Henry County

Henry County snack food plant hiring additional workers

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Monogram snacks recently secured some new contracts and needs to add jobs quickly. Managers at the plant in Henry County are looking to fill 100 positions in the next six weeks.  If you are interested in applying for one of the openings, the company is...

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

UPDATED: Appalachian Power, other utilities working to restore power to thousands after storm

WDBJ 7 Anchor/Reporter

Power is slowly being restored after Thursday's severe thunderstorms. Here's a roundup as of approximately 5:00 p.m. on Friday:   - Appalachian Power reports more than 40,300  customers are without power. The company says it has 2,200 crew members...

Tags: Appalachian Power Company, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Renovation, Roanoke County

Virginia voters pick candidates in primary elections

Virginia voters picked candidates in a primary election today. Ralph Northam won the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor. He will face Republican E.W. Jackson in November.   In the Attorney General race, Mark R. Herring will be the...

Tags: Elections, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Politics, Parties and Movements, Primaries

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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: Punishment, Racism, Crimes, Civil Rights, Juvenile Delinquency

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: Entertainment, Theft, Radio

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

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: Prosecution, Murder, Shootings, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Prisons

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: Students, Education, Teaching and Learning, Arts and Culture, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia)

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)