U.S. Magis International, the property’s China-based owner, has engaged a security company and is hiring an architect to come up with a plan for improving the remaining buildings.
Bristol/Abingdon
News from Bristol and Abingdon.
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Town hall on returning stormwater program to DEQ oversight set for Thursday in Washington County
Washington County leaders will discuss their plans to transfer the stormwater program administration back to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
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State Street paving project on Tuesday agenda for Bristol City Council
The city council will hear a presentation on a State Street repaving project, along with other improvements coming in 2026.
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Bristol issues 15-day compliance ultimatum to owner of former college property
Bristol City Manager Randy Eads said Tuesday that the company that owns the long-vacant Virginia Intermont campus has 15 days to take action or the city will seek a court order.
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Bristol City Council considers final approval of unsafe and blighted property ordinance
The resolution is likely aimed at the city’s issues with the former Virginia Intermont College site, which has been vacant for more than a decade.
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Owner of Virginia Intermont property in Bristol still plans to open a business college at the site, attorney says
U.S. Magis says it would fight any attempt by the city to take over the property under a new law, which the owner considers unconstitutional.
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Agenda Bristol: City council to consider change to ordinance dealing with blighted buildings
The move comes after the city’s effort to take control of the former VI College property was stymied; the city is also considering deeming the property “criminally blighted.”
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Owner of former Virginia Intermont campus pays $605,000 in back taxes, just a day after Bristol sought to take over the property
The city had successfully sought state legislation that would have allowed it to gain control of the burned-out property and sell it to a developer.
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Agenda Bristol: Residents can weigh in on improvements to Lee Highway
The changes in the Exit 7 area will improve traffic flow and safety, according to VDOT.
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Bristol officials look toward a new future for Virginia Intermont property
A new law that could give the city control over the burned-out property takes effect Tuesday. City leaders would like to see the site redeveloped.