What is Best of Boone? For nine years, The Appalachian has asked you to decide your Best of Boone. This High Country tradition includes categories like best burger, best local band and best professor.

There’s no denying that there is truly something special about the Appalachian region. From legendary mountains that go on for miles to the sense of Southern hospitality in the locals, to the rich ...

App State men’s golf traveled to Madison, Mississippi, to compete in the Sun Belt Championship. Placing 11th out of 14 teams, the Mountaineers came up short in advancing. The Black and Gold opened ...

Boone Town Council unanimously passed a moratorium, or temporary prohibition, on construction of data centers in Boone. Nearly 100 residents attended the hearing Monday to show their support for the ...

Bradley Wilson spent three years on the App State baseball pitching staff, undergoing quite the transformation from a struggling starter to an ultra-reliable reliever. Before he finished his final ...

On a picture-perfect April afternoon, fans returned to Kidd Brewer Stadium for the first time since late November to watch App State football’s “Battle at the Rock” spring game Saturday. While the ...

Visitors of Mystery Hill may recognize the white house located to the side of the property. What some might not know is that App State’s history is deeply connected to the over-a-century-old home, ...

last primary election season. This year, there are two potential candidates; the established Chuck Hubbard and new to the ballot, Kyah Creekmore. Creekmore grew up in Lakeland, Florida and moved to ...

Election Day is Nov. 5. Candidates representing Watauga County are running in national, state and local races. The Appalachian curated responses to questions on policy positions of candidates in the ...

Many Latino individuals have experienced or heard the story of assimilation, to leave your life and all you know behind to start from scratch. Being in a new country with a new culture can be both an ...

The hillbilly stereotype is prevalent in American pop culture. As early as the 1904 silent movie “The Moonshiner,” stereotypes have been a crutch for lazy writing. The 1972 movie “Deliverance” and ...

Since NASA’s Perseverance Rover landed on Mars last week, it seems like space has been on everyone’s minds. There’s no doubt about it, space is cool. The idea that we are one tiny speck in the ...