Melbourne/Melbourne Beach Top Stories
By MARIE POTTER
November 19, 2025
MELBOURNE BEACH, FL– New commissioners took office Wednesday during the Town of Melbourne Beach Regular Town Commission Meeting as the board filled two seats left open by expiring terms.Dr. Terry Cronin and Sherri Quarrie took the oath of office to replace former Vice Mayor Dawn Barlow and ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The Melbourne City Council on Nov. 13 advanced an ordinance setting procedures for designating honorary street names as secondary names to official streets.The council directed staff in January to prepare the proposed changes. The meeting item report states that Florida law allows ...
MELBOURNE, FL – November 18, 1925 — Melbourne residents on this day in 1925 received news that the Florida East Coast Railroad planned to extend freight and passenger service by constructing a large station that would make the city part of a new railroad line planned by the Atlantic Coast Line ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The Melbourne City Council reviewed a proposal on Nov. 13 to raise water and sewer impact fees charged only for new development, a step officials said would prevent existing customers from paying growth-related costs.Why did the council review the impact fee study?The council heard ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The Melbourne City Council voted Thursday to reject a proposed ordinance that would have altered the schedule and park locations for “large group feedings,” events that provide free meals for people experiencing food insecurity in the community.The ordinance aimed to distribute ...
MELBOURNE, FL – It’s the weekend! Have some fun around Melbourne: Friday, November 142025 Native Rhythms Festival; Wickham Park, Melbourne; 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.Verdi EcoSchool General Store; 1861 Highland Avenue, Melbourne; 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.Comedy Show ft. Hames Yon; Pineapples, 1434 Pineapple Ave, ...
MELBOURNE, FL — The City of Melbourne announced two upcoming closures in November for separate improvement and maintenance projects. S. Babcock Street will be closed from 6 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17. According to the city, Florida East Coast Railway will perform ...
MELBOURNE, FL – November 12, 1926 – Melbourne was described as “the fastest growing city in the fastest growing state in the United States,” according to the Melbourne Times.On Nov. 12, 1926, news broke that three new sidewalks were being laid around City Hall. The sidewalks along Strawbridge ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The Melbourne City Council will hold a second reading and public hearing on Nov. 13 for a proposed ordinance changing rules for “large group feedings” — terminology the city is using for events that provide free meals for gatherings that provide free meals to people experiencing ...
MELBOURNE, FL – Melbourne police arrested a 46-year-old Cocoa man Nov. 6 after officers said he was walking through the parking lot of Melbourne High School in violation of a local ordinance restricting registered sex offenders from entering certain areas.Why was the man arrested near Melbourne ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The Melbourne City Council approved funding for the city’s two downtown areas during its Oct. 28 meeting, allocating more than $240,000 for fiscal year 2025–2026.How will the funds support Downtown Melbourne?The council, meeting as the Melbourne Downtown Community Redevelopment ...
MELBOURNE, FL – A new nighttime art exhibition blending wildlife, technology and conservation will open this November at Brevard Zoo.What is the Lights On: A Nighttime Art Experience?Lights On: A Nighttime Art Experience will run Thursdays through Sundays from Nov. 13, 2025, to Jan. 18, 2026, ...
MELBOURNE, FL – It’s the weekend! Have some fun around Melbourne: Friday, November 7Verdi EcoSchool General Store; Verdi EcoSchool, 1861 Highland Avenue, Melbourne; 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.The Palmer Squares ft. The White Moms & Neon Souls; Pineapples, 1434 Pineapple Ave, Melbourne; 8 p.m. – 11:30 ...
MELBOURNE, FL – Melbourne police arrested William Ward, also known as Justin Tyler Hall, on October 25 at 10:39 p.m. after witnesses reported he threatened someone with a firearm during a dispute in a residence, according to the arrest affidavit filed by Officer Russell Sommer.What led to the ...
MELBOURNE, FL – A child was airlifted to a hospital Wednesday afternoon after a crash between an electric dirt bike and a van at Wickham Road and Lake Washington Road, according to the Melbourne Police Department.What happened at Wickham and Lake Washington roads?Officers responded to the crash at ...
