Today's News

With the Summer 2008 Olympics well under way in Beijing, China, it’s as good a time as any to contemplate something we’ve heard and read so much about in recent years: the emergence of China as a real superpower on the world scene.

First, the opening ceremonies held at the Olympic complex a couple of Fridays ago were likely the best I’ve ever seen. The creativity and the pageantry were obvious, but they also revealed a Chinese people that take great pride in their country and have a keen awareness of the ups and downs of their long history.

Teachers and administrators are spending this week getting ready for the start of school. On Monday, they'll greet the 2008-2009 Bedford County Schools students back to class.

There will be changes, new faces and even new classrooms for some. But the goals ? whether it's through the public school system or a homeschool or private school option ? remain the same. A good education is paramount to helping provide for the success of the next generation.

As August comes to a close, students of all ages are stocking up on notebooks, rulers, textbooks, pens and pencils: the telltale signs that another school year is beginning. As teachers and students head back to school we are reminded of the importance of education. President John F.

Pigs don't fly, but pigs' feet do, with the assistance of a blasting cap.

A new feature of this year's Cop Camp were some demonstrations by the Virginia State Police's bomb unit. Garland Snead, who formerly worked as a trooper assigned to Bedford County but now with the bomb unit, ran their robot through its paces, and also blew some stuff up.