Even at 3,333 feet above sea level, two aquarium store owners managed to bring the saltwater lifestyle to the mountains of Boone. App State alumni find themselves back in the heart of Boone, obtaining...

All five Boone Town Council seats and Boone mayor were up for grabs on Election Night Nov. 2. These results come after all of Boone's precincts finished reporting Tuesday night. Mayor Tim Futrelle Boone...

Todd Carter won a seat on the Boone Town Council Nov. 2 with 25.52% of the vote.  Carter is the chief development director of the Hospitality House of Northwest North Carolina and founder of the High...

Virginia Roseman was reelected to Boone Town Council Nov. 2 with 25.15% of votes.  Roseman has lived in Boone since 2008. She worked for Horn in the West for eight years, according to High Country...

Jon Dalton George kept his seat on Boone Town Council Nov. 2 with 24.15% of the votes. The alumnus and community activist from Midway, North Carolina was appointed to Town Council to fill in the remainder...

Rebecca Nenow won one of the two unexpired seats on the Boone Town Council Nov. 2 with 32.63% of the unexpired term votes. Nenow has lived in Boone since 2005. A graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, she owns...

Tim Futrelle, running unopposed, won the election for Boone mayor Tuesday night.  The 46-year-old Democrat won with 95.1% of the votes. A Verizon Wireless employee and food service supervisor at...

This page will be updated with Watauga County election results as they are reported. Polls closed at 7:30 p.m. This story was last updated at 9:35 p.m. This is the final update now that all eight of...

The accusations App State has been accused of improper political behavior by multiple community members.  On Oct. 11, senior political science major Adam Zebzda requested the university investigate...

Leading up to the Watauga County 2021 municipal general election Nov. 2, The Appalachian sent each candidate the same questions via email, asking what motivated them to run for their positions and how...

Leading up to the Watauga County 2021 municipal general election Nov. 2, The Appalachian sent each candidate the same questions via email, asking what motivated them to run for their positions and how...