RUOnlineVA will provide a platform for Virginia residents and businesses to notify the Commonwealth whether or not they have access to broadband Internet connections.

Blue Ridge Optics, an industry leader in laser optics and thin film coatings, will expand its business in Bedford, adding up to 15 jobs and an investment of more than $1 million.

The funds are intended to increase the number of RA programs within the public and private sectors.

The “Southside Viticulture Primer” will be held April 13, 2016 from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm at The Homeplace Vineyard, 568 Rigney Circle, Chatham, VA.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Monday, February 29, that Bedford County will receive $600,000 in Industrial Revitalization grant funds.

After a 45-year hiatus, the Bedford County Fair joined the VAF and left its first annual conference with 6 different awards.

Kelly Harmony, who is a native of Bedford, was sworn in on January 20, 2016.

This grant will be utilized to establish a Zero Interest Loan Program to assist entrepreneurs and will accelerate the economic revitalization.

The program will require participants to attend one class a week from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. to learn about flux-cored arc welding and gas metal arc welding.

Georgia-Pacific is launching a year-long commemoration throughout 2016 to honor the mill.