Judge John Tyson, running for the North Carolina Court of Appeals, and Judge Eric Levinson, running for Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of North Carolina, visited and toured Boone on Friday in hopes...

In October 2011, Mississippi-born brothers Scott and Steven Prewitt opened up Come Back Shack, a popular Boone business known for its unique take on fast food. Formerly, the brothers worked with a franchise...

Over the first two days of early voting in Watauga County, there were 2,645 votes accounted for on Thursday and Friday, according to the Watauga County Board of Elections. The location with the highest...

The fourth annual Spooky Duke charity race will be held this Saturday at 9 a.m. to raise support and awareness for the Parent to Parent Family Support Network – High Country. The race will have 10K...

Earlier this month, Appalachian State University received two Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, or GEAR UP, grants from the U.S. Department of Education, totaling nearly...

After being involved with service projects for the past several years, freshman communication studies major Kiley Coster said it seemed natural to continue serving the community. Shortly after arriving...

Plemmons Student Union’s Price Lake Room to serve as voting site The North Carolina Supreme Court issued a stay on the lower court Wednesday, shortly after the State Board of Elections unanimously...

Sue Counts, a Boone resident for over 33 years, is running for North Carolina State House this fall with the hopes of winning the representative seat for district 93, made up of Ashe and Watauga counties. Counts...

After being assigned a project focusing on food, food security and awareness for her Activism 101 course, freshman social work major Mkayla Nelson and her group had to think of different ideas that could...

Appalachian State University composted 92 tons of food waste from its dining halls last fiscal year, from July 12, 2013 through June 30, 2014. During that time, a waste audit was written to provide...

Appalachian State University’s debate team competed in a national debate tournament Oct. 17 through 19 at McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois. Mark Bentley, the coach of the debate team, said...