Obituary
Juanita Jobe Sedwick
Age 86, Luray, Va. Juanita Jobe Sedwick, 86, of Luray, passed away November 30, 2023 at Timberville Crossing, in Timberville, Va. She was born January 29, 1937, in Boyce Virginia, to the late Allie and […]
Month: December 2023
Obituary
Robert Edward ‘Bob’ Catherwood
Age 77, Luray, Va. Robert Edward “Bob” Catherwood passed away in the comfort of his home on December 4, 2023, with his wife, Ruth E. (Kincaid) (Douglass) Catherwood, by his side. He was born in […]
Today In History
Discussion dissolves to pistols
December 8, 1887 — Jno. D. Ruffner and Fred B. Cullers had a difficulty one day this week about the division of some personal property at the residence of Jacob Bumgardner. The strife grew so […]
Business
Main Street Bakery & Catering marks 20 years in Downtown Luray
By Randy Arrington LURAY, Dec. 4 — Twenty years may be measured in many ways. Some might say “two decades,” others may leave it at a “score,” while still others might put it at “nearly a […]
Outdoors
Shenandoah National Park lifts fishing closure
~ Press release issued by Shenandoah National Park Luray, Dec. 6 — Effective immediately, Shenandoah National Park officials have lifted a parkwide fishing closure. Extremely dry conditions and low stream flows prompted the ban on […]
Agriculture
November brings above average rain, but annual rainfall still 13.3 inches below average
Average temperatures recorded for the month By Carl Quintrell, weather correspondent STANLEY, Dec. 4 — Total rainfall for the month of November was 3.08 inches, or 0.12 inch above the November average of 2.96 inches. […]