Remembering Fred Fair-

 

Fred Fair, a longtime Pocomoke businessman, has passed away at age 92.  He and his wife owned and operated Fair's TV, Furniture & Appliances for 40 years.

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     Fred graduated from Salem High School in Salem, Illinois in 1951. After graduation, he enlisted in the Navy and served overseas in Italy and Spain. Later he was stationed in Chincoteague, Va. until 1955. During this time, he could be found at the Dream Roller Rink where he loved to roller skate. He met “his Honey” Phyllis Anna Butler from Pocomoke, Md. at a weenie roast and were married on April 16, 1955. They celebrated almost 70 years together. After Fred left the Navy, he worked for the C&P Telephone Company for 20 years. He and Phyllis then went on to own and operate Fair’s Tv, Furniture & Appliances in 1968. They sponsored a men’s slow pitch softball team that won many championships until they retired from their business in 2008.

A Celebration of Life  for Fred and his late wife will be held in October.  (View full obituary:)

 Obituary for Freddie Ray Fair, Sr. (Fred) | Moore Funeral Home, P.A.

Wallops Director gives a thumbs-up assessment-

 (Shore Daily News)

The Director of NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, David Pierce, addressed the Accomack County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday evening, offering an optimistic outlook on the facility’s future. Pierce emphasized that not only will Wallops remain a vital part of NASA’s operations, but it is also expected to experience substantial growth in the coming years.

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Wallops Flight Facility is not closing - Shore Daily News

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Mutual aid among Worcester police?

 

(WMDT)

Worcester County police agencies are considering a mutual aid agreement that would allow them to provide assistance to one another, regardless of municipal boundaries.

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Police agencies across Worcester County looking at mutual aid agreement - 47abc

Shore native still covering big weather events-

 

Mike Seidel reports from Kitty Hawk, NC Monday.  Seidel, a FOX Weather Channel Storm Specialist, grew up in Salisbury and received his meteorology degree from Penn State.  After working at WBOC-TV he spent a long career with The Weather Channel. He joined FOX Weather last year. Prior to his career in weather Mike worked in radio at WJDY in Salisbury, WDMV in Pocomoke, and 100 KHI in Ocean City.

2025-2026 Pocomoke Middle School Leadership Team-

 

Please join us in welcoming the Pocomoke Middle School leadership team: Bob Boyce, returning as assistant principal; Joseph Stigler, stepping into the role of principal; and Elizabeth Berry, who is new to the team as assistant principal.  #WeAreWorcester

Time Machine: 100 years ago this week in Pocomoke's newspaper; 1899, 1943, 1973.

 

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(In 2025 any responsible media outlet would be taken to task for accepting advertising mentioning the Klan.

In this same edition the Worcester Democrat ran a lengthy editorial that said of a Baltimore Sun editorial: "The metropolitan press is disposed to make light of the recent demonstration by the Ku Klux Klan in Washington."

However, the local newspaper's conclusion seemed to also make light of the Klan to an extent:)

September, 1899

The Morning Herald (Baltimore)

July, 1943

Salisbury Times

*November, 1973

Worcester County Messenger

The very first golf clubs I ever owned were a set of Top Flites that I bought used from Phil Ryan. I think I paid maybe $25 for them, $50 at the most.

Your friend,

Slim

tk for PPE says:  I remember that "Mr. Ryan" was the coach of my Jaycees Little League baseball team, circa 1954.  Could have been Phil Ryan. We played at the old Parker Field where Pocomoke of the Eastern Shore League played.  I helped keep the bench warm most of the time.  😁

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