Established in 1754, Bedford County is currently the fifth largest county by land area in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with a population of more than 80,000. The county has seen a 25 percent increase in population growth since 2000, according to census data. Bedford County is located centrally to the cities of Lynchburg (to the east) and Roanoke (to the west). While agriculture continues to be a
powerhouse in the county's economy, the tourism and retail industries are flourishing as well, anchored by residential growth and scenic destinations such as the Peaks of Otter and Smith Mountain Lake. Bedford County is also rooted in its history--from Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest retreat home to the National D-Day Memorial. For more information about Bedford County, visit www.bedfordcountyva.gov.
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Bedford County Policy Regarding Moderation of Third-Party Content
Bedford County welcomes use of our website and various social media sites by the public to comment on matters. County staff moderate the County’s online discussion sites, as they are not traditional public forums. Accordingly, comments or other content posted by users on the County’s website and/or social media sites are subject to viewpoint-neutral reasonable regulations. Please note: if you post a comment, the County reserves the right to delete submissions that:
• Contain nudity or obscenity
• Contain personal identifying information or sensitive personal information
• Contain offensive language that targets or discriminates on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical or intellectual disability or s*xual orientation or such other protected classes
• Are threatening, harassing or is a personal attack
• Incite or promote violence or illegal activities
• Contains information that reasonably could compromise individual or public safety
• Contains false information
Further, the county also reserves the right to delete comments that: (i) are spam or include links to other sites; (ii) are clearly off topic; (iii) advocate illegal activity; (iv) promote or oppose particular services, products, or political organizations and candidates; or (v) infringe on copyrights or trademarks. The County reserves the right to work with local community groups, partners, stakeholders, and businesses to amplify messaging that will benefit the Bedford County community. The County will not promote:
• Discriminatory pages or events of any kind
• Political Parties pages or events
• Events that would cause harm, promote violence or illegal activities
Repeated violation of this policy subjects the offending user to being banned from use of the county’s social media sites. The views and comments expressed on the county’s social media sites do not reflect the opinions and positions of the county or its officer and employees and are not to be construed as an endorsement of the same, implied or otherwise, by the county, or its officers and employees. If you have any questions about this policy, please contact [email protected].
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Bedford County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, s*x, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetics, protected veteran status, s*xual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions (including lactation), or any other basis prohibited by Federal or State law.”
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, discipline, termination, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
