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SNP superintendent heading to D.C. office in April

February 28, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

~ Press release submitted by Shenandoah National Park WASHINGTON – Jennifer Flynn, a 29-year veteran of the National Park Service (NPS), will serve as the Associate Director for Visitor and Resource Protection for the agency. She […]

Richard Aldine Lam

February 28, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

Age 81, Stanley, Va. Richard Aldine Lam, 81, of Stanley, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at his home. He was born on Dec. 14, 1938, in Luray and was a son of the […]

Train wreck near Bentonville

February 28, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

• FEBRUARY 28, 1889 — When the northbound passenger train on the S.V.R.R, last Friday night, was within a mile of Bentonville it came in collision with a flat car loaded with railroad bars, which […]

Is the Rappahannock trash contract good for Page? Yes, no and maybe

February 27, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

Our “Question of the Week” last week asked: “Is the Rappahannock trash contract good for Page County?” The survey results were scattered — 22 percent said yes, 50 percent voted no, and 28 percent were […]

Gas prices fall to under $1 per gallon

February 27, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

• FEBRUARY 27, 1986 — Page County gasoline buyers have a welcome sign awaiting them at filling stations: signs proclaiming reduced prices. Prices tumbled — in some places to less than a dollar a gallon […]

Hound’s Quill: Taking the plunge

February 26, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

By Vesper Jacks The Polar Bear Plunge occurred last week during the coldest Saturday in recent memory. Temperatures for the second plunge dipped (no pun intended) to 32 degrees. The day before the plunge, the […]