Today In History
Final days of Safeway
August 17, 1986 — Long lines of customers with filled grocery carts jammed the Luray Safeway Store on East Main Street this week when all items were offered at 50 percent off in advance of […]
Month: August 2025
Today In History
Camp Roosevelt to become recreational area
August 16, 1965 — The site of Camp Roosevelt, in Fort Valley, the first Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp established in the United States in 1933, is destined to become a U.S. Forest Service recreational […]
Recreation
Luray Triathlon hits Lake Arrowhead this weekend
Beware of cyclists/runners on backroads Saturday and Sunday morning ~ PVN staff report LURAY, Aug. 15 — Soon after the sun rises on Saturday morning, hundreds of triathletes will begin swarming around Lake Arrowhead to […]
Today In History
In deep water
August 15, 1887 — The Elder John K. Booton, of Luray, father of Dr. T.L. Booton, of Washington, Va., an Old School Baptist minister, while returning home from Fauquier, made an attempt to cross a […]
Shenandoah
Decision 2025-School Board (District 5) ~ Q&A with Charlie Queen Jr.
PUBLISHER’S NOTE: Page Valley News will be publishing profiles of seven local candidates in three contested races in this fall’s general election from Aug. 11 through Sept. 1. These Q&As will be published around midday on Mondays […]
Today In History
Lightning strike
August 14, 1962 — During last Saturday night’s electric and rain storm, lightning struck the barn of Lewis Judd in the Sandy Hook neighborhood north of Luray. The building was completely destroyed by the resulting fire. […]