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Why do voters at Appalachian State keep getting picked on?

Politics

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Oct 6, 2025

Why do voters at Appalachian State keep getting picked on?

A new lawsuit is trying to overturn state laws that made it harder for students in Boone to have a voice in county politics. Who created those laws? A proud and powerful App State grad, that's who.

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
The Woman Who Spoke to a Broken Asheville

Helene

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Sep 25, 2025

The Woman Who Spoke to a Broken Asheville

During Hurricane Helene, Lillian Govus was thrown into a role that she never thought she’d have. A year later, she talks about the trauma she saw, and the trauma she endured.

What if federal hurricane relief dries up in Western North Carolina? Here are some lessons from history.

Helene

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May 29, 2025

What if federal hurricane relief dries up in Western North Carolina? Here are some lessons from history.

In 1916, the Asheville area was hit by flooding that was eerily similar to Hurricane Helene in 2024. With millions of present-day recovery dollars in limbo, what can the past tell us about the future?

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
North Carolina's online discourse is a many-splendored thing

Helene

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Nov 22, 2024

North Carolina's online discourse is a many-splendored thing

Three (somehow safe for work) stories about a cursed image, innovative funding sources for hurricane relief, and nostalgia for places where people threw up in college.

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
Western NC Open Thread: What do you need/know/want?

Helene

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Sep 29, 2024

Western NC Open Thread: What do you need/know/want?

Here's a space for this newsletter's readers to share what we know, or what to know after Hurricane Helene.

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
A Guide to "The Fugitive's" North Carolina

Whitewater Rafting

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Aug 10, 2023

A Guide to "The Fugitive's" North Carolina

Thirty years ago, Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones starred in a big time action movie. The film's props and locations are still out there in the mountains to this day, but for how much longer?

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
A User's Guide to Boone

Storms

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Sep 15, 2022

A User's Guide to Boone

On Saturday, a lot of people will have their eyes on Appalachian State, thanks to a huge victory and a visit by College GameDay. If you're a Boone newbie, here is what you need to know.

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich

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