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A citywide, year-round curfew for anyone under 17 will go before the Pensacola City Council, with Mayor D.C. Reeves pushing back on the assumption that the proposal is a response to a recent downtown shooting.

The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners is set to meet twice next week as it discusses possible loans to a local fire district, sets the upcoming mosquito control budget and approves a contract to resurface a county road in rural Santa Rosa.

Here are three things you need to know ahead of the meetings.

Santa Rosa County District Schools is awaiting a judge’s order to see if it can fire a suspended employee accused of inappropriate communication with Central School students in 2024 and 2025.

The Florida Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) is hearing a case between the school district and Keith Elliott, an IT professional who was suspended by the district last September.

A portion of Benny Russell Park has been closed as crews begin to replace playground equipment, with the project expected to be finished by mid-November, the county announced Aug. 6.

Milton Police Chief Jennifer Frank brought members of her staff to Milton’s first budget workshop on Aug. 1, asking the City Council to consider raising wages for dispatchers and officers who help city residents in times of need.

The City of Milton announced that those interested in running for City Council can qualify for the upcoming November election until Aug. 10.

The Navy will begin asking homeowners near Naval Air Station Whiting Field for permission to sample their private drinking water wells in August, including wells the Navy tested years ago and found within safety guidelines.

Santa Rosa County candidates have raised over $300,000 this election cycle, with five candidates holding more than half of all the funds raised as early voting begins.

As the Aug. 18 primary election approaches, campaign finance reports show how much candidates have raised and spent in Santa Rosa County’s county commission and school board races. The following totals reflect the most recent campaign finance filings.

This weekend, a nearly 150-year-old tall ship will dock at Palafox Pier.

The Elissa, which was launched in 1877, will be in Pensacola from Friday, Aug. 7, through Sunday, Aug. 9. This marks the third time in the ship’s history that it has sailed into Pensacola, once in 1886 and again in 2018.

Santa Rosa County students will return to class Aug. 10 under a revised code of student conduct that gives the district more say over how misbehavior is punished and creates a section on mandatory reporting.