With many property values in Bedford County expected to jump at least $100,000 in the latest reassessment, officials say supervisors are committed to lowering the real estate tax rate in April.
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The Bedford County Board of Supervisors this past week approved the submission of a grant application that, if awarded, would fund planning-related services for the old Montvale school.
After several months of searching, Bedford County has found its new deputy county administrator. Justin Stauder, a graduate of Jefferson Forest High School, will be joining the county administration team beginning November 1, the county said in a news release on Monday.
BEDFORD — Bedford County is set to hire for 14 new school resource officer positions following the county board of supervisors’ 6-1 vote Monda…
Some changes may be coming for Bedford County short-term rental properties, a designation which includes Airbnb properties. The changes are a response to what county staff felt to be an inadequate ordinance. The biggest driver for the changes are to enable more efficient, better enforcement of short-term rental regulations, particularly regarding the number of occupants on a property.
BEDFORD — The Bedford County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution Monday “to continue to operate the Bedford County Nursing H…
After a week of public outcry in response to the potential sale of the Bedford County Nursing Home to a private, for-profit company, Bedford County administrator Robert Hiss announced at a special-called public hearing Monday night that the company the board and County officials were prepared to sell to withdrew their offer to buy the nursing home earlier Monday afternoon.
BEDFORD — After a week of public outcry in response to the potential sale of the Bedford County Nursing Home to a private, for-profit company,…
After having a vacancy for Director of Bedford County Fire and Rescue since last November, Bedford County officials announced Thursday in a news release the position has been filled.
A familiar face in Bedford County will be the county's next economic development director.
While most of Virginia's growth in recent years has been concentrated in the northern parts of the state, Lynchburg and several of its surrounding counties have seen steady population growth as residential areas continue to develop.
BEDFORD — Town of Bedford council members and officials met in a called work session Tuesday to discuss possible uses of money received throug…
Bedford County will conduct a compensation and classification study for all county employees that is meant to help ensure fairness and equity in the county employment system.
Bedford County Public Schools' new superintendent, Marc Bergin, wants to connect with the county's stakeholders, and he's starting by talking with them face-to-face.
BEDFORD — Two former Bedford County schools, Body Camp and the old Montvale elementary facilities, may soon go up for sale.
The Bedford County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted the county’s fiscal year 2022 budget on Monday.
The general fund will operate on a total of $115,018,179 for FY22.
The Bedford County Board of Supervisors unanimously moved to accept final completion of a broadband project related to fiber installations by Moneta-based internet connectivity provider ZiTEL, LLC, on Monday.
Blue Ridge Towers has responded to a lawsuit from the Bedford County Broadband Authority over management of a broadband tower built in Big Isl…
A new outdoor food court and venue is planned to open on U.S. 221 in Forest in a few weeks.
The Bedford County Board of Supervisors discussed funding the county landfill closure in a work session with county staff on Monday, an endeavor projected to cost at least $9 million to complete.
Demolishing most of an old school building and paying for replacement fire trucks were among the projects Bedford County supervisors considered Monday while discussing the capital improvement plan.
After years of work on Bedford County's broadband initiative, the county is gearing up to transition from Phase One — tower construction phase with Blue Ridge Towers — to Phase Two, or the operational phase, of the initiative with internet service provider BriscNet.
BEDFORD — In a regular meeting Monday night, the Bedford County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution to decrease the persona…
The Bedford County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution Monday urging Gov. Ralph Northam to allow the re-opening of local bus…
When Carol’s Place in Forest announced in March it would be temporarily closing because of the bans put in place by the state surrounding conc…