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 Bedford County Coyote Lottery, which aims to manage the growing threat of coyotes on county livestock, has finished its fourth annual event and announced its cash prize winners. This year, a total of 82 coyotes were killed and checked in at Bedford Southern States. With four cash prizes available, Kelsy Padgett won $250, Gery

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.

Applications opens for vendors for 2016 USDA Farmers Market with 32 spots available in weekly day and night markets on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.