Today In History
School fire
June 8, 1961 — The Luray Fire Department was called to the new Luray Elementary School building Thursday afternoon of last week when a fire was discovered in a wall on the west side. Firemen […]
Month: June 2020
Weekly Salute To A Veteran
Robert “Bobby” Johnson
PageValleyNews.com salutes ROBERT “BOBBY” JOHNSON for his service in the U.S. Army.
Obituary
Karen Sue Purdham Breeden
Age 53, Stanley, Va. Karen Sue Purdham Breeden, 53 of Stanley, Va., died Saturday, June 6, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Kenneth Lee and Betty Jo Manuel Purdham. Karen graduadte Page County High […]
Today In History
Skunk raid
June 7, 1962 — G. William Sedwick, cashier of the Page Valley National Bank, had a close call Saturday evening of last week when he encountered a skunk in the banking quarters. After some cautious […]
Outdoors
3 orphaned cubs from Luray rescued by Wildlife Center
By Randy Arrington WAYNESBORO — This is the story of three little bears from Luray who lost their way, and the humans helping them get back to the wild. “Some people heard the cubs crying […]
Today In History
Page County flood of ’89
June 6, 1889 — The rainfall for April and May has been almost unprecedented in the history of this county. During the later month nearly three times as much rain has fallen as during the […]