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The Appalachian

Havi Dreifuss spoke on the uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto, using maps to explain how many people were in the city.

Jewish organizations sponsor Holocaust scholar’s talk

Sabrina Hess March 5, 2021

The Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies held a virtual lecture on Monday about the April 1943 uprising that took place in the Warsaw Ghetto in Poland during World War II.  Havi Dreifuss,...

Appalachian FC, Boone's new soccer team that's set to start play in May, announced it's first head coach: former NCAA D-II all-American at Lees-McRae Dale Parker. “Providing the community with a great soccer experience that fills the gap from App State men’s soccer cut is the number one goal,” Parker said.

“An honor and an exciting project:” Dale Parker leads Appalachian FC as first head coach

Alex Urquiza, Reporter March 5, 2021

On February 1st, Appalachian FC announced Dale Parker as their first-ever head coach, beginning a new era for soccer in the High Country. On Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., the club will be hosting...

After talking to several people who all felt “burnt out,” Riley Cullen started a petition in fall 2020 to gauge if students would benefit from mental health days.

Student leaders push for mental health wellness days for peers

Xanayra Marin-Lopez, Reporter March 4, 2021

UNC Chapel Hill held wellness days for students on Feb. 15 and 16, with more planned in March and April, something the university did not build into this semester’s schedule. App State’s SGA is pushing...

No architecture in Boone qualifies as “anti-homeless,” but the Boone Fair Housing Task Force passed its resolution through the town council to make sure it isn’t built in the future.

Boone Fair Housing passes anti-homeless architecture resolution

Xanayra Marin-Lopez and Ethan Hunt March 4, 2021

The Boone Fair Housing Task Force lobbied for and passed a resolution through Boone Town Council to ban anti-homeless architecture. According to Macmillan Dictionary, examples of anti-homeless architecture...

Melinda Bogardus, a family nurse practitioner, administers the Moderna vaccine to a patient in the parking lot of AppHealthCare.

Third vaccine comes to the High Country after FDA approval

Jackie Park, Reporter March 4, 2021

AppHealthCare will receive 3,000  doses of the newly approved Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. “We do not know exactly when this shipment will arrive but we anticipate it will come to us later...

Drivers are now required to wear face coverings, made available to them by AppalCart, and are offered gloves, clear barriers, and other protective measures in order to promote public health.

AppalCart provides Boone community with vaccination transportation

Jake Markland, Reporter March 3, 2021

AppalCart is offering free transportation to and from COVID-19 vaccination appointments at the Watauga County Recreation Center.  Announced on their website and Twitter, those in need of transportation...

University expects first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine next week

University expects first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine next week

Emily Broyles, Reporter March 2, 2021

COVID-19 vaccines are making their way up the mountain in time for those eligible to be vaccinated next week - on campus. After receiving approval to be a community distribution site for COVID-19 vaccines...

AMB Premier Adult Soccer League kicks off March 14, registration deadline March 3

AMB Premier Adult Soccer League kicks off March 14, registration deadline March 3

Jack Jackson, Reporter March 2, 2021

The 11th season of Appalachian Mountain Brewery Premier Adult Soccer League, Boone’s biggest annual soccer league, is currently in the registration period, with play set to kick off on March 14. The...

Former App State standout running back Darrynton Evans scores a touchdown in the 2019 Sun Belt Championship game. “The first event the commission assisted was the Sun Belt football Championship when App State hosted the University of Louisiana at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone,” said Jackson. 

Boone Area Sports Commission helps bring in and support High Country sporting events

Alex McCaskey, Reporter February 27, 2021

Boone is a tourist destination, many people come to the High Country for sporting events. The Boone Area Sports Commission helps with the process.  When App State hosts a sports championship, the Boone...

Land along the New River was formerly a dairy farm before the Town of Boone purchased it in 2016. A majority of the purchased land is protected conservation land, established to support the habitat.

New River land set aside for conservation and carbon neutral municipal service complex

Jake Markland, Reporter February 26, 2021

The Town of Boone will conserve land along the New River to allow the natural environment to thrive and establish a future municipal services complex.  The nearly 54-acre parcel of land, a former dairy...

Though Kidd Brewer Stadium won't host any games for some time, its athletic facility neighbor, Holmes Convocation Center, will welcome some public fans this weekend for the first time this season.

Executive order allows App State fans to cheer at games

Dan Davidson, Former Sports Editor February 26, 2021

Some fans are now able to attend App State athletic events under North Carolina Executive Order No. 195. The order allows for up to 30% capacity at outdoor athletic events and 15% capacity at indoor athletic...

University and Banfield Pet Hospital announce partnership for aspiring veterinarians

Gianna Holiday, Reporter February 26, 2021

App State and Banfield Pet Hospital have partnered to provide those in rural areas with better access to veterinary care for their pets beginning next semester.  Banfield Pet Hospital is the leading...

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