Obituary
Eldon Warren Pettit
Age 77, Luray, Va. Eldon Warren “Dale” Pettit, 77, of Luray, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, at Page Memorial Hospital. He was born on Jan. 15, 1943, in Luray and was a son […]
Year: 2020
Today In History
A serious affray with a shoemaker
December 18, 1890 — Wm. Bundy, Walker Terrill, Jim Mason, Henry Wise, Clarence Smith and John Slater, colored men of this place, were arrested on Friday night last and by Justice John S. Grayson committed […]
Obituary
Wayne Calvin Short
Age 79, Luray, Va. Wayne Calvin Short, 79, of Luray, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. He was born on March 23, 1941, and was a son of the late Calvin Wilson Short and […]
Education
‘We don’t know what we’re doing on Jan. 4’ … it’s ‘wait and watch’
By Randy Arrington LURAY, Dec. 17 — Toward the end of the Page County School Board meeting Monday night, Superintendent Wendy Gonzalez addressed a question on the minds of students, parents, teachers, coaches and staff […]
Health
Page’s positivity rate climbs to 17.5% with 32 new cases
By Randy Arrington LURAY, Dec. 17 — One month ago on Nov. 16, the Virginia Department of Health reported Page County’s seven-day positivity rate at 3.4 percent. Since then, 288 cases of COVID-19 have been […]
Today In History
Armed robbers flee
December 17, 1987 — A Luray man shot and wounded one of three men who robbed him at gun-point at his business Monday evening, according to Luray Investigator Larry R. Harvey. Tony Michael, owner of […]