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🌱 How Bedford firefighters handled a dangerous CO leak with no injuries
Greetings Bedford! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Bedford firefighters handled a dangerous CO leak with no injuries
- How a Walmart skimming scheme led to Bedford County jail time
Also on today's calendar: Liberty Minutemen vs Rustburg Devils and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 50 and low of 43 degrees.
- Friday: Strong winds; mostly sunny, temps: high: 50, low: 28.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 51 and low of 37 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bedford Fire Department responds to Carbon Monoxide leak at Spring Oak, no injuries reported (wsls.com) — Residents at Spring Oak at Bedford, the Elks Home, were safely evacuated Wednesday evening after the Bedford Fire Department found dangerously high carbon monoxide levels in one wing of the building. Crews, staff, and a maintenance company quickly located and fixed the boiler-related leaks, ventilated all affected areas, and cleared the scene in about four hours with no injuries reported. 
• Man pleads guilty to credit card skimming at Virginia Walmarts (wset.com) — Bedford County residents should know a man tied to a multi-locality credit card skimming scheme received a seven-month sentence there, on top of a 10‑month jail term from a Lynchburg conviction. Authorities say he placed skimmers at Virginia Walmarts to capture card data via Bluetooth, and he still faces related charges in several other jurisdictions.
📸 Around Bedford
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Upcoming Events in
Bedford
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★ Featured events ★
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Tai Chi at the Library
Bedford Central Library, 321 N Bridge St, Bedford
9:30 am
Friday December 19
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Other local events
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End of 2nd 9 Weeks
Bedford County Alternative Education Center Bedford, VA 24523 -
Liberty Minutemen vs Rustburg Devils
Liberty High School , 100 Liberty Minutemen Dr , Bedford
5:30 pm -
Festival of Trees
Bedford Area Welcome Center , 816 Burks Hill Rd , Bedford
9:00 am -
Cowboy Christmas — Reba Farm Inn
Reba Farm , 1099 Reba Farm Ln , Bedford
11:00 am -
Festival of Trees Bedford VA 2025
816 Burks Hill Rd , Bedford
2:00 pm -
Mizfit Cosplayers of VA
Forest Library , 15583 Forest Rd , Forest
6:00 pm
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Confessions of a Colorholic
Montvale Library , 11575 W Lynchburg Salem Turnpike , Montvale
2:00 pm -
The Night Owls | Palmera House
PALMERA HOUSE - Retail & Cafe , 2307 Bedford Ave , Lynchburg
7:00 pm -
Doves & Dragons: Harps and Harpsichord Music Holiday Special
Forest Library , 15583 Forest Rd , Forest
12:00 pm -
Saturday with Santa
Forest Library , 15583 Forest Rd , Forest
1:00 pm -
Holiday Candlelight Wine Dinner
Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest , 1776 Poplar Frst Pkwy , Lynchburg
6:30 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- If you have lost any keys today on or around Pinecrest Ave.
please let me know and I can help you get them back. (Nextdoor Main)
- Ruby Tuesday, Inc. posted a job opening for Server Assistant in Bedford. Apply here.
- Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Bedford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bedford here.
🗞 Nearby News
Forest
- KeyBank Lends $25M for Virginia Multifamily Property Buy (commercialobserver.com)
- Virginia football to play 9-game ACC schedule in 2026 (newsadvance.com)
Lynchburg
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-- The Patch AM Team
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