Scheduled: Pocomoke business strategy session-

 

Downtown Pocomoke event!

 

(Weather peek)

Downtown Pocomoke Association

🍀✨ FIND LUCKY THE LEPRECHAUN! ✨☘️

📍 Downtown Pocomoke City

📅 Saturday, March 14th

⏰ 11AM – 4PM

Lucky is hiding… 👀🌈

Can you find him?

Start your hunt by visiting ONE of these businesses to grab your game card:

• Christmas Sweet

• Cypress Moon

• Enchanted Florist and Gifts

• Cypress Roots Brewing Company

• Wulfhause Productions

Pocomoke Trading Post

• Stacey’s Dirty Dawgs

• Delmarva Discovery Museum

After you have completed your game card, just turn it in at your last stop!

Search participating businesses to find Lucky the Leprechaun for your chance to WIN the 🌈✨ POT OF GOLD! ✨🌈

🎁 Filled with gift cards, coupons & gift items from:

• The Marva Theater

• Classic Collections at the Vault

• Christmas Sweet

• Cypress Moon Art

• Enchanted Florist and Gifts

• Simply Sublime

• Cypress Roots Brewing Company

• Wulfhause Productions

• Pocomoke Trading Post

• Launchpad Arcade

• Stacey’s Dirty Dawgs

• Delmarva Discovery Museum

👗🟢 Bring a friend & wear your BEST St. Patrick’s Day outfit!

🎥 Winner announced LIVE on Facebook at 4:30PM that afternoon!

Tag your lucky charm & make plans to join us! 🍀💚🌈

We asked (Rehoboth/Rehobeth)

 

Why was the spelling of Rehoboth in Somerset County changed to Rehobeth?

While no official record has been found detailing the specific reason for the spelling change, the most likely explanation is that the change from "Rehoboth" to "Rehobeth" in Somerset County, Maryland, was a gradual modification influenced by local dialect and long-standing colloquial pronunciation

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Factors in the name change

• Distinct from Delaware's Rehoboth: The spelling serves as a distinguishing feature from the more well-known Rehoboth Beach in neighboring Delaware, which retains the original biblical spelling. This helps prevent confusion between the two locations.
• Biblical origins: The name "Rehoboth" is of biblical origin, appearing in Genesis 26:22. For religious communities, including the churches in the Somerset County area, the pronunciation and spelling may have evolved over generations.
• Evolved pronunciation: The spelling "Rehobeth" reflects a specific pronunciation common to the region, where the final syllable may have been consistently pronounced with a short "e" sound instead of the longer "o" sound from the original Hebrew. This type of phonetic spelling is a common phenomenon in local geography.
• Historical records: The community, which includes the historic Coventry Parish, is recorded with the newer spelling in sources like the National Register of Historic Places, indicating that "Rehobeth" has been the accepted spelling for a significant period. 

In essence, the spelling change was not the result of a formal decree but rather a natural evolution of language and a desire to differentiate the Maryland community from its Delaware neighbor.

Pocomoke abandoned home fire-

 Pocomoke City Volunteer Fire Company

3/9/26 at 04:53 AM

Residential Structure Fire (Abandoned)

400 Block of Oxford St. 

This morning (Monday), the Pocomoke City Vol. Fire Co. and mutual-aid companies responded to an early morning structure fire on Oxford St. Pocomoke EMS arrived to find a 2-story dwelling with fire showing from the second floor and through the roof. First arriving fire crews quickly protected the neighboring structure and were able to suppress the bulk of the fire. Crews were on scene for just shy of 2 1/2 hours for extensive overhaul extinguishing stubborn hotspots. Fire Chief Denston had command. The Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the incident.

Assisting companies: Stockton Vol. Fire Company, Girdletree VFC, Greenbackville VFC, and Newark VFC.

Studying Chesapeake region's ↓sinking land↓-

 

(Chesapeake Bay Journal)

Scientists have known for years that water levels are rising faster in the Chesapeake Bay region than just about anywhere else in the world — because water is only part of the problem here. The land is also sinking.

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Study offers best picture yet of sinking land in the Chesapeake Bay region - Maryland Matters

News highlights from Senator Carozza-

(last week)

3/8/26

(Additional information was mentioned by Senator Carozza in this press release. For the full release check with the senator's office via the contact info below.)

