Today In History
Handgun theft
April 10, 1986 — A grand jury is set to decide on handgun theft charges against a Shenandoah man in Rockingham General District Court. The man is charged with stealing almost $2,300 in handguns in […]
Month: April 2023
Today In History
Right-of-way disputes over power line
April 9, 1987 — Two of the landowners made modest gains last week in the right-of- way disputes involving Potomac Edison’s 138-kilovolt power line. In each of the seven cases pitting PE against holdout landowners, […]
Today In History
The shoe fits
April 8, 1987 — Luray area shoppers can slip into something comfortable at Shoe Show, the newest store to open in the Jamesway Plaza on U.S. 211 west of Luray. The shoe store, which opened […]
Business
DEQ hears concerns over impacts to river at hearing on campground discharge permit
By Randy Arrington LURAY, April 6 — Following a 25-minute presentation on the details of a permit application to discharge 50,000 gallons of treated wastewater daily into the South Fork of the Shenandoah River, officials […]
Obituary
Larry Alan Aldrich
A ge 71, Elkton, Va. Larry Alan Aldrich, 71, of Elkton, Virginia, passed away April 4, 2023, at his home. Born January 8, 1952, in Norfolk, Virginia, he was the son of the late Howard […]
Today In History
Another mill burns
April 7, 1887 — The handsome little merchant mill belonging to Mr. Adam Seekford at Alma, in this county, was destroyed by fire last Tuesday night. The mill was operated by a steam engine, and […]