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🌱 Rockledge residents listed in latest Brevard County arrest report

Spotted on the Rockledge calendar: Melbourne Speed Dating for Singles Age 55+ ♥ Rockledge Florida

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Hi Rockledge! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Rockledge residents listed in latest Brevard County arrest report
  • How Health First's Rockledge-based cuts could affect your future care
  • How Eau Gallie's 47-0 win in Rockledge shook up rankings

Also on today's calendar: Melbourne Speed Dating for Singles Age 30s/40s ♥... and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, with a high of 89 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Cloudy with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 89, low: 74.
  • Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Arrests in Brevard County: September 14, 2026 – Suspects Presumed Innocent Until Proven Guilty (thespacecoastrocket.com) — Several Rockledge residents were among those arrested across Brevard County on Sept. 14, facing charges ranging from drug possession without a prescription to domestic battery and battery involving an elderly person. The roundup lists names, ages, Rockledge home addresses, booking times, and arresting agencies, offering residents a detailed snapshot of recent law enforcement activity affecting their neighborhoods.
   

• Health First eliminating 214 positions, ending Hospital at Home program (thespacecoastrocket.com subscription) — Health First, based in Rockledge, is cutting 214 mostly nonclinical jobs and shutting down its Hospital at Home program, while also closing a Viera Integrated Care location and reshuffling some services. These changes come after Rockledge Hospital's 2025 closure reduced local bed capacity, raising questions for Brevard residents about future access to care as the system continues major construction projects.
   

• FLORIDA TODAY Week 5 Super 10 football rankings (floridatoday.com) — High school football fans in Rockledge saw Eau Gallie dominate the Raiders 47-0 on Sept. 11, helping reshuffle FLORIDA TODAY's Week 5 Super 10 rankings. Merritt Island stays No. 1, while several other Brevard teams climbed or slipped after a week of mostly lopsided games and key district openers.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Merritt Island

  • These are the best things to do in Brevard this weekend, Sept. 18-24 (floridatoday.com)
  • NASA Visits Schools Strengthening Florida's Skilled Workforce (nasa.gov)
  • Florida is losing its federal wildlife staff in droves as species protections decline (tampabay.com)

Cocoa

  • Waterfront restaurant takes 'rest of the fall season off' in Cocoa Beach (floridatoday.com)
  • SCAT bus routes in Cocoa Beach preserved thanks to new plan with FDOT (mynews13.com)
  • Sarno Facility Closure Delays Titusville Trash Pickup as County Trucks Divert to Cocoa (talkoftitusville.com)

Ok Rockledge! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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