Today In History
Stanley lots for sale
October 30, 1890 — A large crowed of animated buyers assembled at Stanley on the 21st and 22nd inst., to attend the first sale of lots by the Stanley Furnace and Land Company. The company […]
Month: October 2023
High Schools
Bulldogs put up fight against Clarke despite lopsided score
By Randy Arrington LURAY, Oct. 27 — The struggling Bulldogs of Luray were within one yellow flag and a bad snap from being tied 7-7 at halftime with a talented Clarke County team in Friday […]
Today In History
Mt. Zion cleans up ‘dumping place’
October 29, 1964 — Members of the Mount Zion Church of the Brethren, three miles south of Luray, decided to do something about the unsightly appearance of the roadside leading to the church. For years […]
Today In History
Shot himself instead of the rats
October 28, 1887 — Mr. Isaac S. Comer, son of Geo. H. Comer, Esq., who lives on the Hawksbill, near Stony Man, inflicted a painful wound on the forefinger of his left hand one day last […]
Today In History
26 pounds of rats
October 27, 1887 — Capt. M.V.B. Kite marshaled his forces one evening last week and attacked a regiment of rats that had taken possession and gone into winter quarters in his mill near Marksville, this county. […]
Shenandoah
Decision 2023-Shenandoah Council ~ Q&A with Chris Reisinger
PUBLISHER’S NOTE: The special election for the Shenandoah Council seat was prompted by a summer resignation and the ballot finalized in August. Chris Reisinger • Why are you running for public office? • What makes you […]