Today In History

December 24, 1965 — Construction has begun on the new Stanley Post Office. Excavation has been completed and part of the wall is up. Mrs. Frances J. Hannah, of Luray, is having the building constructed […]

December 23, 1987 — An era ended at the last Page County Board of Supervisors meeting. Roy Comer of District 5 attended his last regular meeting and closed out a five-term, 20-year stint as the […]

December 22, 1887 — Our old friend Peter Long, Esq., has been claiming all the time to have the champion hog in the county. Having slain his hogship this week, the scales prove his claim. […]

December 21, 1961 — The Town of Shenandoah has moved closer to municipal sufficiency with the purchase of its water system from the Northern Virginia Power Company. This formal announcement was made this week by […]

December 20, 1990 — Eldon L. Gochenour has been appointed as new postmaster of the Luray Post Office, it was announced Friday. The announcement was made by the Richmond Division of the U.S. Postal Service […]

December 19, 1889 — Mr. F.G. Grove, son of Mr. John P. Grove, has patented an ingenious device, known as a “link- lifter,” to be used by train men for coupling cars, which greatly lessens […]