Today In History
Trip to China jeopardized
June 8, 1989 — Brian Sours’ planned trip to China may be a casualty of the current unrest in Beijing. Sours, 20, son of Eddie and Sandra Sours of Rileyville, is currently on an Asian study […]
Year: 2022
Agriculture
Virginia Tech researchers working to develop methods to measure farm-to-fork food loss
~ Press release provided by Virginia Farm Bureau Federation BLACKSBURG — About a third of food produced in the U.S. goes uneaten. While most consumers can monitor the food tossed into home trash cans or […]
Business
Chamber’s 96th annual banquet honors local businesses and volunteer of the year
~ PVN staff report ALMA, June 2 — Under a setting sun that projected a rainbow above the horizon of the Blue Ridge mountains, the Luray-Page County Chamber of Commerce celebrated local businesses and handed […]
Today In History
Skunk raids bank
June 7, 1962 — G. William Sedwick, cashier of the Page Valley National Bank, had a close call Saturday evening of last week when he encountered a skunk in the banking quarters. After some cautious […]
Obituary
Stephen Marshall Moyer
Age 74, Luray, Va. Stephen Marshall Moyer, 74, of Luray, passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2022 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Harrisonburg, Va. Stephen was born on May 5, 1948 in Luray and was […]
Obituary
Kenneth Ray Graff
Age 86, Luray, Va. Kenneth Ray Graff, 86, of Luray, formerly of Shenandoah, died on Sunday, June 5, 2022, at Blue Ridge Hospice in Winchester. He was born on Sept. 25, 1935, in Perryville, Mo., […]