Bedford County has launched a new Web site to promote its office of economic development.

BEDFORD — Bedford County’s director of economic development is set to retire at the end of this month, but the county still plans to find a replacement, despite an ongoing hiring freeze.

A Bedford man was sentenced to eight months in jail Tuesday after being convicted of assault and battery of a city police officer.

This was perhaps the one public occasion when former Lynchburg Mayor Jimmie Bryan was guilty of not being optimistic enough. After he helped celebrate the groundbreaking of the city’s first Habitat house with a stab of his gold-plated ceremonial shovel on Dec. 1, 1988, Bryan (known for his cheery pronouncement, “It’s great to be alive and living in Lynchburg, Virginia”) told onlookers: “Let’s get behind this. Let’s build 20 houses.” Little did he know. Just over two decades later, the Greater Lynchburg Habitat chapter has surged far beyond Bryan’s expectations — 270 completed dwellings, including two Habitat subdivisions.

The National Park Service isn’t comparing the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford to any other sites or monuments while it evaluates the memorial’s potential for receiving federal support.

BEDFORD — The only thing about State Sen. Creigh Deeds that wasn’t dampened Saturday afternoon was his enthusiasm.

With plans moving ahead for Bedford County’s Falling Creek Skatepark, organizers and contractors met with some area residents Thursday night to discuss options for the park’s design.

Thousands are expected to flock to the streets of downtown Bedford tonight and Saturday for the city’s 28th annual Centerfest.

BEDFORD — After five months of looking, Bedford County is putting its search for a new director of community development on hold for now.

BEDFORD — Despite a major fire Friday that caused the Olde Liberty Station restaurant to close its doors as it rebuilds, its owner says public support for the century-old Bedford landmark and its future is strong.

Smoke twisted in sickly yellow swirls from the partially collapsed roof of a Bedford landmark Friday.

BEDFORD — The Bedford County School Board took its first steps Thursday to establish a long-range facility plan to address the school division’s needs over the next decade.

Eager to start building a new hospice but still looking to pin down a location site, Bedford Hospice House Inc. is interested in leasing Bedford County-owned land on Falling Creek Road.

GOODE — A wreck on U.S. 221 in Bedford County on Thursday night killed a Forest man after his car crossed the center line and collided with a tractor-trailer, according to Virginia State Police.

Liberty High School has a new principal, Bedford County School officials announced Thursday.