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Editor’s Note: In the recently produced 2022 Best of Avery special publication, several award winners were inadvertently omitted from the final published list of winners. The following is the final
50 years ago: The April 22, 1971, edition of The AJT featured an picture entitled âCircus comes to town May 1.â Pretty girls and funny clowns are the frosting for the circus cake. The D.B. Wharton Circus comes to Newland Saturday, May 1, to present performances afternoon and evening all under the Big Top at the Showgrounds in Newland. The circus is sponsored by Newland Volunteer Fire Department. Performances will start promptly at 2 and 8 p.m. Doors will open one hour earlier to allow time to visit the big circus sideshow and see the animals.The fast-moving performances run 1.5 hou...
AVERY COUNTY â The Economic Development Committee convened for its monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 30, in which members discussed ways to be attract businesses to the county, as well as updates on new businesses. Updates on the changes to the websites of Avery County and the Chamber of Commerceâs websites are ongoing. Visitors to the countyâs page will be linked directly to the chamberâs site when they click on the link that reads âEconomic Development.â The chamber has been focused on improving the information in order to better attract businesses, entrepreneu...