April 2020

Barbee births idea for Confederate memorial

April 18, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

April 18, 1889 — Mr. Herbert Barbee, sculptor of this place, fired with a zeal to perpetuate the memory of the gallant boys of Page who fell in “the lost cause,” has conceived the idea […]

Marjorie Faye (Mitchell) Harrell

April 17, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

Age 77, Luray, Va. Marjorie “Faye” Mitchell Harrell, 77, of Luray, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2020, at Skyview Springs Nursing and Rehab in Luray. She was born on September 26, 1942, in Halifax […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Page County, Virginia

Governor extends business closures for two weeks to May 8

April 17, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

~ Press release issued by the Governor’s Office on April 15 RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that he will extend Executive Order Fifty-Three for two weeks, through Friday, May 8, 2020. Executive Order Fifty-Three originally signed […]

Breaking News on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Page County, Virginia

Page reports 3 new COVID-19 cases overnight; Harrisonburg cases nearly double in 24 hours

April 17, 2020 PVNPublisher 0

By Randy Arrington LURAY, April 17 — This morning, the Lord Fairfax Health District reported 14 news cases of COVID-19 across its five-county service area — three of those new cases were in Page County. […]

National park blaze burns 100 acres near Rileyville

April 17, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

April 17, 1986 — A fire in Shenandoah National Park burned across 100 acres of forest land last weekend, Park Ranger Glen Knight reported. Firefighters battled the blaze on the west side of Neighbor Mountain […]

Edwin Newton Foltz

April 16, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

Age 91, Luray, Va. Edwin Newton Foltz, 91, of Luray, died on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at Page Memorial Hospital. He was born on April 12, 1929, in Stanley and was a son of the […]