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 — The Runyon-Windolph Exploration Company has obtained leases on 265 acres of land, located two-and-a-half miles northwest of Luray along the Shenandoah River on which they plan to explore for zinc, Richard […]

June 30, 1966 — It was announced this week that the new clothing plant in Stanley will begin operations in July. The name of the new plant is Stanley-Page Industries Inc., and it will occupy […]

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 […]