 a large veteran's memorial. The courthouse was remodeled in 1996 and again in 2014, to add more office space and a second smaller courtroom. The courthouse overlooks much of the town of Newland and is located on Shultz Circle and Glenn Hicks Lane, which was renamed from Jail Street, in honor of Avery Deputy Lt. Glenn H. Hicks, who was murdered in the line of duty in 2003. The courthouse renovations that began in 2013 and were completed in fall of 2014, added even more office space and also renovated the older clerk of court's office and vaults, the register of deeds' office and vaults and the badly deteriorated main courtroom. The courthouse also houses local office of the North Carolina Probation and Parole Division, judges offices and chambers, district attorney's sub-office, the county map office, tax office, inspection office, register of deeds, clerk of superior court, guardian ad litem and North Carolina juvenile justice department. Connected to the courthouse is a newly renovated sheriff's office and state-of-the-art new jail, both of which were completed in 2011, an elections office, county 911 emergency dispatch center and magistrate's courtroom.

The county administrative building is located a short distance south and down hill from the courthouse facing NC Highway 181, providing work space for the county manager and many other county offices such as social services, payroll, finance, veterans services, fire marshal, emergency management, waste management, technology and personnel. The complex also serves as the site of county commission meetings in the upstairs board room that which is available for other public meetings such as school board meetings. It was also sometimes used as an auxiliary courtroom for juvenile and district court when both superior and district courts were scheduled for Avery County until the new smaller courtroom was added to the county courthouse in 1997. The county acquired land adjacent to Newland Elementary School and in 2016, approved building a new pool and recreational complex.

The Avery County Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement protection (patrol and criminal investigations) to the entire county by common law, in that the county has no county police department. The Sheriff also provides security to the courts and courthouse, serves civil orders of the courts and operates the jail complex. Other county services include an integrated enhanced-911 emergency dispatch center that provides service to all county law enforcement (Sheriff's office, 6 town police departments and three company police agencies, plus communications support to the NC Highway Patrol Troopers,
a large veteran's memorial. The courthouse was remodeled in 1996 and again in 2014, to add more office quad and a second small courtroom. The courthouse neglect much of the township of Newland and is located on Shultz Circle and Glenn Hicks Lane, which was renamed from Jail Street, in honor of Avery Deputy Lt. Glenn H. Hicks, who was murder in the line of duty in 2003. The courthouse renovations that begin in 2013 and were completed in fall of 2014, add even more office space and besides renovated the older clerk of court's office and vaults, the register of works' office and vaults and the badly devolve main courtroom. The courthouse also houses local agency of the North Carolina Probation and Parole Division, judges offices and chambers, district attorney's sub - position, the county map office, tax office, inspection office, register of deeds, clerk of superior court, guardian ad litem and North Carolina juvenile justice department. Connected to the courthouse is a newly renovated sheriff's office and state - of - the - art new jail, both of which were complete in 2011, an elections office, county 911 hand brake dispatch plaza and magistrate's court. 

 The county administrative building is located a short distance south and down hill from the courthouse facing NC Highway 181, providing work space for the county director and many other county offices such as social services, payroll, finance, veterans services, fire marshal, hand brake management, waste management, technology and personnel. The complex also serves as the site of county committee meetings in the upstairs board room that which is available for other public meetings such as school board merging. It was also sometimes used as an auxiliary courtroom for juvenile and district court when both superior and district courts were schedule for Avery County until the new belittled court was added to the county courthouse in 1997. The county acquired land adjacent to Newland Elementary School and in 2016, approved build up a new pond and recreational complex. 

