Today In History
Train wreck
May 23, 1889 — The Roanoke excursion last Wednesday numbered between 300 and 400 persons. There were some 10 or 12 from Page, the remainder being generally from Hagerstown. On the return of the train, […]
Month: May 2022
Today In History
Man charged in national park’s largest fire
May 22, 1986 — A 30-year-old man, who accidentally started the largest fire in the history of the Shenandoah National Park, has been charged with lighting a camp stove that burned out of control. The […]
Today In History
Federal funds for flooding
May 21, 1992 — Seventh District Rep. George Allen asked the president to release federal emergency funds to assist counties and cities in the 7th Congressional District which were affected by severe flash flooding during […]
Obituary
Glenn ‘Bobby’ Kite
Age 81, Luray, Va. Glenn Franklin “Bobby” Kite, 81, of Luray, died on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. He was born on April 12, 1941, in Stanley and was a son of the late Glenn R. Kite […]
Business
Curated adds to Main Street’s offerings
By Randy Arrington LURAY, May 18 — In recent months, Luray’s downtown has seen yet another retail outlet evolve along Main Street to offer even more variety for tourists and locals alike with the opening […]
Stanley
Former Stanley officer recognized during National Police Week activities in Washington, D.C.
By Randy Arrington STANLEY — On Friday evening on the D.C. Mall, the nearly 40,000 assembled could see it start to rain in the distance. They wondered when the storm might reach them — but […]