Henry County

New leader named to West Piedmont Workforce Investment Board

Tags: Career and Workplace, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Employment, Employment Opportunities, Small Businesses

Methamphetamine lab discovered in Henry County

U.S. Marshals discovered a methamphetamine lab Friday while searching for a person wanted on unrelated drug charges in Henry County. No arrests have been made. Investigators found the lab in a home in the 200 block of Amos Road in Martinsville....

Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Drug Trafficking

PETA wants turkey business to review practices after Henry County crash

WDBJ7 Reporter

Last month a driver hauling hundreds of turkeys crashed on the way to a slaughter house in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Now, animal rights activists are calling fowl on the company People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, wants the company...

Tags: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Turkey (animal)

Henry County teen who admitted to setting church on fire gets two years in prison

A Henry County teenager who admitted to setting a church on fire because the congregants are black was sentenced to two years in prison Thursday. Jean Claude Bridges pleaded guilty to setting the New Holy Deliverance Outreach Ministry in Axton on fire...

Tags: Religion and Belief, Prosecution, Justice and Rights, Racism, Arson

Bassett man faces burglary, gun charges after two reports of burglaries in Bassett on Wednesday

A Bassett man is in jail facing burglary and gun charges after two burglaries were reported in Bassett on Wednesday. According to a news release, both burglaries took place on Virginia Avenue in Bassett on Wednesday. The first burglary was reported at...

Tags: Radio, Theft, Entertainment

Tractor-trailer carrying nearly 1,000 turkeys crashes, closes one lane of Route 220 in Henry County

A tractor-trailer carrying nearly 1,000 turkeys crashed on Route 220 North on Wednesday morning, forcing one lane to close. The accident happened around 7 a.m. near Route 669 (Murray Hill Road). The tractor-trailer overturned in the median. About...

Tags: Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Virginia Department of Transportation, Turkey (animal)

Police investigate deadly crash in Henry County

Virginia State Police are investigating a deadly crash in Henry County. They say it happened on Route 657 at Route 108 in Henry County around 2:20pm Monday. Troopers say a Toyota Camry ran through the intersection, hit an embankment and drove into some...

Martinsville and Henry County reach out to community to stay healthy

WDBJ7 Reporter

Health officials in Southern Virginia are not letting a recent ranking define access to health care in the region. We first told you last month about a report naming Martinsville and Henry County as two of the unhealthiest places in the state. Since...

Tags: Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Environmental Issues, Conservation

One man dead, another in jail after a shooting in Henry County

A Henry County man is dead after being shot, and authorities have arrested his accused killer. The murder happened arround 7o'clock Friday night in Bassett. Investigators say they arrived at a house on Blackberry Road and found William Doss bleeding...

Tags: Murder, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Shootings

Learning foreign language has advantages outside Martinsville High School classrooms

WDBJ7 Reporter

Thursday, Ana Santiago, a native Spanish speaker, showed her English speaking friends how to bargain. "We're mostly making a traditional Mexican or Hispanic culture Market," Santiago said. Martinsville High School called Thursday, Dia de Mercado, or...

Tags: Language, Education, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Arts and Culture, Students

Southwest Virginia places low in healthcare rankings

WDBJ7 anchor/reporter

New findings released from The Virginia Department of Health show that several southwest Virginia counties are falling short when it comes to medical care. The findings were released through the annual County Health Rankings and Roadmaps.  It's compiled...

Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)

2013 report ranks Henry and Tazewell Counties as least healthy in Virginia

A new report says counties and municipalities in northern Virginia tend to be healthier than their counterparts in the southern part of the state. The report was released Wednesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin...

Tags: Bedford County (Virginia), Pulaski County (Virginia), Dickenson County, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Patrick County