▁School ▁rock ▁g ym , ▁next ▁to ▁New land ▁Element ary ▁School . ▁Emer gency ▁services , ▁such ▁as ▁fire ▁and ▁first ▁res ponder / res cue , ▁are ▁provided ▁by ▁ten ▁volunte er ▁fire ▁depart ments ▁and ▁a ▁volunte er ▁rescue ▁squad , ▁several ▁of ▁which ▁also ▁operate ▁amb ul ances . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁new ▁public ▁sw imming ▁pool ▁was ▁author ized ▁by ▁county ▁commission ers ▁on ▁land ▁behind ▁New land ▁Element ary ▁School . ▁This ▁will ▁replace ▁the ▁present ▁pool ▁located ▁across ▁from ▁the ▁county ▁office ▁building , ▁which ▁had ▁d eter ior ated ▁badly . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁The ▁county ▁contains ▁local ▁attra ctions ▁such ▁as ▁Grand father ▁Mountain , ▁Grand father ▁Mountain ▁State ▁Park , ▁Lin ville ▁G orge ▁W ilder ness , ▁Lin ville ▁F alls , ▁P is g ah ▁National ▁Forest ▁and ▁the ▁Blue ▁R idge ▁Park way , ▁which ▁all ▁attract ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁visitors . ▁In ▁October , ▁the ▁annual ▁" W ool y ▁W orm " ▁festival ▁at ▁the ▁old ▁school ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁B anner ▁El k ▁draw s ▁world ▁visitors ▁who ▁come ▁to ▁see ▁c ater p ill ar ▁races ▁that ▁loc als ▁happ ily ▁claim ▁can ▁predict ▁the ▁sever ity ▁of ▁coming ▁winter s ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁fur ▁co ats ▁of ▁the ▁w orm s . ▁The ▁Grand father ▁Mountain ▁High land ▁Games ▁is ▁held ▁each ▁year ▁the ▁first ▁full ▁week end ▁after ▁July ▁ 4 ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁Scottish