 450-day celebration with a kick-off party at the [[Escambia County Courthouse]]. | ||
| + | *[[May 22]] – The [[Town of Century]] receives a $1.4 million loan to expand its water system. | ||
| + | *[[May 21]] – A groundbreaking ceremony is held for the new [[Tryon Branch Library]] on [[Langley Avenue]]. | ||
| + | *[[May 20]] – [[Pensacola Mayor]] [[John Fogg]] announces he will not seek reelection, citing a desire to participate in the "[[strong mayor]]" debate without a perceived conflict of interest. | ||
| + | *[[May 15]] – [[Escambia County Superintendent]] [[Jim Paul]] releases a list of 31 cost-saving recommendations, including the closure of [[Carver-Century K-8 School]]. | ||
| + | *[[May 13]] – [[Roads, Inc.]] president [[Cody Rawson]] and his wife host a fundraiser for [[Escambia County Commission]]er [[Mike Whitehead]]. | ||
| + | *[[May 13]] – The [[City of Pensacola]] [[Planning Board]] unanimously approves new regulations regarding [[heritage tree]]s. | ||
| + | *[[May 12]] – [[UWF]] President [[John Cavanaugh]] announces he will leave the university to become chancellor of the Pennsylvanis System of Higher Education, effective July 1. | ||
| + | *[[May 9]] – [[Grace Resendez McCaffery]] is selected to fill the [[Community Maritime Park Associates]] seat vacated by [[Susan Story]]. | ||
| + | *[[May 9]] – The eastern 3-mile stretch of [[J. Earle Bowden Way]], which connects [[Navarre Beach]] to [[Opal Beach]] and was destroyed in [[Hurricane Ivan]], reopens. | ||
| + | *[[May 8]] – The [[Pensacola City Council]] votes 6-3 to hire [[Rusty Wells]] as the new [[Pensacola City Attorney|city attorney]], foregoing the agreed upon candidate ranking process. | ||
| + | *[[May 8]] – [[Kimberly Mary Cannon]] is charged for the [[1995]] murder of her husband, [[Daren Kelley]], after a human leg bone was discovered on the [[Munson]] property where they resided. | ||
| + | *[[May 7]] – The [[Publix]] supermarket opens in the [[Sea Shell Collections]] shopping center in [[Gulf Breeze]]. | ||
| + | *[[May 5]] – [[U.S. District Court|U.S. District]] Attorney [[Greg Miller]] announces his resignation, effective the end of June, and will open a Tallahassee branch of law firm [[Beggs & Lane]]. | ||
| + | *[[May 3]] – Criminal neglect charges against [[Erin Markes]] are dropped, after a three-month investigation into her son [[Jaden Markes|Jaden]]'s health. | ||
| + | *[[May 1]] – [[Susan Story]] resigns from the [[Community Maritime Park Associates]] Board of Trustees. | ||
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