AT A GLANCE:  Republican members of the Watauga County Board of Elections are challenging the legality of the App State early voting site in the Blue Ridge Ballroom. The GOP members argue that...

A team from Appalachian and the Community Together organization created a “one-stop shop” that is working to keep students and the community informed about voting in Watauga County. Heather Jo Mashburn,...

COVID-19 has hit colleges across the state and country hard in the first few weeks of classes. The New York Times has tracked over 80,000 cases among students since July.  Because of outbreaks at campuses...

App State’s UREC indoor exercise facilities reopened Sept. 8 after being closed since March amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  The reopening of indoor exercise facilities is part of the broader reopening...

While other students were winding down from a semester rocked by COVID-19 this spring, App State’s SGA honed in on goals for the 2020-21 academic year, despite a life-altering pandemic, and established...

Three Watauga County residents died due to COVID-19 Sept. 6 - Sept. 9, App Health Care said in a press release. The three individuals were residents of Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation and in their...

Leading up to Election Day, Watauga County and sites in surrounding counties will host one-stop early voting . The early voting sites will also offer voter registration. Watauga County Director of Elections...

Administrators and guests rang in the third annual Founders Day, celebrating the 121st anniversary of the first day of classes at App State. Unbeknownst of the university’s founders in 1899 – B.B....

From an open window of Raven Rocks Residence Hall, the chorus of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” plucked from an electric guitar drifted into the courtyard below. There, university administrators and key...

Low-income families often depend on free or reduced lunches for students in school, but with students learning remotely this year, Watauga County Schools has proposed plans for ensuring students’ access...

You won’t find her on the basketball court or the sidelines. Even though you won’t see her there, her friends say she has a drive like Michael Jordan — but for politics. Emily Hogan is all about...

AppalCart operations will limit routes and use different schedules for Labor Day weekend. Director of AppalCart Craig Hughes said the Night Owl Service won’t operate Sept. 4 or 5. The Night Owl Service...