Stone Mountain State Park in Wilkes and Alleghany counties will reopen for day use only on Friday, Nov. 15, after being closed since Sept. 27 for cleanup after Tropical Storm ...

Drug plane hearing A hearing on disposal of a plane loaded with 80 pounds of cocaine, seized by the Ashe Sheriff’s Office in ...

Between finding openings, sending out your resume and interviewing, looking for a job is tough. Now a growing trend of scammers impersonating recruiters is making it even harder. In the last year, job ...

Military Times named Appalachian State University to its 2024 “Best for Vets: Colleges” rankings list, which honors the ...

The 18th annual Wilkes County Band Exposition was Saturday on the football field at West Wilkes High School in Millers Creek.

Appalachian State University is among three University of North Carolina System institutions named headquarter locations for NCInnovation’s applied research support, the UNC System announced Oct. 31.

November is full of special days and holidays. This year one of the most important was Election Day, Nov. 5. That day gets most of our attention this year because its results will bring about ...

Blues-rock legend Bonnie Raitt, The Avett Brothers and over 60 others are in the first round of artists announced Tuesday for ...

The Fall Appalachian Dance Ensemble (FADE), semi-annual concert featuring Appalachian State faculty and students showcasing their talents in choreography and performance, is Nov. 20, 22, 23 and 24 in ...

Wherever possible, let leaves stay where they fall or at least use them to make a mulch pile. Fallen leaves are a recycling ...

In February, a federal district court in Arizona vacated the only three post-emergent formulations of dicamba on the marketplace, marking the second time post-emergent dicamba registrations were vacat ...

Wilkes Community College announced the launch of the Medical Assisting FlexPath program in spring 2025. This program offers a blend of online coursework and weekend or evening labs, designed to meet ...