The university will launch its first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Climate Survey Thursday, according to an email sent out by Chief Diversity Officer Jamie Parson. In the email sent out Wednesday,...

Auntie Anne’s and co-brand Jamba Juice will open a  location between February and March located at 819 Blowing Rock Road. Auntie Anne's, known for their hand-baked pretzels, and Jamba Juice for their...

App State adopted a new five-year strategic plan, which will guide the university from now through 2027, according to Friday’s email from Chancellor Sheri Everts.  The new plan being recognized is“Empowering...

Boone Town Council unanimously passed an ordinance Wednesday protecting Boone’s residents from discrimination.  The ordinance aims to protect citizens on the basis of:  Race. Natural hair...

Kaitlyn Potochnik curated this story by  Sherrie Huffman which The Appalachian published Jan. 27, 1998. Last semester, outside vendors Chick-Fil-A and Stone Willy’s Pizza were opened on Appalachian...

Applications for the App State Hickory campus are now open, according to an email from Chancellor Sheri Everts Jan. 20.   Written in the email from Everts, “staff are on-site Monday through Friday,...

After two years of operations, Boonie’s Chicago Style Pizza, located at 610 Blowing Rock Road, will close Jan. 31.  “The rent was the biggest deciding factor,” said Erin Quigg, assistant general...

The Appalachian Scholarship Application Portal, also known as ASAP, streamlines scholarships to students, offering more opportunities to find scholarships that were under-applied to in the past.  ASAP...

Amid the beginning of the pandemic on March 3, 2020, the North Carolina Democratic Primary was well underway.  For Bill Toole, a Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, the day would lead to...

App State’s Campus Dining seeks to serve all students through informing and assisting students with food allergies involving intolerances and special diets, according to Campus Dining.  Even so,...

Two roommates were in their hometowns for the holidays when they each received a call from a neighbor. It was a call no one wants to hear: their apartment had flooded. On the night of Christmas Eve...

In preparation for the upcoming 2023-24 school year, the Appalachian Scholarship Application Portal for continuing students opened Dec. 1. The portal will remain open with many scholarship opportunities...