Time ←←Machine: This week 100 years ago in Pocomoke City's newspaper; 2016- fire station mortgage burning.

 

From our archives:

October 2016 ...

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Salisbury Daily Times

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Staying prepared-

 

Pocomoke City Volunteer Fire Company

·Thursday night, members of the Pocomoke City Volunteer Fire Co. completed our monthly apparatus and equipment checks to ensure everything is ready and in proper working order when called upon.

Following truck checks, Captain Noah King led members through our monthly drill, focusing on forcible entry methods and techniques.

Regular training and equipment checks help ensure our members and apparatus are prepared when our community needs us most.

Post wisely for Back-to-School

 

(the child pictured above is from a generic Google image) 

                      Worcester County Sheriff's Office

🎒📚 Post Wisely This Back-to-School Season

Before sharing those adorable first-day-of-school photos, take a moment to look at what’s in the picture and what you’re sharing.

A child’s name, teacher, grade, school, favorite things, sports, or other personal details may seem harmless on their own. But when combined, they can give someone with bad intentions more information than they should have.

Celebrate the milestone and share those special memories—but consider leaving the unique details off social media. When possible, share those moments privately with family and friends instead.

Think before you post. Protect what matters most. 💙

Some people live their whole lives on Facebook or Tik Tok. They go on vacation and post pictures that say, "Hey, look at us! We are 3,000 miles from home, the house is empty, and all burglars are welcome and have all the time in the world to break in and take everything we have."

Your friend,
Slim

Pocomoke council session Monday-

 

City of Pocomoke City

·There will be a meeting of the Mayor and City Council Work Session at City Hall Monday, August 24th at 6:30 PM.   The agenda can be found here: https://www.cityofpocomoke.com/government/meetings   

NOTICE is hereby given by the Mayor and City Council of Pocomoke City, that a meeting of the Board of Zoning Appeals has been scheduled for:

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 AT 6:30 P.M.

Neighborhood Outreach Initiative-

Due to incoming weather the Thursday, August 20 Ask Us Anything Neighborhood Walk was cancelled.

With the school year getting into full swing over the next week and a half, we will be taking a break from our Ask Us Anything neighborhood walks until spring.

We want to sincerely thank everyone who has taken the time to talk with us during our walks. We have appreciated the conversations, questions, ideas, and feedback you've shared with us. These conversations are exactly why we started this initiative.

Even though the walks are taking a break, we still want to hear from you!

Have a question? An idea? Something you'd like to see changed in Pocomoke City?

Stop by the City's Community Outreach Table at 4th Friday, or reach out to Amanda Russell at arussell@pocomokemd.gov.

Thank you for welcoming us into your neighborhoods and taking the time to talk with us. We truly appreciate all of you and look forward to continuing to work together to build a better Pocomoke City.

We'll see you in the spring!

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

Accomack stepping back from Wallops name change-

 (Shore Daily News)

(View news story)

Accomack Supervisors withdraw resolution to rename launch site at Wallops - Shore Daily News

The Eastern Shore Post headlined their story this way:

Osprey population is declining-

 

Communities up and down the eastern seaboard are reporting lower osprey populations, with the decline largely attributed to a decline in the bird’s main food source, menhaden.

“It’s a sign of an ecosystem that is being severely challenged, and it will have ripple effects into other things...”

(View news story)

Declining osprey population leaves scientists perplexed | News | octodaydispatch.com

Pocomoke Chief of Police search-

 

(Recent Facebook post by Mayor Todd J. Nock)

A little over a month ago, Chief Rudy Hancock announced his retirement, with his final day being August 31. As we prepare for this transition, the application for Pocomoke City’s next Chief of Police is now available online.

We are still in the early stages of the process. Applications are still being accepted, and no applications have been reviewed at this time. In the meantime, we want to hear from you: What qualities, priorities, and leadership style do you want to see in our next Police Chief?

I plan to recommend to the City Council that, once the field is narrowed, we provide an opportunity for the public to hear from at least the final three candidates before a final selection is made.

With Chief Hancock’s retirement approaching, we will also need to name an Interim Chief to provide continuity while the search continues.

For more information about the position or to apply, visit the Pocomoke City website and view the Chief of Police job posting.

This is an important decision for our community, and we want to get it right. Let us know what you want to see in our next Chief of Police.

Somerset's school library policy challenged-

(WMDT)

Somerset County Board of Education Approves Media Policy 519 as Amended - 47abc

(WBOC)

WESTOVER, Md. - A proposed overhaul of Somerset County Public Schools' policy governing books and other materials in school libraries is drawing opposition from the Maryland State Education Association, which is threatening legal action if the policy is adopted.

(View news story)

 Somerset County school library policy draws challenge from state teachers union | Latest News | wboc.com

Lower Shore native shines in Broadway's "Hamilton"-

 (The Banner)

(View news story)

An Eastern Shore native is Broadway’s latest Hamilton - The Banner

(Update) YOU could be a life saver-

 8/19 class is full. There will be another class on 9/16 at 6pm.

Drawbridge will be up, downtown Pocomoke easily accessible-

           

The drawbridge at Pocomoke City is scheduled to be closed to vehicular traffic for about two months beginning September 8th while a work project is in progress.  Downtown Pocomoke will still be easily accessible with detour signs pointing the way and with no significant delays anticipated.

Pocomoke residents- Let your out-of-town contacts know that Downtown Pocomoke City will still be open and available for all the normal matters of business that they're accustomed to here and they should have no hesitation to come on in during the bridge project.

Time←←Machine: This week 85 years ago in Pocomoke City's newspaper; plus big issue in 1953 over new Pocomoke ACME location.

 

An archived edition of the Worcester Democrat was not available for this week 100 years ago. We are using the edition for this week 85 years ago.

NOTE: We believe the location referred to would have been on the east side of Willow Street between Clarke Avenue and Second Street.

From our Time Machine Archive:

May 1953- Many in Pocomoke are up in arms over location for an ACME Supermarket... 

NOTE: ACME opened at the new location and operated there many years until it moved further out Market Street to the new Ames Plaza shopping complex in the 1970's.

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