Henry County

Crushing beer cans into a block ready to be recycled is a full time job for workers in the scrap metal business. "We recycle all the scrap metal material that's out there. Ranges anywhere from steel, to aluminum, to copper, to brass. All the way around,"...

Leading the charge is "the trail machine," a piece of equipment that's clearing a path through the hilly terrain, but it can't do the job alone. Following behind is a crew of volunteers equipped with hand tools. They're working with the U.S. Army...

Former Virginia Tech star Orion Martin has been hired as the new head football coach at Martinsville High School. Here is the press release: The Martinsville City School Board on Monday voted to appoint a former Virginia Tech football star to lead...

Sheriff's deputies in Henry County are investigating how a three-year old died. They got a call from Martinsville Memorial Hospital around three Monday afternoon about an unresponsive child who died at the hospital short time later. An autopsy will be...

Hundreds of animals are euthanized every year by animal control sometimes because they're too aggressive and sometimes for no reason. A shelter in Southern Virginia wants to stop those killings.    The Martinsville Henry County Society for the...

A company that runs a customer service center in Martinsville is expanding and plans to add about 100 additional jobs. Faneuil, Inc. already operates a virtual "welcome center" in Martinsville for Dominion Virginia Power customers.  In an expansion...

Virginia's newest United States senator says he's ready to tackle this year's controversial legislation on gun control and continuing debates on the fiscal cliff. On Monday Tim Kaine made his first stop as a U.S. senator to Southern Virginia....

A Collinsville man was killed Wednesday afternoon in a single-vehicle accident in Henry County. Buddy Tuttle was driving on Route 220 North just south of Route 657 when his pick-up truck ran off the road. The truck hit a sign and then went into a ditch....

Uranium mining is one of the most important and contentious issues Virginia lawmakers will tackle during the upcoming session of the General Assembly. The opening round of the battle played out Monday in Richmond. Supporters of the plan to develop a...

Henry County sheriff's deputies are investigating a death in the county. Deputies say George Crum was found dead in his Martinsville home at about 7:00am Monday. The cause of death hasn't been determined yet, but an autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday....

An Axton man died Thursday night after being hit by a car on Route 220 in Henry County. According to Virginia State Police, 46-year-old Vernia Leo Hall II was walking on Route 220 North near Route 667 when he walked in front of a 2011 Chevrolet Cruz....

The death of a six month old baby girl from Axton is being investigated. Deputies were called to a home along Mountain Valley Road and found a family member giving the child CPR.  She was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead....