Three App State faculty members attended the 26th annual United Nations climate change conference, also known as COP26, which was held in Glasgow, Scotland, Oct. 31 through Nov. 13. The members...

The university is offering support to students, faculty and staff in light of the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict and the verdict in the death of Ahmaud Arbery.  Interim Chief Diversity Officer Jamie Parson...

App State students will soon be able to attend in-person classes outside of Boone. Chancellor Sheri Everts announced App State’s future campus in Hickory Friday. The university purchased the former...

Rusty Estes and Beau Estes cut down an 18 ½-foot Fraser fir Christmas tree on their farm in Jefferson Wednesday and sent it to the White House.  The father and son duo won the National Christmas Tree...

University employees can expect a 5% salary increase over the next two years in alliance with the proposed state budget Gov. Roy Cooper is expecting to sign later in the week. In accordance with the...

Watauga County issued civil penalties to The Cottages of Boone in the maximum amount for non-compliance following solid waste issues and several instances of spilling wastewater, according to a Nov. 16...

The Boone Town Council Cultural Advisory Board met Monday to discuss upcoming community events like concerts, holiday events and improvements to historic properties such as The Jones House.  CAB appropriates...

Congressional candidate Jasmine Beach-Ferrara visited App State Wednesday to speak with the App State College Democrats and Boone residents.  Beach-Ferrara, a Democrat and Buncombe County commissioner,...

Jane Trivette was 19 and had $300. This is how she started to open Highway 194 Grocery store. A story that started 50 years ago with her husband, Allen Trivette. Jane Trivette tells this story sitting...

A professor is sharing positive stories about Native American history for students in Appalachia. Allen Bryant, associate professor in the Reich College of Education, said as director of the Gadugi...

Two App State faculty organized a town hall meeting Oct. 27, inviting the community to discuss the overcrowding Boone has recently experienced due to increased university admission and town expansion.  Clark...

App State’s Renewable Energy Initiative hosted a fall forum Friday, addressing active sustainability efforts at the university and in the greater community.  REI is a student-led organization on...