WEATHER

(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: 100 years ago this week in Pocomoke's newspaper; 1997.

(Editorial)

(Editorial)

                                                                                   

                                                                              
*August 1997

Salisbury Daily Times

tkforppe@yahoo.com

Remembring the 60's-

(Linda Cicoira is a contributing journalist with the news web page "Shore Daily News," a service of WESR radio on the Virginia shore.)

By Linda Cicoira

When the 1960s are mentioned to me, my mind automatically thinks about the great music of that time. Tunes from The Beatles, The Temptations, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Jackson 5, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doors, and so many others.

I also reflect on all the soldiers who were lost in Vietnam, the Civil Rights Movement, leaders who were assassinated, and the hairstyles that set women free.

So, the other day, while surfing the World Wide Web, I realized I was forgetting a whole bunch of other stuff that happened back then.

In 1960, the soft drink Sprite was created. The following year, the Barbie doll got a boyfriend. It was Ken! Wow! That was 65 years ago.

In 1962, the pull tab was created, and that triangular can opener was put aside. It was revolutionary. Later, those tabs were improved to stay attached. Before that, many people just dropped them into their sodas or beers to keep from adding to litter concerns.

I guess some of you thought zip codes have always been around. Wrong! Introduced in 1963, that system brought structure to the postal service. It simplified sorting and delivery.

There were lots of inventions that year. Lava Lamps in Great Britain, the smiley face, instant coffee, and the hang-glider, to mention a few. Most important to me was Kellogg’s vision for the treat that could go anywhere. Initially called the “fruit scone,” Pop-Tarts made their first appearance in 1963. Yippee!

The biggie in 1964 was Ford’s introduction of the Mustang. What a car! It was also the beginning of Diet Pepsi, wine boxes in Australia, Sharpie markers, the breathalyzer, 8-track tape players, the cereal Lucky Charms, and action figures with the launch of G.I. Joe.

While pickleball seems to have really taken off in the last couple of years, it was actually invented in 1965 on Bainbridge Island, Washington, as a backyard game for a man named Joel Pritchard and his friends.

Also in 1965, the personal computer was unveiled at the World’s Fair in New York. The first portable defibrillator was installed in a Belfast ambulance that year. Researchers at the University of Florida developed the electrolyte-replenishing drink Gatorade to help their football team, the Gators, perform in the heat. The Campbell Soup Company introduced SpaghettiOs under the Franco-American brand. And the patent for Pampers was granted in 1965, creating the mass-market alternative to cloth diapers.

A home security system was invented in 1966 by a New York couple. In 1967, the first handheld electronic calculator came forth along with the Big Mac burger, the first home microwave called the Amana Radarange, and the first human heart transplant.

The little model cars, Hot Wheels, were introduced by Mattel in 1968. The first official 911 call placed in the United States was made in Haleyville, Alabama, that year. Although it was not marketed until years later, post-it-note adhesive was invented in 1968. The barcode scanner was invented for railway car identification in 1969. The Glue Stick and Nutter Butter cookies were also introduced that year. The laser printer was invented at Xerox. ATMs began appearing that year. And the technology to land humans on the moon and broadcast it live was said to be perfected in 1969.

Life without the 60s would be impossible.

A view on home schooling-

 

Nationally, more than 3 million children are homeschooled. In Maryland, it’s around 43,000, about a 50% increase since the pandemic. Yet, the homeschooling phenomenon has largely escaped policy analysis and discussion.

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The dramatic rise of homeschooling: Should we be for or against it? - Maryland Matters

More Somerset firemen needed-

 
(WMDT)

SOMERSET COUNTY, Md. — Recruiting and retaining volunteer firefighters is a challenge departments are facing nationwide, and in Somerset County, fire companies say they’re feeling that strain firsthand. With just eight departments serving all of the county, including two on Smith Island, officials say crews are spread thin.

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Somerset County Addresses Volunteer Firefighter Shortage - 47abc

Cambridge halts Warriors advance-

 

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Cambridge outlasts Pocomoke to advance to State Quarterfinals - 47abc

A name change for Atlantic General Hospital-

 

(WMDT)
BERLIN, Md. – After Atlantic General Hospital (AGH) joined the TidalHealth system last year, the health organization has decided to rename the hospital TidalHealth Atlantic.

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Atlantic General Hospital Renamed to TidalHealth Atlantic - 47abc