Thom Tillis, U.S. Senate incumbent, defeated Democrat Cal Cunningham. Tillis, a Republican, won with 48.71% of the votes, while Cunningham had 46.95% of votes, according to the North Carolina State...

Members of App State’s Solar Vehicle Team will be behind the wheel of their solar car “ROSE” this summer in an endurance race against other universities alongside the Santa Fe trail from Missouri...

Low ridership this fall means AppalCart may change the Night Owl service.  AppalCart gave notice of a public hearing regarding potential changes to the Night Owl Service beginning Jan. 19, 2021. The...

University Housing is offering exemptions for students who wish to leave residence halls and move back home for the remainder of the fall semester due to COVID-19 clusters. Students who opt out of...

After working together for more than a decade to curb prescription drug misuse, Boone Police and the Watauga County Sheriff’s Department sponsored a drug take-back event Oct. 24.  People could drop...

After four days of vote counting, The Associated Press has called the 2020 election for former Vice President Joe Biden  and Kamala Harris with 284 electoral votes. Biden, a Democrat, will become...

What started as a “post-election solidarity event” turned into a political debate between liberal and conservative groups on Sanford Mall Friday afternoon. Black in Boone, a Black-led advocacy group,...

A pass/no credit option policy, similar to the spring semester’s, is under way for the fall.  When students receive final grades on Dec. 14, they can choose for either the letter grade to show on...

Millions of people in the United States exercised their Constitutional right and cast their ballots for local, state and federal officials Tuesday. As of Wednesday evening, there are still questions...

One-hundred percent of precincts are reporting in North Carolina Wednesday, the day after Election Day, but there are still 117,000 outstanding absentee ballots that could flip the percentages for some...

Incumbent Deanna Ballard has claimed her seat in North Carolina Senate for two more years. With 68.48% of votes, Senator Ballard (R) won against Jeanne Supin (D) with 71,370 votes compared to Supin's...

Ray Pickett, Republican newcomer, defeated incumbent Ray Russell in the race for District 93's seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives. Russell – known in the High Country as Ray of...