Weekly Salute To A Veteran
Wesley P. Atkins
PageValleyNews.com salutes WESLEY P. ATKINS for his service in the United States Air Force.
Year: 2020
Today In History
Shenandoah purchases water system
December 21, 1961 — The Town of Shenandoah has moved closer to municipal sufficiency with the purchase of its water system from the Northern Virginia Power Company. This formal announcement was made this week by […]
Today In History
New postmaster
December 20, 1990 — Eldon L. Gochenour has been appointed as new postmaster of the Luray Post Office, it was announced Friday. The announcement was made by the Richmond Division of the U.S. Postal Service […]
Health
Page’s positivity reaches 18% with 122 new cases in a week
By Randy Arrington LURAY, Dec. 19 — Page County has reported 35 new cases of COVID-19 in the last two days, with 17 reported Friday and 18 on Saturday. The county’s seven-day positivity rate has […]
Obituary
Richard Lee Worden
Age 84, Harrisonburg, Va. Richard Lee Worden, 84, of Harrisonburg, formerly of Luray, passed away Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community, where he received kind and compassionate care. He was born on […]
Today In History
Patent issued for ‘link-lifter’ to couple railroad cars
December 19, 1889 — Mr. F.G. Grove, son of Mr. John P. Grove, has patented an ingenious device, known as a “link- lifter,” to be used by train men for coupling cars, which greatly lessens […]