Today In History

April 9, 1987 — Luray’s town council, in a special executive session Tuesday night, voted unanimously to hire a new chief of police. Robert M. Holloway, 48, will assume his duties on the town’s police […]

April 8, 1965 — State Trooper R. Loring Bruce, 36, son of Mrs. Marie Bruce, of Luray, apprehended and arrested three men and a woman Thursday afternoon of last week shortly after two of the […]

April 7, 1887 — The handsome little merchant mill belonging to Mr. Adam Seekford at Alma, in this county, was destroyed by fire last Tuesday night. The mill was operated by a steam engine, and […]

April 6, 1911 — Mr. Will Ruffner last Sunday shot what was doubtless a mad dog on his farm near the electric dam. None of the symptoms of the rabid dog were absent, and friend […]

April 5, 1962 — There should be plenty of trout for first day fishermen who begin the 1962 season next Saturday, April 7, at noon. According to Game Warden Hottel the following streams are stocked: […]

April 4, 1889 — One day last week as Mr. Renalds was engaged planting grape vines on his lot at the old Furnace, while digging in one of the limestone ledges on the hillside, he […]