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The Appalachian

The Student News Site of Appalachian State University

The Appalachian

Watauga County Board of Elections certifies 2022 election results

Watauga County Board of Elections certifies 2022 election results

The Watauga County Board of Elections certified the 2022 general election results for the county Nov. 18. Candidates had until 5 p.m. Monday to request a recount of votes. The following are official...

Chosen first name initiative to include dean and chancellor’s lists

Chosen first name initiative to include dean and chancellor’s lists

Kaitlyn Potochnik, Reporter November 21, 2022

Students can now apply to have their chosen name shown on App State’s dean’s list and chancellor’s list, as of Nov. 15. According to an email sent out by the Office of Diversity and Office of...

The Watauga County Farmers’ Market.

Free farmers market to be held on Sanford Mall

Emily Milano, Reporter November 17, 2022

The Office of Community-Engaged Leadership is holding a free farmers’ market on Sanford Mall Friday from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.  There will be a variety of fresh vegetables and fruits from local farms...

Expansion will take place on U.S. 321/U.S. 421 toward Vilas, widening the road from two lanes to four lanes.

US 321/US 421 expansion to impact local landowners, cost $92.6 million

Will Hofmann, Enterprise Editor November 16, 2022

New plans for the U.S. 321/U.S. 421 expansion project, running through Vilas to Boone’s N.C. 105 Bypass, show how the project will impact local landowners as the project aims to resolve current and anticipated...

The owners of Portofino property plan to tear it down to build a boutique style hotel. Until then, Cafe Portofino will remain boarded up as life progresses past it.

Plans of hotel to replace Cafe Portofino

Jenna Guzman, Former Editor-in-Chief November 15, 2022

The property owner of Cafe Portofino proposed a new building with a new purpose to replace the restaurant, according to a meeting agenda for the Boone Historic Preservation Commission. The proposed...

This week in history: Bus transit system planned for Boone

This week in history: Bus transit system planned for Boone

November 15, 2022

Kaitlyn Potochnik curated this article by Mark Bumgarner which The Appalachian published on Nov. 14, 1974. Support was obtained for a Community-University Transit System Monday in a joint meeting at...

University Highlands, an off-campus apartment complex located in Boone, won best off-campus housing complex in Best of Boone 2022.

What to consider during the off-campus housing search

Madalyn Edwards, News Editor November 14, 2022

The search for off-campus housing for next academic year has begun, leaving students with many options to consider during their search.  In previous years, the number of students searching for housing...

Zach Coltrain, a 20-year-old music major at App State, is youngest ever to run for Virginia’s House of Delegates, pictured at Durham Park.

App State student sets record as youngest-ever House of Delegates candidate

James Moser, Reporter November 13, 2022

A 20-year-old App State student is making history as the youngest ever candidate to run for office in the Virginia House of Delegates.  Zachary Coltrain, a music therapy major, is campaigning in Virginia’s...

Jackson Lackey, the 18-year-old leader of canvassing for the Watauga Democratic Party, hands out pamphlets behind Plemmons Student Union, Nov. 8, 2022. Some electioneers are on campus working for over 12 hours straight on the days leading up to election day.

PHOTO GALLERY: A journey through Election Day

Evan Bates, Photojournalist November 9, 2022

As voters made their way to polls throughout the day and into Tuesday night, electioneers, officials and workers in the Watauga County Courthouse were hard at work. From bouquets of signs pitched across...

2022 Election: local unofficial results

2022 Election: local unofficial results

All reported numbers will be from the North Carolina State Board of Elections or Watauga County Board of Elections. The Appalachian will not call winners of a race unless there is a statistical certainty...

2022 Election: State unofficial results

2022 Election: State unofficial results

All reported numbers will be from the North Carolina State Board of Elections or Watauga County Board of Elections. The Appalachian will not call winners of a race unless there is a statistical certainty...

2022 Election: Federal unofficial results

2022 Election: Federal unofficial results

Gabrielle Troutman and Sarah Brittain November 8, 2022

All reported numbers will be from the North Carolina State Board of Elections or Watauga County Board of Elections. The Appalachian will not call winners of a race unless there is a statistical certainty...

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