Pocomoke City News

A Pocomoke City, Md., businessman well-known in northern Accomack County was fatally injured in a traffic collision Tuesday morning just south of here, according to Maryland State Police.

POCOMOKE CITY -- The Pocomoke mayor and Council approved a study of two areas that frequently flooded during major rainstorms.

One person was killed in a serious traffic collision Tuesday morning just south of Snow Hill, according to Maryland State Police.

PRINCESS ANNE -- Somerset County's three liquor dispensaries showed improved sales during 2009, but profits were more than $50,000 less than the year before because of added expenses.

The Pocomoke City Industrial Park may get a new name. "Use something more 21st century and more flexible," said U.S. Sen.

A local man faces fines due to unsafe levels of lead inside a home he was renting, according to the Maryland Department of the Environment.

At a convention here, Salisbury City Council Vice President Gary Comegys was elected to the position of first vice president on the Maryland Municipal League Board of Directors.

SNOW HILL -- The blogger accused of illegally recording a conversation between himself, his wife -- then a City Council candidate -- and the Pocomoke City mayor will have his case heard in Circuit Court later this year.

POCOMOKE CITY -- A new store offering to spruce up Lower Shore backyards has opened in Pocomoke City.

POCOMOKE CITY -- In the late 1800s, waterfowl hunters would lie in wait for their prey in a sinkbox.

During a recent visit to Ocean City, MD, I had the pleasure of previewing the Delmarva Discovery Center, prior to the Grand Opening Gala.

POCOMOKE CITY , Md.- Investigators say DNA evidence has helped them identify the suspect behind a previously unsolved rape that occurred more than 18 years ago in Pocomoke City.

A New York man has been charged with the rape of a Pocomoke City woman after a DNA sample taken from the crime scene 18 years ago matched his own.

The Worcester County Bureau of Investigation has issues a warrant for a man accused of raping a Pocomoke City woman in 1991.

The first missile to be launched from Wallops Island was a test rocket launched for Langley Aeronautical Laboratory in Hampton, Va., on June 27, 1945; a second research rocket called the Tiamat was launched days later on July 4, 1945.

PRINCESS ANNE -- Despite grumbles from constituents, Town Commissioners moved forward with the passage of an operating budget of $2.2 million -- a 2010 fiscal-year spending package that includes a controversial 10-cent property tax rate hike.

POCOMOKE CITY -- About 11 years ago, a group of local leaders and residents had a dream: to find a tourism-drawing enterprise that would help both the Pocomoke downtown area and the entire town.

WALLOPS -- At a recent meeting of the Eastern Shore Defense Alliance, the first-ever Honorary Membership in ESDA was awarded to Bob Hawkins of Pocomoke City, Md.

POCOMOKE CITY -- A new arts and antiques store has opened its doors, bringing another business to Pocomoke City's historic downtown.

SALISBURY -- Maurice 'Mick' Antonio Wigfall, 30, of Salisbury quietly slipped away to answer the call of the Lord after a longtime battle with illness on Thursday, June 4, 2009.