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Today's News

  • The health care reform bill is bad for seniors

    This summer Democratic leaders in Congress introduced H.R. 3200, “America’s Affordable Health Choices Act”, which sets the tone for a Washington takeover of the health care system -- one defined by federal regulation, mandates, a myriad of new big government programs, and a significant increase in federal spending.  While this legislation contains a multitude of dangerous policies it is particularly detrimental to our senior citizens.

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  • National politics dominating governor’s race

        I hate to say it and I truly hope I’m wrong, but it looks like it’s about time to put a fork in Creigh Deeds’ campaign for governor.

        Deeds has found it all but impossible to break through the thick fog of hatred, fear and paranoia over the Obama agenda that has been spread since the summer. National Republicans are desperate to win the governor’s race here and have spent many millions to get that done.

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  • Lacey Putney and the two dwarfs

        As I mentioned earlier this month, although the Bedford area’s elections for board of supervisors and school board consist of six races between the incumbent and Mickey Mouse, the races for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general each feature two candidates. There are three in the 19th District House of Delegates race.

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  • Commentary: Homecoming, an American tradition

      Both Staunton River and Liberty won their homecoming games this past Friday. In fact, River won its third straight homecoming contest.  The Eagles had disappointed Patrick County and James River fans, who were hoping for a happier time of things.

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  • Earnest’s trial delayed again

    The first-degree murder trial against Wesley Brian Earnest has been delayed for a fourth time, following a motion in Bedford County Circuit Court Tuesday morning.

        Bedford County Chief Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Wes Nance and Earnest’s defense attorney Joseph Sanzone jointly made the request, one Circuit Court Judge James Updike granted reluctantly.

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  • Cuccinelli speaks in Forest at event

    By John Barnhart

    Staff Writer

    johnbarnhart@bedfordbulletin.com

        Ken Cuccinelli was one of the three featured speakers at an event sponsored by Concerned Women of America and held at Brookhill Wesleyan Church Thursday night. Cuccinelli is the Republican nominee for attorney general.

        According to Chris Freund, vice president of policy and communications for the Family Foundation and another of the featured speakers, the candidate elected attorney general will make a difference.

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  • Cleaning up the county?

    A suggestion that Bedford County adopt a property maintenance code elicited a mixed reaction at last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting.

        District 6 Supervisor Annie Pollard told her fellow supervisors that some people in her district have called her complaining about run-down properties. She suggested the county adopt a property maintenance code.

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  • Local plant recycles, exports

    Part of Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling’s Jobs for Virginia tour included a stop at Bedford’s W Abrasives plant.

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  • Brush truck honors founding membe

    one of the founding members who helped pull the fire department together 50 years ago. Even in death, he helped his fire department one last time. In his will, he left it $55,000.

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  • Broken insulator puts Bedford in the dark

    A broken insulator knocked out power to much of Bedford late Wednesday afternoon.

        According to Jeff Weddle, the city’s public services director, the outage occurred when a glass/porcelain insulator broke at the city’s Mosley substation, located off Patterson Mill Road. This disconnected the 69,000 volt line that delivers power from Appalachian Power to the substation.

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