The Children's Council of Watauga County continues to provide valuable resources for the youngest members of our community and important outreach for the families raising them.

Executive Director Elisha Childers visits with us this week to discuss how The Children's Council has risen to the various challenges brought along by COIVD-19. Like many non-profit support agencies, The Children's Council is getting creative with fundraising opportunities. Elisha provides information on Bid With A Purpose, an online auction event running November 12-20 that will help support the various forms of outreach this agency provides in our community.

For more information, please like/follow The Children's Council on Facebook and Instagram! 

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Sample the flavors of the High Country with the High Country Dining Pass.

Ben Cox, owner of High Country 365, joins us to discuss how this pass can not only serve as your passport to great food, but will also serve as a much needed fundraiser for our local schools.

The High Country Dining pass offers BOGO meals at a wide variety of restaurants, from fine-dining to fast food in Watauga, Ashe, and Avery counties. 

• Buy one meal get the second of equal or lesser value, FREE.
• Some restaurants offer unlimited use coupons, some offer multiple use coupons  (boxes with numbers indicate multiple uses.) and some restaurants offer one-time use.
• You have 1 year to use the Dining Pass. It expires on December 31, 2021.
• Bonus pass only available as supplies last.

Mind Your Business is produced weekly thanks to a partnership between High Country Radio and Appalachian Commercial Real Estate.

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One of the most popular topics of conversation among Boone and Watauga County residents over the last few weeks has centered around the operation and regulation of food trucks.

We have been presented a lot of feedback on this issue over the last few weeks, some based on the facts of the process, and some working on assumptions and false information about what is indeed being discussed and what comes next.

We use this week's podcast to provide clarity on the context of this important community discussion in an effort to help residents craft informed opinions about this complex issue.

Lane Moody, Downtown Coordinator for the Town of Boone, and staff for the Downtown Boone Development Association joins us to elaborate on when and where the conversation about food truck regulation started, what options and action points are being discussed, how quickly we could see action, and most importantly, how you can have your voice heard as part of the ongoing process.

Mind Your Business is produced each week through a partnership between High Country Radio and Appalachian Commercial Real Estate.

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Civic organizations play an important role in a the development and well-being of our communities. Fundraising efforts and special projects often provide items or services that could otherwise not be provided.

The Boone Sunrise Rotary Club is set to host it's annual Fruit Sale, using 100% of the profits to impact local projects and outreach opportunities. To view the ordering information, please click here.

Ben Henderson, former Boone Sunrise Rotary Club President and current Fundraising Chair explains the ordering process for 2020 and tells us what community programs have been impacted by this important fundraising work over the last several years.

Mind Your Business is presented each week through a partnership between Appalachian Commercial Real Estate and High Country Radio.

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Open enrollment season is upon us and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina is among the many providers helping customers understand important deadlines, changes in coverage, and information that can help you make an informed decision about health care coverage for you and your family.

Wayne Randall, Manager of the BCBSNC Boone Center joins us this week to review open enrollment deadlines for Medicare and customers under 65 years of age, how BCBS is helping customers with payment for COVID-19 testing and treatment, and how telehealth is helping change the way customers are interacting with health care providers.

Mind Your Business is presented each week thanks to a partnership between High Country Radio and Appalachian Commercial Real Estate.

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For the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic, Watauga County has seen a steady rise in positive cases.

Jennifer Greene, Director of Public Health for AppHealthCare, shares her thoughts on the change in trajectory, the critical importance of contract tracing, and what the community can do to help reverse the course of this rise in spread of the virus.

She will also discuss what local health officials are doing to help businesses make operational decisions related to staffing and employee safety, what testing procedures are now available in the area, and how local partners are working to increase distribution of educational information about how to slow the spread.

Mind Your Business is produced each week thanks to a partnership between High Country Radio and Appalachian Commercial Real Estate.

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The 2020 Watauga County Meet the Candidates Forum was hosted Thursday, October 1st, by the Boone Area and Blowing Rock Chambers of Commerce at the Appalachian Theatre in Boone. 

Listen to the session for candidates running for Watauga County Board of Commissioners:

District 1

• Carrington Pertalion (D)
• Todd Castle (R)

District 2

• John Welch (D) (I)

District 5

• Charlie Wallin (D) (I)
• Bart Keller (R)

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The 2020 Watauga County Meet the Candidates Forum was hosted Thursday, October 1st, by the Boone Area and Blowing Rock Chambers of Commerce at the Appalachian Theatre in Boone.

Listen to the session for candidates running for the North Carolina House of Representatives and North Carolina Senate races:

NC Senate - District 45

• Deanna Ballard (R) (I)
• Jeanne Supin (D)

NC House of Representatives - District 93

• Ray Russell (D) (I)
• Ray Pickett (R)

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The 2020 Watauga County Meet the Candidates Forum was hosted Thursday, October 1st, by the Boone Area and Blowing Rock Chambers of Commerce at the Appalachian Theatre in Boone. 

Listen to the session for candidates running for the Watauga County Board of Education:

• Steve Combs (I)
• Marshall Ashcraft
• Jason Cornett
• Ronny Holste

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The 2020 Watauga County Meet the Candidates Forum was hosted Thursday, October 1st, by the Boone Area and Blowing Rock Chambers of Commerce at the Appalachian Theatre in Boone.

Listen to the session featuring candidates running for the US House of Representatives - NC5th District:

• Virginia Foxx (R) (I)
• David Wilson Brown (D)

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