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COVID-19 Coronavirus in Page County, Virginia

Page County reported area’s highest count for new cases, yet positivity rate fell to 1.1%

June 7, 2021 PVNPublisher 1

By Randy Arrington LURAY, June 7 — While the Lord Fairfax Health District reported a net gain of only 44 new COVID-19 cases over the past week, Page County reported 40 additional cases. By contrast, […]

Affordable housing project breaks ground after decade of planning and process

June 4, 2021 PVNPublisher 0

By Randy Arrington LURAY, June 3 — It’s been a long time coming, but in recent weeks Luray and Page County saw the start of a project that may help meet the need for affordable […]

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Page County’s unemployment rate declines for a third-straight month to 4.9% in April

June 2, 2021 PVNPublisher 0

By Randy Arrington LURAY, June 2 — On Wednesday, the Virginia Employment Commission released April 2021 Local Area Unemployment Rates that show Page County’s jobless claims fell by 1.5 percent from March to April, and […]

County planning to levy cigarette tax Sept. 1

June 2, 2021 PVNPublisher 0

By Randy Arrington LURAY, June 2 — Now that the Virginia legislature has granted jurisdictions beyond towns and cities the authority to levy a tax on cigarettes, counties all across the Commonwealth are lining up […]

Opening going well for Horizon Goodwill

June 1, 2021 PVNPublisher 0

By Randy Arrington STANLEY, June 1 — One week after opening its doors to customers, the new Horizon Goodwill Industries thrift store has been enjoying a robust response. “We’ve had a great response from the community. […]

Page County reports 19 cases on Tuesday along with first death since March 17

June 1, 2021 PVNPublisher 0

By Randy Arrington LURAY, June 1 — Although it may be a reporting adjustment in COVID-19 data, Page County saw a spike in new cases on Tuesday, along with the first pandemic death reported since […]