Mind Your Business - A Podcast Series produced by the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce

It's not hard to imagine the color scheme behind the brand of Mountaineer Tavern, one of Boone's newest restaurants, and a business that has attached itself to its core audience -- supporters of App State Athletics. This association is not just about making a wise business decision. The roots of the Mountaineer Tavern project started to grow inside Broome-Kirk Gymnasium, as a young Mark Harrill fell in love with App State sports, in particular the basketball team. Today the Harrill Family, an...

Pull up the headlines from any day of the week, and chances are something related to healthcare is listed among the topics. As part of the 4th annual State of the Community luncheon, UNC Health Appalachian President/CEO, Nathan Nipper, presented on the latest developments within UNC Health Appalachian, and how systems across the country are thinking about staffing and delivery of services. On this week's Mind Your Business, we'll hear Nipper's remarks from the event, and how Western Nort...

October is PRIME TIME in the High Country for visual wonder, culinary joy, and a genuine connection to all of the good that arts and culture bring to our world. October 17-18th is widely viewed as Peak Weekend in the High Country, both for viewing the autumn leaves and experiencing two of the most unique festivals North Carolina has to offer. On this week's Mind Your Business, we give you the scoop on the 47th annual Valle Country Fair, staged annually in beautiful Valle Crucis, and Banner El...

The Boone Area and Blowing Rock Chambers of Commerce present the 2026 Watauga County Meet the Candidates Forum. This episode features candidates running for the Watauga County Board of Commissioners District 1 Adam Hege (D) Rick Woods (R) District 2 Savva Kostis (R) Ray Russell (D) All archives for each race are available at boonechamber.com. Support the show Support the show

The Boone Area and Blowing Rock Chambers of Commerce present the 2026 Watauga County Meet the Candidates Forum. This episode features candidates running to represent Watauga County in the NC Senate & House races. NC Senate District 47 Ralph Hise (R) (I) Frank Hughes, III (D) NC House of Representatives District 93 Ray Pickett (I) (R) Charlie Wallin (D) NC House of Representatives District 87 Iris Bender (D) Destin Hall (R) (I) Candidates in bold attended the event. All a...