Today In History

May 16, 1965 — Two men are being held in Page County jail and a third is free on $3,000 bond charged with the felonious assault and robbery of an Alma restaurant and service station […]

May 15, 1887 — An enterprise like the Luray Mills Co., which has made such a large investment of capital in a home enterprise, for which we all plead so much, should have not only […]

May 14, 1989 — The Shenandoah Town Council room was filled to capacity Tuesday night as residents in the Denver Avenue area came out despite the wet weather to put a “damper” on a Northern […]

May 13, 1961 — Willie Housden, 55, farmer of the Ingham section, suffered broken bones, shock and other injuries Tuesday afternoon during a thunderstorm when his plow horses became scared and pinned him against a […]

May 12, 1911 — The Temperance Convention at Leaksville last Saturday was the best meeting of the kind ever held in the county, and no better evidence could be offered than this that the WCTU […]

May 11, 1911 — Tramps, hobos and railroad freight passengers for the last week or 10 days have found the road to Luray a rough one to travel. Detective Mayfield, of the N.&W. Railway has […]