Appalachian State University News

Sherry Padgett has been named principal at Concrete Primary School in Anderson District 1. Padgett previously served as assistant principal at Palmetto Elementary, according to a statement from District 1. Before becoming an assistant principal, Padgett was a second-grade teacher for 10 years at Palmetto Elementary School.

At age 18, Benjamin F. Queen, of Asheville, is already a full junior at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State University's premier summer arts attraction, An Appalachian Summer Festival, continues Sophie B. Hawkins will perform at Westglow Resort and Spa July 5, as part of An Appalachian Summer Festival.

By Frank Ruggiero A High Country summer is considered one of the most pleasant in North Carolina.

Appalachian State University will hold its 25th annual "An Appalachian Summer Festival" June 27-July 25.

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When Shirley Irek was living in Miami, she and her former husband, Robert Chumbley, landed a gig as duo pianists on a cruise to Africa.

Plastic bags packed with pottery shards fill 5-gallon buckets inside a metal storage container a few hundred yards from the edge of the Macon County Airport runway.

Ceara State Congressman Francisco Caminha will lead a delegation of Brazilians to the Appalachian State University campus in July.

From the eastern tip of the Tar Heel State to its western mountainy edge, and from the Upstate of South Carolina to its capital city, Columbia, the Carolinas saw plenty of Pride activity in mid-June. Wilmington In Wilmington, about a dozen vendors set up shop during the OutWilmington Pride street festival on Water St., near the historic Cape Fear ...

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 05/2005 June 25, 2009 On-campus wind turbine economics ASU's wind turbine update: The new wind turbineHigh Country Radioreported on over the weekend will soon be generating electricity that will be fed into New River Light and Power.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc. are expanding in a oejumboa mortgages used to buy the most expensive homes, helping revive a market that shriveled amid a three-year jump in homeowner defaults.

Appalachian State University's premier summer arts attraction, An Appalachian Summer Festival, opens its Leahy will deliver a musical opening to An Appalachian Summer June 27 at Farthing Auditorium.

The Watauga Farmers' Market has become increasingly popular, but that success comes with challenges-including parking.

Every insured homeowner in North Carolina could shoulder the cost of rebuilding if a massive hurricane hits under a deal taking shape in the Legislature.

Carter County rescue crews spent close to five hours Monday rescuing a woman who jumped over 50 feet from Twisting Falls in the county.

For the 25th year, Appalachian State University is offering a slew of art and music as part of its An Appalachian Summer Festival.

Published: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 9:04 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 9:04 p.m. DENTON It was a little past 10 p.m., and Rebecca Jones knew she had to get the shot of the two steam engines in front of the Denton FarmPark for her documentary.

The city of Rock Hill will host a public workshop today on housing, cultural resources and natural resources, the first three elements of the 2020 comprehensive plan.

By ASU News Service Appalachian State University will conduct a test of its new campuswide siren system Wednesday, June 17, at 2 p.m. The sirens located atop Farthing Auditorium and Sanford Hall, in Appalachian Panhellenic Hall and on poles at Appalachian Heights apartments and the State Farm intramural fields will emit audible tones and a verbal ...