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Car going wrong way on US 460...

A North Carolina woman made what could have been a fatal mistake last week.

    According to Lt. Todd Foreman, of the Bedford City Police, Sergeant Robert Monk headed out on a report of an SUV driving the wrong way  on    U. S. 460 last Tuesday, May 7.

BCEA: Pollard should apologize

    Two representatives of the Bedford County Education Association (BCEA) used the citizen comment period of Monday night’s supervisors’ meeting to criticize remarks that District 6 Supervisor Annie Pollard made during a meeting last month.
    Pollard, at the supervisors’ April 22 meeting, had referred to some county teachers as “a bunch of crybabies.”
    Cheryl Sprouse, president of the BCEA, called Pollard’s comments “very unprofessional and inappropriate.”

Studies will look at two sites...

    The Bedford County School Board will look at two sites to construct a new middle school in the Liberty Zone as the result of action Thursday night.
    The board unanimously approved funding for studies of a site off Wheatland Road near the Bedford Area Family YMCA and for a yet-to-be identified site near Liberty High School, off Va. 122.
    The Wheatland Road site, located south of U.S. 460, is owned by developer George Aznavorian, who has offered to donate between 35 to 40 acres for the school.

Public comments on new school...

    The Bedford County School Board is still looking at the possibility of constructing a new middle school near Liberty High School, but it appears any possibility of building the school on the current LHS site is gone.

Rec plans take shape

    Plans on how recreation will be handled in the soon-to-be-established town of Bedford are beginning to take shape. A transition period will be built into the planning process as the current recreation department is dissolved with the new program eventually falling completely under the direction of the Bedford County Department of Parks and Recreation.

Cheek won't seek re-election

    Roger Cheek is calling it quits after 18 years representing District 3 on the Bedford County Board of Supervisors.
    He’s the longest serving supervisor currently on the board, a status he said he never thought he would achieve when first elected.

Thaxton teacher named 2014...

    Kathy Barton’s journey into teaching wasn’t the traditional path.

    But that’s all the better. In fact, that journey shaped her into the teacher she is today, a résumé which now includes being named 2014 Bedford County Teacher of the Year. She received that honor during a banquet held last week at the Boonsboro Country Club.

Democrats to hold primary

    Democrats will hold a primary to select candidates for lieutenant governor and attorney general.  The primary, which is open to all registered voters, will be held on June 11 with polls opening at 6 a.m. and closing at 7 p.m. People wishing to vote in this primary, which is tax-payer funded, should go to their regular polling place. The deadline for voting by absentee ballot is June 8.
    If you aren’t registered to vote, there is still time. The cut-off date for registering is May 20.

Town council elected

    May 7 was a big day for elections in the Bedford area.
    Bedford City residents decided which members of the new Bedford Town Council got full four-year terms while 19th House of Delegates District Republicans selected a candidate to run for the seat of Delegate Lacey Putney. Putney, who held that seat for 52 years, chose not to seek reelection this year.

Eagle nine gets huge win

 

This is the time of year when big wins are a must.

That's why it's encouraging that all three county baseball teams have come up with such big wins lately.

 

River on fire

Staunton River may have had the biggest win of the lot.  The Golden Eagles took care of visiting William Byrd, 5-3, behind the inspired play of its group of seniors.

The win did the following:

-Dropped the Blue Ridge District-leading Terriers to 6-2, allowing Lord Botetourt to tie them for the lead.

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