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BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office was asking for the public’s help in finding a missing juvenile who ran away from her home in the Goodview area of Bedford County, but she was found safe. The juvenile had been last seen in Bedford...

Bedford County, Virginia has high school basketball games on the schedule today, and information on how to stream them is available below. Follow high school basketball this season on the NFHS Network! Keep tabs on your family or alma mater and tune in!. Bedford County, Virginia High School Boys Basketball...

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Some staff in Bedford County will be seeing an increase in pay starting in December. During Monday night's board of supervisors meeting, county leaders voted to approve a 2% pay increase for certain members of staff. According to Bedford County Director of Finance Ashley...

BEDFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - Though the Matts Creek Fire is now fully contained, officials say the chances of another wildfire starting are high due to the dry and windy conditions. This is why many counties in our hometowns are under burn bans. First responders say following the burn ban can...

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — The Bedford County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to have the county draft a petition to Governor Glenn Youngkin to ask him to declare the county as a disaster area. During Monday night's meeting, the board voted 7-0 to send the petition after dealing...

The Matts Creek wildfire first discovered on November 12th is 100% contained as of today, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Two weeks ago, the fire had spread to 15 acres of national forest land, but low humidity combined with the drought and high winds made it difficult to get under control. Officials said that the area affected reached over 11,000 acres. Heavy rains that entered the area late Monday, November 20th and continued through Tuesday night came at the perfect time, giving firefighters and the community a much needed break.

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-9th District) and Congressman Bob Good (R-5th District) visited the Matts Creek fire area in Bedford County Monday to discuss plans for the National Forest. “Just the fact that everybody was working together, this is really a lot of good news where...

The Bedford County Board of Supervisors is working on expanding broadband internet access. Several projects are underway, thanks to contracts signed with ZiTel, Shentel, and RiverStreet Networks in 2022. These contracts were funded by grants from the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATI) of the Department of Housing and Community Development.

Officials said Monday that the blaze, which began earlier this month and grew to more than 11,000 acres, now is 100% contained. The post Appalachian Trail near Matts Creek Fire to reopen Tuesday appeared first on Cardinal News.

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - The Matts Creek fire in Bedford and Rockbridge counties is fully contained as of Monday evening, according to the US Forest Service November 27. As of Monday morning, the fire was 95% contained after burning 11,020 acres (about 17 square miles). That’s up from 93% Sunday. The size of the fire hadn’t spread since last week.

Update: The Matts Creek wildfire that spread through just more of 11,000 acres in Bedford and Rockbridge counties is 95% contained, according to the most recent update from the U.S. Forest Service, George Washington and Jefferson National Forest. The Type 3 Incident Management Team's goal on Nov. 27 is to...

The Matts Creek wildfire that spread through just more than 11,000 acres in Bedford and Rockbridge counties was 100% contained Monday afternoon and Petites Gap Road is now open, the U.S. Forest Service announced. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny...

Matts Creek Fire 95% Contained