Today In History
Marksville matters
January 24, 1889 — The lumber men are shipping great quantities of white oak lumber north from this place. The mill of Mr. Wm. F. Welfley caught fire one night last week, and in trying […]
Year: 2022
Weekly Salute To A Veteran
Jennings Dale Alger
PageValleyNews.com salutes JENNINGS DALE ALGER, for his service in the United States Army.
Today In History
Emerson retires from national park
January 23, 1986 — Keith Emerson of Luray, the first permanent sign maker in the National Park Service, retired Jan. 3 after 30 years with Shenandoah National Park. Emerson, 61, spent the last 22 years […]
Today In History
Clean water award
January 22, 1987 — Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Lowry of Stanley have been awarded the Chesapeake Bay Clean Water Farm award. The award, a recognition from Gov. Gerald Baliles, is given to farmers who […]
Education
Luray parent charged after ‘threatening’ statement at school board meeting
By Randy Arrington LURAY, Jan. 21 — Just over 24 hours after telling the Page County School Board that she was going to “bring every single gun loaded and ready” if her children had to […]
Education
School Board lifts mask mandate, parent apologizes for ‘guns loaded’ comment
By Randy Arrington LURAY, Jan. 21 — While the initial debate focused on whether students in Page County Public Schools should wear masks to help prevent the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, the attention […]