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Shenandoah National Park modifying operations to implement health guidance

March 26, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

~ Press release issued Wednesday, March 25 by Shenandoah National Park LURAY – Shenandoah National Park, in response to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Virginia Department of Health, is […]

Shenandoah remains open, as national parks suspend entrance fees

March 20, 2020 Pagevalleynews 1

~ PVN staff report On Wednesday, Secretary of the interior David Bernhardt directed the National Park Service to temporarily suspend the collection of all park entrance fees until further notice. “This small step makes it […]

SNP superintendent heading to D.C. office in April

February 28, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

~ Press release submitted by Shenandoah National Park WASHINGTON – Jennifer Flynn, a 29-year veteran of the National Park Service (NPS), will serve as the Associate Director for Visitor and Resource Protection for the agency. She […]

Peregrine falcon restoration continues at national park

February 20, 2020 PVNPublisher 0

By Randy Arrington LURAY — This summer a unique and important conservation effort spanning nearly four decades will continue to restore the peregrine falcon population in Shenandoah National Park and the surrounding Appalachian mountains. Just […]

Polar Ice Plunge for PACA fundraiser in Page County

PACA’s Polar Plunge doubles in participation in second year

February 16, 2020 PVNPublisher 0

By Randy Arrington LURAY, Feb. 15 — Some people want to climb Mount Everest. Others want to see the Great Wall of China, or the aurora borealis. But for John Kilmartin of Leesburg, it was […]

Virginia’s freshwater fishing regulations open comment period

January 20, 2020 Pagevalleynews 0

~ From a press release issued by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries RICHMOND — The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) is beginning its biennial process for changing the regulations guiding […]

Owens sits just 14 points away from Tutt’s record

January 26, 2026 0

LHS senior on verge of career scoring record for boys basketball By Randy Arrington LURAY, Jan. 22 — Luray High School senior Matthew Owens has had himself a week…and when play resumes after the winter [...]