Obituary
Doris Ann Covil Swanson
Age 92, New Market, Va. Doris Ann Covil Swanson, 92, of New Market, died on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, at Shenandoah Place in New Market. She was born on July 4, 1928, in Wilmington, N.C., […]
Year: 2020
Photo Of The Week
Socially-distanced Santa
Sitting in a bucket, atop the ladder truck of the Luray Volunteer Fire Department, Santa seems to be practicing appropriate social distancing during the Luray Christmas Parade along Main Street on Saturday, Dec. 12. The […]
Health
Page County reports 26 COVID-19 cases in last 2 days
By Randy Arrington LURAY, Dec. 14 — The Virginia Department of Health reported 13 new cases of COVID-19 in Page County on Monday after reporting 13 on Sunday. The sustained flow of new cases in […]
Agriculture
VA agribusinesses receive $2.8 million in USDA grants
~ Press release issued by the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation RICHMOND — Fourteen Virginia agribusinesses received U.S. Department of Agriculture grants to help them expand production, distribution and marketing of agricultural products. Among the farmers […]
Business
$100M Rebuild VA fund benefits 2,500 small businesses and nonprofits
~ Press release issued by the Governor’s Office RICHMOND, Dec. 9 — Governor Ralph Northam announced that the $100 million Rebuild VA economic recovery fund has awarded grants to 2,500 Virginia businesses and nonprofits whose […]
Letters
Electors have ‘patriotic’ duty to flip and vote for Trump
Dear Editor, I am blessed to be living in a county where most people have common sense. Most voters voted for Trump. [Today] the electors nationwide meet. Their names are published, but not their e-mail […]