Today In History
Subscribers may pay in wood
March 21, 1889 — As the winter is nearing a close, we remind subscribers who have asked to pay their subscriptions in wood to bring it in without delay. We will need little wood after […]
Year: 2021
High Schools
Luray dominates Madison, 70-6
By Randy Arrington LURAY, March 19 — The Luray High School football team has performed well in two lop-sided “tune up” games heading into the final two key matchups of the season against Clarke and […]
Obituary
Ronnie Lee Purdham
Age 61, Shenandoah, Va. Ronnie Lee Purdham, 61, a resident of Shenandoah, passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2021. He was born in Shenandoah on April 6, 1959 and was the son of Elenore Grimsley […]
Obituary
Sharon Virginia Bailey Parlett
Age 72, Luray, Va. Sharon Virginia Bailey Parlett passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 19, 2021. She was born March 3, 1949, in Rileyville, Va. Sharon was a retired nurses assistant and homemaker. She was […]
Today In History
Boulder falls onto Skyline Drive
March 20, 1986 — A huge boulder that plummeted onto the Skyline Drive Saturday night was dynamited Tuesday morning by maintenance workers from Shenandoah National Park. A Park official estimated the size of the boulder […]
Health
Lord Fairfax Health District moves to Phase 1C for COVID-19 vaccinations
~ Press release issued by the Lord Fairfax Health District WINCHESTER, March 19 — The Virginia Department of Health’s Lord Fairfax Health District will now begin to vaccinate those in Phase 1c, while continuing to […]