AppHealthCare announced a second Watauga County resident who has tested positive for COVID-19. This person was exposed to a known positive case and they have been in quarantine and are recovering. The...

To our readers,  Right now, all over the world, people and communities are responding to the coronavirus pandemic. College classes are moving online. Students have had to leave their dorms under less-than-ideal...

Campus dining will operate under an amended schedule until further notice. Per Governor Roy Cooper's March 17 executive order, Campus Dining will only offer takeout service beginning at 5 p.m. on March...

Hardin Park Elementary School cafeteria workers are hard at work making meals for children while school is out of session. Becky Trivette, Hardin Park's cafeteria manager, said preparations have been...

Below is a list of businesses that have had changes in operations due to the coronavirus. If you have any business to add or one that you see has changed, please email editor@theappalachianonline.com....

Starting March 17, Watauga County Schools will operate five sites across the county for parents to pick up takeout meals a designated sites in a drive-thru line. Lunch and a packed breakfast for the...

Boone Police Chief Dana Crawford implemented the department’s COVID-19 response protocol Friday to protect officers and citizens alike. The protocol involves adapted methods of police response for...

Boone Police Department is searching for suspects connected to car breaking and entering incidents that took place in the Bavarian Village and College Place Apartments areas, according to a crime alert...

Boone Police arrested a woman in connection with a structure fire at the Boone ABC Store located at 2067 Blowing Rock Road after the completion of a joint investigation with the Boone Fire Department.  According...

App State’s Student Government Association Senators released a statement on the university’s response to COVID-19. Though SGA is not currently in session due to the extended spring break, the senators...

AppHealthCare announced in a press release that a Watauga County resident has tested presumptive positive for the novel coronavirus, the first case in the county. The person is in isolation at home...

Grandfather Mountain will close for two weeks to help fight the spread of the novel coronavirus. This closure takes effect Sunday.  The public will not be allowed to access the park, including the...