Today In History

June 26, 1986 — A group of hikers and a Shenandoah National Park ranger were charged by a bear in the Stony Man region of the Park on Sunday, noted chief ranger Larry Hakel. No […]

June 24, 1965 — A cemetery more than a century old east of Luray is scheduled to be moved for the dual laning of U.S. 211 from the Blue Ridge Mountains to Luray corporate limits. The […]

June 23, 1887 — One of the heaviest storms ever known in this latitude visited this place last Tuesday evening about 3 o’clock, lasting about 1-1/2 hours. The clouds began to gather in the northwest […]

June 22, 1989 — Weekend rains managed to put a damper on the second Blue Ridge Mountain Rendezvous, held at the Country Waye Campground near Kimball last weekend. Joseph Harty, coordinator for the event, said […]

June 21, 1990 — The Town of Stanley is very close to purchasing the Hawksbill Recreation Park. Thursday night, the council voted unanimously, with Louis Bosley abstaining because of a potential conflict of interest, to […]

June 20, 1991 — After almost 20 years of waiting, Page County residents will finally have their own vocational training center. School board chairman Dick Fox announced plans Monday to purchase the vacant Autometrics plant, just […]