The Bedford County School Board is scheduled to get its first look at a facility study with projected enrollment and options to alleviate crowded middle schools at a 7 p.m. regular meeting today.

BEDFORD — One Montvale parent will spend a year in prison while the other awaits sentencing for growing marijuana in their home, around their 2-year-old child.

BEDFORD — The woman who police said locked her keys in her car while stealing from another woman’s unlocked vehicle pleaded guilty to a charge of grand larceny Tuesday.

BEDFORD — A man convicted of biting, slapping, choking and then raping his girlfriend will serve 20 years in prison.

About 300 Virginia educators, including four locally, were officially recognized as 2008 board certified teachers Tuesday.

BEDFORD — Bedford County officials adopted a state-mandated drought ordinance Monday that ensures protection of public water supplies in severe conditions.

An admissions tax for events. Exploring alternative methods for land reassessments. More money to improve secondary roads.

The day after one Bedford furniture maker announced it would close most of its local plant, an official at a neighboring chair factory reported that business is holding up.

Three months after the death of an infant transported to Bedford Memorial Hospital, investigators are still waiting for more information before deciding whether to pursue criminal charges.

The Bedford County school system did not fail a child with a disability in any of the areas raised in a public formal proceeding in October, the presiding hearing officer has ruled.

Bedford officials are seeking a professional building team to both design and construct the county’s first skate park.

A 17-year-old boy was killed by his younger brother Monday evening near Chamblissburg in Bedford County, according to the sheriff’s office.

After four years of shooting and researching, a Virginia film company has finished a war documentary called “Bedford: The Town They Left Behind.”

BEDFORD — The trial for a former Lynchburg school administrator accused of killing his wife last year in her Forest home has been postponed a second time, according to court records.

BEDFORD — With reluctance from some members, the Bedford County Board of Supervisors voted Monday to increase daily rates for patients at the county’s nursing home.