Today In History
Anti Saloon League meeting
May 11, 1911 — The Temperance Convention at Leaksville last Saturday was the best meeting of the kind ever held in the county, and no better evidence could be offered than this that the WCTU […]
Year: 2022
Stanley
Public hearing on Stanley’s proposed tax increase set for Wednesday evening at town hall
~ PVN staff report STANLEY — The Town of Stanley will hold a public hearing on proposed tax increases for the upcoming fiscal year at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11 at the town office […]
Recreation
New Imagination Station open for play
By Randy Arrington LURAY, May 7 — On a cold, rainy Saturday morning, nearly 50 local officials and residents showed up at Ralph Dean Park for the opening of the new Imagination Station playground. “It […]
Columns
Tomorrow ~ Steady rise of CO2 ‘discouraging’
By Paul Quigg, columnist The graph above from the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Agency, a division of the Department of Energy shows the accumulation of atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa Observatory in the Hawaiian Islands. […]
Obituary
Michele Dee Ellis
Age 53, Stanley, Va. Michele Dee Ellis, 53, of Stanley, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2022. She was born on Dec. 21, 1968, in Virginia and was a daughter of the late Malcolm Durwood […]
Today In History
Tour de Trump descends into Page Valley
May 10, 1990 — Donald did not show up, nor were Ivana or Marla present. But Page County was treated to one of cycling’s crown jewels as the Tour de Trump, a 1,107-mile bike race […]