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t look, Monday night, at proposed changes to the county’s zoning ordinance.

    Bedford County’s community development department held an informational meeting in the County Administration building’s ground floor training room. The walls were covered with maps of each district showing the current zoning and the proposed new zoning. The maps for the proposed new zoning were covered with clear plastic sheets that allowed people to write suggestions on them. The proposed maps were the first draft of the zoning maps.

A fire at 1832 Lazenbury Dr. in Bedford County Wednesday afternoon left the homeowner with second and third degree burns and her home destroyed.

    Firefighters from throughout the county responded to the blaze around 2:15 p.m. and when the first units arrived the home was fully involved in flames, according to Monty Coleman, Fire Chief with the Forest Fire Department.

Frank Chervan, Inc. has announced the closure of several operating units located at its Bedford plant.

    The company today notified about 90 affected workers that operations will be closed in early February.  The company will still operate a rough lumber mill in Bedford that will likely employ around 30 people.

Dire economic news doesn’t appear to be changing most people’s Christmas shopping plans in this area.

    “Overall, the year has been pretty decent,” said Jim Messier, owner of Arthur’s Jewelry.

    Messier said that, as Christmas approaches, traffic to his store has been normal. He attributes this to his regular clientele and keeping customers happy.