Today In History

July 2, 1964 — Three small Luray girls, Debbie, 7, and Pattie, 9, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. James Hudson, and Dixie Dean, 9, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Dean, showed unusual courage […]

July 1, 1965 — Doris Ann Turner, 5-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Denver Lee Turner of Stanley, accidentally shot herself in the knee Saturday morning of last week while sitting in her grandfather’s car […]

June 30, 1966 — While the water supply for the Town of Luray is not yet in a critical situation, continued drought and excessive use could result in a serious shortage unless everyone cooperates. Town […]

June 29, 1989 — Five state troopers from Luray are among the hundreds of state police officers that have been sent to southwest Virginia to act as a peacekeeping force as union coal miners of […]

June 28, 1962 — One of the most shocking and inexcusable crimes ever committed in this area took place here Saturday night of last week when vandals went on a destructive spree in Green Hill […]

June 27, 1889 — Our townsman, Mr. S.L. Rhodes, has perfected a very ingenious but simple device for the purpose of securing nuts on bolts to prevent from shifting or loosening. It is adapted for […]