Featured Top Story Harbor Freight, car wash open in Wytheville BY MILLIE ROTHROCK | Staff Jul 21, 2021 Jul 21, 2021 0 Mountain Edge Express Car Wash opened this month at 200 E. Commonwealth Drive above Sheetz. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BY MILLIE ROTHROCK | Staff Harbor Freight, a car wash, a sewing center, an expanding martial arts center and a closing UPS store are making business news this month.kAmkDEC@?8mw2C3@C uC6:89E %@@=Dk^DEC@?8mk^AmkAmw2C3@C uC6:89E @A6?D :? E96 @=5 v@@5J’D =@42E:@? @? $2EFC52J[ pF8] f[ 2E g 2]>] %96 (JE96G:==6 DE@C6[ =@42E65 2E ``dd }] cE9 $EC66E[ :D E96 bbC5 w2C3@C uC6:89E %@@=D DE@C6 :? ':C8:?:2] %96 ?6H DE@C6 3C:?8D 2AAC@I:>2E6=J ad\b_ ?6H ;@3D E@ E96 4@>>F?:EJ] %96 DE@C6 H:== 36 @A6? D6G6? 52JD 2 H66< 7C@> g 2]>] E@ g A]>] |@?52J E9C@F89 $2EFC52J[ 2?5 7C@> h 2]>] E@ e A]>] @? $F?52J]k^Am kAm“(6’C6 C625J E@ D6CG6 2?5 56=:G6C G2=F6 E@ 4FDE@>6CD :? 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