Foscoe Companies News

BACCF Receives Gift From Missy Harrill to Support Watauga County Childcare Centers

Originally posted by Boone Chamber on August 31, 2026. BOONE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION RECEIVES $50,000 GIFT FROM FOSCOE COMPANIES OWNER MISSY HARRILL TO SUPPORT WATAUGA COUNTY CHILDCARE CENTERS Gift will fuel a $62,500 allocation from Early Childcare and Development Fund to local childcare centers BOONE, NC –The Boone Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation announced today that Missy Harrill, owner of Foscoe Companies, has made a generous $50,000 contribution to the Early Childcare and Development Fund. This

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Spirit of Boone: 77th Annual Membership Meeting Community Award Winners Announced

Originally posted by Boone Chamber on August 11, 2026. Spirit of Boone is the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Membership Gathering, holding it’s 77th event on Thursday, September 24. The evening includes a special tribute to the 2026 Community Award Recipients. These leaders have played a significant role in supporting the prosperity of our community and will be recognized and celebrated as honored guests. Alfred Adams Award for Economic Development: STICK BOY BREAD COMPANY/HATCHET COFFEE Kathy Crutchfield Citizen

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App State Athletics Announces Jersey Patch Partnership with Foscoe Companies

Originally posted by Appstate Sports on 8/20/2026   BOONE, N.C. – App State Athletics and Foscoe Companies have announced a multi-year jersey patch sponsorship, enhancing the longstanding partnership between the two brands. Through the agreement, a Foscoe Companies jersey patch will be worn on the uniforms of all men’s and women’s basketball student-athletes for the next three seasons. “We are incredibly grateful for the way Foscoe Companies continues to invest in App State,” Director of Athletics Doug

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Rob Garrett Joins Foscoe Companies, Expanding Foscoe Realty Team in the High Country

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Blowing Rock, NC – February 6, 2026 Foscoe Companies, the parent company of Foscoe Realty and Development, is pleased to announce that respected High Country real estate professional Rob Garrett has joined the Foscoe Realty team, marking a significant new chapter for both Garrett and the growing real estate firm. After more than a decade of success working alongside longtime partner Gwen Steele, Garrett is moving forward with renewed momentum while honoring

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All Five Foscoe Realty & Development Agents Named to High Country Top 50 Realtors List

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Banner Elk, NC –January 14, 2026 Foscoe Realty & Development is proud to announce that all five of its real estate professionals have been recognized in the prestigious High Country Top 50 Realtors list for 2024, as honored by Movement Mortgage at their seventh annual awards event. The distinguished honorees from Foscoe Realty & Development include: Emily Bish Trey Boggs Leah Grove Jay Harrill Jen Quattlebaum This remarkable achievement marks 100% of

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Foscoe Companies President Missy Harrill Makes Personal $50,000 Gift to Strengthen Watauga County Childcare Centers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – BOONE NC December 8, 2025 Foscoe Companies announces that President Missy Harrill has made a $50,000 gift to the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Early Childcare and Development Fund. Her contribution will provide immediate support to licensed childcare centers across Watauga County during a period of significant financial strain for the industry. Harrill’s personal donation is paired with additional Foundation resources totaling $62,500, allowing funds to be distributed directly to

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Foscoe Companies: Resilient in the Face of Tragedy – Hurricane Helene Recovery Efforts in Full Swing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 15, 2024 Boone, NC – On September 27, 2024, Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, causing mass flooding, landslides, and widespread power outages in both Avery County (Banner Elk and Linville areas) and Watauga County (Boone and Blowing Rock areas). Despite the unprecedented destruction, Foscoe Companies, the developer of Echota and The Bluffs at Blowing Rock, and owner of Foscoe Rentals is determined to press forward, supporting the region’s recovery while

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Harrills Commit $1 Million toward App State Basketball Practice Facility

BOONE, N.C. – With great excitement, App State Athletics has announced that Missy Harrill and sons Jay and Brad have made a $1 million commitment in support of men’s basketball and the naming of the Mark E. Harrill Basketball Practice Facility, which was approved by the Appalachian State University Board of Trustees on Friday. “The support of our loyal alumni has long been instrumental in the development of our nationally recognized athletic programs,” Chancellor Sheri

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The Best From High Country Magazine: Mark Harrill and Echota – The Visionary of a Peaceful Haven

Published: Friday, June 12, 2015, at 3:25 pm By Jesse Wood (reprinted from The High Country Magazine, April / May 2015) As kids, Jay and Brad Harrill grew up on the Echota community located in and along the ridges between Foscoe and Valle Crucis. They spent many days playing on the big construction equipment and digging in the dirt as children. Now as teenagers, Jay, 19, and Brad, 16, want to be a part of

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Echota Families and Friends Donate 500 Pounds of Food to Hardin Park Elementary Distribution Program

Published: Monday, July 23, 2012 Echota’s annual Fourth of July celebration was a welcome reprieve from June’s soaring temperatures in western North Carolina and it also benefited local school children. More than 500 people escaped the steamy humidity in the lower elevations and attended Echota’s family-focused event bringing food donations for the Hardin Park Elementary School food distribution program. Held high in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Boone where the air is cooler and the

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