Today In History

March 10, 1887 — The Mountain School, in charge of Mr. Holmes, has, as expected with such a firm yet kind and able teacher, done very well.  The Frontier School, at Overall, has gained in […]

March 9, 1989 — Ethel Painter is not a typical grandmother. She may wear conservative-looking clothes and pull her hair back in a braided bun, but she rarely sits at home in a rocking chair. […]

March 8, 1962 — Fickle March winds blew winter’s most wicked storm since 1899 through the Page Valley this week bringing complete paralysis of activity and considerable hardship and damage to the area. The main center […]

March 7, 1911 — A stable on the Carvell place, owned by Mr. Benton Keyser, was burned last Wednesday. A little fodder and some hay were destroyed. The building was used to store “long fed” […]

March 6, 1961 — Two fires of undetermined origins destroyed two dwellings in the Stanley area of Page County early Sunday morning. No one was at home at either place and all contents of the […]

March 5, 1987 — Page County’s unemployment rate jumped four points to 11.6 percent in January, but it marked Page’s lowest January rate in at least four years. According to the Virginia Employment Commission, Page […]