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Today's News

  • BlueCrane Acupuncture

        Multiple trips to Nepal and the Himalayan region of India with Barnabas Fellowship exposed Ken and Diana Harbour to traditional Asian medicine. The couple, who own BlueCrane Acupuncture in Forest, founded Barnabas Fellowship, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit, 25 years ago as a Christian relief organization.

        “The natural healing methods are all over the area,” Ken commented. “Pharmaceuticals are usually the last resort instead of the first line of defense.”

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  • Two win this year’s ARBE award

        These folks are good about helping others.

        Two Bedford area residents received the ARBE award at this year’s Elderfest, held last week in Bedford.
        ARBE stands for Awards of Recognition to Benefactors of the Elderly and has been given annually since 1982.  It recognizes individuals and organizations that help elderly residents living in the Bedford area.
        This year’s recipients of the awards are Joe Goode and Gloria Guice.

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  • Business owners say current zoning creates problems

    There are cases in which Bedford County’s current zoning ordinance chases business out of the county, according to Lee and Stan Aylor. They presented that message to the Bedford County Board of Supervisors Monday night.
        The Aylor brothers have owned Aylor’s Farm and Garden in Forest, located on U. S. 221, for three decades. They bought the property and got their business going there before the county had any zoning at all. When the county adopted a traditional zoning ordinance in 1998, their property was zoned commercial.

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  • LTP schedules special performance

    Bedford’s Little Town Players (LTP) will host the Waynseboro Players in a special performance of Tuesday Mourning. The play, written by the late Duane Hahn, deals with the Bedford Boys. The performance, here, is slated for June 5, the eve of the 67th anniversary of D-Day.    

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  • Rivermen tracksters take the Cosmo

    The Staunton River boys track team would like nothing better than to bring home another outdoor Blue Ridge District title this year.

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  • Sports commentary: Under pressure

      I’m not a quick thinker.  I accept that fact.

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  • Lady Cavs give boot to Minettes

      Eighteen goals.

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  • Redistricting

    A historic state-level redistricting effort is currently in the hands of the U. S. Department of Justice.

        “It was unlike any other redistricting session in 50 years,” commented Delegate Lacey Putney, who has been in the General Assembly for the four that preceded this one.

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  • Reward increased in cemetery vandalism case

        The reward amount for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those involved with damaging more than 40 headstones at a Bedford cemetery has increased to $1,900.

        This week four additional donations were made to the original $500 reward that had been offered.
        Those who caused the damage will likely face Class 6 felony property damage charges.

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  • Cav booters show M-Men who's the boss

      There’s one reason that the Jefferson Forest boys are undefeated, both in Seminole play and against all others.  It’s a simple reason.  One for all others to emulate.

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