Today's News

    Bedford’s reversion to town status still has a long road to travel.
    Ever since the Bedford County Board of Supervisors and Bedford City Council voted, in September, to approve a reversion agreement between the city and county, city and county staff have been assembling a packet of information to send to the Virginia Commission on Local Government.  According to Bedford City Manager Charles Kolakowski this commission looks at all agreements between local governments in the Commonwealth.

    Jennifer Thomson, genealogical librarian at Bedford Museum, is often asked a strange question by visitors. Folks from out of state will notice the neighboring city of Lynchburg and ask if it has anything to do with lynching. This started her thinking, and researching. She found that there is indeed a connection, but it’s not what you would expect.

    Air Force Staff Sergeant Daniel “Shep” Garrett was recently awarded the Bronze Star, America’s fourth highest award for bravery or meritorious service in a combat zone. Garret is a 1998 graduate of Staunton River High School.        “We’re very proud of Shep,” said Judy Garrett, his mother. “But, we are very worried about him.

In the 2008 presidential election, the word “change” became the operative description of what both campaigns were promising. Barack Obama started it, and John McCain then tried to adapt it to his own purposes.
    As we approach the New Year, it seems apparent that America is at the beginning of many profound changes in the years and decades to come. Most of these changes won’t be the kinds of things a politician would campaign on.