Today In History

November 18, 1965 — A 17-year-old juvenile made his escape from the Page County jail Monday night of this week and is still at large. Sheriff Clark Long said the youth was on the third floor […]

November 17, 1887 — We learn from Mr. B.F. Strickler that a number of the farmers living on Dry Run have recently lost sums of money, varying from $21 to $100. During the past few […]

November 16, 1989 — A fire which started in the Fleeburg dump east of Shenandoah burned some 150 acres of forested land, according to Jane Clarke, a secretary with the Virginia Department of Forestry in […]

November 15, 1962 — The Board of Supervisors of Page County in session on Monday of this week said it had no objection to the sale of the Andrew Jackson School property at a price […]

November 14, 1889 — A singular accident occurred at Mr. Perry Finter’s, about a mile east of town, Sunday morning. Mr. Finter, wife and son, a lad about 13 years of age, were in the […]

November 13, 1986 — Luray fullback Jackie Good captured Luray’s single-season rushing record with a 212- yard, three-touchdown performance in the Bulldog’s 28-0 victory over visiting Page County Saturday night. Good surpassed the previous record […]