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Local volunteers help area residents during tax season

By Peter Sawyer

Intern Writer
news@bedfordbulletin.com

The AARP foundation offers tax-aide nationwide. On its Web site, browsers can locate sites where volunteers provide this service for free. These counselors are certified and trained by the AARP and IRS. AARP tax-aide volunteer Gerry Lewis said they offer free electronic filings.
“We have 75 locations in Virginia,” Lewis said.

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Mother found guilty of child abuse, not guilty on murder charge

After a three day trial that concluded Thursday, a Bedford County jury found Cecilia Burnette, 26, of Bedford, not guilty of second degree murder. The jury, however, found her guilty of felony child abuse and recommended a sentence of eight years in prison.

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Building tetrahedron unites FMS students, staff

For the past several months, a school-wide project at Forest Middle School has been uniting all of the students together with one goal. The result: a 9-foot-tall tetrahedron that the students put together last Wednesday.

“We began to look at building this giant tetrahedron and tying it in with the math SOLs that (the students) were learning,” stated Nancy Young, a library media specialist at the school. “Every student in the school has actually made an individual tetrahedron to put into this project.”

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Elmore sentenced to 30 years

A Thaxton man will spend at least the next 30 years in prison for sexually molesting two pre-teen girls, according to Commonwealth’s Attorney Randy Krantz. Timothy Craig Elmore, 40, of Thaxton was sentenced last week in Bedford County Circuit Court.

The crimes occurred in early June and Krantz said that Elmore was still on probation, after serving a little more than a year for a conviction of unlawful carnal knowledge with a minor in Franklin County in 2006.

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Body Camp residents protest proposal to close school

Several Body Camp residents showed up in front of the school division’s central office, Monday, to protest a proposal to close Body Camp Elementary School.

“We believe that no school should be closed,” said Renata Chockley. “It’s not fair to the community.”

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Eagle chicks rule the Nest

For one girl, it was every player’s dream come true.

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Minutemen on fire

Who’s got the hottest baseball team in the area, at the opening of the season?

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Body Camp Elementary joins Bedford Primary School as proposed cuts to balance school budget

Last Thursday the Bedford County School Board got its first look at a proposed budget from Schools Superintendent Dr. Douglas Schuch and at least one board member was surprised at what he saw.

“This is very frustrating to me,” stated District 2 board member Dave Vaden.

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Sports commentary: Bracket typecasts

So, how do you play your March Madness bracket?

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Mayor's comments halt budget talks

Following its regular meeting Thursday night, the Bedford County School Board planned to talk more about the proposed 2011-12 budget. That never happened; comments made by Bedford Mayor Skip Tharp stopped any further discussion in its tracks.

“I think we need to get more clarification,” stated District 4 board member Gary Hostutler.

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