Today's Features

    Back in 2001, Robert Miller, a local photographer, weighed a quarter of a ton.
    He had always been heavy, even as a teen, and he continued to gain weight. By the time he reached 548 pounds, many everyday activities had become difficult. Simply walking a short distance across a level floor would leave him breathing hard.
    Miller was  morbidly obese. The  medical  term means that he was at least three times his ideal weight. It also meant that his obesity would eventually kill him.

    Members of Resurrection Catholic Church hold what is probably Bedford County’s biggest yard sale every year.

    Called Joyous Junque, the two-day sale is held on the first full weekend of June every year with 30 percent of the proceeds going to the church’s outreach programs and 70 percent going to local charities. This year, they passed out $48,000 to 25 charities, all but one of which are in either Franklin or Bedford County.
    That’s a pretty big yard sale!

TRAFFIC ALERT: LANE CLOSURE IN PLACE ON ROUTE 460 IN BEDFORD COUNTY FOR EMERGENCY REPAIRS

    Bedford Lutheran Church will hold an open house on Sunday at its parish house of Burks Hill Road. Their parish house is an historic home that came into the congregation’s possession by accident.
    Bedford Lutheran is a new Evangelical Lutheran Church of America congregation that currently worships at the Bower Center. This works out well, while the church financially positions itself to build its own sanctuary.