August 2022

Lightning strike in Sandy Hook

August 9, 2022 Pagevalleynews 0

August 9, 1962 — During last Saturday night’s electric and rain storm, lightning struck the barn of Lewis Judd in the Sandy Hook neighborhood north of Luray. The building was completely destroyed by the resulting fire. […]

Michael O’Brian ‘Chop’ Cubbage

August 8, 2022 Pagevalleynews 2

Age 41, Luray, Va. Michael O’Brian “Chop” Cubbage, 41, of Luray, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. He was born on July 27, 1981, in Warren County and was a son of Larry Cubbage […]

Deborah Moore Housden

August 8, 2022 Pagevalleynews 0

Age 80, Shenandoah, Va. Deborah Moore Housden, 80, of Shenandoah, died on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, at Whispering Pines in Luray. She was born on Aug. 16, 1941, in Washington, D.C., and was a daughter […]

New budget gives Virginia’s farmers record funding for soil and water conservation

August 8, 2022 Pagevalleynews 0

~ Press release issued by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Never-before-seen levels of conservation funding for Virginia’s farmers are included in the new state budget. Producers throughout the commonwealth will benefit from expanded […]

Business

Page County’s unemployment steady at 3% for June; 336 more employed compared to May

August 8, 2022 PVNPublisher 0

By Randy Arrington LURAY — The Virginia Employment Commission recently released June 2022 Local Area Unemployment Rates, which show Page County’s jobless claims remained steady in June after a slight increase in May. Unemployment was […]

PACA’s ‘Float Your Boat’ cardboard boat regatta draws more than 100 to Lake Arrowhead

August 8, 2022 PVNPublisher 0

By Randy Arrington LURAY, Aug. 6 — It was a beautiful day for boating…for those who could stay afloat. While the weather presented no issues on the lake, their unproven water-going vessels provided a challenge […]