Today In History

October 13, 1887 — Diphtheria, that terrible scourge especially of children, has already made its appearance in this county. We learn that a very malignant type is prevailing in the mountains above Marksville. James Bailey, […]

October 12, 1989 — Members of the Luray Little League presented their concerns about the lack of a field to the Luray Town Council Monday night and got a surprise — they were told to […]

October 11, 1990 — Buck Gordon did pretty much whatever he wanted to in Page County’s 28-0 varsity football whipping of Brentsville District Friday night in Nokesville. Gordon, a junior tailback who runs more like […]

October 9, 1986 — Luray firefighters assisted fire crews for the George Washington National Forest in battling a blaze which scorched five to eight acres on the Massanutten Mountain Sunday afternoon. According to Luray Fire […]

October 8, 1964 — Montgomery Ward announced this week the opening of Luray catalog store at Broad Street on Oct. 29. The announcement was made by H.L. Jackson, Baltimore Catalog House manager. Managers of the […]

October 7, 1965 — A five-man Circuit Court jury on Monday of this week returned a verdict of guilty against Rolfe M. Leedy of Luray, on two counts of illegally selling alcoholic beverages. The jury […]