Camden, a 6-year-old from Kansas, scampered across the Grandfather Mountain parking lot following one of the park's naturalist guides and toward a caterpillar hiding under the leaf of a Pipevine bush.  Camden,...

In preparation for the looming 2022 midterm election season, students joined the U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley in conversation Wednesday on key issues for North Carolinians.  Beasley served as...

Following their Sept. 7 confirmation, The Appalachian sent all 11 members of the Gardin + Evans Cabinet the same questions via email, asking what attracted them to their positions and about their goals...

Boone maintains its attraction with the neighboring Blue Ridge Parkway and rolling mountains. In order to preserve this natural landscape, the town has planned steps toward clean energy and air, hoping...

As part of the Global Climate Strike, dozens of students and Boone community members filled the Plemmons Student Union with emotional stories of climate activism outside a closed session board of trustees...

This year, the Reich College of Education Public School Partnership Mini-Grants Committee has awarded mini-grants to education workers who pitch projects that, according to their website, “helped make...

After over a year of online classes, App State students are approaching the mid-way point of the in-person fall semester. For many, this is their first year of face-to-face instruction, and most seniors...

After struggles during COVID-19, the former Appalachian & the Community Together office and the Leadership Education and Development office have teamed up to combine the offices into one.  The...

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...