Today's News

Last month the owner of a BMW left the keys in that car ? unlocked. Two men walking along Blue Ridge Avenue spotted the car, the keys and the opportunity.

According to Bedford Police Chief Jim Day the men took advantage of the opportunity and stole the car, which eventually wound up in Lynchburg as the men got involved in other crimes in that community.

One of the men allegedly involved was Joel Cunningham, 21, of Forest who has been arrested and charged with stealing the vehicle. Warrants have also been issued on a second defendant.

Sam Rasoul, a Democrat from Botetourt County, hopes to be the next person to represent the 6th Congressional District in the House of Representatives.

The seat is currently held by Congressman Bob Goodlatte. Rasoul was recently in Bedford for the grand opening of the Bedford City and County Democratic Committees' headquarters.

A group of children from Body camp Elementary School had an opportunity to learn about gardening and history this summer.

This is the second year the National D-Day Memorial has grown a victory garden. Each year, the garden is grown by local children.

Victory gardens were part of the homefront during World War II. The idea of the victory gardens was to put more land into cultivation by encouraging people to turn backyards into gardens, growing part of their own food supply.

Although Planning Commission Chairman Frederic Fralick was ready Monday to take the Religious Assembly Committee report to a public hearing, other members were not so sure.

District 5 Planning Commissioner Steve Stevick was the first to question the report, objecting to language in the definitions section of the report.

The first paragraph defines a religious assembly and then states: "Such Assembly is a protected right under the First Amendment to the U. S. Constitution, and further guarded by the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 as amended."