Today In History
First snow
January 5, 1991 — Although Christmas was not greeted by a gleaming white snowfall as many would have liked, the snow fell two days later, paralyzing Page County for a brief period. Some 4.5 inches […]
Year: 2025
Today In History
No one ‘is too poor to take a paper’
January 4, 1889 — There was a gentleman in our office last court day, aged 47 — the father of 14 children, 12 living, the oldest only 17 years and the youngest 2 — a […]
Outdoors
Prepare now for ‘high impact winter storm’
Forecast calls for snowfall Sunday through Tuesday with winter storm accumulation estimates up to 10 inches; single-digit lows all next week ~ PVN staff report LURAY, Jan. 3 — The first big snowfall of the winter […]
Obituary
Judy Lavonne Roy Shifflett
Age 68, Broadway, Va. Judy Lavonne Roy Shifflett, 68, of Broadway and formerly of Elkton, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at her home. Mrs. Shifflett was born July 23, 1956, in Buchanon, West […]
Today In History
LHS wins Page Valley Holiday Classic
January 3, 1992 — When Luray gets rolling, watch out. That’s the lesson Stonewall Jackson coach Ron Smoot probably learned Saturday night as the Bulldogs surged to a 64-50 victory to take the title in […]
County
Obenshain named chair of I-81 Advisory Committee
~ PVN staff report HARRISONBURG — Last month the office of Virginia Senator Mark Obenshain issued a statement on his election as the next chair of the Interstate 81 Advisory Committee. “I look forward to […]