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Today's News

  • A lack of leadership

        Last month I pondered whether President Barack Obama will turn out to be Bill Clinton II or Jimmy Carter Jr. At that time, I thought that he was leaning more toward the Carter presidency model, and it seems that he’s continuing in the footsteps of our hapless 39th president.

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  • Ranch provides home for both young, old — horses, that is

    By Peter Sawyer

    Intern Writer
    news@bedfordbulletin.com

        Marilyn and April Slocum do not get rid of the old or disabled horses at Slocum’s Appaloosa Ranch in Moneta.  They own 84 horses of all ages; the older horses are pushing 40 and some are blind.
        “I keep trying to get less, but somehow it doesn’t happen,” Marilyn Slocum said. “The idea is to raise a couple horses each year and turn them into replacements for the horses that retire.”

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  • Wigs, hair pieces among offerings of business

    By Peter Sawyer

    Intern Writer
    news@bedfordbulletin.com

        Alice Hampton said hair loss is one of the most emotional experiences for a person.
        Hampton has been a hair dresser since 1968.  Because one of her loved ones experienced hair loss, she has a passion for providing people with hair replacements.  She opened Beautiful Naturally: Wigs and Hair Pieces inside Salon Marinos on Forest Road a year ago.  She runs it with her daughter, Nicki Mohler.

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  • The gift of fixing cars

        There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit (1 Cor. 12:4 NKJV).

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  • Pongracz to have mental evaluation

        A 29-year-old Goode woman, accused of attacking her 77-year-old boyfriend last May at his home, will undergo a psychological evaluation before standing trial for first degree murder.

        Kristina Pongracz was indicted on the murder charge earlier this month by a Bedford County grand jury. Prosecutors decided to seek the murder indictment, in addition to her initial charge of aggravated malicious wounding, following the release of  the medical examiner’s report ruling the death of William Herchenrider in August as a homicide.

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  • Huddleston man served in British Army during WWII

        Some of the Bedford area’s World War II veterans served in the armed forces of America’s allies. One of them is David Mends. Now, 93, Mends lives in Huddleston and he has actually emigrated to the United States twice.

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  • Cattle rustled from Moneta stockyard

        Cattle worth close to $11,000 were stolen from the Springlake Stockyard this weekend, according to authorities.

        The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the larceny of the 16 cows from the stockyard located at 1069 Sickle Court in Moneta. The sheriff’s office received the larceny report at 6:15 a.m. Sunday after an employee found the animals missing.

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  • Mother guilty of felony child abuse in connection with death of infant

    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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  • Mother guilty of felony child abuse in connection with death of infant

     

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    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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  • Community Events and Calendar (week of March 16, 2011)

    Sign-ups and notices

        For information of events and activities at area churches, see the church news section in this week's paper.

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