- The Escambia County Commission votes to take over full control of the West Florida Public Library system, while shifting the Escambia County Area Transit to the City of Pensacola, which would need to approve the deal.
- Development of Jubilee (logo pictured), a major housing development planned for northern Santa Rosa County, is put on hold following financial difficulties.
- The Escambia County Commission unanimously passes an ordinance ending a months-long debate over what defines a hotel on Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key.
- Former U.S. Marine Brandon Ward is sentenced to life in prison for the second-degree murder of Joseph Hall.
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