Today In History

October 23, 1890 — About three months ago a man giving his name as Charles F. Smith, and claiming to hail from Roanoke, made his appearance in the Stony Man neighborhood, this county, where he married […]

October 22, 1965 — Danny Crist, 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Crist, of Luray, caught a huge carp in the Shenandoah River Saturday of last week. The fish was 31 inches long and […]

October 21, 1965 — When vehicles carrying about 60 wounded American soldiers stalled in a swollen river in Korea in 1951, Eugene W. Lillard, of Front Royal, and a native of Luray, was one of […]

October 20, 1887 — The fine new bank barn belonging to Mr. J.B. Ruffner, situated on his farm, about three miles northwest of Luray, was destroyed by fire Saturday night about 7 o’clock. There were […]

October 19, 1989 — The pastors of area churches say that while they were happy to have free utility service, they understand why the town must now charge every customer — even itself. “It doesn’t […]

October 18, 1962 — Three were injured in a one-car collision on U.S. 340 in Stanley at 2:25 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 8, when a 1953 Ford operated by Douglas McArthur Cubbage of Stanley ran […]