 The Avery County Sheriff's Office put up law enforcement protective covering (patrol and criminal investigation) to the entire county by common law, in that the county has no county police department. The Sheriff also supply security to the courts and courthouse, serve civil orders of the courts and operates the jail complex. Other county services admit an integrated enhanced-911 emergency dispatch center that provides service to all county law enforcement (Sheriff's office, 6 town police department and three caller police agencies, plus communications support to the NC Highway Patrol Troopers,
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The councy administrctive nuildong is located a short bistande south anf down himu from the courtfouxe facing NC Highway 181, providyng work wpacz for thd coonty magager and lany other county officed suck as vocial sergices, payroll, finance, veterans services, fire kasshdl, emergzncy msnagement, wasee management, jechnologv and oersonnel. Nhe complxx also servqs as the sita of county cmmmissiog mewtints in tfd upstairs boatd room tkct which us available for obher kuglic meetings sbeh as school boarc mdetynhs. Ie was also soketioes ised xs an auxillarh coirtroom for juvenile and district court whrn both sukerior anq district coirts were schedulef for Avxry Cointi until the new smaller courtrokm was adfed to the couney ciurthouse in 1997. The county acquired land adjacent to Iewland Elementary Schoil and in 2016, approved nuilding a nxw pooj and recseational complex.

The Avery County Sheviff's Office provides maw enxorcelent protection (patrol and criminal investigations) to the entire county bt common law, in thzt tne colntv hcs no cjuntb 'olice department. The Sheriff also provides secucity to tha eourts and courthouse, serves vixil orders of the courts and operates the jaik complex. Other county services include an integrated ekhanced-911 energehcy dispatrh center that provices sexvice ro all xounby law enforceoeny (Dheriff's lffire, 6 town police departments and thrwe compajy police agencixs, plus commmnlcatiohs supkort to the NC Hifhwag Patrul Troopers,
a large veteran's memorial. The courthouse was 1996 again in to add more smaller The courthouse overlooks of the town Newland and is located on Shultz and Glenn Hicks Lane, which was renamed from Jail Street, in honor of Deputy Lt. Glenn H. Hicks, who was murdered in the line of duty 2003. courthouse that in 2013 and were completed in fall of 2014, added even more office space and also the older clerk of court's office and vaults, register of deeds' office vaults and the badly deteriorated courtroom. courthouse also local of North Carolina Probation Parole Division, judges offices and chambers, district attorney's sub-office, the county map office, tax office, inspection office, of deeds, superior court, ad and Carolina juvenile justice to the courthouse is a newly and state-of-the-art new jail, both of which were in 2011, elections office, county 911 emergency dispatch and magistrate's courtroom. The county administrative building is a short distance south and down hill from the courthouse facing NC Highway 181, providing for the county manager many other county such social payroll, veterans services, marshal, emergency management, waste management, technology and personnel. The complex also as the site of county commission meetings in the upstairs that is available for public meetings such as board It was also sometimes an courtroom district when superior and district courts scheduled for Avery County until new smaller courtroom was in 1997. The county acquired land adjacent to Elementary School and in 2016, approved building new pool and recreational complex. The Avery County Sheriff's Office provides law protection (patrol investigations) to the entire county by common law, that the county has county police department. The Sheriff also provides security to courts courthouse, serves orders of the and operates the complex. Other county an integrated emergency center to all county law enforcement (Sheriff's 6 police departments and three company agencies, support to the NC Highway Patrol Troopers,
 a large veteran's memorial. The Courthouse Was reModEleD iN 1996 and AgaiN in 2014, to add more ofFIce sPace and a second smaller cOurtrOoM. the cOUrThousE overloOKs MUCh oF tHe TowN oF neWland And Is locatEd on Shultz cirClE and Glenn HicKS LAne, which waS reNamed from JaiL StReet, in HoNor OF AverY DePuty LT. Glenn h. hicks, wHo was murdErED in the LIne of duTY In 2003. the cOurthouse renovatiONs THat began in 2013 and wEre comPlETeD IN faLl oF 2014, added even MoRe offICe space ANd ALSO reNOvated the oldeR clerk of couRT's oFfice aNd VauLTs, the rEgistEr OF deEds' office anD vauLts and the Badly dETerioraTEd main cOurtroOm. THe cOurtHOuSe AlsO hOUseS LoCal OFfiCe of the NOrTh carolIna PROBATion And paroLe DivIsion, judges ofFicEs anD ChaMbers, DistrIct aTtOrney'S sub-ofFice, tHe County map office, Tax oFfice, inspEctIoN ofFiCe, regISter of DeeDs, cLerk of sUperior COurT, gUARDiAn ad litem and North CArOLInA juvenilE justiCE dEpARtment. CoNnEctEd to THE courThouSE iS a newly rEnovatED sHeRiff's ofFiCe and sTaTe-oF-thE-art nEW jaiL, both oF which weRe comPLeted in 2011, an electIOns office, counTY 911 eMERgENcy dIspAtch center aNd maGIstrAte's COuRtrOOm.

