Letters
Saga of the solar farm fiasco
Dear Editor: I will begin by saying that I know enough about solar energy to know that I don’t know much. So, I will address what I do know. I know that it appears that […]
Month: February 2021
Today In History
Northern Lights
February 18, 1892 — The most gorgeous display ever seen in this section was that which lighted up the northern sky last Saturday night between half past 6 and 10 o’clock. It was the aurora borealis, […]
High Schools
Luray headed back to 2A state championship after 59-point win in semifinal
By Randy Arrington KING WILLIAM, Feb. 17 — The Luray High School girls basketball team keeps getting better, and that’s saying something for a team that ran through the Region 2B tournament defeating their opponents […]
Obituary
Ellen ‘Pat’ Curry Stephenson
Age 90, Luray, Va. Ellen “Pat” Curry Stephenson, 90, of Luray, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, at Page Memorial Hospital. She was born on Nov. 8, 1930, in Staunton and was a daughter […]
Education
College Board votes to change name of Lord Fairfax Community College
~ Press release issued by Lord Fairfax Community College MIDDLETOWN, Feb. 17 — In July 2020, the State Board for Community Colleges passed a resolution asking all community colleges in Virginia to review their names. […]
Today In History
Rollicking rock
February 17, 1887 — Mr. Peter Sours had a live crowd on his farm last Saturday, the occasion being an old- time rock-hauling. There were 13 teams and 40 men on hand who in a […]