Today In History

November 22, 1961 — The Stanley Adventist group boiled some 80 gallons of apple butter last week, marking the close of the apple butter boiling season for this year. A total of 650 gallons of […]

November 21, 1961 — J. Earl Kibler, co-owner and operator of the Center Market, has been confined to his home for several weeks with a back injury.  Mrs. Julian Price is ill at her home […]

November 20, 1961 — The Page Board of Supervisors on Monday of this week unanimously approved the employment of a dog warden for Page County and instructed Commonwealth Attorney Hackley to draw up an ordinance […]

November 19, 1990 — Junior Jewell usually goes to Family Convenience in Luray every morning to gas up, buy a couple of doughnuts and get some Virginia Lottery tickets. So imagine Janice Finney’s surprise a […]

November 18, 1962 — The Board of Supervisors of Page County in session on Monday of this week said it had no objection to the sale of the Andrew Jackson School property at a price […]

November 17, 1889 — In the county court last week Silas Johnson was convicted of breaking into and robbing Messrs. Geo. L. Kite and Co.’s store at Marksville and sentenced to the penitentiary for three […]