🌱 Is it still safe to swim near A-21 Road in Mary Esther?

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• Is it still safe to swim near A-21 Road in Mary Esther?

Today's riddle: Want to hear a joke about a broken pencil? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunshine and humid, with a high of 84 and low of 76 degrees.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 82, low: 76.
• Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 74 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Wastewater release prompts advisory for Santa Rosa Sound (niceville.com) — A wastewater release has led health officials to issue a safety advisory for Santa Rosa Sound near A-21 Road in unincorporated Mary Esther, warning residents to avoid contact with the water. Drinking water is not affected, but people—especially children, seniors, and those with weak immune systems—should wash thoroughly if exposed. The advisory will stay in place until ongoing water tests show safe results.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mary Esther

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday June 11

• 3 - 6 yrs old Story Time →
  Mary Esther Public Library, 100 Hollywood Blvd W, Mary Esther
  10:30 am

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Other local events

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday May 21

• Cadillac Fort Walton Beach Grand Opening & Business After Hours! →
  Cadillac Fort Walton Beach, 329 Miracle Strip Parkway SW, Fort Walton Beach
  5:30 pm
• Niceville High School Graduation
  Niceville Eagle Stadium, 800 E John Sims Pkwy, Niceville
  7:00 pm
• Choctawhatchee High School Graduation
  Joe Etheredge Stadium, 110 Racetrack Rd NW, Fort Walton Beach
  7:30 pm

Friday May 22

• 3rd Annual Ken Hair Charity Golf Classic
  Shalimar Pointe Golf Club
  9:00 am
• Crestview High School Graduation
  Jack Foster Stadium, 1250 N Ferdon Blvd, Crestview
  7:00 pm
• Fort Walton Beach High School
  Steve Riggs Stadium, 400 Hollywood Blvd NW, Fort Walton Beach
  7:30 pm
• The Decades by Request - A DJ Hosted Events
  The Gulf Club Restaurant and Sports Pub, 960 Highway 98, Destin
  8:00 pm

Saturday May 23

• Downtown FWB Saturday Market →
  Fort Walton Beach Landing Park, 139 Brooks St SE, Fort Walton Beach
  8:00 am
• CALM Furniture Resale Store Open 9am -1pm, every Saturday of the month →
  Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce, 34 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, Fort Walton Beach
  9:00 am

Sunday May 24

• VFW Post 7674 - Sunday Breakfast
  VFW Post 7674, 231 Carol Ave, Fort Walton Beach
  8:00 am

Monday May 25

• Trivia Night in Downtown Fort Walton Beach
  Soundside, 189 Brooks St SE, Fort Walton Beach
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Did anyone else just hear that loud BOOM (approximately at 4am today)!?
  I understand that the military is usually responsible for such sounds. However, there was something different about this one... very alarming!!!… (Nextdoor Florosa-Mary Esther)
• 4am ish, heard a very big boom..
  it was extremely close, and completely rattled my entire house! Yes I’m aware we’re by Hulburt but this was not from there. (Nextdoor Skylark Rd)

• HKA Enterprises, Inc. posted a job opening for Water Utility Worker (Water/Wastewater) in Mary Esther. Apply here.
• Hot Topic posted a job opening for Key Holder in Mary Esther. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mary Esther here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Fort Walton Beach

• Fort Walton Beach residents upset over tickets for using public park power outlets (weartv.com)
• Fort Walton Beach police nab possible suspect linked to vehicle burglaries (mypanhandle.com)
• New Spray Routes Announced as Mosquito Threat Grows (midbaynews.com)

Destin

• Destin High's fourth graduation class celebrates a new chapter (thedestinlog.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Nevermind, it has no point. (Thank you Kristi B. for sending it in!)
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