Today In History

January 22, 1993 — Dow N. McGrady III  is now serving as a funeral director at the Bradley Funeral Home.  McGrady, 24, is the son of Dow N. McGrady Jr., an owner of the funeral […]

January 21, 1993 — While the economy hasn’t been the best the past few years, some corporations are bucking the trend — and Wrangler appears to be one of them.  Tenth District Rep. Frank Wolf […]

January 20, 1994 — Snow, sleet, ice and freezing rain followed by a near-record blast of arctic air. That was Page County’s hazardous weather pattern during the past week. Several sledding accidents prompted warning from […]

January 19, 1911 — The Board of Supervisors, we understand, has about completed arrangements for the purchase of a road grader, one of the modern methods for improving highways. Substantial evidence may be had that […]

January 18, 1990 — It looks like Luray’s new park project off Sixth Street could become a reality as early as spring 1991, according to Town Manager Ronald Good. On Friday, the state’s Outdoor Recreation […]

January 17, 1991 — The Page County Board of Supervisors put plans for a courthouse addition on the back burner at Monday’s meeting. Lowell Baughan, an architect with the Luray firm of Baughan and Baukhages, […]