9 0 s ▁and ▁torn ▁down . ▁Other ▁major ▁employ ers ▁are : ▁the ▁A very ▁County ▁School ▁System , ▁May land ▁Community ▁College , ▁C annon ▁Memorial ▁Hospital , ▁Le es - Mc R ae ▁College , ▁A very ▁County ▁government , ▁I ' m ▁glad ▁Food , ▁Low es ▁Food s , ▁Un imin , ▁various ▁large ▁tree ▁far ms ▁and ▁min ing ▁operations ▁which ▁are ▁also ▁important ▁local ▁employ ers . ▁ ▁A ▁priv ately ▁operated ▁A very ▁Fair ground s ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁V ale ▁Road ▁just ▁outside ▁the ▁New land ▁city ▁limits . ▁It ▁is ▁fund ed ▁both ▁by ▁allocated ▁county ▁funds ▁and ▁private ▁fund ing ▁and ▁controlled ▁by ▁a ▁fair ▁board . ▁The ▁A very ▁County ▁Agricult ural ▁and ▁H ort icult ural ▁Fair ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁annual ▁event ▁in ▁early ▁September ▁of ▁each ▁year ▁and ▁draw s ▁huge ▁crow ds ▁to ▁the ▁site ▁for ▁r ides , ▁displays ▁and ▁other ▁events . ▁ ▁A very ▁County ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁ 4 2 0 ▁count ies ▁and ▁eight ▁independent ▁cities ▁that ▁fall ▁into ▁the ▁App al ach ian ▁Region ▁as ▁defined ▁by ▁the ▁US ▁Government ' s ▁App al ach ian ▁Regional ▁Council ▁( AR C ). ▁AR C ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁President ▁Ly nd on ▁B . ▁Johnson ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁address ▁pover ty ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 ▁Eastern ▁states ▁of ▁App al ach ia . ▁A very ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁" Trans itional " ▁by ▁the ▁AR C . ▁Based