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Chad Dorrill was a sophomore at App State before he died of COVID-19 complications. He was 19-years-old.

App State student who died from COVID-19 memorialized with scholarship fund

Moss Brennan, Reporter December 29, 2020

When App State sophomore Chad Dorrill died due to COVID-19 complications in late September, friends of the family wanted to do something to remember him.  Knowing how hard Dorrill worked and how much...

First COVID-19 vaccine in Watauga County to be given Wednesday

First COVID-19 vaccine in Watauga County to be given Wednesday

Jackie Park, Reporter December 22, 2020

More than a year after the first discovery of the novel coronavirus, AppHealthCare will administer the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Watauga County Wednesday morning to health care providers. Melissa...

First COVID-19 vaccine doses expected to arrive at AppHealthCare next week

First COVID-19 vaccine doses expected to arrive at AppHealthCare next week

Jackie Park, Reporter December 18, 2020

AppHealthCare is anticipating the arrival of 1,000 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine next week to begin vaccinating residents in Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany counties. The vaccine, created by American biotechnology...

App State students charged in connection to drug ring across three UNC campuses

App State students charged in connection to drug ring across three UNC campuses

Mickey Hutchings, Reporter December 17, 2020

Two App State students have been charged in connection to a drug ring that funneled narcotics to UNC system students and fraternity members. Seniors Kyle Beckner and Devin McDonald are among a group...

Gov. Roy Cooper dons a face mask at a press briefing.

Gov. Roy Cooper announces modified stay-at-home order

Jackie Park, Reporter December 8, 2020

Coinciding with rising case numbers and the holiday season, Gov. Roy Cooper announced a modified stay-at-home order that will go into effect Friday evening. Executive Order 181, which Cooper announced...

Watauga High School students given "all clear" after bomb threat

Watauga High School students given “all clear” after bomb threat

Emily Broyles, Reporter December 3, 2020

Students at Watauga County High School were evacuated from campus after the school received a bomb threat Thursday afternoon. The high school announced on their twitter account there was a "possible...

As COVID-19 cases dwindle, App State looks to spring semester

As COVID-19 cases dwindle, App State looks to spring semester

Moss Brennan and Kat Fast December 3, 2020

As COVID-19 was spreading in China at the beginning of the year, App State and AppHealthCare started to talk. It wasn’t a pandemic-level event yet, but the two organizations knew they needed to prepare...

Pre Stanley brings the ball down court against Charlotte Nov. 25. Stanley's court presence became more critical for the Mountaineers this season after the graduation of Ashley Polacek this spring.

Five reach double-digits, App State women’s basketball opens season with 74-68 win over Charlotte

Silas Albright, Reporter November 26, 2020

Led by double-digit scoring from all five starters, App State women’s basketball started its season 1-0 for the first time since the 2012-13 season. The Mountaineers knocked off in-state rival Charlotte...

Positive COVID-19 case rides AppalCart during infectious period, AppHealthCare encourages testing

Positive COVID-19 case rides AppalCart during infectious period, AppHealthCare encourages testing

Emily Broyles, Reporter November 20, 2020

A person who tested positive for COVID-19 rode the Pop-105 route on the AppalCart during their infectious period, according to a press release from AppHealthCare.  Based on the investigation, the individual...

Jane Goodall, known for her research on primates over the last 60 years, spoke with App State students Nov. 18 via Zoom.

Jane Goodall discusses climate change, activism with App State students in special presentation

Gianna Holiday, Reporter November 20, 2020

Jane Goodall, who has spent the last 60 years researching and advocating for primates, spoke to App State students this week via Zoom. One of the world's leading scientists, conservationists, and humanitarians,...

The Black At App State Collective at the "Wake the Chancellor" march against injustice Aug. 31, a month after releasing their initial demands to the university.

University makes progress on Black At App State demands, chancellor engaged in diversity recruitment and retention

Xanayra Marin-Lopez, Reporter November 20, 2020

Five months into the Black at App State Collective’s 36-month demand implementation deadline, the collective alongside university administration held yet another meeting on Nov. 12. Here the two discussed...

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