Jonathan Ibarra, App State alumnus and senior assistant director of loans and scholarships at the Office of Financial Aid, is entering his second year as App State’s Latin Hispanic Alliance advisor....

Photography major Lauren Borer started off her senior year standing in a crowded dorm room in East Hall packed with 16 other students. Borer wasn’t visiting friends or meeting with an RA; she was straining...

Every day after school, 6-year-old Rubí Escobar would come home to her parents, younger brother Carlos and newborn sister Lucero. As she told her parents about her day, she would tell them what she learned,...

Just over a year ago, visitors could find dozens of vendors lined along the sidewalks of King Street, showcasing a diversity of art pieces. Today, five spots dedicated to vending are available on King...

App State announced in July that the nursing program will be receiving nearly $2.2 million in grant money awarded by the UNC System. These grants are part of an effort to address the nursing shortage faced...

The first time Yolanda Adams experienced racism was when she moved to Boone from Florida 20 years ago.  While working at AppHealthCare in the early 2000s, Adams, who now works at Q’Pasa Appalachia...

As the High Country’s Hispanic population grows and flourishes, two Watauga County Sheriff’s deputies have worked to improve the relationship between law enforcement and the Latino community.  Deputies...

Editor’s note: This article contains languages and experiences surrounding mental health.  For many students, moving to college becomes a time of newfound freedom and exploration. However, for others...

On Sunday, the Hospitality House of Northwest North Carolina celebrated its 40th anniversary at the Appalachian Theatre of the High Country with an award ceremony followed by a showing of “Same Kind...

Community-Engaged Leadership hosted the Day of Service event to help build homes and remove trash from locations across Boone Saturday from 9 a.m to 2 p.m. Brent James is the assistant director of the...

Over the summer, renovations were taking place in the Walker College of Business, specifically inside Peacock Hall where labs were constructed for new additions to the cybersecurity program.  Scott...

Among the many dates for this year’s upcoming election is Sept. 6, the day absentee ballots will start being sent out to voters. Although this day is fast approaching, it isn’t too late to learn what...