March 2024

Strangulation, abduction, abuse and construction fraud among March indictments

March 8, 2024 PVNPublisher 0

~ 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 […]

February’s high and low temperature more than 5 degrees warmer than 56-year average

March 8, 2024 PVNPublisher 0

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 […]

Shenandoah National Park plans prescribed burn at Big Meadows

March 8, 2024 PVNPublisher 0

~ 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, […]

Digging out

March 8, 2024 PVNPublisher 0

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 […]

Weakley named Mountain East Conference ‘Player of the Year’

March 7, 2024 PVNPublisher 0

~ PVN staff report BRIDGEPORT, W.Va., March 4 — Former Luray High School standout Emilee Weakley has been named the NCAA Division II Mountain East Conference “Player of the Year” for the 2023-24 season. In addition, Weakley’s […]

Senator Kaine coming to Luray VFW Saturday

March 7, 2024 PVNPublisher 0

~ PVN staff report LURAY — This Saturday, the Page County Democratic Committee will host U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Luray VFW along Route 211 just east of […]