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Dorothy E. Papa, 89
Dorothy Elizabeth Papa, 89, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, of respiratory failure at Meritus Medical Center. Born Dec. 5, 1923, on a small farm between Buffalo Mills and Hyndman (Bedford County)...
Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), American Legion, Medical Specialization, Bedford County (Pennsylvania), American Red Cross
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Dorothy E. Papa
janeth@herald-mail.comDorothy Papa learned her work ethic on the farm during her childhood in Bedford County, Pa., then later after she and her husband bought a farm on Alternate U.S. 40 between Funkstown and Boonsboro. “She grew up on a farm and ended up on a farm,&...Tags: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Italy, Pneumonia, Bars and Clubs, American Red Cross
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UPDATE: Liberty University will not pay for upgrades to Bedford County lake
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefThe future of state policy could hinge on what happens at Ivy Lake in Forest. State regulators believe the lake's dam is insufficient and needs improvement. "Those regulations are really bad policy and they may be illegal," said David Corry, general...Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Government, Nelson County, Politics, Lakes and Ponds
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UPDATED: Thousands of Appalachian Power customers experiencing power outages due to wind, storms
Thousands of people are without power after Thursday's storms. According to the Appalachian Power website, as of 5:35 p.m., here are some of the latest outage numbers: -In Roanoke County, more than 17,000 customers do not have electricity. -In...
Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Roanoke County, Montgomery County (Virginia), Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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Bedford residents say dangerous intersection needs improvement in wake of deadly wreck
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefPeople living near the scene of a deadly accident in Bedford County are calling for safety improvements. Mariah Skalka was driving on Route 122 near Bunker Hill Wednesday night when she hit a truck. Her passenger, Elizabeth Wilson, was killed. The...Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Virginia Department of Transportation
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UPDATED: Police identify two killed in Bedford County crash
Police have released names of those involved in Wednesday night’s double fatal in Bedford County. According to the Virginia State Police, Mariah Skalka, 21, was traveling her Plymouth Breeze eastbound on Route 122 near Joppa Mill Road around 7:15...
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State Police investigate suspicious package in Bedford County
State Police are investigating a suspicious package in Bedford County. It was found in the 44-hundred block of Perrowville Road in Forest just before 11:30 Wednesday morning. The item was found in a mailbox. Bedford County deputies called the...
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Sheriff's office searching for man who robbed Bedford convenience store
Bedford County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public's help with finding a man who robbed a convenience store in Forest Monday night. Someone from the QuikE Food Mart in Forest called 911 at 10:05 p.m. Monday to report the robbery. According to a...
Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Theft
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Bush clan attempts to settle in Kentucky
Harry Enoch, Sun columnist and local historian, has prepared a series of articles from his upcoming book about one of the area’s most important pioneers, Capt. Billy Bush. Southwest Virginia Castlewood on Clinch, 1771 After Billy Bush left home,...
Tags: College of William and Mary, Lee County, War of 1812, Culpeper County, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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UPDATE: Wreck that killed driver at Route 460 sobriety checkpoint Friday night labeled as suspicious
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — A fatal wreck at a sobriety checkpoint on U.S. 460 is being investigated as suspicious. Virginia State Police First Sgt. Michael Bailey says a vehicle driven by 25-year-old Emerson Evans was traveling about 50 miles per hour...
Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Virginia Department of Transportation
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Record number of turkeys harvested during 2013 spring
A record number of turkeys were harvested during the 2013 spring season, according to the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The 2013 harvest of 19,265 birds exceeded the previous number (18,345) set in 2002. Bedford County recorded the...
Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Southampton (Southampton, Virginia), Halifax County, Franklin County (Virginia), Lifestyle and Leisure
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Montvale man faces charges after high speed chase
A man who led a Bedford County deputy on a high speed chase faces a number of charges. On Thursday around 9:30 p.m., a Bedford County deputy sheriff saw a motorcycle traveling east on 460 west of Montvale traveling 79 mph. According to the news...
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