Today In History

January 30, 1890 — A man by the name of Sinclair was arrested last week at Bentonville and lodged in jail at Front Royal, charged with opening the switch near Charles Town by which a […]

January 29, 1987 — Winter slugged the Page Valley — and other areas of Virginia — with a double whammy during the past week. The first storm hit last Thursday with up to a foot […]

January 28, 1965 — The Luray Fire Department is credited with saving the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Barnes at Stony Man last Friday morning when they were called there for a chimney fire […]

January 27, 1966 — Old man winter showed his teeth in the Page Valley Saturday by dumping 8-1/2 inches of heavy snow in this area. That was the depth measured locally, however depths of two […]

January 26, 1911 — While at Oak Hill last week, we found Mr. Wood, the merchant, doing a big business. He is carrying the biggest stock of merchandise ever handled by any merchant at Oak […]

January 25, 1962 — Michael Lackovitch, airman apprentice, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lackovitch of E. Main St., Luray, is attending the basic Photographer’s Mate School at the Naval Air Technical Training Unit, […]