The Latest Breaking News from Boone

Stadium Wonders: Football and Foliage Converge at App State’s Kidd Brewer Stadium

You can’t beat the setting in Boone, N.C., on an autumn afternoon.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 27, 2025

Jason Kelce chugged beers and had a glorious time in Boone as App State beat James Madison

Kelce had beers and sang karaoke, and the Mountaineers beat James Madison.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 24, 2024

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

Pritzker issues disaster proclamation after tornadoes hit Illinois, killing 4

The governor signed the proclamation late Saturday, allowing the state to send assistance to Boone, Crawford, DuPage, Marion and Sangamon counties.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 2, 2023

Winter storm watch for areas north and northwest of Chicago, some places along Wisconsin border could get 6 inches of snow

The National Weather Service issued the watch for Winnebago, Boone, McHenry and Lake counties from Thursday afternoon through Friday morning.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 8, 2023

More than 80,000 ComEd customers without power after icy storm knocks down trees, power lines across Chicago area

Most of the outages were reported in Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, McHenry, Winnebago and Boone counties, according to a ComEd outage map. At the height of the storm Wednesday night, more than 100,000 customers were without power.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 23, 2023

App State students are so excited for College GameDay that Boone has seemingly run out of posters

That's a bit of a problem...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 16, 2022

How App State became story of college football — again, after another improbable win

Three games into the 2016 season, Appalachian State’s third after transitioning into the FBS, the Mountaineers hosted what was then considered to be the most significant football game in their history. Anticipation built for weeks. A capacity crowd of nearly 35,000, then a school record, filled Kidd Brewer Stadium in…

Tribune News Service · Sep 15, 2022

As Saturday proved, North Carolina’s best college football program resides in Boone

The question now is not whether Appalachian State has North Carolina’s best college football program — which it clearly does — but how exactly the Mountaineers defied the odds to build it in such an enduring way. And also: why no other school in the state has come close to…

Tribune News Service · Sep 13, 2022

ESPN’s College Gameday to Visit Appalachian State for First Time

The popular college football pregame show is heading to Boone, N.C.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 13, 2022