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Day two of the murder trial of Christine Marie Sheddy began on Tuesday around 9:50 a.m. with Tia Johnson, a relative of Hadel, taking the stand.
The man who warned his followers that Judgment Day would come last May was hospitalized after he suffered a mild stroke.
Jury selection was completed Monday in Snow Hill, Maryland (Worcester County) for the man accused of murdering Christine Marie Sheddy while she visited friends in Pocomoke City, Maryland.
A vehicle burst into flames after a crash in Ocean City around 12:10 a.m. Monday, seriously burning one woman and injuring several others.
The trial for a Texas man charged with murdering a Delaware woman while she was visiting friends in Pocomoke City, Maryland begins today in Worcester County.
Effective July 1, 2011, some hunting and fishing license fees will be increasing in Virginia. This was the first license fee increase since 2006 and only the second license fee increase for hunting and fishing since 1988.February, 1930
J. Nelson Jester of Chincoteague, an 18-year-old free agent signed by the Washington Senators, was being mentioned as a prospect to bolster the team's 1930 line-up. However, an injury during minor league play forced an early end to Jester's professional career.
Footnote: Jester was a coach and teacher at Pocomoke High School in the 1950's, and later he was high school principal at Chincoteague.
September, 1953
In Central Shore League baseball play at Pocomoke City's Parker Field, 45-year-old Roscoe Bailey pitched the first four innings in a 7-2 win for Pocomoke over Cape Charles. Tommy Kellam's double brought in three of the runs. Colby Ashley finished the pitching chores for Pocomoke.
August, 1891
Pocomoke baseball fans were treated to a memorable experience when they witnessed their hometeam pitcher William V. Hawke strike out 26 players in a 13 inning game with an opposing team from Virginia. Hawke pitched for amateur teams in Delaware and Maryland before playing on the professional level in Reading, Pa., St. Louis, and Baltimore.
January, 1971
Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Ed Watt was scheduled to be guest speaker at a Pocomoke Little League meeting designed to generate enthusiasm among parents and eligible players. Little League president Louis H. Kragler Jr. said plans were for eight Little League teams and four Senior League teams in Pocomoke involving 180 players for the 1971 season.