Obituary
James Arthur ‘Pete’ Wright
Age 73, Boyce, Va. James Arthur “Petey” Wright, 73, of Boyce, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. He was born on July 11, 1950, in Page County and was a son of the late […]
Month: April 2024
Today In History
An ancient grave
April 25, 1889 — Mr. Isaac Spitler is preparing to enclose with a wrought iron fence the grave of one of his old ancestors, Philip Varner, on the Rodeffer farm, below town, who died about […]
Obituary
Edith M. Jones Banks
Age 89, Elkton, Va. Edith M. Jones Banks of Elkton, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at the University of Virginia Medical Center. She was 89. Mrs. Banks was born on February 20, […]
Agriculture
Extension office offers free testing May 30 for pressure canning gauges
~ Press release provided by Page County Cooperative Extension Office STANLEY — Get ready for canning season by having your dial pressure canner gauge tested. It is recommended that dial gauges should be tested yearly […]
Columns
The Right Age: Day trips
By Nan Donovan, columnist The weather is finally in its spring mode. The trees are dressed again in their branches and people have been mowing for a couple of weeks. Spring has come! Did you […]
Outdoors
Shenandoah National Park to employ aerial spraying against spongy moth
~ Press release provided by Shenandoah National Park LURAY, April 22 — Shenandoah National Park will conduct an aerial spraying program in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to suppress nonnative spongy moth caterpillars […]