Henry County volunteer fire departments will begin charging insurance companies for emergency response services, implementing a new revenue stream to support their operations.

There is still no sign of a 79-year-old missing Henry County man who disappeared on Friday.

HENRY COUNTY, Va. – Henry County emergency crews are still responding to storm-related incidents days after the weekend winter storm. While crews have already responded to 264 storm-related incidents in Henry County, a dangerous incident in Pittsylvania County sent a Danville Utilities lineman to the hospital. With only 20% of propane gas left, Carter Wilson and her parents are hitting day 3 of freezing in their Axton home. But with most trees already on the ground, Henry County Department of Public Safety Director Matt Tatum hopes the next storm won’t be as impactful. Nonetheless, Tatum advises people to grab enough food, water and medications to last for 72 hours before the next storm hits.

BASSETT, Va. On Wednesday, Cunningham Tire manager Jamie Clark was most concerned the incoming storm and remnants of Tropical Storm Bertha could bring strong wind. The sound of a pressure washer cleaning mud off tires at Cunningham Tire Wednesday afternoon nearly drowned out the sound of cars going by on Fairystone Park Highway. Tarps had been put up inside Cunningham Tire Wednesday to try to keep rain from getting in. Henry County Public Safety director Matt Tatum estimated Sundays storm caused nearly $1 million in damage countywide. Something else that may help Cunningham Tire is the work VDOT did Tuesday and Wednesday to clean out culverts.