Today In History

December 12, 1889 — Last Monday as Mr. Emanuel Varner was driving to town, and when passing the barn on the Henkel farm, near the mill south of town, his horse took fright at a […]

December 11, 1890 — About 11 o’clock last Tuesday night fire broke out in Messrs. Yowell and Judd’s harness shop, East Main Street, destroying the greater portion of their stock, and badly damaging the building […]

December 10, 1964 — It isn’t often that one man is honored as was Ralph M. Vaughan on Tuesday night, Dec.1. He was installed as president of the Luray Ruritan Club and a little later, […]

December 9, 1965 — The Luray Bulldogs opened their 1965-66 basketball season with an impressive 70-42 victory over the Elkton Elks last Friday night at Elkton in a regular District 10 contest. Charles Carter, a […]

December 8, 1887 — Jno. D. Ruffner and Fred B. Cullers had a difficulty one day this week about the division of some personal property at the residence of Jacob Bumgardner. The strife grew so […]

December 7, 1967 — Although winter does not officially begin until Dec. 22, last Thursday morning looked like it had already arrived.  It began snowing here about 5 a.m. and continued throughout much of the […]