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The Appalachian

Students waiting to board an AppalCart in front of Garwood Hall.

AppalCart adds double-decker bus to its fleet

Madalyn Edwards, News Editor July 15, 2025

Users of Watauga County’s public transportation system will soon have the opportunity to enjoy Boone’s scenic views from a higher vantage point. AppalCart is integrating a new double-decker bus...

The front entrance to Legends. Sep. 15, 2023.

Sinkhole-damaged Legends to be demolished Monday

Abby Buckner, Managing Editor July 7, 2025

Demolition of App State’s Legends is scheduled to begin Monday, following more than a year of closure due to structural damage. The area surrounding the former campus venue has been fenced off and will...

This Week in History: In The Land of Oz: Escape Through Fantasy

This Week in History: In The Land of Oz: Escape Through Fantasy

Brooklyn Smith, Chief Copy Editor June 26, 2025

Brooklyn Smith curated this story by Kathy Gregory, which The Appalachian published June 25, 1970. If you see a real hot air balloon flying overhead, don’t rush to the phone to call your doctor. It’s...

Mayor pro tempore Dalton George hosted a town hall meeting at Lily’s Snack Bar on March 8.

Dalton George announces campaign for Boone Mayor

Matt Howe, Associate News Editor June 18, 2025

Mayor Pro Tempore Dalton George announced on Instagram Saturday he will be running for Mayor of Boone this upcoming election.  George served as a town councilman for the Town of Boone from 2021 to...

Lillie Shull Dougherty as a teenager poses for a portrait, taken around 1888. Dougherty was the wife of Dauphin Disco Dougherty, who served as treasurer and business manager of Appalachian Training School and Appalachian State Normal School until 1929. Courtesy of University Archives, Appalachian State University

Meet Lillie Shull Dougherty, App State’s third founder

Madalyn Edwards, News Editor June 15, 2025

App State was founded in 1899 as Watauga Academy by brothers Dauphin Disco “D.D.” Dougherty and Blanford Barnard “B.B.” Dougherty. But App State had a third founding member that some might describe...

A landslide at milepost 401 of the Blue Ridge Parkway was caused by Hurricane Helene. Courtesy of U.S. National Park Service.

Analyzing Helene’s impacts on Boone eight months later

Colin Wishneski, Senior News Reporter June 10, 2025

In the early morning of Sept. 27, Western North Carolina was hit by Hurricane Helene. The storm brought significant flooding to the Town of Boone. King Street became a waterway, Rankin Hallways flooded,...

Edwin Duncan Hall is under construction on April 15.

How App State’s construction projects have progressed in the 2024-25 school year

Colin Wishneski, Senior News Reporter June 4, 2025

The 2024-25 academic year has been marked by construction projects throughout campus and the Town of Boone. App State’s goals with construction are outlined on their website in a master plan. The...

From left, 2022 App State alumni Seth Samuelson, Emily Doub and Carleigh Scott. Courtesy of Emily Doub.

Yosef: mascot, outdoorsman, wedding crasher

Colin Wishneski, Senior News Reporter May 29, 2025

On April 10, Ansley Puckett and Robert Armstrong were married at The Homewood in Asheville in a simple ceremony, where nothing out of the ordinary transpired.  Afterward, Puckett and Armstrong, two...

Voters stand in line to vote at the New River 3 precinct located at the Watauga Community Recreation Center on Nov. 5.

Jefferson Griffin concedes race, ending legal challenge to Watauga votes

Haley DiFruscio, Political Editor May 24, 2025

Jefferson Griffin conceded the 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court race against Allison Riggs after pursuing a legal case that aimed to nullify over 60,000 votes, including 541 votes from Watauga County. A...

Red Onion closes after 46 years

Red Onion closes after 46 years

Colin Wishneski, Senior News Reporter May 19, 2025

Red Onion, one of the Boone’s oldest restaurants, will close Monday. The announcement was made on their Facebook page on Friday. “After 46 wonderful years of serving our community, we have made...

Students board an AppalCart at Peacock Circle.

AppalCart board votes to adopt Orange Night Owl route

Haley DiFruscio, Political Editor May 9, 2025

The AppalCart Board held a meeting Monday where they voted unanimously to adopt potential route and stop changes for fall 2025, including the addition of an Orange Night Owl route.  This proposed new...

A pedestrian crosses the busy intersection of Howard Street and Depot Street on April 16.

‘Ambitious and optimistic’: Downtown Boone undergoes renovations, rebranding

Ashton Ahart and Jenna Guzman May 8, 2025

Two projects, the Howard Street Revitalization project and the downtown Boone rebranding project, aim to upgrade downtown Boone for locals and tourists alike. The Boone rebranding project started April...

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