November 17, 2009
Former Hardy volunteer firefighter pleads guilty to embezzlement
A former Hardy Volunteer Fire Department firefighter pleaded guilty this morning to embezzling thousands of dollars from the department.
Bedford County mother accused in baby’s death pleads guilty to drug charge
A mother charged in the death of her baby faces a judge on an unrelated drug charge.
November 16, 2009
Attached home plan approved in Moneta
BEDFORD — A developer’s plan to build attached homes in a neighborhood taking shape at Smith Mountain Lake received approval from Bedford County planners Monday.
November 12, 2009
Hospice house approved for Bedford County
BEDFORD — A proposed hospice that has received community support over the past several years will locate on an acre of Bedford County land on Falling Creek Road.
November 11, 2009
Bedford County School Board to review discipline policy
The Bedford County School Board is set to begin reviewing a proposed student discipline policy Thursday night that would give the school superintendent greater flexibility to hear cases.
Bedford could approve permit for hospice house after hearings
After three years of fundraising that resulted in nearly $2 million, a planned hospice in Bedford may have a new place to call home Thursday night.
November 02, 2009
D-Day memorial announces layoffs
The National D-Day Memorial Foundation in Bedford is eliminating nearly half its staff as it approaches a winter expected to produce “very modest revenue,” according to the foundation’s president.
October 26, 2009
Bedford County discusses H1N1 response
BEDFORD — Two days after President Barack Obama declared the H1N1 flu virus a national emergency, the Bedford County Board of Supervisors took a look Monday at the local response.
Bedford judge certifies charges in August home invasion
BEDFORD — Charges against four Lynchburg men accused in a drug-related August home invasion near Goode will be heard by a Bedford County grand jury next month.
October 23, 2009
D-Day memorial study moves to president in defense bill
A bill authorizing the Department of the Interior to study the National D-Day Memorial’s potential to join the National Park Service now is headed to President Barack Obama’s desk for his signature.
October 22, 2009
Bedford event takes city back to 1944
As the skies darkened over Bedford on Thursday night, two figures from the past, but very much still in the present, took their places beside a teletype machine from 1944.
October 21, 2009
Bedford County to offer discount on water line connections
For the first time in its nearly 40-year history, the Bedford County Public Service Authority will offer a discount for connecting to existing water lines.
October 20, 2009
Trial of Bedford County man accused of murder delayed for 4th time
The trial of a Bedford County man accused of murdering his estranged wife and trying to make it look like a suicide has been delayed for a fourth time.
October 15, 2009
Bedford County man dies in single-vehicle accident
A Bedford County man died after flipping his truck on Virginia 24 Wednesday night, police said.
October 14, 2009
Bedford city collects 24,000 pounds of e-waste
The city of Bedford collected nearly 24,000 pounds of old com-puters, TVs, printers and other electronics during an electronic waste recycling event earlier this month.
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