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  • Putney back at work after mini-stroke

        Delegate Lacey Putney gave his wife, Carmela, a scare while they were on vacation in Cancún, Mexico on Jan. 5. They were walking on the grounds of their hotel when Putney became dizzy and unstable on his feet.
        “All of a sudden I was having a little bit of dizziness,” Putney said.
        He was taken to the local hospital and diagnosed with a minor mini-stroke.

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  • Firefighters save collie that fell through ice in lake

        The next time Clover Noel receives a letter asking for funds from the Bedford Volunteer Fire Department, she won’t think twice about writing a check to help with the fundraiser.

        She’s seen the crew at work.
        This past Saturday her dog, Sophie, wandered out onto the lake at Raymond and Clover Noel’s home off Cifax Road. Halfway out, the ice broke and Sophie found herself stuck in the water, her front paws clinging to the ice.

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  • One injured in crash with school bus

    The driver of a Ford F-150 was injured in a collision with a Bedford County school bus Thursday afternoon. The crash occurred on Big Island HIghway (Va. 122) a half mile north of it's intersection with Colton's Mill Road (Va. 639) at 2:40 p.m.

    According to state police, the school bus, driven by Walter Key, 72, of Bedford, was traveling north when a southbound 2006 Ford F-150, driven by David Turner, 28, of Big Island, crossed the centerline and hit the school bus nearly head on. The school bus was empty at the time and Key was not injured.

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  • Many gather for march to honor MLK Jr.

    More than 50 people gathered Monday morning at the Bedford County Courthouse to march in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the work he accomplished during his life.

        But the message that went out, prior to the march, was that the work Dr. King championed is not yet finished.
        “The struggle continues for equality,” stated Ronnie Miller, president of the Bedford chapter of the NAACP.

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  • Storm bypasses Bedford

        A power outage and snow storm this past week disrupted some area residents’ lives, but it could have been worse.
        The power outage occurred Monday afternoon in Bedford when a conductor on a transmission line broke. That caused the outage on three of downtown Bedford’s electric stations, according to Jeff Weddle, the city’s public services director.

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  • Renovated facility helps LCM serve clients better

        The expansion of Lake Christian Ministries (LCM) facility in Moneta, located on South Old Moneta Road, is helping the organization better serve it’s clients.

        The first thing you see, upon entering the facility, is the waiting area. Prior to the renovation, there was no waiting area. Clients had to stand outside, regardless of the weather. Now they can come inside and sit down.

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  • CASA volunteers needed

        Being a CASA volunteer has proven to be an ideal volunteer job for Christine Hoyne, of Forest. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate. These are trained volunteers who are appointed by the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court to gather information in cases involving abused or neglected children and report back to the court on their needs.

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  • Storm keeps deputies, troopers busy

        The area’s first winter storm of the season kept law enforcement busy last Wednesday. It initially started as heavy rain, but by mid-morning pellets of ice were falling from the sky, mingled with the rain.
        “It got slick fast,” said Maj. Ricky Gardner of the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office.

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  • Korean War veteran writes about conflict

        “There aren’t many books written about Korea,” said Korean War veteran Bob VandeLinde.

        There wasn’t much written about the war even as it was going on. VandeLinde said that he looked through old editions of his hometown newspaper — 37 months worth — published in the early 1950s and found no mention of the war in them. There are almost no movies about the Korean War and VandeLinde said that one, Heartbreak Ridge, is very exaggerated.

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  • Swimming in ice water

        Robert Dooley, born and raised in Thaxton, now resides at Carriage Hill. He’s 86 and his memory is fading.

        But Dooley can still recall the events that resulted in him being awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry in combat.

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