Air Quality Alert!

NOTE: IF YOU WERE PLANNING TO ATTEND THE THIRD FRIDAY FESTIVITIES IN SALISBURY THIS EVENING (7/17), THE EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

(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

Time Machine Preview-

 This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye:

PLUS

1971  ..

Alexis joins DelmarvaLife-

 

Alexis Greiss of WBOC News is now a member of the station's DelmarvaLife team succeeding James McDonald as Field Correspondent, a role encompassing many of the lighter goings-on around the area. Readers may recall Katie Zarilli in this role for several years.  James left the show earlier this month to relocate closer to his home and family.

Name change for Wallops Flight Facility?

 (Shore Daily News)

The Accomack County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution Wednesday to request that the Wallops Flight Facility be renamed in honor of A. Thomas Young.  Young is an Eastern Shore native who helped shape America’s space program and later led one of the nation’s largest aerospace companies is being remembered for a remarkable career in science and engineering.

(View news story)

Accomack Supervisors pass resolution asking to rename the Wallops Flight Facility honoring Eastern Shore Space Pioneer - Shore Daily News

Oh what fun it will be...

Large response to potential training partnership-

Pocomoke City is exploring a potential partnership with Wor-Wic Community to bring Commercial Driver's License (CDL) training closer to home.

a new career put you on the road to earning $50,000+ a year?

City of Pocomoke City

The response has been incredible—thank you!

We're amazed by the amount of interest and support we've already received for the possibility of bringing CDL training closer to home through a partnership with Wor-Wic Community College.

If you've been thinking about a career in commercial driving but haven't reached out yet, there's still time! We're continuing to gauge community interest as we explore this exciting opportunity.

Reaching out does not commit you to enrolling in a future program. It simply lets us know you're interested and helps demonstrate the demand for local CDL training.

To learn more or add your name to our interest list, contact Amanda Russell:

Phone: 410-957-1333 ext. 102

Email: arussell@pocomokemd.gov

Know someone who might be interested? Please share this post and help us continue building new career opportunities close to home.

Could a new career put you on the road to earning $50,000+ a year?

(latest) Worcester Special Ed teacher terminated-

 (latest)

https://www.octodaydispatch.com/news/former-teacher-ocpd-corporal-under-investigation-in-delaware/article_def42135-3a99-4f59-9dda-4632a15f9015.html

(earlier story)

(WMDT)

WORCESTER COUNTY, Md. – The Worcester County Board of Education has fired a Showell Elementary School teacher following allegations made online.

(View news story)

DEVELOPING: Showell Elem. Teacher Fired Amidst Police Investigation - 47abc

Commissioners give thumbs down to a fifth Pocomoke solar farm-

 

The Worcester County Commissioners unanimously opposed a proposed solar project on a 54-acre property outside Pocomoke City, rejecting a developer’s request for local support before the applicant could make a presentation.

(View news story)

Commissioners reject Pocomoke solar farm | News | octodaydispatch.com

Local media folks going and arriving-

 

After 3 years at WMDT, meteorologist Erich Ahlf has left for greener pastures (and whiter winters) in Albany, N.Y. where he'll be presenting the weather at the CBS TV affiliate there.  Meteorologist Jake Grant, formerly with WMDT, is now doing weather for Fox Carolina in the Greenville-Spartanburg area. Meteorologists Sam Leppo and Drew Wolf joined WMDT recently.

Other local media news:

Kristina DeRobertis, formerly with WBOC and WRDE is now working as an executive news producer with an Allentown, Pa. television station.

Ever notice?

WMDT's weekend newscasts (apparently recorded on Friday) are a repeat of news from the previous week.  Why? Probably to avoid the expense of a news and studio crew on the weekend when news ratings are mostly lower anyway and news is sometimes pre-empted by sports.  WBOC pinches pennies on the weekend by having the news reader present the weather most times rather than one of the station's meteorologists being there.

Even E.S. Va. can't dodge it...

   

(View news story)

Column: Big Brother is watching on Eastern Shore roads - Shore Daily News

Time←←Machine: 100 years ago this week in Pocomoke City's newspaper; plus 1972.

 

    (Editorial)

*February 1972

                         (Salisbury Daily Times)

(Info from AI)

Early 1970s Pocomoke High School star basketball player Wilbert "Wilbur" Mills passed away, leaving behind a legacy as one of the greatest athletes in the school's history.

High School Achievements

• Led the Pocomoke Warriors to their first-ever MPSSAA State Championship in 1971.
• Remembered by peers as an elite guard and the "greatest teammate ever". 

College Career

• Played NCAA collegiate basketball for the James Madison University Dukes from 1972 to 1976.
• Set the school's single-season assist record with 126 assists during the 1973–74 season.
• Ranks among the all-time single season assist leaders in James Madison University program history. 
• Later Life and Legacy
  • Resided in the Pocomoke City area with his wife, Myrtle Marie Tindley Mills.
  • Predeceased his family members, including his son, Wilbert "Buddy" Mills Jr.
  • Honored posthumously through The Wilbert J. Mills, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund, which supports local students. 

(Pocomoke Public Eye research)

(November 1988)

                 (Salisbury Daily Times)

Ah, Jeff Carter, number 44, was the other one. I should have known as I watched him for years. It's funny that when he made 1,000 points there was no big celebration like when Jack Tatem did it.

Your friend,
Slim

(See Slim's earlier comments on Friday's Time Machine Preview post.)

tkforppe@yahoo.com

Pocomoke City Police positions-

 

Be aware...phone scam back again-

 

Worcester County Sheriff's Office

 ·

SCAM ALERT

The Worcester County Sheriff's Office has received reports that several residents are receiving scam phone calls that appear to come from the Sheriff's Office's official phone number.

The caller falsely claims the victim missed Federal Jury Duty and now has a citation or warrant requiring them to pay several thousand dollars immediately.

THIS IS A SCAM!!!

The Worcester County Sheriff's Office will never call you to tell you that you missed jury duty, threaten you with arrest, or demand payment over the phone. Scammers can "spoof" phone numbers, making it appear that the call is coming from a legitimate law enforcement agency—even when it is not.

If you receive a call like this:

• Hang up immediately.

• Do not provide any personal or financial information.

• Do not send money or purchase gift cards or cryptocurrency.

• If you are unsure whether a call is legitimate, contact the Worcester County Sheriff's Office directly using a trusted phone number.

Please help protect your family, friends, and neighbors by sharing this post. Staying informed is one of the best ways to prevent becoming the next victim of a scam.