North Carolina state government announced that the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children would be temporarily suspended during the government shutdown, according to WVEC....

The controversy experienced by the Watauga County Board of Elections has prompted a small group in Watauga County to petition the North Carolina Board of Elections for the removal of two county board members....

  Cartoon: BRIDGET MUNDY, Editorial cartoonist

  Cartoon: ANDREW COX, Editorial cartoonist

Before bigger issues emerged to capture the time and attention of North Carolina legislators, the issue of immigration reform stood as a major item on the annual agenda. For many outside groups, this...

The effects of the recent government shutdown are negative and far-reaching. However, North Carolina representatives, specifically the ones that represent Appalachian State University and the surrounding...

  Cartoon: BRIDGET MUNDY, Editorial cartoonist

  Cartoon: ANDREW COX, Editorial cartoonist

  Cartoon: BRIDGET MUNDY, Editorial cartoonist

  Cartoon: ANDREW COX, Editorial caroonist

Things are about to get a lot tougher for students in North Carolina public schools. The North Carolina Board of Education voted unanimously Oct. 3 to approve scoring standards, which, if they had been...

When Gov. Pat McCrory signed House Bill 74 on Aug. 23, he passed legislation allowing students and student organizations to use attorney or non-attorney advocates in some parts of student conduct. The...