Today In History
Bold break-in
August 9, 1889 — Last Sunday night a girl living with Mr. John W. Ogden, who lives in this place, was aroused by a noise in the house and quickly discovered that some intruder had […]
Month: August 2024
Letters
A sewer runs through it
I suspect many folks were as shocked and dismayed as I was to learn about the dangerously high levels of fecal contamination that showed up in recent testing of the Hawksbill Creek. How did it […]
Obituary
Cheyann Savaniah Rodriguez
Age 23, Scottsville, Va. Cheyann Savaniah Rodriguez, 23, passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2024. She was born on November 1, 2000, in Harrisonburg and was a daughter of Tabitha Jenkins Rodriguez of Luray. Cheyann […]
Today In History
Jail crowding not unusual
August 8, 1989 — The Page County jail is experiencing some crowded conditions, according to Sheriff E.M. “Pap” Sedwick. The jail has a capacity for 24 inmates but the jail is currently housing 33. “We have […]
Agriculture
Page County livestock producers eligible for drought recovery assistance
~ Press release issued by Rockingham/Page USDA Service Center in Harrisonburg HARRISONBURG — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Brian Carpenter in Rockingham/Page County announced [in mid-July] that FSA […]
Columns
VIDEO ~ Page Valley Livin’ talks with Luray Council candidate Chuck Butler
THIS ARTICLE IS COMMENTARY AND PUBLISHED IN OUR COLUMNS SECTION. Weekly YouTube show dives into various issues, sites and events in the Page Valley By Randy Arrington LURAY, August 7 — This week we sit […]