This weekend is family weekend at Appalachian State, and the Mountaineers drew a crowd of more than 30,000 to Kidd Brewer Stadium for their 37-29 win over Coastal Carolina on Saturday. The crowd was loud throughout, the band performed “The…

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By Nathan Ham Skating enthusiasts in Boone received good news last Thursday when the Boone Town Council unanimously approved a site for a skate park near the Greenway Trail. A presentation was put together for the town council members as…

Lindsey Naylor, left, a graduate student in landscape architecture, talks with residents of Princeville, North Carolina, about ways to promote a sustainable and prosperous future for the town. The Princeville, North Carolina, residents gathered at a county administration building last…

Click on the spreadsheet images to enlarge and see numbers from northwest NC. While Watauga County doesn’t rank at the top for monetary expenditures because it’s a smaller county than say Mecklenburg or Wake counties, Watauga County did rank second…

BOONE, N.C. – The Appalachian State University Department of Theatre and Dance will step into spring with its annual performance of the Spring Appalachian Dance Ensemble (SADE) this month. The show will take place in the Valborg Theatre on the…

Grandfather Mountain vice president Harris Prevost, center, receives the state’s prestigious Winners Circle Award from N.C. Secretary of Commerce Tony Copeland, left, and past recipient and longtime friend Mary Jaeger-Gale. Photo courtesy of the N.C. Department of Commerce By Frank…

Governor Pat McCrory and Department of Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III announced today that 97 of the state’s 100 counties saw increases in visitor spending in 2014. Data from Visit North Carolina showed that visitor spending neared $5 billion…

BOONE, N.C., Nov. 16, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Appalachian Mountain Brewery, Inc. (OTC:HOPS), announced third quarter revenue increased significantly, up 89% to $504,214, compared to third quarter 2014 at $266,283, as wholesale distribution with Craft Brew Alliance expanded throughout Western…

Samaritian’s Purse in Boone is one of the Western North Carolina humanitarian groups with volunteers helping flood victims in South Carolina.(Photo: Courtesy photo) HENDERSONVILLE — All Jeff Miller did was make a phone call. The community took it from there.…