Today In History

January 27, 1966 — The Page County Sheriff ’s Office reported this week that a 17-year- old youth, who escaped from the jail Nov. 15, voluntarily came into the Sheriff ’s Office Friday of last […]

January 26, 1911 — While at Oak Hill last week, we found Mr. Wood, the merchant, doing a big business. He is carrying the biggest stock of merchandise ever handled by any merchant at Oak […]

January 25, 1962 — Michael Lackovitch, airman apprentice, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lackovitch of E. Main St., Luray, is attending the basic Photographer’s Mate School at the Naval Air Technical Training Unit, […]

January 24, 1889 — The lumber men are shipping great quantities of white oak lumber north from this place.  The mill of Mr. Wm. F. Welfley caught fire one night last week, and in trying […]

January 23, 1964 — U.S. and state agents descending on a large poultry house in Steam Hollow near Shenandoah, on Saturday of last week, discovered a complete distillery on the second floor. A record haul […]

January 22, 1987 — Page County Sheriff E.M. “Pap” Sedwick said Tuesday that a break-in at Boot Hill last Tuesday night may be linked to a break-in and attempted entry at two other county establishments. […]