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Jan 29, 2025 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Abby Buckner |Meg Frantz
Editor’s note: This article mentions murder, the Holocaust, antisemitism and Nazi regime. Monday was cold and rainy but over 30 people joined together in the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies to hold a service for the transfer of the Orphan Scroll from the Temple of the High Country to the center on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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Jan 27, 2025 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Abby Buckner |Meg Frantz
With the stress of a new semester upon App State students, it is easy to forget all of the good things Boone has to offer. However, if you look for it, you’ll find love is all around, and this town has much to offer in terms of date spots, whether romantic or platonic, that are unique to the High Country. Love is a sunset picnic at the Caldwell Community College overlook in Watauga County, where dates can park their cars, sit in their trunks and enjoy the setting sun over the rolling mountaintops.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Abby Buckner |Meg Frantz
Monday, Jan. 13Frost Festival with Black Student AssociationJoin the Black Student Association in celebrating the winter season with Frost Festival, a way to unwind after the first day of classes. There will be winter themed activities, food, drinks and a “How many snowballs do you see?” contest with a prize. The event is in Plemmons Student Union room 137C from 7-8 p.m.Wednesday, Jan.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Abby Buckner |Meg Frantz
On Tuesday night, the audience in the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts blamed all of their exes with The Beaches, a Toronto-based band brought to the High Country by APPS for their third-to-last show on their “Blame My Ex Tour.”The show was free for audience members after the effects of Hurricane Helene and all tickets purchased prior were refunded.
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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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Nov 5, 2024 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Andrew Rice |Meg Frantz
Republican Virginia Foxx is projected to defeat Democrat Chuck Hubbard for District 5 of the United States House of Representatives. Foxx has held the seat for 19 years. Foxx is projected to win the race with 11% of precincts reporting. The 5th Congressional District serves 10 counties: Alleghany, Ashe, Alexander, Caldwell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Watauga and part of Guilford County. Para leer en español haz clic aquí.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Abby Buckner |Meg Frantz
Election Day is here, and whether you’ve already voted or are planning to on Nov. 5, something is empowering about participating in an election. With a combination of country, indie and pop this playlist is perfect to accompany your trip to the polls or waiting for one of the presidential candidates to make it to 270 electoral college votes.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Abby Buckner |Meg Frantz
On the corner of King Street and Hardin Street, there is a white, wooden building with columns adorning the front. Walk up a stone pathway surrounded by a garden of flora and fauna to enter a place that preserves the past in its food and multifaceted history. was not always a southern family-style restaurant. It was built in 1925 on land worth approximately $1.38 million, according to Watauga tax records. It began as Boone’s first hospital and was a to Dr. R.K. Bingham.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Abby Buckner |Meg Frantz
September 23, 2024 Monday, Sept. 23Stress Management WorkshopAcademic Success and Resilience is hosting a stress management workshop for students to manage stress to their advantage and build positive self-care behaviors that promote good decision-making. The workshop is from 5-6 p.m. in DD Dougherty. Tuesday, Sept.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
theappalachianonline.com | Omar Alvarez Valencia |Meg Frantz
Traducido por: Axel HovorkaLa primera vez que Yolanda Adams se enfrentó al racismo fue cuando se mudó a Boone desde Florida hace 20 años. Mientras trabajaba en AppHealthCare a principios de los años 2000, Adams, quien actualmente trabaja en Q’Pasa Appalachia y GEAR UP como traductora, tuvo un paciente que no quería que ella lo ayudara a registrarse debido al color de su piel.
