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Today's News

  • Could be a good year for Republicans

        2012 could be a good year for Republicans to take the White House.

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  • Reversion appears to be coming soon

        “The study is underway.”

        That’s how a story in the Bulletin started some three -and-a-half years ago, noting that Bedford and Bedford County were well underway with talks about the city reverting to town status.
        Now, apparently, an agreement may be near. At least that’s word on the street.
        The public has been given little additional information in the 42 months since a possible reversion plan was first announced.

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  • School Board hears from B.E.S.T.; discusses classes in smaller schools

        Sara Holdren took an opportunity Thursday to introduce the Bedford County School Board to the newly organized Bedford Educational Support Team.

         B.E.S.T. is a 501(c) 4  organization created out of a desire for Bedford citizens to assist in maintaining and improving the current structure of smaller community-based schools throughout Bedford City and County, Holdren told the board.

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  • Bedford City Council hears reports

    In action last Tuesday, Bedford City Council:

        • Granted permission to block streets for the Children’s Ministry Committee of Main Street United Methodist Church Fall festival on Saturday, Oct. 15.

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  • Sears bringing Hometown Store to Downtown Moneta

        Plenty of excitement surrounded the announcement Thursday of a new store locating at the  Downtown Moneta development. Folks at the Lake were left guessing right up until developer George Aznavorian told the SML Chamber and other officials gathered for the unveiling.

        And they weren’t disappointed.
        The new 9,000 square foot building in Downtown Moneta will be a Sears Hometown Store.

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  • Just like Christmas

        For Laura Kohout and Ana Watkins, the Wednesday before school started seemed a bit like Christmas. They knew they were getting something special, they just didn’t know quite what.

        Then they walked into their new classroom.

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  • Tech center opens in NL

        A new facility in New London promises to put Bedford County on the cutting edge of technology.

        The Center for Advanced Engineering and Research (CAER) held an official ribbon cutting, Thursday, although people were already at work in the facility.
        “We had people move in here before we even had the grand opening,” commented Bob Bailey, CAER’s executive director.

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  • Sweet family business

    Rick De Simone, of Bedford, bought a sweet business back in 1970. That’s the year he purchased Bedford’s Dairy Queen. He’s owned the place ever since and, last week, Matt Dunham, vice president of Dairy Queen of Virginia, came to Bedford to honor him for 40 years in the business.    

        De Simone’s relationship with Dunham’s family also goes back four decades.
        “He signed a contract with my grandfather in 1971,” Dunham said.

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  • Reid to challenge Brown for sheriff

        Chuck Reid, a 30-year law enforcement veteran, will challenge Bedford County Sheriff Mike Brown in this year’s election.

        Reid, a Bedford County native, was first hired as a deputy in 1980 by former Sheriff Carl Wells. He began as a road deputy and later served as an investigator. Reid said that he was part of the regional homicide squad and also worked as an undercover investigator in conjunction with the federal Drug Enforcement Agency.

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  • 81-year-old local man jumps for a cause

    On Aug. 14, Bob VandeLinde took up an old habit that he acquired while in the Army — jumping out of perfectly good airplanes while they are still flying.


        VandeLinde was a paratrooper in the Army, a member of the 11th Airborne Division’s 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team, and made combat jumps behind enemy lines during the Korean War. But this month’s jump was quite different from those he did in Korea.

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