Brevard News

ALERT: Cocoa Utilities Will Turn Water Off Thursday in Areas of Rockledge and Suntree to Repair Water Main Break

Due to a water main break at the intersection of Barnacle Place and U.S. Hwy. 1 in Rockledge, the Cocoa Utilities Department will need to turn the water off in that area at 9 a.m. on Thursday, April 11 to repair the water main. Once the work is complete and the water is turned back on, customers affected by the water outage will be under a Boil Water Notice […]

Brevard News

Former Atlas Launch Director Silas ‘Sy’ K. Baker, Jr., 89, Passed Away After Battle With Cancer

Silas “Sy” K. Baker, Jr., age 89, died April 3, 2024, at home and surrounded by loving family. Sy fought an 8-year battle with cancer and was a Warrior to have survived so long. Mr. Baker was a long serving Launch Conductor and Director of the Atlas Centaur Program for Lockheed Martin at the Cape. After service in the Strategic Air Command and as a pilot and Captain in the USAF, Sy came to Brevard County in 1964. […]