A double-decker bus isn’t something people expect to see when they come to Boone, but AppalCart will put the town on the map for it nonetheless.  AppalCart introduced the two-story bus by Alexander...

On Aug. 17, the Watauga County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a $7 million broadband expansion plan that will give 95% of the county access to reliable, high-speed internet.  After receiving...

A new program from New River Light and Power will allow the Town of Boone to fulfill 25% of its municipal power needs from hydroelectric sources by Jan. 1.  Ed Miller, general manager of New River...

The Cottages of Boone spilled 4,725 gallons of raw wastewater into Laurel Fork Creek Sept. 13, according to the North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources.  The Cottages of Boone...

Rather than order lunch from the food trucks or hammock between classes, App State students joined senatorial candidate Jeff Jackson on Sanford Mall Friday to discuss his aspirations for North Carolina.  Jackson,...

AppHealthCare announced the location of eight COVID-19 clusters in Watauga County through their COVID-19 situation update Friday. The clusters come as cases in Watauga increased by 12 , leading to an active...

An App State employee died Sept. 15 due to complications that arose after he contracted COVID-19. He was 46.  Johnny Bunton, a Watauga County resident who worked at the university for 18 years, is...

Guests and administrators celebrated  Founders Day 2021 at Founders Plaza for the fourth consecutive year, marking 122 years since App State was established.   Bell Ringers ceremony, which inducts...

App State’s Planned Parenthood Generation Action held a solidarity march Monday to support reproductive rights, in response to Texas’s new anti-abortion law. The law, which was put into effect Sept.1,...

An App State student and Boone Police have resolved a viral incident involving racism that occured on the night of the Luke Combs concert Sept 4. Late Thursday evening, The Appalachian obtained a joint...

Members of the App State solar vehicle team cheered and high-fived on the steps of B.B. Dougherty Hall Aug. 19 after Chancellor Everts congratulated them on winning the 2021 American Solar Challenge.  Team...

Although the former president of App State College Democrats is now an alumnus, his new role as a member of the Boone Town Council is keeping him in Boone a little bit longer.  During a town council...