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Today's News

  • Beware of unintended consequences

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  • The Keystone Kops

    here seems to be a revival of incompetence as it applies to the proposed Keystone pipeline.
        And just like their fictional counterparts of the silent film comedies in the early 20th century, those who seek to police this issue operate in a state of confusion, uncertain of what to do but determined to do it anyway.
        The problem with these Kops, however, is that the stakes are real. And the consequences of their actions, if followed, will have long-lasting destructive effects for our country.

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  • Supervisors look at budget needs

        The Bedford County Board of Supervisors began the process of developing a new budget with a capital improvement workshop, Monday night.

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  • Supervisors make appointments to Planning Commission

        The Bedford County Board of Supervisors filled two vacancies on the Planning Commission when it met in regular session Monday night.
        District 7 Planning Commissioner Curtis Stephens resigned at the end of last year. Stephens said that he did this in order to allow newly elected District 7 Supervisor Tammy Parker make her own choice. Parker nominated Jerry Craig to that position, with unanimous support from the other supervisors.

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  • PC almost done with comments on zoning changes

        The Bedford County Planning Commission has just about wrapped up the task of commenting on the Board of Supervisors’ proposed changes to the zoning ordinance.
        The Planning Commission had 90 days after a November 2011 public hearing to respond. The clock runs out early next month, but the Planning Commission will have a final review and discussion on Feb. 6 before taking official recommending action on the proposed changes that will then be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors.

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  • Thumbs up to apartment development

        The Bedford County Planning Commission has given a thumbs up to an apartment development at Thomas Jefferson Crossing in Forest.
        Part of a multi-phase development, the 16-acre parcel in question, had originally been slated for 77 single-family homes. The developer came before the Planning Commission to get approval to build 228 apartment units there instead.

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  • Egg sales help children

        After retiring from the Georgia Pacific paper mill 15 years ago, Eldo Daniels, who lives in Thaxton, decided he needed a hobby. He grew up on a farm and lives in a rural area, so he decided to raise chickens.

        “I’ve always had chickens around the house,” he commented.
        Rhode Island Reds are his chicken of choice.    
        “My mama always had Rhode Island Reds,” he said.

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  • Citizen group files lawsuit against county

        A group that calls itself Bedford Above Board has filed a lawsuit against the Bedford County Board of Supervisors alleging that the supervisors failed to adequately inform county property owners of the extent of the changes to the county zoning ordinance that they are considering.

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  • Laptop causes fire

    He soon discovered that there had been a recall notice issued on both brands of laptops.

        “It’s not the laptop itself, but rather the battery pack inside the computer that is the problem,” Jennings said.
        Those incidents led him to hold a news conference last week to alert residents to the potential problems that can be caused by the battery packs in laptop computers. He’s encouraging area residents to check their own computers to find out if a recall notice has been issued on them.

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  • Life Saving Crew seeks more help

        Since 1943 there has been a group of area residents committed to serving Bedford area residents who, many times, were having the worst day of their life.

        On July 8 of that year, the first members of the Bedford Life Saving and First Aid Crew—15 men strong—began their journey.
        Today, the crew members who have followed them, are simply known as the Bedford Life Saving Crew. They're carrying on that original tradition of service.
        And they need more help.

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