All adults in the App State and Boone communities are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine.  AppHealthCare, the health system covering Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany counties, is opening eligibility to...

Candidates for student body president and vice president debated Monday in a socially distanced Parkway Ballroom in Plemmons Student Union, responding to moderator-created and student-submitted questions.  Two...

Chief Diversity Officer Willie Fleming will retire from the university June 1, Chancellor Sheri Everts announced Monday evening.  Fleming has worked at App State since 2016 and earned both his master’s...

App State’s Reich College of Education ranked first in the nation to produce National Board Certified teachers for the fifth consecutive year. App State stays at No. 1 in the Top 50 alma maters as...

Bailey Gardin and DJ Evans announced their candidacy for student body president and vice president Thursday, the second day of the declaration period.  The Appalachian contacted the candidates but...

A construction crew armed with machinery approached 136 North Water Street on a January morning. Then, D.H. Griffin Wrecking Company demolished The Hardin House.  The house was the childhood home...

Middle and high school students are going back to in-person learning four days a week starting April 12.  In a special meeting March 15, the Watauga County Board of Education voted 5-0 to send...

A local food bank is delivering food to the homes of food-insecure children in Watauga County.  The Hunger and Health Coalition’s backpack program provided food-insecure children with food boxes...

Gov. Roy Cooper announced Thursday that all North Carolina adults will be eligible for a  COVID-19 vaccine beginning April 7.  The rest of Group 4, which includes college students living in dorms,...

Two students became the first to announce their candidacy for student body president and vice president Thursday.  Adam Zebzda will run for president alongside Jenn Banh, who will run for vice president....

Students learned of surprise direct payments Wednesday afternoon, thanks to the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. Students will get a direct payment of $525 if they are receiving the Pell...

Restrictions are easing in North Carolina effective this Friday. On Tuesday, Gov. Roy Cooper announced in a COVID-19 briefing that he is lifting the 11 p.m. curfew for on-site alcohol consumption and...