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Today's News

  • Apartment development planned for Centertown

        Change is coming to Jackson Street in Centertown Bedford.

        Developer David McCormack has announced plans to develop the historic Clark and Company Plug Tobacco Warehouse into 32 apartments and a recent grant secured by Bedford Main Street, Inc., will help finance public improvements to that road.
        “It will certainly have an impact on downtown,” stated Sue Montgomery, executive director of Bedford Main Street, Inc., on the development plans. “This could give us a shot in the arm.”

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  • Never defeated: Putney ending 52-years of service

        Delegate Lacey Putney has never lost an election.

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  • NC man faces 10 years in prison on child solicitation charges

        William Alan Brothers, 51, of Moyock, N.C., pleaded no contest last month to two charges of child solicitation, stemming from charges gathered last November through the Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

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  • At least four will seek GOP nomination for 19th House District

        At least four hopefuls have thrown their hat in the ring to secure the Republican nomination for the House of Delegates seat being vacated by 19th District Delegate Lacey Putney.
        Jim Crosby, Jerry R. Johnson, Jim McKelvey and Zach Martin have all announced their intention to seek the nomination.
        A firehouse primary will be held Tuesday, May 7 from 6-9 p.m. for the Republican nomination at three locations: Alleghany County/Covington City, Botetourt County and Bedford City/County.

    Zach Martin

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  • Putney won't run again

        Normally at this time of year, Delegate Lacey Putney announces his intention to run for reelection. This year is different.

        “After several weeks of consideration and deliberation, I have decided not to seek another term in the Virginia House of Delegates,” Putney wrote in a news release.

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  • W-rec-ked by Reversion

    By Mike Forster
    and Tom Wilmoth
    news@bedfordbulletin.com

        The painful side of reversion showed itself last week, as Bedford City Parks and Recreation employees were informed that their department might cease to exist on July 1.
        While the move means that two city employees will probably lose their jobs, there is much more to it than that.

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  • Fires destroy homes

        A fire early Monday afternoon at a residence along Virginia Byway, Route 43, about seven miles south of Bedford, destroyed a home and shut down the road for several hours.

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  • Music program gets honor

        The Stewartsville Elementary School music program seems to be hitting all of the right notes these days.

        And for doing so, it has been awarded the Support Music 2013 Merit Award for Best Communities in Music Education.
        The school was one of only 66 schools nationwide to receive this honor and the only one in Virginia. Stewartsville        Principal Susan Mele said the honor brings positive attention to the music program.

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  • Bedford Chamber honors local business

        The Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce honored local businesses at its annual awards dinner,  held at Trivium, Thursday evening.

        GruvenCat Bakery won the Home-Based Business Award.

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  • Bedford Antique Mall has a new home

        If you’ve driven past the former Golden Corral building on U. S. 460, on the west end of Bedford, you’ve probably noticed cars parked out front. Nobody’s coming there for lunch anymore, but rather to buy antiques. Bedford Antique Mall moved into the building on March 1.

        Valerie Almond, who, along with her husband John, owns the business, said the move was preceded by a major cleanup as the building had been vacant for eight years. However, it offered them plenty of space in a high visibility location.

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