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.

Hosted at the W.E. Skelton 4-H conference center in Roanoke, the conference will host over 30 speakers on topics ranging from Chinese medicinal herbs to sustainable livestock breeding and selection.

The Burg released a 2015 list of local favorites in 60 categories. In five categories, Bedford County businesses made the top three.

At a recent economic summit for Lynchburg region business leaders, academic economists from ODU reported a slackened pace for the Lynchburg MSA's recovering economy.

Bedford County recognized WFXR News for its Ag Life segment at the station's Grand Opening event on Dec. 15, 2015.