
Ben Sessoms is a reporter at the Statesville Record & Landmark in Statesville, North Carolina. Based in Boone, North Carolina, Ben graduated with degrees in journalism and communication studies at Appalachian State University in May 2019. On this site you will find work Ben has produced throughout his career. This includes his work at Appalachian State in classes, his work at the student newspaper The Appalachian, his work as an intern at the local Boone paper the Watauga Democrat, his work at News21, a reporting fellowship based in Phoenix, Arizona, and his current work at the Statesville Record & Landmark.