Today In History

April 6, 1989 — Sharp words over a possible tax increase to cover the rising cost of education alternated with expressions of common concern for the welfare of Page County students Thursday night, as the […]

April 5, 1990 — The Page County Planning Commission tabled action Monday night on approving a resort area on Va. 650 south of Stanley pending a committee study of access to the property. Judy L. […]

April 4, 1962 — The Luray High School baseball team will play its first game on the 1962 schedule on Tuesday afternoon of next week against the Stonewall Jackson Generals on the latter’s diamond. J.R. […]

April 3, 1890 — Last Thursday evening as Joseph and Isaac Rothgeb, sons of Mr. Frank Rothgeb, were returning from Sperryville, where they had been to take a load of lime, their team ran off, […]

April 2, 1987 — Ulysses P. Wade, a past commander of Luray VFW Post 621, called it “a desecration.” Yvonne Johnson of the Luray Inn said it was “a horrible thing to happen.” “Rotten ain’t […]

April 1, 1965 — Announcement was made on Tuesday of this week that Luray is to have a new industry in the form of the Vandermark Glass Works, culminating many months of effort and negotiation […]