Today In History

July 19, 1962 — The Luray Boat Club is rapidly becoming one of the major sporting activities in this section. There are some 40 members with crafts which would do credit to any popular beach […]

July 18, 1889 — During the thunderstorm last Wednesday evening several of the family of Mr. Chas. H. O’Neal, of this place, were severely shocked. Mrs. O’Neal was painfully stunned and did not recover for […]

July 17, 1986 — Safeway Stores’ Richmond Division has announced that it is closing its supermarket in Luray. The announcement also said the Harrisonburg store will close at the same time, effective Aug. 16. There […]

July 16, 1987 — Nelson Long leaned against a weathered fence and gestured to a calf nestled serenely in the corner of a stall on his Stony Man farm. He grimaced to choke back the tears. […]

July 15, 1965 — Three youths were jailed and placed under $1,000 bond each Sunday afternoon after being charged with destroying property near Luray. The three are being held on four separate charges in the […]

July 14, 1887 — Mr. Price who had made extensive and expensive preparations for working the Kimball ore bank, near Kimball, 3-1/2 miles northeast of Luray, has, we regret to state, been compelled to suspend […]