The North Carolina Attorney General held a press conference Tuesday at noon to discuss his new initiative and to work with local law enforcement. Attorney General Jeff Jackson held the conference at the Watauga County Administration Building to talk about and answer questions on his latest initiative called “Safe to Rebuild.” “What you’re seeing is law enforcement speaking with one voice....

The bitingly cold wind did not deter volunteers from showing up on Saturday for the biannual Boone Clean-Up Day.  This event, which is held every year in both the spring and fall, kicks off the two-week “Litter Sweep” period where community members are encouraged to pick up litter and debris. Volunteers were invited to visit the Public Works Department to get assigned a location to clean,...

Around a year ago, the caretaker of App State’s ducks was given a feature story in The Appalachian that led to the creation of the App State duck committee. Daniel Byrd is the executive director of teacher education at App State and has worked as the voluntary duck caretaker for ten years. When he first took hold of the position, he paid out of pocket for the duck’s necessities. The food, vet...

App State’s College Democrats held a rally Wednesday afternoon against the congresswoman from North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District, Republican Virginia Foxx, for her inactivity in her home district. Foxx’s challenger in the upcoming 2026 election, Democrat Chuck Hubbard, took the opportunity to make the first public appearance since announcing his campaign on March 3. “We have great...

The North Carolina Court of Appeals issued a decision Friday for the Griffin List legal dispute that has not yet been announced and is not in full effect. During the November 2024 election, Jefferson Griffin lost the race for Associate Justice Seat 6 to incumbent Allison Riggs by 734 votes. Griffin sued the North Carolina State Board of Elections, challenging over 60,000 North Carolina votes to...

Western North Carolina coffee shop Talia Espresso has permanently closed its Boone location, with its last day of operation being Tuesday.  The shop, which opened in 2020 and is located at 444 W. King St., announced its closure on social media April 2. The owners of Talia Espresso did not respond to comment by time of publication regarding the reason behind the closing.  Cadell Perry is...