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2010 general elections: Ashton Hayward (pictured) is elected the first strong mayor of Pensacola. Escambia County Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy Cassady is critically wounded in a shootout with Philip Monier during a home invasion. Leonard Gonzalez, Jr. is convicted of murder for the July 9, 2009 killings of Byrd and Melanie Billings.

March 2008 March 28 – Erin Markes is arrested by Santa Rosa Sheriff's officials after her 4-year-old child was hospitalized for apparent neglect. March 28 – Owners of the defunct Saufley Landfill are ordered to pay $677,397 in civil penalties to the Florida DEP. March 27 – The Pensacola City Council votes unanimously to demolish the circa-1885 building at 719-721 South Palafox Street. March 26 – Jay Elementary School PTO president Jennifer Wolters is arrested for allegedly using more than $1,500 of the group's money at Bixoli casinos. March 24 – The Pensacola City Council votes 9-1 to fund the Charter Review Commission's $65,010 budget. March 17 – The Pensacola News Journal launches a new version of their pnj.com website. March 13 – Saenger Theatre renovations: crews demolish part of the building's existing south side to make way for the expansion. March 6 – Amendment 1 budget cuts: The Escambia County Commission votes to make official a hiring freeze and to notify 18 non-profits that they should not expect county funding next year. February 2008 February 25 – Phase 1 of the Pensacola Regional Airport's $100-million expansion project begins. February 23 – 15-year-old Daryl Williams is killed in a shooting incident at the Burger King on Pensacola Boulevard. Jamal Lee, 17, is later arrested and charged with murder. February 18 – Contents of the closed Seville Inn & Suites are sold at auction. January 2008 January 11 – The H&O Restaurant, closed by a fire, reopens for business. January 10 – Escambia County Superintendent of Schools Jim Paul is arrested for DUI while visiting South Florida.

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