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BREAKING: Virginia Foxx wins 5th Congressional District

BREAKING: Virginia Foxx wins 5th Congressional District

Abi Pepin, Reporter November 3, 2020

The North Carolina 5th U.S. Congressional District incumbent, Virginia Foxx, has defeated App State alumnus, David Wilson Brown. The long-serving GOP member has been in Congress since 2004, serving...

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

BREAKING: Gov. Roy Cooper wins reelection in North Carolina

Jackie Park, Reporter November 3, 2020

Gov. Roy Cooper won his race for reelection in North Carolina Tuesday night. Cooper (D) won his campaign against current Lt. Gov. Dan Forest by just over 247,000 votes with 94% of votes in, according...

YadTel will use the grant awarded to it Oct. 26 to provide fiber optic cable to 10 areas within its service area. Yadkin, Iredell and Davie counties can benefit from faster internet with this grant.

Federal grant gives rural North Carolina communities faster internet through broadband provider

Ethan Hunt, Reporter November 3, 2020

Areas of Yadkin, Iredell and Davie counties will receive better internet-capability through a $2.3 million dollar grant awarded to YadTel, a rural North Carolina broadband fiber internet provider.  According...

Dive into campaign finance data for key races in North Carolina and Watauga County

Dive into campaign finance data for key races in North Carolina and Watauga County

Moss Brennan and Abi Pepin November 3, 2020

This information is based on data that was reported over the last few days on Follow the Money and has since been updated by the NIMP. North Carolina has seen large political donations for the 2019-20...

10 tips for Election Day voting

10 tips for Election Day voting

Abi Pepin, Reporter November 3, 2020

In North Carolina, polls opened at 6:30 a.m. and so far, some voters at the App State polling location are confused about which precinct to vote at and what a provisional ballot is. The North Carolina...

Voting "going smoothly so far" as some voters confused about voting outside of precinct

Voting “going smoothly so far” as some voters confused about voting outside of precinct

Moss Brennan, Reporter November 3, 2020

Election Day morning saw some voters confused about voting outside of their precinct or voting if they were not registered in Watauga County. "If they have not moved, they have two options," said Matt...

The App State early voting site on campus on Election. Four people were in line before polls opened at 6:30 a.m.

Four people in line as polls open at Plemmons Student Union, North Carolina

Moss Brennan, Reporter November 3, 2020

Election Day in North Carolina began as polls opened at 6:30 a.m. Two App State students were in line at the Plemmons Student Union 5 minutes early to cast their ballots. Emma Crider, a junior sustainable...

A cross bearing a purple sash outside of the First Baptist Church in Boone.

On Election Day, religion plays a key factor for some voters

Moss Brennan, Reporter November 3, 2020

When President Donald Trump was elected in 2016, he courted evangelical voters with promises of filling the Supreme Court with justices who could nullify Roe v. Wade and with the nomination of Mike Pence,...

Editor's note: How The Appalachian will report election results

Editor’s note: How The Appalachian will report election results

Editor November 2, 2020

The Appalachian will provide full Election Day coverage starting at 6:30 a.m. We will cover local, state and national elections with a heavy focus on Watauga County.  The Appalachian will begin reporting...

Presidential Results

Presidential Results

The Appalachian Staff November 2, 2020

Precincts began reporting election results at 8:15 p.m. We will continue to update these graphics throughout the night as more data becomes available. The map shows results for races that have been...

County Results

County Results

The Appalachian Staff November 2, 2020

Precincts began reporting election results at 8:15 p.m. We will continue to update these graphics throughout the night as more data becomes available. How The Appalachian reports election results. Graphics...

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