Today In History

September 3, 1987 — Luray’s Lake Arrowhead facility gained a little over $3,000 in operations in its first summer, according to Town Manager Jerry Schiro. An estimated 500-600 people a day flocked to the facility […]

September 2, 1965 — The Luray Colonials climaxed a great season for 1965 in the Shenandoah Valley Baseball League by defeating the New Market Rebels, 4-1, Sunday night at New Market in the seventh and […]

September 1, 1911 — The Luray team, victors in last year’s contest, lost the state reel race at the meeting of the Virginia Firemen’s Association at Newport News last week, after crossing the line in […]

August 31, 1989 — The exhibit buildings were filled and there was no space left on the grounds for stands or displays,” said S.H. Griffith, commenting on this year’s showing of the Page Valley Agricultural […]

August 30, 1990 — Jim Kite Jr. of Wolftown repeated himself Saturday. For the second year in a row, he topped the championship flight of the Luray Rotary Invitational Golf Tournament played over 36 holes […]

August 29, 1889 — A man named Raines, who lives near Rileyville, this county, was arrested last Sunday on the charge of beating his wife. He had a hearing before Justice Jas. B. Good on […]