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JF, LHS to get new principals

back in August, Liberty and Jefferson Forest high schools will have new principals.    Current LHS Principal Tim Overstreet and JF Principal Tony Francis are moving to the Bedford County Public School system’s central office staff, the result of action taken during the school board’s meeting last Thursday.

VDOT digs up U.S. 460

    A long-awaited Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) project, designed to improve safety on the section of U.S. 460, on the west end of Bedford, is underway.

    “It’s basically to improve sight distance,” said Jason Bond, a VDOT spokesman.

Thaxton gathers support

    While discussing the closing of Thaxton Elementary School wasn’t on the agenda for Thursday night’s Bedford County School Board meeting, several residents let it be known where they stand on the issue.

Fourth of July events

    Residents throughout the Bedford area will have plenty of opportunities to celebrate the Fourth of July weekend with fireworks and activities.
    From Poplar Forest to Smith Mountain Lake, Bedford to Moneta, activities are planned for July 4 and July 5.

Restructuring underway

The central office of Bedford County Public Schools will have some new faces and new titles this month as a result of action taken by the school board the past several meetings.
    As part of its effort to follow through with recommendations made in the state-mandated school efficiency study, the school board has voted to reorganize the central office staff structure to make it more in line with what the study suggested.

Bedford Memorial now part of...

    Bedford Memorial Hospital held a picnic on its front lawn, July 1, to formally mark its first day as part of Centra’s hospital system.

    “This is the day the Lord has made,” said Laura Carey, one of the hospital’s volunteer chaplains and the first speaker.
    Carey was born in the old John Russell Hospital, which Bedford Memorial replaced.
    “They were getting ready to tear it down and I had to be born,” she commented.

Sedalia holds 18th annual...

    Sedalia Center held its 18th annual Bluegrass Festival, Saturday.

Rescuers, men they helped, meet...

    Dallas Neel just happened to be in the area when the call for a possible drowning in a pond off Krantz’s Corner Road was dispatched at 3:37 p.m. on May 16.

    “God put me at the right spot that day,” stated Neel, a conservation police officer with the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. “I was just glad I was in the right spot.”

Horse and Hound Wine Festival is...

    Johnson’s Orchards will present its annual Horse and Hound Wine Festival, Saturday.

    The Festival is kid-friendly and dog-friendly eventwith a Kiddie Koral and a dog play area. People visiting the Festival are invited to bring both their children and their dogs.

A Labor of Love

    If you enjoy Smith Mountain Lake, then you should thank Dr. Jeffrey Fong.

    Smith Mountain Lake exists because Smith Mountain Dam holds back the Roanoke River at a gap in Smith Mountain. Dr. Fong is the engineer who designed the dam.