Today In History
School news
March 10, 1887 — The Mountain School, in charge of Mr. Holmes, has, as expected with such a firm yet kind and able teacher, done very well. The Frontier School, at Overall, has gained in […]
Month: March 2024
Today In History
Woman preacher
March 9, 1989 — Ethel Painter is not a typical grandmother. She may wear conservative-looking clothes and pull her hair back in a braided bun, but she rarely sits at home in a rocking chair. […]
County
Strangulation, abduction, abuse and construction fraud among March indictments
~ PVN staff report LURAY, March 6 — Members of a grand jury in Page County Circuit Court issued a true bill on a total of 29 indictments handed down Wednesday, March 6 on charges […]
Agriculture
February’s high and low temperature more than 5 degrees warmer than 56-year average
By Carl Quintrell, weather correspondent STANLEY — The average afternoon high temperature for the month of February was 52.7 degrees, or 5.6 degrees above the 56-year average high temperature of 47.1 degrees. The average daily […]
Outdoors
Shenandoah National Park plans prescribed burn at Big Meadows
~ Press release provided by Shenandoah National Park LURAY, March 7 — Fire managers at Shenandoah National Park plan to burn approximately 88 acres of Big Meadows sometime between March 11 and April 15, 2024, […]
Today In History
Digging out
March 8, 1962 — Fickle March winds blew winter’s most wicked storm since 1899 through the Page Valley this week bringing complete paralysis of activity and considerable hardship and damage to the area. The main center […]