Today In History

September 30, 1965 — The Luray Bulldogs and the Page County Panthers played to a 7-7 tie in the fifth football game in their rivalry last Saturday night at Shenandoah before a crowd of 1,500 […]

September 29,1887 — During the past 30 days thieves have been on the rampage in the neighborhood of Marksville. Mr. J.M. Dovel has had 22 turkeys stolen, Mr. Samuel Buracker 25 chickens, and Mr. Emanuel […]

September 28, 1989 — Tropical storm-force winds from the remnants of Hurricane Hugo downed trees and power lines in Page County, but the area was spared any major damage from the storm, which slammed into […]

September 27, 1962 — Sheriff Abraham Brubaker’s much-battered Page County jail barely avoided another break-out this week when a hole in a metal cell holding nine prisoners was discovered by a state Board of Corrections […]

September 26, 1889 — A serious affair occurred in Knighton’s bar room at Milnes last Saturday night, in which it is thought that Geo. Copperstone, of that place, received a wound which will result in […]

September 25, 1986 — Dozens of volunteers from Baptist Men of Virginia are helping to rebuild the home of Hazel Judd on South Hawksbill Street in Luray which was devastated by last November’s flood. The […]