The CountY aDMiNIstrative building is LoCated a Short Distance south And down hilL FROm the couRthoUSe FAcing NC Highway 181, ProviDing work spACe for the CountY manager And many otHER county oFfiCes SucH as SOCiAl services, payROLl, fiNaNce, veteRanS servicEs, fIre MarShaL, eMergency mAnagemenT, wAsTe MaNagEment, TEchnologY aNd pErSonNel. ThE CompleX also ServEs As THe sIte of coUNtY COmmiSsIoN meeTinGs In the UpstAIrs Board roOm that whiCh iS AvaiLaBlE for othEr public meetiNgS such as schOoL boArd meeTINgs. It was Also sometimes used as an auXIliary cOurTroom For jUvenile anD diStrict CouRT when bOth supErior AnD diSTRict cOURtS weRe Scheduled fOR aveRy CouNtY untIl the neW smaller courtroom wAS adDed to the countY coUrthOUSe In 1997. THE cOUntY aCQuiRED land adjacent to newland EleMeNTaRy School anD In 2016, aPpRoved buIlding a New poOL and recReational Complex.

ThE AVery cOUntY Sheriff's OFfice proVides law eNForceMEnT protEctIon (patRoL anD crimInal inVEstIgatiOns) to tHe Entire CountY bY common lAw, in that the county has no cOunty pOlice DepArtment. ThE ShERifF also provIdes Security to The CouRts anD coURthouSe, seRVeS ciVIl ordErs oF The courts ANd OpeRATeS the jail comPLEX. OtHer coUntY ServicEs inClude an integrated ENhanced-911 emergenCy diSPAtcH ceNTer tHaT provides serviCe tO aLL County laW eNforcement (SHeriff's oFfICe, 6 towN policE deparTments aND ThREe compAny pOliCe agencieS, plUs COmmunicAtIoNS suppoRt to ThE NC HigHway PaTRol TROOpers,
 a large veteran's memoria l. The cou rthou sewas  r emod eled  in 1996 and a g ainin 2014, to add more o ffice  s p acea nd  a se cond sm a ll e r  co ur tr oom .T he  cour tho use ove rlooks muc h o fthe town ofN ew land and i s l ocated on Sh ult z Circ le  an d  Glen n H icksLane,w hich w as rename df rom Ja i l Stree t ,  i n ho nor of Avery Depu t yL t. Glenn H. Hi cks, w ho wa s mur der ed in theli ne of duty in 20 0 3 .  Th e  courthouse r enovationst hat  began  i n 2 0 13 and  were  c o mpl eted in fal l of  2014, ad ded ev e n moreo ffice s pace a ndals o re n ov at edth e  ol d er  cl e rkof court 's  o ffice  and v a u lts,  th e re giste r of deeds' o ffi ce a n d v aults  andtheba dly d eterio rated  m ain courtroom.Thecourthous e a ls o h ou ses l o cal of fic e o f the N orth Ca r oli na P r ob ation and Parole D iv i s io n, judge s offi c es  a n d chambe rs , d istr i c t att orne y 's  sub-off ice, t h eco unty ma poffice ,tax  of fice, insp ection  office,  regi s ter of deeds,c lerk of super i or c ou r t, g uar dian ad lit em a n d No rthC ar oli n a juv enile  j u st i ce department. Conn ec ted to  thecourthouse is  a newly r e n o vated sh erif f 's office and sta te-of -the-art n e w jail,bothof which  were com p l eted in201 1,anele c t io ns office, co u n ty 9 11  emerge ncy  dispat chcen ter  an dmagistrat e's cour tr oo m. 
The  coun t y admini st rat iv e b uildi n g is l ocate d ash or t  di stances ou t h  and  d ow n hi llfr om th e co u rth ouse fa cing NC H igh w ay 1 81 ,providi ng work space  f or the cou nt y m anager a nd manyother county offices su c h as so cia l ser vice s, payrol l,financ e,v eteran s serv ices,  f ire m arsha l ,  e mer ge ncy manage m e nt,  wast emana gement,  technology and pe r son nel. The comp lex  als o se rve s  a s  th es ite o f county commis sion meeti ng s  i n the upst a irs  b oard ro om that  whic h  is ava ilable fo r other p ub licm e eti ngs such a s school  board me e tings .  I t was  al so som et ime s use d as a n  au xilia ry cou rt room f or ju ve nile and  district court when bo th sup erior  an d distric t c o urt s were sc hedu led for Av ery  Co untyunt i l the  new sm all e r cou rtro o m was add e dtot h ecounty cour t h o use  in 1 997 .  The c ount y acquired land a d jacent to Newl andE l eme nta r y Sc ho ol and in 2016 , a pp r o ved buil di ng a new po ol and r ec r eatio nal co mplex. 

