BOONE—The Communication Disorders Clinic at Appalachian State University has been named for Winston-Salem residents Charles E. and Geneva S. Scott.

The couple has made a gift of real estate valued at $307,000 to the North Carolina Scottish Rite Masonic Foundation to support the activities of the clinic at Appalachian. [more]

BOONE—The Appalachian Chorale at Appalachian State University continues its 31st season with a performance of Gabriel Fauré’s “Requiem” on April 25, 2007. [more]

BOONE—Retired residents of the High Country looking for something interesting to do this winter should consider the Institute for Senior Scholars at Appalachian State University. [more]

BOONE—A dozen Appalachian State University students and two professors are heading to New Orleans today to help with the ongoing rebuilding efforts in the city’s lower ninth ward. [more]

New officers were elected to office during the Dec. 8 meeting of the Appalachian State University Board of Trustees. [more]

BOONE—Almost 1,000 students received degrees from Appalachian State University Dec. 10 during winter commencement held in the Holmes Convocation Center. [more]

BOONE—Western North Carolina’s economy recovered some lost ground in October, increasing 0.3 percent for the month after the 0.4 percent decline recorded in September, according to data released in the Western North Carolina Economic Index. [more]

RALEIGH — One lane of U.S. 321 in Caldwell County between the U.S. 321 widening project and Blowing Rock remains closed due to a rockslide that occurred Wednesday. Crews from the N.C. Department of Transportation are escorting traffic through the area using a pilot car. The slide area is north of the U.S. 321 widening project. [more]

Ghada Gherwash, a Fulbright Teaching Fellow at Appalachian State University, reads in Arabic during a special presentation at the University Bookstore. Gherwash is from Tripoli, Libya. [more]