MELBOURNE, FL — Melbourne Orlando International Airport will host a community welcome home ceremony Saturday, Nov. 8 for 50 Space Coast Honor Flight veterans returning from Washington, D.C. According to a press release from Melbourne Orlando International Airport, the ceremony will honor veterans ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The biggest news on Nov. 5, 1924, was the results of Election Day, including the election of Florida’s 24th governor, John W. Martin.Who was elected Florida’s 24th governor?John W. Martin, a Democrat, was inaugurated in 1925 and served as governor until 1929. During his tenure, he ...
MELBOURNE BEACH, FL— Unofficial results posted on the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections website show that in the town of Melbourne Beach election for two at-large Commissioner seats, candidates Terry Cronin and Sherri Quarrie received the highest totals.Who are the leaders and how did the ...
MELBOURNE BEACH, FL– Melbourne Beach residents will vote Tuesday to fill two open at-large seats on the Town Commission and decide on 11 proposed amendments to the Town of Melbourne Beach Charter.Who is running for the Melbourne Beach Town Commission?The four candidates seeking election are Terry ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The Melbourne Police Department announced an arrest Monday following an investigation into a March 6, 2023 hit-and-run crash in the area of Babcock Street and Seminole Avenue that killed a Melbourne Beach man.Who was arrested in the 2023 Melbourne hit-and-run?Police identified the ...
MELBOURNE, FL – The City of Melbourne proclaimed November 2025 as Native American Heritage Month and November 14–16 as Native Rhythms Festival Days during a City Council meeting on Oct. 28.What does the proclamation recognize?In the absence of Mayor Paul Alfrey, Vice Mayor David Newman read the ...
MELBOURNE, FL – Melbourne residents made 1,388 contacts to Florida 2-1-1 in October 2025, down from 2,244 contacts in October 2024, according to data from 211counts.org.What categories saw the biggest changes?The largest year-over-year change was in disaster-related contacts, which dropped from 725 ...
MELBOURNE, FL – Melbourne Police said they have located and seized a vehicle believed to be involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist early Wednesday morning.How did investigators locate the vehicle?According to a Melbourne Police Department news release, “Traffic Homicide ...
MELBOURNE, FL – Jackie Smalls received the City of Melbourne’s Exceptional Citizen Award during Tuesday’s City Council meeting in recognition of her decades of community service.Vice Mayor David Neuman presented the award on behalf of the mayor, who was not in attendance.“So, we went out of our way ...
MELBOURNE, FL – It’s the weekend! Have some fun around Melbourne: Friday, October 31Spooky Season at Dreamland (Indoor) Mini Golf; Derek Gores Gallery, 1418 Highland Ave, Melbourne; 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.Thriller Night Halloween Party w/DJ Repete & Kristen Warren; Pineapples, 1434 Pineapple Ave, ...
BREVARD COUNTY, FL — A 71-year-old man from Satellite Beach died Thursday evening after his electric bicycle collided with a Jeep Wrangler on State Road A1A, according to a Florida Highway Patrol press release.What happened in the crash?Troopers said the 2001 Jeep Wrangler was traveling south in ...
UPDATE:Investigators have located and seized a vehicleMELBOURNE, FL – Melbourne Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist early Wednesday morning.What happened in the early morning crash?Officers responded to ...
MELBOURNE, FL – Melbourne City Manager Jenni Lamb said Tuesday during her report at the city council meeting that city crews are helping Titusville address flooding problems.She said the city’s Public Works and Utilities departments sent several crew members and a vehicle to assist.Lamb said the ...
SATELLITE BEACH, FL — The Melbourne Regional Chamber joined Dill Dinkers Pickleball, an indoor pickleball facility serving the Melbourne area, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday celebrating the opening of the company’s new Satellite Beach location at 1071 S. Patrick Drive, Suite 111.Video ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Melbourne and Melbourne Beach schools saw a mix of improvements and declines in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Elementary and Middle Schools rankings, which were released Tuesday.The annual report ranks nearly 70,000 schools nationwide using data from the U.S.