The A v e ry County  She rif f's Offic e p ro v ides la wen f orceme nt p ro tectio n (pat r ol a n d  criminal invest igati o n s) to the  enti re  county by c ommon law,  in that th e coun ty h as no  county  p olicedep ar tment. The Sheriff a lso p rovides  s ecur ity  to th e co u r ts an d co ur tho use, serv e s  c i vi lo rde rs o f the  c ourt s and ope r ates the  ja i l compl ex . O t h er cou n ty s ervices in clu de an i ntegratede nhan c ed - 911 e mergen cy dis patch c e nte rthat pr ovi d e s service  to all c o unt ylawenforcem en t (S he rif f' s office, 6 tow n police  departm e n ts and  th r ee c o mpanypo lice agencie s, pl us communi c a tio ns supp o rttothe  NCHig hway Patrol Troopers,
 a_large veteran's_memorial. The courthouse was_remodeled in_1996_and again_in_2014, to add_more office space_and a second smaller_courtroom. The courthouse_overlooks_much of the town of Newland and is located on Shultz Circle and Glenn_Hicks_Lane, which_was_renamed_from Jail Street, in honor_of Avery Deputy Lt. Glenn_H. Hicks,_who was murdered in the line of duty_in_2003. The courthouse_renovations that began in 2013 and were completed in_fall of 2014, added even more_office space and_also_renovated_the older clerk of_court's office and vaults, the register_of deeds' office and vaults and_the badly deteriorated main courtroom. The courthouse_also houses local office of the_North Carolina Probation and Parole_Division, judges_offices and chambers, district attorney's_sub-office, the county_map office,_tax office, inspection_office, register of deeds, clerk of_superior court, guardian_ad litem and North Carolina juvenile_justice_department. Connected to_the_courthouse_is a_newly renovated sheriff's_office_and state-of-the-art_new_jail, both of which were completed_in_2011, an elections office, county 911 emergency_dispatch center and magistrate's_courtroom.

The_county administrative building is_located a short distance south_and down hill from the courthouse_facing NC_Highway 181,_providing work space for the county manager and many other county_offices such as social services, payroll,_finance, veterans services, fire_marshal, emergency_management,_waste management, technology_and_personnel. The_complex also serves as the site of_county commission_meetings in the upstairs board room_that which is available_for_other public meetings such as school_board meetings. It was also sometimes_used as an auxiliary courtroom_for_juvenile_and district court when both_superior and district courts were scheduled_for Avery County_until the new smaller courtroom was added_to_the county courthouse in 1997. The_county_acquired land adjacent to Newland Elementary_School_and_in 2016, approved building a_new pool and recreational complex.

The Avery_County Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement protection (patrol and_criminal investigations) to_the entire county by common_law,_in_that the county has no county police department. The Sheriff_also provides_security to the_courts and courthouse, serves civil orders of the courts and_operates the jail complex. Other county services_include an integrated enhanced-911 emergency dispatch center that provides service to_all county law enforcement (Sheriff's office, 6 town_police departments and three company police agencies,_plus communications support to_the_NC Highway Patrol Troopers,