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Trip to the White House

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January 21, 1993 — A 17-year-old Luray High School senior is in Washington, D.C. today — not sight-seeing — but at the White House.  Clay Gordon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walt Gordon of Luray, […]
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Attempted robbery

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January 20, 1887 — Last Thursday night, Mr. Julius Somers, son of Reuben Somers, Esq., aroused by the furious barking of the dogs, got up from his bed and went outdoors to see the cause […]
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Bentonville man escorting President-elect Kennedy

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January 19, 1961 — Army Sgt. Jerry L. Knight, son of Mr. and Mrs. John I. Knight of Bentonville, will be one of the presidential military escorts in the Inaugural Parade for President- elect John […]
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Beginnings of Luray’s Ralph Dean Park

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January 18, 1990 — It looks like Luray’s new park project off Sixth Street could become a reality as early as spring 1991, according to Town Manager Ronald Good. On Friday, the state’s Outdoor Recreation […]
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Courthouse plans delayed

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January 17, 1991 — The Page County Board of Supervisors put plans for a courthouse addition on the back burner at Monday’s meeting. Lowell Baughan, an architect with the Luray firm of Baughan and Baukhages, […]
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Ruffner’s Ferry surfaces

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January 16, 1986 — The Great Flood of ‘85 resurrected a relic which vanished in the Great Flood of ‘42. Ruffner’s Ferry, a hardwood boat which carried people, livestock and other cargo across the South […]

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    April 5, 1889 — One of the most terrible and atrocious murders ever committed in this county was perpetrated near Rileyville on last Saturday night. A reporter for The Courier visited the scene of the [...]

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