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🌱 Historic Cocoa civil rights home gets new life helping residents recover.

Also, don't miss Catalina Wine Mixer: Cocoa Village on the Cocoa Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • Historic Cocoa civil rights home gets new life helping residents recover.
  • See which Cocoa residents were booked into Brevard County Jail Friday.
  • How could bus cuts hit Cocoa workers heading to the beachside?

Also on today's calendar: Board of Adjustment Meeting and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Humid; a few morning showers, with a high of 88 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-shower, temps: high: 92, low: 75.
  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. WFIT Local & State News - September 14, 2026 PM (wfit.org) — Cocoa residents just saw a key civil rights landmark rededicated: a small church parsonage once central to Brevard's movement that hosted leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and Jesse Jackson. Now owned by The REAL Church, it will offer drug-free housing and support services. The same newscast also covers Brevard schools' leaner budget and a proposed sales surtax renewal.
   

2. Arrests in Brevard County: September 11, 2026 – The Space Coast Rocket (thespacecoastrocket.com) — Brevard County's latest jail bookings include several people who list Cocoa addresses and multiple arrests made by the Cocoa Police Department and FHP's Cocoa branch. The report details charges ranging from reckless driving and drug offenses to domestic violence, child neglect, and burglary, with all suspects presumed innocent until proven guilty.
   

3. Bus route ending? Why beachside could lose crucial Brevard County bus routes (floridatoday.com) — Bus routes that connect Cocoa-area workers with hotel jobs in Cocoa Beach and Cape Canaveral could be eliminated next year after the state pulled $1.4 million in grant funding. Local hotel leaders and county officials warn that hundreds of lower-wage employees who rely on these buses may lose reliable transportation, worsening traffic on SR 520 and A1A and straining the already tight labor market.
   

4. Former Brevard attorney pleads guilty to multi-year real estate fraud scheme (orlando-news.com) — A former Brevard County attorney who owned Driftwood Title in Cocoa has pleaded guilty to three federal wire fraud counts tied to a multi-year real estate scheme. Prosecutors say he misled lenders, failed to record mortgages, and diverted payoff funds, netting hundreds of thousands of dollars. He now faces up to 20 years in prison on each count, with sentencing set for December 2.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • We went running errands Sunday this morning along US 1 in Cocoa.
    The love bugs were really bad this morning. I thought they were typically a June and Summer event in Florida. (Nextdoor Fay District)
  • Yellow Squash Casserole.
    350° Oven 25 mins Lid on. Yellow squash chopped Onion Chopped Cook till tender, stove top or microwave oven. Drain water. Combine the following with… (Nextdoor Fay District)
  • Government Jobs posted a job opening for Transit Cust Svc Rep (23166) in Cocoa. Apply here.
  • City of Cocoa Florida posted a job opening for Police Officer Trainee in Cocoa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cocoa here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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