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Jessica Butler: It's the journey, not the destination
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Jessica Butler: It's the journey, not the destination

  • By JACOB CHRISTOPHER jacob@thepaper.media

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.

TOSS Mural Reveal at Root & Vine

TOSS Mural Reveal at Root & Vine

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Crowds gathered for ribbon cutting ceremonies at each of the most recent TOSS murals in downtown Morganton on March 7 and 8. The Mountain Matr…

TOSS Mural Reveal at Root & Vine

TOSS Mural Reveal at Root & Vine

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Celebrating the ribbon cutting at Root & Vine were: (from left) Jeffery York, Jerry Norvell, Maricela Lopez, Kathryn Ervin, Erma Freeman M…

rural futures

rural futures

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The mural on a wall at Western Piedmont Community College focuses on the theme of 'Rural Futures: Pathways to Thriving,' symbolizing the impor…

Women at Work

Women at Work

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Artists put the final touches on the "Women at Work" mural on the wall at Root & Vine restaurant at 216 E. Union St. in Morganton.

Claire

Claire

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Artist Claire Alexandre, out of Durham, adds detail to the "Women at Work" mural on the side of Root & Vine restaurant.

Nico

Nico

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Lead artist Nico Cathcart, who live in Richmond, Va., works on the 'Signs of the Times' mural, which is on the wall at Debbie's Embroidery in …