BEDFORD — In the interest of expanding business and educational opportunities, the Bedford County Board of Supervisors wants to explore solutions in providing Internet broadband.

The Bedford County Board of Supervisors will have a joint meeting with the county’s economic development authority today and also receive a presentation from the Region 2000 Economic Development Council.

On his first day of retirement, Bedford County Schools Superintendent James Blevins has grand plans.

Developers of Sunset Cay, a mixed-use resort community planned for Smith Mountain Lake, are taking a step back, for now, on an option to purchase hundreds of acres in Moneta.

After smashing a previous state record last year with his 1,318-pound pumpkin, William Layton was aiming to reach a new goal of 1,500 pounds.

A Bedford County man initially accused of using a computer to solicit sex with a minor and attempted indecent liberties with a minor pleaded guilty to two counts of distributing obscene material Tuesday.
The first obscene material charge is a misdemeanor. The second is a felony.

A Big Island man was sentenced to 45 years in prison Tuesday for molesting six children.
Gregory Dean Burton, 36, entered Alford pleas in late July on 13 counts of forcible sodomy against children under the age of 13 and one count of aggravated sexual battery.
Alford pleas allow a defendant to maintain his innocence while admitting prosecutors have enough evidence to gain a conviction.