Today In History

June 1, 1961 — Last Friday at the Awards Assembly in the Luray High School auditorium, Bill Joyner was presented with a handsome gold medallion engraved with the symbolic wolf and twins of Rome. He […]

May 31, 1990 — If it’s not a first in the State of Virginia, then at least Page County’s three VFW post commanders have done something extremely rare. All three — William J. McKnight of […]

May 30, 1890 — The strong feeling exhibited by the townsfolk of Luray, and the earnest desire of our merchants for rest and relief both for themselves and their hard-worked clerks, has at least culminated […]

May 29, 1986 — Dave Dutton, former boys varsity basketball coach at Page County High School, recently announced he is leaving his teaching post at the school. Dutton, whose resignation becomes effective Friday, will become […]

May 28, 1987 — The process, they say, never ends. The ceaseless seasonal cycles always provide some element that gnaws at the foundation of Skyline Drive’s serpentine wall — built originally more than 50 years […]

May 27, 1965 — Luray Little League officially opened Saturday of last week as Hap Heiser threw out the first ball. Heiser, PN&C sports editor, was chosen for this honor because of the fact that […]