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Krantz testifies at Congressional committee hearing

Like many communities, Bedford County has had its own issues with illegal immigrants committing repeat offenses, but not being able to deport those offenders.

Bedford County Commonwealth’s Attorney Randy Krantz took that past experience—and his recommendations for change—to Capitol Hill last week, testifying on immigration reform before a House Judiciary Committee.

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Herrick retiring as city’s last registrar

Randi Herrick has presided over 30 elections while serving as Bedford City Registrar.

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Local elections not contested so far; deadline was Tues.

By John Barnhart and Tom Wilmoth
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It appears, as of press time, that Bedford County’s elections for board of supervisors and school board will be uncontested.

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Austin is part of 3-way race for 19th House District seat

“I feel pretty good about it,” Austin said about securing the Republican nomination for the 19th House of Delegates district. He made a particularly strong showing in Botetourt County.

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Supervisors not interested in joining regional library study

Bedford County will not be joining Lynchburg and Campbell County in a study to determine what savings a regional library system would bring.

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Bedford City Council close to adopting budget—for the town

By Tom Wilmoth and John Barnhart
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With no residents showing up to speak at a public hearing on the proposed budget for the town of Bedford, which becomes a reality July 1 when the city officially reverts to a town, Bedford City Council is now ready to finalize the community’s first town budget in more than four decades.

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Local pharmacists actions go beyond filling prescriptions

The Bedford County Department of Fire and Rescue honored volunteer first responders for their work in the past year during a ceremony last Thursday.

Firefighters run into burning buildings when everybody else runs out. EMTs and paramedics keep people alive during medical emergencies as they transport them to the hospital. Two of the people honored, however, were not firefighters or rescue squad members—Bruno Andrade and Alex Lenhart are CVS pharmacists.

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Board turns down sheriff

Last week’s supervisors’ meeting began with John Briscoe asking them, during the citizen comment period at the meeting’s beginning, to avoid doing anything that is not revenue neutral.
Briscoe’s comments were in reference to a request from Sheriff Mike Brown to apply for a federal grant to pay for three school resource officers (SRO) for the county’s elementary schools. Briscoe said that grants like this can increase both the size of the budget and the size of the county’s government.

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Wilkerson to seek District 3 seat

“It appears that way,” Steve Wilkerson said, when asked in a phone interview if he is running for the Bedford County Board of Supervisors District 3 seat.
Yes, he’s running. He’s already turned in his preliminary paperwork to Barbara Gunter, the county’s registrar. He’s also secured the Republican Party’s nod, according to Nate Boyer, the Bedford County Republican Party Chairman.

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Cheek won't seek re-election

Roger Cheek is calling it quits after 18 years representing District 3 on the Bedford County Board of Supervisors.
He’s the longest serving supervisor currently on the board, a status he said he never thought he would achieve when first elected.

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