Today In History

March 18, 1964 — A delegation of Luray High School seniors and parents appeared before the Page County School Board Monday evening requesting permission for a Luray High senior trip to New York and the […]

March 17, 1891 — Under warrants, charging embezzlement, sought out by a number of depositors of the late banking house of D.F. Kagey and Co. of this place, Sheriff Chapman arrested in New Market last […]

March 16, 1887 — The team attached to the Hotel Laurance hack, by the careless negligence of the driver, took fright at the depot last Thursday and ran away. The race to overtake it was […]

March 15, 1911 — Mr. F.E. Stover has contracted for the lighting and water plants at Skyland, and will begin work as soon as the material arrives, which will require some three or four car […]

March 14, 1889 — Mr. D.W. Flickwir, of the S.V.R.R., has bought the Shenandoah Iron Works at Milnes for the sum of $100,000. The people of this county feel a deep interest in this important […]

March 13, 1987 — Dr. Jeff Nester of the Blue Ridge Animal Clinic is assisting with an investigation into the sudden deaths of 11 cattle owned by Charles Hilliard of Alma. The cows took ill […]