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Ruffner’s Ferry surfaces

January 16, 2021 Pagevalleynews 0

January 16, 1986 — The Great Flood of ‘85 resurrected a relic which vanished in the Great Flood of ‘42. Ruffner’s Ferry, a hardwood boat which carried people, livestock and other cargo across the South […]

Agriculture groups urge vaccination priority for farm and food workers

January 15, 2021 Pagevalleynews 0

~ Press release issued by the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation WASHINGTON — As COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed to essential healthcare workers and long-term care facility residents, agriculture groups are requesting that frontline food and […]

Willard ‘Butch’ Haskel Painter Jr.

January 15, 2021 Pagevalleynews 0

Age 71, Luray, Va. Willard Haskel “Butch” Painter Jr., 71, of Luray, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. He was born on Aug. 2, 1949, in Page County and was a son of the […]

Water problem at Jamesway

January 15, 2021 Pagevalleynews 0

January 15, 1987 — Jamesway has considered withdrawing its store from the plaza on U.S. 211 if specifications for water pressure are not met, Luray Town Manager Jerry Schiro told the council Monday night. “The […]

Economic Development Authority creates grant database

January 14, 2021 Pagevalleynews 1

~ Press release provided by Page County Economic Development Authority PAGE COUNTY, Va. — At the Page County Economic Development Authority’s Aug. 17, 2020 meeting, the board voted to purchase subscriptions to two grant databases, […]

Rappahannock v Page County Boys Varsity BB 1-13-2021

Page County outlasts Rappahannock in thriller

January 14, 2021 Pagevalleynews 0

By Lisa Crider, MadRapp Recorder (provided to Page Valley News by MaddRapp – published with permission) RAPPAHANNOCK, Jan. 13 — It was a tale of two halves for the Rappahannock Panthers as they faced off […]