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Page County’s unemployment rate declines a half-percent in February, but still at 7.1%

April 13, 2021 PVNPublisher 0

By Randy Arrington LURAY, April 13 — Last Wednesday, the Virginia Employment Commission released February 2021 Local Area Unemployment Rates that show Page County’s jobless claims fell by half a percentage point from January to […]

Cases remain low, as vaccinations grow

April 12, 2021 PVNPublisher 0

By Randy Arrington LURAY, April 12 — Page County reported only 14 new cases of COVID-19 over the past week, while another 687 vaccinations were administered to county residents in the last seven days. Page […]

Panthers fall to Rams in region semifinal

April 10, 2021 PVNPublisher 0

By Randy Arrington STRASBURG, April 9 — Just as they did two weeks ago, the Page County High School football team showed grit and determination Friday night in Strasburg, but in the end they couldn’t […]

PCPS superintendent was finalist in Salt Lake City superintendent search

April 9, 2021 PVNPublisher 0

By Randy Arrington LURAY, April 9 — In early February, the Salt Lake City Board of Education selected Dr. Wendy Gonzalez as one of three finalist in its search for a new superintendent, according to […]

Page County supervisors vote to advertise 14-cent tax rate increase on real estate

April 7, 2021 PVNPublisher 1

By Randy Arrington LURAY, April 7 — On Tuesday night, the Page County Board of Supervisors voted, 5-1, to advertise a new tax rate on real estate of 87 cents per $100 of assessed value. […]

Battle Creek earns Governor’s award and expects $3 million profit next fiscal year

April 6, 2021 PVNPublisher 1

By Randy Arrington LURAY, April 6 — Nearly two decades ago, the late Luray caricature artist Bob Volten sketched a cartoon published in the local paper that portrayed a young boy being caught writing a […]