In combination with students returning to campus and the surging delta variant, The Appalachian is tracking COVID-19 cases and vaccination rates for App State, surrounding county deaths, active cases and...

App State and AppHealthCare will pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at their vaccine clinics while the dose is investigated for rare blood clots. The Food and Drug Administration...

The North Carolina commissioner of prisons addressed vaccine reluctance, COVID-19 safety challenges, and the struggles incarcerated people and prison staff face in a Zoom presentation to the App State...

With all adults in North Carolina eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine April 7, drugstores, schools and health departments across the county are coming together to get their community vaccinated. Here...

Gov. Roy Cooper announced Thursday that all North Carolina adults will be eligible for a  COVID-19 vaccine beginning April 7.  The rest of Group 4, which includes college students living in dorms,...

Students learned of surprise direct payments Wednesday afternoon, thanks to the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. Students will get a direct payment of $525 if they are receiving the Pell...

The “new normal” may be over soon according to a recent message from Chancellor Sheri Everts. Everts announced in her weekly update to campus Friday night that students can expect the next semester...

Students have six weeks left to complete their third semester in COVID-19. While the pandemic has changed lives for over a year now, students are still balancing academics, jobs, extracurriculars, relationships,...

On-campus students will be eligible to receive a free COVID-19 vaccine through the university starting April 7.  An individual in a congregate living setting, like a residence hall, falls under Group...

Gov. Roy Cooper announced in a press conference Wednesday all adult North Carolina residents will be eligible to receive the vaccine by May 1 regardless of, status or condition.  Cooper also updated...

App State held its first COVID-19 vaccination clinic March 11 and 12; workers exhausted the entire supply and vaccinated 680 people.  Because the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services...

A student stands in front of a classroom. The eyes of other students, not much younger than her, stare back. When she finishes her 10-hour day, she’ll go home, sleep and repeat until the weekend when...