A tent collapsed during Eastlake Community Church’s 20th anniversary celebration, killing a longtime member of the congregation. A day later, the tent remained on the ground as community members shifted their focus to remembering the man who lost his life.
It’s been more than 50 years since a passenger train last stopped in Bedford County, but new funding could bring Amtrak service back to town. Bedford received nearly $1.5 million in federal grant money to fund environmental studies and preliminary design work for a potential passenger rail station.
Job seekers across the region will have a chance to connect face-to-face with dozens of employers on Friday at the Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce’s Fall Job Fair.
People in Bedford County may have to pay more in real estate taxes and county leaders are planning $55,000,000 worth of improvement projects they say will attract more people to the area.
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Bedford, VA – Bedford county student athletes got the green light tonight to get back on the playing field for the VHSL Fall season(transplanted to the spring). The first practices to begin for football, competition cheer and sideline cheer immediately. Cross country, golf and volleyball to begin practices on the February 15th. The decision includes varsity sports at Jefferson Forest, Liberty and Staunton River high schools, involving the Seminole and Blue Ridge districts. Volleyball is approved for play with masks, and JV play beginning in-county only with more discussion coming at the February 18th meeting.
