Today In History

February 20, 1986 — The screen at the former Foxfire Drive-In Theatre south of Luray on U.S. 340 was taken down recently, marking the end of an era that began in the early 1950s, when […]

February 19, 1891 — Some wretch threw a piece of manganese ore, weighing two or three pounds, through a window in the office of the Stanley Furnace and Land Co., at Stanley, on last Friday […]

February 18, 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 17, 1887 — Two horses attached to a covered vehicle, the outfit belonging to Mr. R.T. Brumback, of Cedar Point, took fright in Luray last Monday at a passing train, and ran from Messers. […]

February 16, 1911 — The hospital at Berryville, under charge of Dr. Tucker, has been closed, owing to a lack of patronage. We know of no place (in or out of the state) better suited […]

February 15, 1911 — The Courier announces this week, with unusual pleasure and felicitation the marriage of one of Luray’s “best young men,” who unites his heart and hand with one of the fair daughters […]