Tropical Storm Helene Devastates Tourism In Boone, NC Boone, N.C. faces aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene with damage, business closures, and community resilience. Top News · Oct 3, 2024
After Helene's destruction, a mountain town reliant on fall tourism wonders what's next Several businesses from a quaint mountain town in the Blue Ridge Mountains are concerned how Tropical Storm Helene's devastation in western North Carolina will affect the local economy The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2024
Viral Photo Claims to Show College Student Chilling Out in Flooded Dorm After Hurricane Helene The photo claiming to picture an Appalachian State University student has received more than 79,000 upvotes and thousands of comments. Latin Times · Sep 30, 2024
In Texas, ex-oil and gas workers champion geothermal energy as a replacement for fossil-fueled power plants Texas has become an early hot spot for geothermal energy exploration as scores of former oil industry workers and executives are taking their knowledge to a new energy source. The Texas Tribune · Mar 26, 2024
With UNC coming to town, App State and Boone brace for a Saturday unlike any other BOONE, N.C. — Down on King Street and up in the High Country, in the first days of a new semester, Bill Corriher was preparing for something the likes of which he has never seen in 40 years living in this college town, known for its views and for being… Tribune News Service · Sep 1, 2022
Black students experiencing racism on campus lack mental health support Three years ago, Lauren Bryant was walking across Appalachian State University’s campus with several other Black students when they were verbally assaulted with a racist tirade. Tribune News Service · Apr 12, 2022