Today In History

September 2, 1961 — This native sandstone block which measures 17×20-1/2 inches in section and some 58 inches high, stood at the corner of Main and Court streets at the Chamber of Commerce building for […]

September 1, 1990 — Some $4,000 worth of semi-automatic pistols were taken from a Luray business early Aug. 23. According to Investigator R.D. Strickler of the Luray Police Department, nine pistols of various calibers were […]

August 31, 1962 — Two boys were arrested Thursday night of last week for a trio of entries into Luray business places the night before. Later they confessed to the theft of three automobiles, one […]

August 30, 1889 — A man named Raines, who lives near Rileyville, this county, was arrested last Sunday on the charge of beating his wife. He had a hearing before Justice Jas. B. Good on […]

August 29, 1986 — Perched atop the Blue Ridge Mountains on the Skyline Drive, Skyland Lodge, famous for its fine food and warm accommodations, soon will celebrate its 100th birthday. Fifty years ago, Shenandoah National […]

August 28, 1911 — John Hilliards, of Ingham, this county, for years a Lane Bros. foreman, killed a man recently near Jackson, Ky., in a shooting affray between members of the contractors camp and the […]