Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations for our Annual Chamber Awards. Now it's time to vote! Support your fellow Chamber members by voting for the finalist in these categories: Award for Outstanding Customer Service in the Retail, Service and Hospitality industry, Award for Business of the Year and Award for Community Impact.
The purpose of Business Before Hours is to provide members of the Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce the opportunity to enjoy networking in an informal setting. We realize that the Business After Hoursschedule and/or environment doesn’t always work for all members. Therefore, we have Business Before Hours as an alternate networking event.
Hosting a Business Before Hours gives the host business a chance to showcase their organization to the business community. Business Before Hours are scheduled quarterly in March, June, September and December. Hours are from 8:00 am – 9:30 am unless otherwise specified. We have 2 open dates available for hosting if you are interested. Please call Cathy Barker at 828-295-7851 for more information.
Economic Kickoff Breakfast
The 6th Annual High Country Economic Kickoff Breakfast is Thursday, January 20th at 7:30am.
UPDATE: Tickets are now available to attend either unperson or virtually. You can switch your ticket to virtual if you've already purchased an in person ticket.
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute’s Small Business Center offers free workshops, one-on-one assistance and many more services to help local small businesses. To reserve a seat at one of the free workshops, call 828-726-3065 or visit www.cccti.edu/smallbusiness to register.
With unpredictable staffing and abrupt changes in travel patterns due to covid-19, restaurant hours have been changing often. The Chamber of Commerce is currently maintaining a listing of Blowing Rock restaurant hours. The hours are updated weekly. Bookmark this page for reference so you can help your guests and customers when they are looking for dining!
In areas with substantial and high transmission, the CDC recommends that everyone (including fully vaccinated individuals) wear a mask in public indoor settings to help prevent the spread of the Delta variant, and to protect others. Watauga County is considered an area of High transmission.
AppHealthCare offers COVID-19 testing by drive-thru Monday through Friday 8:30-10:00am at each of our clinic locations. No appointment is needed.
Professionals in the High Country MLS sold a total of 3,222 residential listings worth $1.43 billion by the year’s end. Home sales volume totaled $1.18 billion the previous year. The High Country MLS records for 2020 reported 3,269 total residential properties sold. The number of High Country homes sold was down a mere 1.4 percent this year from 2020, however the sales value was up 20 percent, a pattern noted across the US according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The agency also stated that the price increase accounted for the largest annual home price increase in the history of the agency’s House Price Index.
The Blowing Rock Rotary Club is hosting a Blood Drive at the American Legion on Tuesday, January 18th from 11:30am - 4:00pm.
Contact Melissa Pickett for an appointment at 828-773-76-43.
High Gravity Adventures
Commit to spending more time outdoors this year by taking advantage of our 2022 Pre-Season Sale! Enjoy 15% off Advance Tickets and Season Passes that you can use between now or anytime this year. Advance Tickets are perfect for treating yourself or gifting a ticket to a friend or loved one.
Only a limited number of tickets are available, so reserve online today!
Watauga County Parks and Recreation hosts second annual “Food for Friends” drive
For the second year, Watauga County Parks and Recreation will host its “Food for Friends” drive. Watauga County residents are invited to make donations of non-perishable food items at the Watauga Community Recreation Center between December 13 and February 11 to benefit Hospitality House, Hunger and Health Coalition and Casting Bread.
According to Stephen Poulos, director of Watauga County Parks and Recreation, “Last year the community gave around $1,250 and over 1,875 pounds of food. We are excited to see how the community responds this year.”
More events and updates can be found on our online calendar.
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