Today In History
Stirewalt retires
February 6, 1964 — Vernon P. Stirewalt, 81, retired as a guide at Luray Caverns Monday, Feb. 2, 1964, where he had been employed since 1959. It was interesting to note that Mr. Stirewalt walked […]
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Weekly Salute To A Veteran
Mark Dwayne Cyrus
PageValleyNews.com salutes MARK DWAYNE CYRUS for his service in the U.S. Navy.
Today In History
News from Shenandoah City
February 5, 1891 — Sunday last, at Solomon Dean’s, on top of the Blue Ridge, the depth of snow averaged 25 inches. A large force of men went to work on last Monday morning cleaning […]
Today In History
Appomattox courthouse burns
February 4, 1892 — The historic old Appomattox Courthouse building was destroyed by fire yesterday. All of the county records and court house furnishings were entirely consumed. Surrounding houses also caught, but were saved. The […]
Luray
Luray man arrested after holding woman at gunpoint at West Main convenience store
~ PVN staff report LURAY, Feb. 2 — The Luray Police Department quickly resolved a potentially deadly situation on Thursday at the Family Convenience store on West Main Street. At 12:02 p.m., Luray police were […]
Outdoors
Shenandoah National Park extends Old Rag pilot program for 2023
~ Press release issued by Shenandoah National Park LURAY, Feb. 1 — Shenandoah National Park will reinstate its Old Rag pilot program March 1, 2023. Shenandoah began the program last year to test a ticketing […]