Government

    The Bedford County Planning Commission voted unanimously last week, at its Tuesday night regular meeting,  to send a proposed chicken ordinance to the board of supervisors.

    The ordinance will allow people to keep a limited number of chickens for personal use in residential neighborhoods.    

    Bedford Police Officer Kenneth Burdette has created quite a stir amongst Facebook users.
    Sometimes it’s the little things people notice the most.
    Burdette, who has been with the BPD for two years, answered a call recently to the home of Ronnie Rice, who was injured in a car accident several years ago and now needs a walker to get around. Someone’s vehicle had gotten off the road and knocked Rice’s mailbox down.

Bob Wandrei will serve as Bedford’s mayor as the city rushes toward its reversion to town status later this year.

    Wandrei was unanimously elected mayor by his fellow city council members during a reorganization meeting last Wednesday. Skip Tharp indicated last November he wouldn’t seek reappointment as mayor, though he will continue to serve on council.
    Council also elected James Vest as vice mayor.

    The search for a new Bedford County administrator should reach its conclusion early next year, approximately one year after former County Administrator Kathleen Guzi resigned.
    According to District 3 Supervisor Roger Cheek, a consultant hired by the county has presented the board with a list of 10 candidates, narrowed down from a list of 41 applicants. Cheek said that the supervisors will narrow it down further, then conduct interviews.