AppHealthCare identified two individuals in Watauga County with COVID-19 it announced in a press release Tuesday. The first individual is a Watauga County resident with a travel history. AppHealthCare...

At Tuesday’s media briefing, Gov. Roy Cooper, joined by state public health and emergency officials, announced his newest executive order that prohibits utility disconnections for the next 60 days. His...

For App State students, life in Boone gave them a sense of community, but when the COVID-19 virus forced colleges across the country to close, students found themselves stuck at home and isolated from...

Nursing students will no longer report to their clinical hospital placements beginning March 30. Multiple hospitals canceled their student programs before App State’s department of nursing announced...

The UNC System changed its enrollment requirements for students applying to a UNC System school due to the coronavirus postponing or canceling SAT and ACT testing.  Each UNC System university can choose...

Effective 5 p.m. March 31, all residents and non-residents of Watauga County arriving for overnight stays are ordered, while present in the Watauga County, to self-quarantine for 14 days or until 7 days...

As more and more people are diagnosed with the new coronavirus across the country and in North Carolina, Watauga Medical Center is preparing for more cases. Vicki Stevens, Appalachian Regional Healthcare...

Across the country, “Social Distancing” guidelines are protecting lives from COVID-19. Keeping distance from others, and staying home are ways citizens have learned to “flatten the curve.” While...

With warm weather and the impending stay-at-home order beginning Monday afternoon, many people took to popular hangout spots like the Old Dam and Trash Can Falls Saturday. As people flocked to those...

Watauga County, in conjunction with the Towns of Beech Mountain, Blowing Rock, Boone and Seven Devils, will close all playgrounds, courts and picnic shelters, effective March 30 at 12 p.m. until further...

Updated with more information from AppHealthCare on student having symptoms when tested.  AppHealthCare informed App State leadership Saturday morning that the fifth coronavirus case announced on...

Governor Roy Cooper issued a stay-at-home order for the state of North Carolina this afternoon. This order comes after several counties, like Dare, Durham, Forsyth, Mecklenburg and others issued stay-at-home...