Today In History

March 21, 1986 — Bill Stephenson is howling mad at his new neighbors. The newcomers are coyotes and Stephenson, a retiree who tends sheep on his Rileyville farm, fears the intruders may attack his herd […]

March 20, 1986 — A huge boulder that plummeted onto the Skyline Drive Saturday night was dynamited Tuesday morning by maintenance workers from Shenandoah National Park. A Park official estimated the size of the boulder […]

March 19, 1964 — It would appear after months of work by the Springfield PTA and others that there will be a light at the Kimball railroad crossing. The Kimball crossing has been a most […]

March 18, 1965 — Work is progressing nicely on the Stanley Lions float being prepared for the Apple Blossom Parade. Float chairman Carroll Shuler reports that the float has been redesigned and will be redecorated […]

March 17, 1966 — Today, Friday and Saturday marks the “Grand Opening” of the new Luray Sport Shop and Hardware, at 201 W. Main Street. Lloyd G. Kibler, who purchased the Menefee Hardware Store formerly […]

March 16, 1911 — Mr. R. Lee Taylor shot and killed Mr. Thomas Brown at Sperryville last Saturday. Mr. Taylor is a justice of the peace, and Mr. Brown had formerly been a justice. The […]