
What would bring you back to Hickory?: We asked some of the best and brightest recent graduates to talk about where they are compared to where they grew up
Nov 26, 2018
The Hickory area has more jobs than qualified workers.There were 4,393 job openings in the county but only 2,797 unemployed people as of August, ...

Cherokee students learn about their roots during visit to Chieftains
Nov 9, 2018
Students from the Eastern Band of the Cherokee high school on the Qualla Boundary in North Carolina are learning about their tribal roots this weekend...

Free day at Chieftains Museum features members of Eastern band of Cherokee Indians
Nov 5, 2018
Surviving members of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, will be visiting the home of their people as a part of the ...

App state English professor publishes new book of poetry
Nov 2, 2018
App State’s University Bookstore celebrated the release of a new book by Adrian Rice, App State adjunct professor, titled, “The Strange Estate: Ne...

Three academic colleges celebrate 50th anniversary with goods drive
Oct 29, 2018
App State’s College of Arts and Science, the College of Fine and Applied Arts and Reich College of Education celebrate their 50th anniversaries by g...

Queer pedagogy talk sheds light on LGBTQ students in slideshow
Oct 23, 2018
Matthew Thomas-Reid gave a lecture in Belk Library and Information Commons about queering educational institutions and the importance of speaking to m...

Alumna Michelle Baker '13 chosen as McDowell’s Principal of the Year
Oct 15, 2018
Michelle Baker, principal of Eastfield Global Magnet, has been selected by her fellow principals as the 2019 Principal of the Year for McDowell County...

Alumnus Matt Smith '94 Named 2018-19 Principal of the Year for Edgecombe County Public Schools
Oct 15, 2018
The principal of Edgecombe Early College High School has been named the 2018-19 Principal of the Year for Edgecombe County Public Schools.Matt Smith, ...

Lucas named CCS Assistant Principal of the Year
Oct 2, 2018
Danielle Lucas, assistant principal at Royal Oaks Elementary School, has been selected as the 2018-2019 Assistant Principal of the Year for Cabarrus C...

Hendersonville Middle’s Luke Manuel is Principal of the Year
Sep 28, 2018
Luke Manuel '00 of Hendersonville Middle was named the 2018-19 Principal of the Year for Henderson County Public Schools this afternoon at a pep rally...