Today In History

February 26, 1987 — According to Luray Fire Chief Dan Seal, a blaze started shortly after 2 p.m., when Ronnie Stoneberger, the owner of the house in South Fort Subdivision, east of Luray, poured flammable […]

February 25, 1887 — Mr. Peter Sours had a live crowd on his farm last Saturday, the occasion being an old- time rock-hauling. There were 13 teams and 40 men on hand who in a […]

February 24, 1989 — Luray Police Chief Bobby Allen Thomas is resigning from his post effective March 15. At a Luray Town Council meeting, Mayor Ralph H. Dean read a one-sentence letter of resignation from […]

February 23, 1987 — Luray’s Town Council voted unanimously not to lease the Woodland Park recreational facility this summer, citing excessive general liability insurance, maintenance and operational costs. The decision was announced after the council resumed […]

February 18, 1965 — A fire was discovered about 4 o’clock Saturday morning in the “hair house” at the Virginia Oak Tannery. The fire was mostly confined to the hair and baling equipment. Damage to […]

February 17, 1892 — Somewhere in the “wee a.m.” hours of last Sunday night some hungry thief pried open the front door of Mr. J. Martin Buracker’s store at Stanley, this county, and forcing his […]