ATTENTION ALL VOTERS IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY

AN IMPORTANT WORD FROM CHAD NESBITT This is a sample ballot of the controversal AB Tech Tax. Notice it doesn't say AB Tech anywhere on it. That's because Senator Martin Nesbitt made it that way. The BC Commissioners want it to go to the counties general fund so the can do with the money as they please. Remember, this is a county wide vote. You vote at the old health department building beside the Radison Hotel. And please vote "against" it. ~Chad...

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Sun Dogs

Photo taken in Franklin, NC on October 26, 2011 by Bobby Coggins. (function() { var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text/javascript'; po.async = true; po.src = 'https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })(); ...

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NC Public Utilities Hearing in Franklin on Proposed Rate Increase by Duke Energy Carolinas

The NC Utilities Commission held a Public Hearing on the Proposed Duke Energy Rate Hike at the Macon Co Courthouse in Courtroom A on Oct 26 at 7pm. Duke Energy is proposing to increase electrical rates for residents by 17%, commercial and industrial customers by 15%, and street lighting by 8%. The Commission has suspended the proposed rate changes and has scheduled the application for investigation and hearing. Persons who desire to present...

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Macon County Commissioners October 26, 2011

**10-27 at 1.15pm** Here is the full video of the October 26, 2011 meeting of the Macon County Commissioners: **10.05pm** Here is the audio from this meeting Download MP3 Hat Tip to Scarlet for noticing I had the wrong date on my title card. The Macon County Commissioners will be reconvening a recessed meeting tonight at 6pm. The agenda and twitter widget are below. I will be there recording video and audio and will post them to this...

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Music Monday The Marriage of Figaro

I skipped last week in this series, and to make up for it, I'm posting an extra long piece of music...not once, but twice. (That's assuming you have over five hours free today to listen to both versions) ʘ‿ʘ This week's music is the Opera composed by Mozart, "The Marriage of Figaro".  Le nozze di Figaro, ossia la folle giornata (The Marriage of Figaro, or The Day of Madness), K. 492, is an opera buffa (comic opera) composed in 1786...

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15th Annual Pumpkinfest in Franklin, NC

The annual festival celebrating the arrival of fall in Franklin, NC, Pumpkinfest, took place this past weekend. Here are a few photos and videos of the fun: There was also a Thriller Flashmob on Main Street, and a couple of local Youtube Users captured the action: The annual "Punkin Roll" took place as scheduled on Phillips Street and here are some photos and a video of that: And here are some other photos of the festival: ...

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Macon County Planning Board Video of October 2011 Meeting

Here is the video of the meeting of the Macon County Planning Board that took place on October 20, 2011. You can now observe what happened at this meeting without having to rely on the written reports of those present or wait a couple of months for the public minutes of the board to be posted online. Meeting Agenda ORDER OF BUSINESS CALL TO ORDER -Review agenda items, revise if necessary APPROVAL OF MINUTES -Approval of the September...

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Variations on a Reflection

Variations on processing a recent photo I took of Little Tennessee Rive in the Franklin Greenway along the Morris Trace. Clicking on the images will open a new tab or window to a larger version. (function() { var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text/javascript'; po.async = true; po.src = 'https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po,...

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Reflections

The Little Tennessee River along the Greenway in Franklin, NC. (function() { var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text/javascript'; po.async = true; po.src = 'https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })(); ...

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NC Public Utilities Commission to Hold Public Hearing on Duke Energy Rate Increase in Macon County Courthouse on October 26, 2011

The NC Utilities Commission will be holding a Public Hearing on the Proposed Duke Energy Rate Hike at the Macon Co Courthouse in Courtroom A on Oct 26 at 7pm' I will be there to record the proceedings and will post video of it online. PRESS RELEASE Duke Energy is proposing to increase electrical rates for residents by 17%, commercial and industrial customers by 15%, and street lighting by 8%.    The Commission has suspended...

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