Megan Schnabel

Bristol is split between Tennessee, which has a near-total ban on abortion, and Virginia, where it remains legal. Anti-abortion activists want to bar future abortion clinics from opening in VA.

Bristol is split between Tennessee, which has a near-total ban on abortion, and Virginia, where it remains legal. Anti-abortion activists want to bar future abortion clinics from opening in VA.

In the three plus decades since the Virginia Inland Port opened, economic development has followed. A second may open near Lynchburg or Bristol.

The owners of the building claim the clinic concealed the fact that it performs abortions. The clinic owner denies this.

The owners of the building claim the clinic concealed the fact that it performs abortions. The clinic owner denies this.

State Sen. Todd Pillion, R-Washington County, says he’ll push for a “substantial” budget amendment to pursue more study of a second inland port.

The six-month delay in bringing legal action against Bristol Women’s Health should bar the landlords from terminating its lease, the response by the clinic’s lawyer says.

AFID was created 10 years ago to boost agriculture and forestry businesses that would otherwise be too small to qualify for state incentives.

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The town has paid down its debt and hired several new employees, and it’s pursuing a number of revitalization projects. “I don’t think anyone expected us to come back,” says Pound’s vice mayor.