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Two Luray Volunteer Firefighters with a hose on US 211 West of Luray. Either side of the roadway are scorched, with heavy smoke in the background. The text reads ""State of Emergency" requested for "a dire situation". Page Valley News graphic

Page County calls for Youngkin to declare ‘state of emergency’ due to ‘dire situation’

March 22, 2024 PVNPublisher 15

Rain forecast for Friday night might not be enough to squelch flames By Randy Arrington LURAY, March 22 — Nearly 80 wildfires have been reported in Virginia since high winds fanned flames across the commonwealth […]

Cable expansion reaches Luray

March 22, 2024 PVNPublisher 0

March 22, 1990 — The trunk line from Stanley to Luray is complete and Adelphia Cable customers in the county seat should begin to be switched over to an expanded system as early as this […]

Page County declared a local emergency after multiple wildfires broke out. Pictures shows flames behind a woodland firefighter in Shenandoah National Park.

Firefighters still attempting to contain several fires, homes lost, residents displaced

March 21, 2024 PVNPublisher 2

Community support for first responders overwhelming By Randy Arrington LURAY, March 21 — While many of Wednesday’s small fires in the region have either been extinguished or contained, at least three major wildfires spread out […]

Coyotes a threat

March 21, 2024 PVNPublisher 0

March 21, 1986 — Bill Stephenson is howling mad at his new neighbors. The newcomers are coyotes and Stephenson, a retiree who tends sheep on his Rileyville farm, fears the intruders may attack his herd […]

Fire on Massanutten West of Luray_Tommy Miller

High winds result in downed lines, power outages and multiple wildfires that force evacuations

March 20, 2024 PVNPublisher 1

By Randy Arrington LURAY, March 20 — On Wednesday afternoon thousands in Page County were without power and at least three (or more) wildfires still rage as winds reached gusts of up to 50 mph on […]

Bulldogs honor winter athletes

March 20, 2024 PVNPublisher 0

~ PVN staff report LURAY, March 19 — On Tuesday evening, Luray High School honored its winter athletes for 2023-24 during a special ceremony at the LHS auditorium. Individual awards were presented in all LHS fall sports as […]