- May 18 - Local radio personality Luke McCoy announces he will retire from hosting the afternoon radio program "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 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 12-13 - 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 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 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 2007 Fiesta Run.
- May 4-5 - 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 $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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