Today In History

July 21, 1887 — A message from Mr. B.W. Petty, merchant at Grove Hill, announces that Mr. Hiram Kibler was killed by lightning on last Tuesday evening. Mr. Kibler, in company with his son and […]

July 20, 1889 — We are glad to learn that the prospects for a prosperous season at the Inn are highly favorable. Up to this time an average number of visitors have been to Luray, […]

July 19, 1962 — One of the largest neon highway signs ever to be seen in Page County has been erected east of Luray by the Tastee Freez Enterprises. It is on the former Theodore […]

July 18, 1889 — During the thunderstorm last Wednesday evening several of the family of Mr. Chas. H. O’Neal, of this place, were severely shocked. Mrs. O’Neal was painfully stunned and did not recover for […]

July 17, 1986 — Safeway Stores’ Richmond Division has announced that it is closing its supermarket in Luray. The announcement also said the Harrisonburg store will close at the same time, effective Aug. 16. There […]

July 16, 1987 — Nelson Long leaned against a weathered fence and gestured to a calf nestled serenely in the corner of a stall on his Stony Man farm. He grimaced to choke back the tears. […]