As TOSS Director Jessica Butler unfolded two metal chairs in the middle of a room lined with art and paint stains, an instructor and several interns bustled around her, chattering in the doorway and organizing supplies.
Butler, who became director in April of this year, relaxed into the chair before detailing the path that led to her place in TOSS.
Ingles Markets confirmed for the first time that its Morganton store on Carbon City Road will reopen after Hurricane Helene damage, with the company stating in a new filing that all three closed stores are expected to return in 2025 and 2026.
Hurricane Helene wreaks havoc on western North Carolina, surpassing historic floods. Massive rainfall, record river crests, tornadoes, and power outages cause devastation. Catastrophic impact prompts retirement of Helene's name.
Heather Maggio, owner of the Pilates Barre in Morganton, transformed her studio to include an expanded retail space featuring lululemon products. The renovation involved removing storage rooms to create more retail space, with plans to offer a full line of lululemon products and potentially add more brands. The studio offers equipment-based Pilates classes and barre sessions, catering to the growing interest in Pilates in the region. Maggio also hired additional staff to support the expansion, and the reopening includes an open house event with a ribbon cutting ceremony by the Burke County Chamber of Commerce.
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