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🌱 Rockledge boys soccer opens with loss to Space Coast
Rockledge, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min readHey hey Rockledge! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Rockledge boys soccer opens with loss to Space Coast
- Rockledge police arrest included in Brevard’s November 9 booking roundup
- Remembering Frances Joye Handy, a former Rockledge resident
Also on today's calendar: Breastfeeding Education Class (In-Person) and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 63 degrees.
- Thursday: Cloudy with a stray shower, temps: high: 79, low: 62.
- Friday: Less humid with some sun, with a high of 73 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Brevard County HS Sports Weekly Results, Week of Nov. 9-14 (floridatoday.com) — Rockledge boys soccer opened its season with a 4-2 loss to Space Coast on Monday, according to the countywide sports roundup. Space Coast improved to 2-0, with goalkeeper Nathan Cole making seven saves. The roundup also includes other Brevard soccer results and girls regional golf scores. 
• Arrests in Brevard County: November 9, 2026 (thespacecoastrocket.com) — Rockledge police arrested Arlanza Lynn Duvall, of Cocoa, on an aggravated battery with a deadly weapon charge, according to Brevard County’s November 9 booking roundup. The list also includes Rockledge resident Karen Mechelle Mcginnis, arrested by Cocoa police on aggravated assault and conditional-release violation charges. All defendants are presumed innocent.
• Obituary: Frances Joye Carpenter Handy (parkrecord.com) — Frances Joye Carpenter Handy, who raised her family in Rockledge and several other communities, died October 27 at age 97. Alongside raising her own children, she fostered more than 80 babies and young children and made hundreds of quilts, many donated for humanitarian relief.
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Upcoming Events in
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Code Enforcement Board →
Council Chamber at Rockledge City Hall, 1600 Huntington Ln., Rockledge
6:00 pm
Thursday November 12
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Other local events
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Breastfeeding Education Class (In-Person) →
1269 U.S. Route 1, Rockledge
6:00 pm -
Food Truck Friday →
Larry L. Schultz Park, 2540 S. Fiske Boulevard, Rockledge
4:30 pm -
Board of Adjustment →
Council Chamber at Rockledge City Hall, 1600 Huntington Ln., Rockledge
6:00 pm -
City Council →
Council Chamber at Rockledge City Hall, 1600 Huntington Ln., Rockledge
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Fire, General, and Police Employees' Retirement Boards - Joint Quarterly Meeting →
Council Chamber at Rockledge City Hall, 1600 Huntington Ln., Rockledge
10:00 am -
Stuff A Cruiser →
Rockledge FL
9:00 am -
Barre3 Friendsgiving: Free Signature 45 Class @ Beachfly Brewery →
BeachFly Brewing Company, 513 Barton Boulevard, Rockledge
11:15 am
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Tuesday November 17
Wednesday November 18
Friday November 20
Saturday November 21
Sunday November 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Wine Down Wednesday →
Smokerings 72, 925 N Courtenay Parkway, Merritt Island
8:00 am -
Food Safety Manager Class w/ Pencil Exam →
HRS Cocoa, 90 Forrest Ave, Cocoa
9:45 am -
Spritz Social →
Smokerings 72, 925 N Courtenay Parkway, Merritt Island
1:00 pm -
Pickle Ball for Beginners →
Pickleball Court, 104 Riverside Dr, Cocoa
8:30 am
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Something all car owners should consider-there is an Emergency Escape Tool to keep in your car, in case of flood or accident.
It will break the car window and cut a seatbelt. Electric windows can not work! Amazon has many and probably most auto parts stores. Cheap safety… (Nextdoor Viera East Golf and Villages) - 🐊 Getting some sun 🌞 ..
Residents: Be cautious , Read the warning signs, respect the wildlife. Have a great day everyone (Nextdoor Viera East Golf and Villages)
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Store Manager Trainee in Rockledge. Apply here.
- O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Retail Service Specialist in Rockledge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rockledge here.
🗞 Nearby News
Merritt Island
- Temperature issues continue to prompt restaurant inspection failures (floridatoday.com)
- Astronauts Across Generations Share the Stage (tspantx.com)
- NASA launches $1M moon base challenge for students (ksl.com)
Cocoa
- Flooding threatens horses, therapy programs at Harmony Farms in Cocoa (clickorlando.com)
- EFSC Fall Choral Concert Planned (easternflorida.edu)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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