Chancellor Sheri Everts announced Friday in an email that 500 scholarships valued at $2,000 each will be given to students attending App State’s Hickory Campus in the fall. According to the email,...

The university’s online bachelor’s and graduate programs in education, business and nursing ranked among the nation’s best last month for the 2023 year. According to Appalachian Today, U.S. News...

Ransom Pub and Event Venue announced that it will be closing its doors on Feb. 18.  The announcement was made on Instagram Monday. After the business closes, the building will be closed for renovations...

A multi-million dollar remodeling of the first floor of the bookstore is underway, with the goal of increasing revenue, according to the App State’s Future website.  Construction began on Dec. 19...

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...