This is a developing story. Update as of 8:35 p.m. Oct. 2. All classes on the Boone and Hickory campuses will resume no earlier than Oct. 16.  Thursday night, Hurricane Helene made landfall along...

“I have been operating most my life in a what’s next mindset,” wrote Grayson Russell in his journal.  His journal is not very long, only about six pages typed in double space. However, it is...

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who is campaigning for governor of North Carolina, visited Boone Monday. Campaign staff hosted an event at the Blue Ridge Diner, where constituents were invited to...

As students make their way to classes, obstacles typically include stairs, crowds, crosswalks and traffic. More and more in recent years, construction has been added into the mix. This year at Peacock...

Election Day is Nov. 5. Candidates representing Watauga County are running in national, state and local races. The Appalachian curated responses to questions on policy positions of candidates in the various...

Election Day is Nov. 5. Candidates representing Watauga County are running in national, state and local races. The Appalachian curated responses to questions on policy positions of candidates in the various...

Election Day is Nov. 5. Candidates representing Watauga County are running in national, state and local races. The Appalachian curated responses to questions on policy positions of candidates in the various...

Election Day is Nov. 5. Candidates representing Watauga County are running in national, state and local races. The Appalachian curated responses to questions on policy positions of candidates in the various...

Sheetz opened up its new Boone location on Thursday with special giveaways and speakers at the event. The pumps were packed with customers and people lined up inside to grab something off of the Sheetz...

The Watauga County Democratic Party held a fundraiser on Sunday to celebrate the history of women's voting rights. The event included a women's march, a meal, testimonies from four women and a raffle....

App State celebrated the completion of the Holmes Drive Parking Deck on Aug. 22, a project completed by New Atlantic Contracting, which employed one of App State’s own, Dylan Reed.  Reed graduated...

The North Carolina State Board of Elections held a voter ID seminar in Belk Library Wednesday.  Beginning in the 2023 municipal elections, North Carolina enacted new Voter ID laws. In order to prepare...