Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina Sept. 27, causing devastation, destroying homes and roadways. With many areas inaccessible by car, volunteers have taken to the skies to get supplies to those in need.  The Lincolnton-Lincoln County Airport in Lincolnton has transformed its typical daily operations to provide support. Each day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. volunteers gather to collect and sort...

A water test conducted at Appalachian Heights Residence Hall, the Student Recreation Center, Trivette Hall and Holmes Convocation Center found higher than the “allowable limit” of haloacetic acids in a water sample.  According to a campus-wide update, haloacetic acids or HAA5s are a “byproduct of the chlorination process.”  According to a notice posted on multiple buildings across campus...

From President Richard Nixon to the Boone Town Council and from front-cover cartoons to interactive online graphics, The Appalachian has provided election coverage throughout its rich history. In honor of its 90th anniversary and the upcoming 2024 presidential election, The Appalachian compiled highlights from various decades of the paper’s election coverage. The  way The Appalachian reported...

Whether it be local to App State’s campus or Boone, or it’s a national or international issue, Sanford Mall and the pavements of App State have beared witness to dozens of marches, hundreds of chants and thousands of signs and heard the voices of student activists. Stepping back in time through The Appalachian’s coverage, App State students of the early 1960s protested issues revolving around...

Polls opened at 9 a.m. today for early voting in Watauga County. Polls are open until Nov. 2 at 3 p.m.  There are six early voting locations across Watauga County. The Blue Ridge Ballroom in the Plemmons Student Union is one of six early voting sites. Eleven people were in line outside the student union voting site before it opened. Tyler Brown, a junior sustainable development major, was one...

The food scene in downtown Boone has long been a source of pride for the town. As Boone has been rocked by major changes such as the population growth of the town, the rapid growth of App State and the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants in Boone have had to adapt. “The size of the college has grown tremendously,” said Michael Bosse, the manager at Macado’s, a chain restaurant based...