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Today's News

  • Food and water safety

    Today is the third edition in Virginia Cooperative Extension’s series.

    We’ve given you several tips about how to ready your family for emergencies and disasters. But maybe you still have questions about food? What type of water is safe to use? What ways can you cook when the power goes off? How long will your food stay fresh when the power goes off? We plan on answering these questions today.

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  • Gilmore candidacy proves Va. GOP's lethargy

    In what shapes up as an extremely difficult year for national Republicans, the Virginia Republican Party is facing a tough task of its own.

    The selection of former governor Jim Gilmore as the party’s U.S. Senate candidate can only be seen in psychological terms: it’s either a cry for help or an admission of failure.

    Gilmore was a one-note governor who got into office on an anti-tax scheme that was never going to work and never did work. The mission was to wage war on taxes, regardless of the importance of the revenue.

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  • I'm not a George W. Bush fan

    Last week, Al Gore finally got around to endorsing Barack Obama, his own presidential aspirations being even more unrealistic than Hillary Clinton's. In the endorsement, he blasted President Bush, blaming him for just about everything from the war in Iraq to athlete's foot. Liberals so hate Bush that they almost become incoherent when talking about him.

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  • Slow down or move over because there's too much at stake

    With summer traffic in full gear it's time for a reminder: Slow down or move over when passing emergency personnel on Virginia roadways.

    Of course, that should also apply to roads in any state your travels may take you this year.

    Recent events involving Virginia State Police troopers serve as a reminder to make this a priority.

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  • Letters

    City's budget and charities

    I'm sure that the different organizations and charities, in these times of financial hardship, still appreciate any funding from the City, even if it was halved for some of them. (Real Estate tax rate article, June 18).

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  • Flash drive brought to school leads to child pornography charges

    A flash drive that was plugged into a computer at Liberty High School has led to six counts of possession of child pornography against a Bedford man.

    David Shannon Caldwell, 24, was arrested earlier this month on the charges, following indictments handed down by a Bedford County Grand Jury.

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  • Former school employee faces embezzlement charge

    A former New London Academy cafeteria employee faces an embezzlement charge in connection with money taken from the school nutrition fund.

    Barbara Allen Wilson, 51, of Goode, faces one charge for taking in excess of $200 from the school during the time period Aug. 25, 2007, to March 31, 2008.

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  • Tattoo parlor approved

    Bedford City Council approved a conditional use permit, at its Tuesday night meeting, for a tattoo parlor in the 6C's Shopping Center.

    The first order of business was to amend the city's zoning ordinance to allow a tattoo parlor in a General Business District zone. This passed council with a unanimous vote and little discussion.

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  • Big Island woman faces 27 counts of embezzlement

    A Big Island woman is facing 27 counts of embezzlement from H & H Food Market.

    Christina Carmichael Poore, 37, was arrested in April. The 27 embezzlement charges span a time period between July 1, 2005, and Dec. 1, 2007. In each charge she is accused of embezzling more than $200 from H & H Food Market off Lee Jackson Highway.

    According to Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney John Wheelock, Poore, who was employed by the store, allegedly used the store's return key to extract cash from the register. That key is used to obtain cash when a customer returns products.

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  • Accident claims life of Florida teen

    A car accident early Sunday morning along the Smith Mountain Lake Parkway claimed the life of a Florida teenager.

    William Bradford Sowers, 19, of Wesley Chapel, Fla., died after being transported to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital from the single vehicle accident, according to Sgt. Robert Carpentieri of the Virginia State Police. He was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt.

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