Today In History

May 6, 1891 — Messrs. J.A. Crim and C.E. Rhodes have bought out the Luray Cigar Factory and will hereafter operate it under the firm name of Crim and Rhodes. They are both young men […]

May 5, 1966 — It was announced yesterday that H.T.N. Graves has purchased the Caverns Motel on Route 211 West of Luray from Mr. and Mrs. A.M. Modisett. The modern motel, one of Luray’s finest, […]

May 4, 1911 — The Shenandoah YMCA lost to Luray on the local diamond, Monday, in a score of 7 to 1. The game was loosely played on both sides; the score showing many errors. […]

May 3, 1889 — French Twyman, who has been in the county jail for some weeks, tiring of this retirement from his ordinary pleasures and pursuits, made a strike for liberty last Friday night. About […]

May 2, 1986 — A Rt. 3, Luray women escaped injury Monday evening when a bullet from a high-powered rifle passed through the roof of her house, bounced off the floor and grazed her head. […]

May 1, 1890 — The streets of Luray could not well be dustier than they were last week before the rain. Yet this is the way they will be all the summer, except of course […]