The Pocomoke Public Eye: 3/19/23

Friday, March 24, 2023

Time Machine Preview

This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye:

PLUS

1999 ..

1884 .. Shipbuilding thriving-

1940 ..

1899 ..

2011 ..

Thursday, March 23, 2023

(UPDATED) 2023 Boat & Cash Bash!

Check the Pocomoke Volunteer Fire Company's FACEBOOK page for tickets availability.

(3/22) "We have less than 50 tickets left for this years event. Online ordering is being turned off. If you need tickets, they will be available first come basis. Contact Tyler Fairman 443-523-5830 if you need any tickets!

We can not guarantee tickets will be sold at the door. We will be posting updates until the event! You don't want to miss this event!"

Our Pocomoke City Volunteer Fire Company's 2023 Boat & Cash Bash is Saturday, March 25th from 1-6pm at the fire company, 1410 Market Street, doors open at 1230pm.

Grand prize is a 2022 184 Coastal Skiff with Trailer and 70hp Yamaha Motor provided by Scott's Cove Marina.

Cash prizes:

$250 every 15 min, $1,000 at 530p.m.

All You Can Eat & Drink
Beer (must be 21) & Sodas

Tickets are $40 per, or 3 Tickets for $100.

Med supplies by drone for E.S. Va.

(WBOC)

U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $1,877,000 in federal funding for planning and prototyping the first phase of a drone technology project to deliver and transport medical supplies around the Eastern Shore and Tangier Island.

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Drone Project To Deliver Medical Supplies Around Eastern Shore of Virginia | Latest News | wboc.com

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Worcester out-of-county assists under review

Fatal crash details

Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Two-Vehicle Crash In Worcester County

March 22, 2023

(BERLIN, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred late Tuesday evening in Worcester County.

Shortly after 11:20 p.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police Berlin Barrack responded to US Route 113 at Groton Road for a report of a multi-vehicle crash. According to a preliminary investigation, a box truck was traveling north on Route 113 when it crashed into a Kia Forte, which was traveling west on Groton Road.+

The driver of the Kia, identified as Chauncey McKinley Johnson, 54, of Stockton, Maryland, was declared deceased at the scene. The driver of the truck remained at the scene. No other injuries or fatalities were reported.

Route 113 was temporarily closed as a result of the crash. The Maryland State Police Crash Team, along with assistance from troopers with the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division, are conducting the investigation into the crash. The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration assisted with the road closure.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

TidalHealth aboard at Your Doc's In

TidalHealth's investment in Your Doc's In locations has expanded with the purchase of a fifty-percent share in The Pocomoke City Your Doc's In plus four other of the primary care locations.

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

The Delmarva Heritage Festival is held annually to celebrate the rich duck decoy carving and hunting traditions here on the Eastern Shore. Please join us for this free festival on Saturday March 25th & March 26th. There will be blue ribbon carvers, demonstrations, competitions, and vendors galore! You won't want to miss this event!

Monday, March 20, 2023

Tickets on sale for Chincoteague Seafood Festival

(Shore Daily News)

Tickets are on sale for the 53rd Annual Chincoteague Seafood Festival to be celebrated on May 6, 2023 at Tom’s Cove Park Campground.

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Tickets on sale for 53rd Annual Chincoteague Seafood Festival - Shore Daily News

Sunday, March 19, 2023

Time Machine: 100 years ago this week in Pocomoke's newspaper, 1933, 1943, 1925, 2008.

August, 1933

The Evening Star (Washington, D.C.)

Footnote: This was the infamous storm that created the inlet from the bay to the ocean as the rain swollen Sinepuxent chewed a channel through the beach.

June, 1943