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Kristin Watson and two years of Helene recovery service

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Kristin Watson and two years of Helene recovery service

By JACOB CHRISTOPHER jacob@thepaper.media
Oct 17, 2026

It was an abnormally hot day for October when Kristin Watson, founder and executive director of the Mountain Aid Project (M.A.P.), puffed on an American Spirit cigarette in front of The Tilted Map, her nearly trademark cherry-colored glasses glinting in the sun.

Heritage students host food drive for service project

Burke County Schools

Heritage students host food drive for service project

By JACOB CHRISTOPHER jacob@thepaper.media
Jan 17, 2026

Two months of gift and food drives are boiling down into one student-written play, equipped with stop-motion, wrapping tissue flowers, and a pantheon of gods from a variety of mythologies — for now.

'Everyone deserves a spot on the M.A.P.': Local nonprofit works to open cafe on Bouchelle

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'Everyone deserves a spot on the M.A.P.': Local nonprofit works to open cafe on Bouchelle

By MADISON LIPE madison@thepaper.media
Sep 27, 2025

Mountain Aid Project is working to open a cafe and community space in the old Divinity Donuts location on Bouchelle Street.

Hurricane Helene Benefit on Morganton Square

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Hurricane Helene Benefit on Morganton Square

Sep 12, 2025

The Historic Morganton Courthouse Square is gearing up for nine hours of music, vendors, food trucks, and more this weekend.

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Kristin Watson and two years of Helene recovery service

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