One off-campus App State student and eleven subcontractors for campus construction projects tested positive for COVID-19, according to an AppHealthCare press release.  The student was in close contact...

Protests, demonstrations and walks have taken place in cities across North Carolina following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody. Governor Roy Cooper held a media briefing Sunday afternoon...

For many Watauga High School spring senior athletes, the cancelation of their season due to COVID-19 brought an immediate end to their athletic career. Many athletes missed out on their last chance to...

Three additional subcontractors working on App State's campus tested positive for COVID-19, as confirmed by AppHealthCare. This comes after 16 workers tested positive May 14. Two individuals are residents...

Three men’s sports programs at App State have been canceled in order to cut costs due to the financial impact of COVID-19 on the athletics department, athletic director Doug Gillin announced Tuesday.  “I...

An Ashe County resident became the first in their county to die from complications related to COVID-19, AppHealthCare reported Tuesday. The individual, aged in their 70s, died May 25. The patient also...

App State students will begin their fall semester Aug. 17, the original first day of class; however, their schedules will forgo the typical two-day fall break and the last day of fall 2020 classes will...

Johnny Jennings, an App State linebacker from 1987-90, was named the next chief of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Wednesday.  “I’m extremely honored, humbled and excited,” Jennings,...

It’s no secret that COVID-19 has upended colleges’ schedules near and far. Change began with a quick transition to online-only courses after spring break in the UNC System and now, school systems across...

North Carolina will move into "Safer At Home" Phase Two Friday at 5 p.m., Mandy Cohen and Gov. Roy Cooper announced Wednesday in a press conference. The phase will run through at least June 26. To move...

COVID-19 hospitalizations in North Carolina are at an all-time high while the state looks to move into Phase Two by Friday at the earliest.  A total of 585 hospitalizations as of May 19 broke the previous...

Two residents of Watauga County with connections to App State tested positive for COVID-19 according to an email from the university. One of the individuals is an employee of App State and was last...