Friday, July 24, 2026
Time Machine Preview-
This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye:
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1999 ..
A loss for Pocomoke-
prominent in business,
church, and community.
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Worcester puts the reins on some high-tech projects-
(WBOC)
SNOW HILL, Md. - Worcester County Commissioners unanimously approved a one-year moratorium on data centers and cable landing facilities while county staff develops updated zoning regulations for the emerging projects.
(View news story)
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Solar project coming despite local opposition?
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Wallops name clarification-
(Shore Daily News)
The Accomack County Board of Supervisors is clarifying that its proposal honoring Eastern Shore native A. Thomas “Tom” Young applies only to the launch complex on Wallops Island, not NASA’s main Wallops Flight Facility campus.
(View news story)
County Clarifies Young Proposal Would Preserve Wallops Name - Shore Daily News
Latest forecast-
(Link to forecast and advisories, lower E.S. Md:)
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=38.0722&lon=-75.5638
(Link to forecast and advisories, E.S. Va:)
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.7108&lon=-75.742
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Explosion damaged Onley bank-
Shore Daily News
An explosion damaged the PNC Bank in Monday morning Onley, blowing out portions of the building’s walls and a window facing the parking lot, according to Accomack County Sheriff Todd Wessells.
“It looked like a bomb went off,” Wessells said. “There was a little explosion. It blew out the walls and blew out the window to the parking lot.”
The Virginia State Police Bomb Squad was called to investigate and confirmed that an explosion occurred. Investigators are working to determine whether it was caused by an electrical surge or something else inside the building.
Wessells said investigators have found no indication of criminal activity.
Today in Pocomoke City history-
(Undated photo)
It was a super-store of its day. The new J.J. Newberry opened in Pocomoke City on July 21, 1955, moving from its former location on the west side of Market Street to the new store at the northeast corner of Market and Second Streets.
Was Don Woodward the only manager they had? Inquiring people want to know.
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tk for ppe says:
Slim-
While this doesn't fully answer your question, AI had this to say:
Carl Woodward was a well-known manager of the J.J. Newberry store in Pocomoke City, Maryland. He stepped into leadership right around the mid-1950s transition period when the business opened its major, brand-new location on the corner of Market and Second streets on July 21, 1955.
Historically, the store's leadership in the decades surrounding that era included:
- William Weller managed the original, older location on the west side of Market Street up through 1954.
- Carl Woodward then took over management duties, overseeing operations during the peak "five-and-dime" era of the late 1950s and into the 1960s
Monday, July 20, 2026
Fox tested positive for rabies-
On Tuesday, July 14, 2026 a fox was confirmed positive for rabies in the area of Saxis Road in Temperanceville, VA.
Please contact the Accomack County Health Department (757-787-5886) or Accomack County Animal Control if you know of any possible human or animal contact with this fox.
Rabies is a deadly disease caused by a virus that attacks the nervous system. It is preventable in domestic animals through vaccinations, but it is fatal to both animals and humans if left untreated.
No name change advocated for Wallops-
(The Accomack County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution favoring renaming the Wallops Flight Facility in honor of Eastern Shore native A. Thomas Young who was an icon in America's space program development. See July 16 posting. The grandson of a former Wallops chief advocates leaving the name as is.)
Shore Daily News
(View opinion for leaving name as is)
Grandson of former Wallops chief urges name to remain unchanged - Shore Daily News
Sunday, July 19, 2026
Outdated weather story on WBOC web page-
At 9PM Sunday, 7/19, the WBOC website continued to post this weather headline and story from the previous night "updated 23 hrs ago" as it states. Unfortunately, it may have resulted in undue concern for readers who may not have realized it was an outdated item. Maybe the "News leader" will be more cognizant to not misleading the public in the future. To their credit their live on-air tornado warning coverage Saturday evening was excellent as was the coverage on WMDT and WRDE.
(WBOC webpage 9pm Sunday)
Time←←Machine: 90 years ago this week in Pocomoke City's newspaper; 1971.
Note: An archived edition of the Worcester Democrat was not available for this week in 1926. The following is for this week in 1936.
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*May 1971
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