Today In History

January 25, 1962 — Gerald D. Hartley, 40, who escaped from the federal penitentiary at Greenville, S.C., on Jan. 12, was apprehended near Luray last Thursday night by Page County Deputy Sheriff Aldine Painter. Hartley […]

January 24, 1889 — The lumber men are shipping great quantities of white oak lumber north from this place.  The mill of Mr. Wm. F. Welfley caught fire one night last week, and in trying […]

January 23, 1986 — Keith Emerson of Luray, the first permanent sign maker in the National Park Service, retired Jan. 3 after 30 years with Shenandoah National Park. Emerson, 61, spent the last 22 years […]

January 22, 1987 — Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Lowry of Stanley have been awarded the Chesapeake Bay Clean Water Farm award. The award, a recognition from Gov. Gerald Baliles, is given to farmers who […]

January 21, 1993 — While the economy hasn’t been the best the past few years, some corporations are bucking the trend — and Wrangler appears to be one of them.  Tenth District Rep. Frank Wolf […]

January 20, 1887 — Last Thursday night, Mr. Julius Somers, son of Reuben Somers, Esq., aroused by the furious barking of the dogs, got up from his bed and went outdoors to see the cause […]