Today In History
Electric lights in Luray
July 28, 1890 — Luray should be lighted by electricity. The dingy, sickly coal oil lamp doesn’t suit this age, and this town. They are no good. They are a nuisance and should get out […]
Month: July 2024
County
Traffic Alert for Page County July 29-Aug. 2
~ Provided by VDOT PRIMARY ROADS Route 340 – Overnight flagger traffic control for paving operations between Route 663 (Island Ford Road) and Warren County line, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Friday. Various roads – Mobile traffic […]
Today In History
Blue Bell shipments
July 27, 1964 — Another carload of Blue Bell’s world famous Wrangler dungarees was shipped last Friday to one of their customers on the west coast. This is just one of the many shipments of […]
Shenandoah
Shenandoah man ‘wanted’ in Page arrested after motorcycle chase in southwest Virginia
~ PVN staff report SMYTH COUNTY — Just over two weeks ago, the Smyth County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Shenandoah man who lead several agencies on a pursuit that ended with multiple charges. The individual […]
Obituary
Garnett Faye Loker Shifflett
Age 77, Harrisonburg, Va. Garnett Faye Loker Shifflett, 77, of Harrisonburg, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2024, at Harrisonburg Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Shifflett was born on December 15, 1946 in Harrisonburg, and […]
Obituary
Esther Marie Carlson Kilburne
Age 83, Stanley, Va. Esther Marie Carlson Kilburne, 83, of Stanley, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2024. She was born on February 8, 1941, in Albany, CA, and was a daughter of the late […]