Tom Woodard has accepted an offer to become the Town of Bedford’s next Director of Public Works. Woodard will be coming to Bedford Directly fr…
Centertown Park wall prepped for mural
On Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m. — 4 p.m., the Bedford Area Welcome Center will host its first VA250 event.
Elderfest begins on Thursday, May 2 from 6 pm until 8 pm and continues Friday, May 3, from 9 am until 2 pm.at the Bedford Moose Lodge#1897 on …
Virginia Military Institute (VMI) conducted naval ROTC midshipman training at Mitchell’s Point Marina on Smith Mountain Lake (SML) for the fou…
Hundreds of Smith Mountain Lake residents and visitors engaged with local business professionals representing more than 100 companies at the 2…
The battle to beat the bug is back. Spotted lanternflies, which have overwintered in egg masses, are about to hatch and make their reappearanc…
Central and Southwest Virginia Honor Flight will execute Mission 8 on 12-14 April 2024, taking area veterans from the Korea and Vietnam servic…
Central and Southwest Virginia Honor Flight will execute Mission 8 on 12-14 April 2024, taking area veterans from the Korea and Vietnam servic…
Bedford’s view of the eclipse Monday afternoon was hindered by heavy cloud cover obstructing the view. A total eclipse of the sun was viewable…
Thaxton Community Center has been part of the community since 1965. It was a collaborated effort between Thaxton Baptist Church and Epworth Me…
State Police is investigating an incident on Trent’s Ferry Road in the Boonsboro area of Bedford County. The incident occurred in the 1000 blo…
In just two months, the world will mark the historic 80th anniversary of D-Day with commemorations around the globe. The heroes of that day wi…
RICHMOND — The Virginia State Police is offering a first-of-its-kind employment opportunity for those interested in becoming a State Trooper, …
On Tuesday, April 2, 2024, the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop and located multiple individually packaged baggies con…
On Saturday, April 6, at aproximately 10:10 a.m.,local fire and rescue units from, Montvale Volunteer Fire Company, Stewartsville-Chamblissbur…
Don’t panic: Although there’s been recent media hype about a rare cicada double-brood emerging this spring, most parts of Virginia will not se…
Pidge Moran lives at Smith Mountain Lake, most of the time. The other time she lives in Tanzania. Moran has spent the last 20 years spending m…
On Friday April 5, , the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce announced plans for its 4th Annual SML Restaurant Week, scheduled fo…
Tax season isn't just about filing returns; it's also prime time for IRS impostor scams. According to the Federal Trade Commission, consumers …
Mark Wingo, left, and John Singer. Singer, who has run emergency calls for more than 30 years, said he has never seen a fire that burned as ho…
On Thursday afternoon, March 28 at approximately 4:45 pm, Bedford Fire Department was dispatched to the intersection of Independence Boulevard…
A Bedford County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been cleared of any wrong doing in the use of deadly force in the apprehension of suspect Barry L…
Last week the Town of Bedford’s Finance Director Anne Cantrell unveiled the town’s proposed budget. The proposal is for $38.3 million, an incr…
At approximately 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, 2024, firefighters responded to reports of a wildfire near the Peaks of Otter area on the Bl…
“I think it was a God,” said Mark Wingo
On January 12, 2024, the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for a male with a gunshot wound at the Food Lion, located at 1480…
Science students at Forest Middle School got to have a conversation with Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise via Zoom. In the lead-up to the conver…