Today In History

August 16, 1962 — The Senators won the Little League baseball championship in Luray for 1962 with an 18-4 victory over the Caverns Bats last week. The Senators won two straight during the play-off series […]

August 15, 1889 — One day last week Messrs. Wm. H. Row, Daniel and William Mussellman and Hubert Finter, accompanied by several ladies, were on the Blue Ridge picking whortleberries when they came upon a […]

August 14, 1986 — The Page County Board of Supervisors voted, 3-2, Monday to draft an ordinance which would ban topless waitressing and bartending, massage parlors and public “stripping” in the county. County Attorney Rodger […]

August 13, 1987 — For endurance rider Tom Sites, persistence paid off. Sites brought a gold medal back to Page County after helping the U.S. Equestrian Team capture the European Open Championship in Marloffstein, West Germany, […]

August 12, 1965 — Gayle E. Judy, general manager of Luray Trans-video Inc., announced that construction is under way for cable television in Luray. Luray Trans-video Inc. was granted a franchise last year by the […]

August 11, 1887 — Why not have in Page a cannery for putting up peaches, tomatoes, corn, peas, beans, etc.? As we stated last week, 19 have been established and are now in active operation […]