BOONE—Bradley S. Chilton will join the faculty at Appalachian State University July 1 as chairman of the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice. [more]

BOONE – J. Bryan Brooks has been named chairman of the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies in the Reich College of Education at Appalachian State University. [more]

BOONE – Summer on the Appalachian State University campus is far from quiet. The university hosts 12,000 visitors each summer for camps and conferences, plus another 25,000 attendees for its month-long Appalachian Summer Festival. [more]

BOONE – Western North Carolina’s faltering economy may be turning a corner, according to data compiled in the Western North Carolina Economic Index. [more]

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BOONE – Area residents interested in taking a Pilates class can participate in a program being offered this summer by Appalachian State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance. [more]

Melinda Roberts, a biology graduate student from Appalachian State University, hit the trifecta with her research on ozone’s effects on native wildflowers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. [more]

BOONE – Appalachian State University will hold a Memorial Day ceremony on May 30 at 7:30 a.m. at the Veterans’ Memorial on the west side of the Dougherty Administration Building. [more]

BOONE – Johnny Brown, a sergeant in Appalachian State University’s Police Department, has received the Police Officer of the Year Award presented by the Boone Optimist Club. [more]