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Jan 15, 2025 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Madalyn Edwards |Abigail Eggers
Democrat Maurice “Mo” Green defeated Republican Michele Morrow in the race for North Carolina superintendent of public instruction in the 2024 election and took the place of Republican Catherine Truitt on Jan. 1. The power in North Carolina’s superintendent position lies in the budget, where teacher pay and public school resources are determined. Green’s win marks a change for the state, as a Republican has held the position for the past eight years.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Madalyn Edwards |Abigail Eggers
Watauga County saw a new candidate on the ballot in the 2024 election cycle: 26-year-old Nate Coppenbarger, who ran unopposed for Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor. Coppenbarger attended App State as a sustainable development major with a concentration in environmental studies. During his senior year, Coppenbarger went home to Asheville to help his parents take care of his grandparents amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Andrew Rice |Madalyn Edwards |Haley DiFruscio |Colin Wishneski |Meg Frantz |Abby Buckner | +3 more
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Madalyn Edwards |Abigail Eggers
Categories: September 18, 2024 App State celebrated the completion of the Holmes Drive Parking Deck on Aug. 22, a project completed by New Atlantic Contracting, which employed one of App State’s own, Dylan Reed. Reed graduated from App State in May with a degree in construction management after completing an internship with New Atlantic. During his internship, he worked on the Holmes Drive Parking Deck. He now works full time for the company as an on-site project engineer.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Siri Patterson |Abigail Eggers
Categories: September 11, 2024 Jonathan Ibarra, App State alumnus and senior assistant director of loans and scholarships at the Office of Financial Aid, is entering his second year as App State’s Latin Hispanic Alliance advisor. He said one of the reasons he came to App State was for the organization. “I came to the open house and noticed during the tour a large group of Hispanic, Latine students,” Ibarra said. “That basically drew my attention to wanting to come here.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Omar Alvarez Valencia |Abigail Eggers
Categories: September 11, 2024 Traducido por: Kooper PoorbaughJonathan Ibarra, exalumno de App State y subdirector mayor de préstamos y becas de la Oficina de Ayuda Financiera, está entrando en su segundo año como asesor de la Alianza Hispana Latina de App State, o LHA en inglés. Dijo que una de las razones por las que vino a App State fue por la organización. “Llegué a la exhibición de clubes y noté durante el recorrido a un gran grupo de estudiantes hispanos y latinos”, dijo Ibarra.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Madalyn Edwards |Abigail Eggers
Categories: September 11, 2024 App State announced in July that the nursing program will be receiving nearly $2.2 million in grant money awarded by the UNC System. These grants are part of an effort to address the nursing shortage faced in the healthcare systems in North Carolina and across the country.
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Apr 9, 2024 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Sam Deibler |Abigail Eggers |Anna Adams |Leah Boone
April 9, 2024 Best Side of Campus: WestBy Sam DeiblerWhenever the temperature climbs above 50 degrees, Lydia Sillies and her friends leave their dorms, lay down blankets on the quad and spend time together while finishing homework. If openings appear, they’ll set up hammocks on the green metal posts by the grass’s edge as others kick soccer balls and throw frisbees.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Siri Patterson |Abigail Eggers
April 8, 2024 In September 2007, Watauga County began construction on a new high school, a project that ultimately led to a change in the distribution of sales tax in Watauga County in 2013. The change has cost Boone a total of $49 million, according to Amy Davis, Boone’s town manager, and since then, the county and town have faced ongoing disagreements, including a lawsuit, regarding sales tax that mirrors another from 1987.
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Feb 26, 2024 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Siri Patterson |Abigail Eggers
February 26, 2024 Hole Lotta Doughnuts, located on King Street, has a new owner. Allexia Brewer is the current owner of Ambrosia Kaféneio, mother of three daughters, self-proclaimed leader and third-generation Greek immigrant. On Dec. 21, Ambrosia Kaféneio, a cafe that serves authentic Greek food, announced on Facebook that they were the new owners of Hole Lotta Doughnuts. The business has had a location in Boone since 2020.
