It's always a good time at Pocomoke City's 4TH FRIDAY!

 

Photos courtesy Wulfhause Productions.

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 Weather will be great. Come on down!

Time Machine Preview

This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye:

1921  ..  Annual salaries for state jobs available in Maryland (more listed) - 

2007 ..  

1999  ..  Local history recalled-

1938  ..  

1834  ..  Philadelphia sending aid to Snow Hill-

Plus TV segment with local history author Jim Duffy commenting on The Land Of Holly.

UPDATE: Fatal vehicle accident near Pocomoke.

The fatality in Wednesday's accident has been identified as 44-year-old Melissa Dean of Salisbury.

(Original news item)

There was no word on the identification of the victim in a Wednesday morning accident on Route 13 just north of Pocomoke City.  The accident involved a vehicle ramming the back of a dump truck in the southbound lane.

UPDATE- Bomb threat at Washington High

Thursday, 4/21

(Somerset County Schools Facebook page)

View news item:

 DEVELOPING: Officials investigating bomb threat at Washington Academy & High School - 47abc (wmdt.com)

Wallops Rocket Lab launches

 

Inaugural launch could come late this year.

View Shore Daily News article:

Rocket Lab announces first Wallops launch - Shore Daily News

Riverboat woes

 

(WBOC)

SNOW HILL, Md. - The Town of Snow Hill held a special work session Tuesday evening to discuss the future of the "Black Eyed Susan" river boat that the town purchased in 2020.

Mayor Dr. Jennifer Jewell said to keep the boat and conduct all necessary repairs, the town would have to pay over $600,000.

View news story:

River Boat Repairs Would Cost Snow Hill Over $600K | Latest News | wboc.com

(PPE viewer comment)

 Anonymous said...

Even if the town of Snow Hill were to pay $600,000+ for repairs there are still operating costs of salaries, fuel, regular maintenance, etc. I don't think the Snow Hill officials are corrupt, but they are extraordinarily ignorant.

Proposed Worcester Sports Complex approved by close vote Tuesday

 (WBOC)

BERLIN, Md. - After a lengthy public hearing, Worcester County Commissioners voted 4-3 in favor of the purchase of roughly 95 acres of land to build a new multi-use sports complex.

View news story:

Worcester County Commissioners Vote in Favor of Land Purchase for a Proposed Sports Complex | Latest News | wboc.com

 

Charlie visits the 1922 Pocomoke fire anniversary commemoration

 (WBOC)

View video:

Travels With Charlie: Pocomoke City Fire of 1922 | Travels With Charlie | wboc.com

History beneath our feet- Part 2

 (Shore Daily News)

The Eastern Shore of Virginia is rich in history. Often times, when we think about history, we think of books, landmarks, old documents or buildings. In actuality, history is all around us including just a few inches beneath the surface of the ground we walk on. This week, in the second of a two part series, Kelley visited with Tom Kellam as he shared the impact metal detecting has had for him, how anyone can get started as well as etiquette for metal detectorists.

View video:

SHORE PERSPECTIVES In part 2, Tom Kellam shares the impact of metal detecting and how to get started - Shore Daily News

View part 1 video:

SHORE PERSPECTIVES: Tom Kellam reflects on the history beneath our feet - Shore Daily News

Effective Tuesday 4/19 at Worcester County Public Schools

 
(Superintendent of Schools Lou Taylor:)

"As we continue to see positive progress through the pandemic, our schools will now be allowed to host events for families within our schools, like awards assemblies, concerts, and more. While we will still encourage our schools to hold these events outdoors when the weather allows, we know that this may not always be possible. Additionally, adult seating for events will no longer be restricted by COVID-19 physical distancing guidelines. In addition to events, parents will now be allowed to enter our schools for volunteering, meetings, and conferences.

I want to reassure our families that in our school settings, students will continue to observe physical distancing to the greatest extent possible. 

Lastly, I am very excited to share that beginning on Tuesday, in partnership with the Maryland Department of Health, our health suites will now be able to provide free at-home COVID-19 tests to students or staff who are demonstrating COVID-19 symptoms, to students in a classroom or cohort in a qualified outbreak, and for household contacts of students or staff members who have tested positive for COVID-19."

Pocomoke's First Annual Easter Egg Hunt

 (Great Pocomoke Fair Facebook page)

The Pocomoke City fire of 1922

On Saturday the Pocomoke Volunteer Fire Company held an event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the disastrous 1922 Pocomoke City fire and recognizing neighboring fire companies which assisted in battling the blaze.  

(Photo's courtesy of Wulfhause Productions)

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Time Machine Special Edition: April 17th in Pocomoke City One Hundred Years Ago.

 

 APRIL 17, 1922

                                                     

(The Worcester Democrat was able to publish on Saturday, its regular publication day, five days after the fire.)

      Picture at upper left: Market Street looking north from Second Street.

      Picture at upper right: Market Street looking south from Front Street.

(Above reads: No one who was not an eye witness can adequately picture the rapidity with which the flames accomplished their destructive and desolating work. When the big clock on the front of the Citizens National Bank struck the noon hour on Easter Monday, everything was peaceful and serene, people were plying their usual vocations, or enjoying their noon-day lunch; the town with its clean streets and its beautiful trees decked in their new spring foliage, never looked prettier. Two hours and a half later, 250 people were homeless, property estimated at $1,500,000 had been destroyed and the scene in ten businesses and residential blocks in the very heart of the city could be compared with exaggeration  to the scenes in the war-devastated region of France and Belgium after the invasion of the German troops. 

The exact origin of the fire is not known. Mr. Davis had been buring trash int he alley that morning and while some hold to the theory that a spark from the burning trash may have caused the conflagration, still this theory has not been definitely established.)

 Jake Mason photos from the Pocomoke Fire  Company Photo Gallery.

In this picture the view is looking west across Market Street. The building standing at Market and Front Streets is The Empire Theater.

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