Today In History

October 5, 1961 — The new $900,000 Page County High School, located midway between Shenandoah and Stanley on U.S. 340, will be dedicated Sunday, Oct. 8, at 2 p.m. with Dr. Woodrow W. Wilkerson, state […]

October 4, 1962 — A large posse of state and local police, aided by dogs from the Culpeper station were combing the hills in the Cubbage Hollow section yesterday in a vain search for Earl […]

October 3, 1889 — A parcel of goods, identified by Mr. Strickler, as a part of those taken from his store on the night of the burglary, was found in Mr. Jos. A. Huffman’s barn […]

October 2, 1986 — Luray firemen cooled a smoldering fire on Blue Bell’s roof last Thursday afternoon. According to Clifton Campbell, captain of the Luray Fire Department, the blaze broke out around 1:35 p.m. Sparks […]

October 1, 1987 — Scotty beamed up quite a few fans in Luray this week. Actor James Doohan, the broguish engineer on television’s long-running “Star Trek” series and in the four movies it spawned, signed […]

September 30, 1965 — The Luray Bulldogs and the Page County Panthers played to a 7-7 tie in the fifth football game in their rivalry last Saturday night at Shenandoah before a crowd of 1,500 […]