Today In History

December 5, 1991 — At a public hearing on Page County’s new vocational-technical education center at Stanley Elementary school, one thing was clear: The program will start small and grow with time. Eight members of […]

December 3, 1986 — Roadside supervisors have been watching progress on two major Page County construction projects — the O’Sullivan plant and the Jamesway Shopping Plaza. At the O’Sullivan site, a dozen workmen are busy […]

December 2, 1964 — The coldest weather Page County has had since last February was experienced over the weekend. Thermometers in the lower hills of the mountains were reported as low as 12 degrees and […]

December 1, 1891 — That was a business-like blow that fell down upon Luray last Monday morning about 11 o’clock. It came without warning, and for a few minutes no such storm was ever witnessed […]

November 30, 1987 — The list of applicants hoping to fill Luray’s police chief vacancy reads like a who’s who of Page County law enforcement. Included are three officers from the Luray police force, the […]

November 29, 1965 — Two local teenage boys found out the hard way last week in Page County Court that it is expensive to race automobiles on the highways. Judge Mark D. Woodward found the […]