Obituary
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Age 82, Luray, Va. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., 82, of Luray, died on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, at Whispering Pines Assisted Living. Mr. Holmes was born on Sept. 4, 1938, in Washington, D.C., and was […]
Year: 2020
Obituary
Jane Moyer Smith
Age 85, Luray, Va. Jane Moyer Smith, 85, of Luray, passed away on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. She was born on Sept. 28, 1935, in Sperryville, Virginia and was a daughter of the late Arthur […]
Obituary
Catherine Marie McAllister Hilliard
Age 94, Stanley, Va. Catherine Marie Hilliard, 94, of Stanley, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. She was born on May 29, 1926, in Shenandoah and was a daughter of the late Robert McAllister […]
Today In History
Baltimore horse thief on the run from marshall
October 31, 1889 — Last Friday Sheriff Chapman received a letter from the Marshall of Baltimore requesting him to “arrest Calvin Grimes on the charge of horse stealing.” “Description: 22 years of age; brown hair, […]
High Schools
VHSL announces mitigation guidelines for return to play
~ Press release issued by the Virginia High School League CHARLOTTESVILLE, Oct. 30 — On Thursday, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed the fourth amended Executive Order 67, which includes changes to Section 12 related to recreational […]
County
Page County unemployment drops to 5.5% in September
By Randy Arrington LURAY, Oct. 30 — During the initial surge of unemployment claims being filed in late March and early April when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the region, Page County saw a peak […]