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. Prefer us on Google Learn More 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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