CAROLYN R. WILSON
Special to the Bristol Herald Courier
BRISTOL, Va.—— Now that land has been gifted, blueprints drawn up and a contactor chosen, there’s nothing stopping a national nonprofit organization from locating in Washington County, Virginia.
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