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- Why Bedford supervisors just doubled down on Second Amendment sanctuary status
- How did Bedford County handle sentencing in this Walmart skimming case?
Also on today's calendar: Cowboy Christmas — Reba Farm Inn and 1 more event.
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📰 News we're reading
• Headlines from across the state: Drunk raccoon found in liquor store is a repeat offender, officials say; more … (cardinalnews.org) — Bedford County supervisors have reaffirmed the locality’s status as a Second Amendment sanctuary, a move highlighted in a statewide roundup of notable Virginia stories. The brief also points readers to other regional developments in education, politics, and the economy, but Bedford’s gun-rights stance is the key local takeaway for residents. 
• Man pleads guilty to credit card skimming at Virginia Walmarts (wset.com) — A man who placed credit card skimmers at Virginia Walmarts has pleaded guilty in Lynchburg and is drawing different sentences across the region, including seven months in Bedford County. Bedford-area shoppers should know investigators say skimmers captured card data via Bluetooth, and related cases are still pending in several other Virginia localities.
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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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Cowboy Christmas — Reba Farm Inn
Reba Farm , 1099 Reba Farm Ln , Bedford
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Festival of Trees Bedford VA 2025
816 Burks Hill Rd , Bedford
2:00 pm
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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SRMS Girls Basketball @ Home vs Forest
Staunton River Middle Moneta, VA 24121
5:30 pm -
Basketball: Boys JV Game vs Patrick County (Home)
Staunton River High School
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SRMS Boys Basketball @ Home vs Forest
Staunton River Middle Moneta, VA 24121
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Basketball: Boys Varsity Game vs Patrick County (Home)
Staunton River High School
7:00 pm -
Girls Night Out the Show® at Trading Post (Lynchburg, VA)
Trading Post Music Hall , 1222 Main St , Lynchburg
8:00 pm -
Confessions of a Colorholic
Montvale Library , 11575 W Lynchburg Salem Turnpike , Montvale
2:00 pm -
Fellowship of Christian Athletes Courts of Faith (Main Gym)
Staunton River High Moneta, VA 24121
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Read & Relate Book Discussion Group @ SRML
Staunton River Memorial Library , 500 Washington St , Altavista
10:30 am
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
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🗞 Nearby News
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- KeyBank Lends $25M for Virginia Multifamily Property Buy (commercialobserver.com)
- CASEY: Reader knocks The Roanoke Times' metro columnist and his $500,000 salary (newsadvance.com)
Lynchburg
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