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The Appalachian

AppHealthCare reports first COVID-19 related death in Alleghany County

AppHealthCare reports first COVID-19 related death in Alleghany County

Emily Broyles, Reporter October 9, 2020

An individual in Sparta has died due to COVID-19 complications and is the first death in Alleghany County related to the virus, AppHealthCare wrote in a press release. The patient died Oct.7 and were...

Tourists in their own town: App State students quarantine in Super 8 hotel

Tourists in their own town: App State students quarantine in Super 8 hotel

Jake Markland and Gianna Holiday October 9, 2020

Instead of  hosting High Country tourists and travelers passing through Boone, Super 8 hotel on Highway 105 is hosting App State students in COVID-19 isolation and quarantine. In an agreement with...

App State has been hosting pop-up testing events each Saturday in September in the Rivers Street Parking Deck. Testing will continue through October with additional testing now on Wednesdays.

App State announces four new COVID-19 clusters, four new cases associated with football

Jake Markland, Reporter October 8, 2020

App State announced four new COVID-19 clusters and four new positive cases connected to the football team in an email Thursday morning. This announcement comes one week after the university announced seven...

The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 9. Here’s what you need to know.

The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 9. Here’s what you need to know.

Moss Brennan, Reporter October 7, 2020

Friday is the final day to register to vote for the 2020 election. After Friday, people can register to vote at one of the early voting sites across Watauga County.  Matt Snyder, Watauga County director...

Located next to the Student Recreation Center on Rivers Street, Rivers Street Ale House is temporarily closed after a local spike in COVID-19 cases.

Rivers Street Ale House closes dine-in after Boone’s spike in COVID-19 cases

Emily Broyles, Reporter October 6, 2020

Rivers Street Ale House has closed dine-in operations, now only filling take out and delivery orders after Boone’s spike in COVID-19 cases. The restaurant posted a statement signed “The Ale House...

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, incumbent republican candidate for the 5th congressional district. Foxx is running this fall to be elected for the 7th time.

Virginia Foxx runs for eighth congressional term

Jackie Park, Reporter October 6, 2020

This article was originally published Oct. 24, 2018. It has been updated to reflect Foxx's run this election. Virginia Foxx, current Republican representative for the 5th Congressional District in North...

David Wilson Brown, democratic candidate for the 5th congressional district of North Carolina, on October 1. Brown is a 1996 Appalachian State Alumni of political science and communication. Brown works his full time job remotely from his home in McAdenville while running against his opposition, Virgina Foxx, in this congressional race.

App State grad looks to upset long serving GOP member

Abi Pepin, Reporter October 6, 2020

Living through a pandemic while recovering from a quadruple-bypass surgery won’t stop one App State alum from campaigning for the 5th Congressional District of North Carolina. David Wilson Brown graduated...

The John E. Thomas Building, where the Appalachian Student Ambassadors' main meeting spot for tours is located.

Black ambassadors strike due to university response to COVID-19, Black at App State Collective

Jackie Park and Gianna Holiday October 5, 2020

Frustration about the university’s response to COVID-19 and demands from the Black at App State Collective has led Black Appalachian Student Ambassadors to refrain from giving campus tours. “What...

App State is hosting pop-up testing events Monday, Wednesday and Saturday in Rivers Street Parking Deck from 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Rivers Street testing site runs out of COVID-19 tests

Gianna Holiday, Reporter October 4, 2020

The Rivers Street Parking Deck COVID-19 testing site prematurely ran out of COVID-19 tests Oct. 3 during App State’s weekly free Saturday testing. In collaboration with App State, Mako Medical Laboratories...

Watauga County Voter Guide

Watauga County Voter Guide

Moss Brennan and Abi Pepin October 4, 2020

Watauga County has nearly 70 candidates on the ballot for the 2020 election. To help our readers decide who to vote for, The Appalachian sent five questions to every local and major statewide candidate. Each...

Voter Guide: Watauga County Candidates

Voter Guide: Watauga County Candidates

Moss Brennan and Abi Pepin October 4, 2020

Board of Commissioners The following questions were sent to each candidate for the Watauga County Board of Commissioners What plans do you have to help Watauga County recover from the COVID-19 pandemic?  ...

Voter Guide: North Carolina state candidates

Voter Guide: North Carolina state candidates

Moss Brennan and Abi Pepin October 4, 2020

Governor The following questions were sent to Dan Forest and Roy Cooper: What does an effective health care system look like to you? What plans do you have to boost North Carolina’s economy...

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