Letter to the Editor Our Appreciation to the Generous People of Macon County

February 27, 2017 I am writing to thank and celebrate the residents of Franklin/Highlands and Macon County for spreading joy to children around the world this Christmas season. The generosity of Macon County volunteers, families and groups contributed a total of 4,766 shoebox gifts, paved the way for us to collect a total 18,719 shoebox gifts from all of our Western North Carolina Area (which includes Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson,...

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Daily Weather Briefing for Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Weather Advisories and Warnings Across the USA NATIONAL OUTLOOK ...Severe weather likely across portions of the central and eastern U.S.... ...Record warmth expected from the Midwest to the East Coast... ...Enhanced wildfire danger across the southern Rockies to the southern Plains today... Unseasonably warm temperatures will be in place today from the southern Plains into the Midwest ahead of a strong cold front. High temperatures will...

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Regular February 2017 Meeting Macon County Board of Education

The Macon County Board of Education held their regular monthly meeting for February 2017 at the Central Officers on February 27, 2017. The video of the meeting has been embedded below so you can see and hear exactly what happened at the meeting. MEDIA ROLL CALL (media outlets with reporters present for the meeting) Macon Media (me) The Franklin Press WNCC-FM/WFSC-AM The Macon County News and Shopping Guide OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT Gary...

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Daily Weather Briefing for Monday, February 27, 2017

Weather Advisories and Warnings Across the USA NATIONAL OUTLOOK ...More snow for the western U.S., and rain and thunderstorms return to the Gulf Coast and much of the southeastern U.S.... With the surface high pressure area now moving off the East Coast, expect a gradual warming trend along with increasing moisture going into the middle of the week for the eastern U.S. Return flow from the Gulf of Mexico ahead of the next storm system over...

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Daily Weather Briefing for Sunday, February 26, 2017 Increased Fire Danger

Weather Advisories and Warnings Across the USA NATIONAL OUTLOOK ...More snow for the western U.S. and great lakes, and rain returns to the Gulf Coast region... Now that the strong cold front has cleared the East Coast, expect a return to temperatures that are more typical of February, compared to the past few days that were a preview of spring. A surface high pressure area will settle in behind the front across the eastern U.S., and it will...

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Daily Weather Briefing for Saturday, February 25, 2017

Weather Advisories and Warnings Across the USA NATIONAL OUTLOOK ...Strong storm system to affect the eastern U.S. through Saturday... ...More precipitation expected for the Pacific Northwest and West Coast this weekend... The strong surface low that led to a widespread winter storm from the Rockies to the central Plains over the past couple of days, will continue its track northeastward across southern Canada this afternoon and evening. ...

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Daily Weather Briefing for Friday, february 24, 2017

Weather Advisories and Warnings Across the USA NATIONAL OUTLOOK ...Strong storm system to affect the central and eastern U.S. through Saturday... Much of the nation east of the Mississippi River will continue to observe unseasonably warm temperatures through Friday. This is courtesy of an upper level ridge and a strong surge of warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico ahead of an approaching cold front. Forecast highs ranging from 15 to 30...

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Daily Weather Briefing for Thursday, February 23, 2017

Weather Advisories and Warnings Across the USA NATIONAL OUTLOOK ...Locally heavy rain possible across portions of the Florida Peninsula through Thursday morning... ...Record warm temperatures possible for much of the central and eastern U.S. through Friday... ...Winter storm expected to bring heavy snow and gusty winds from portions of the central and northern Rockies to the Upper Midwest... An anomalous upper-level low is moving east across...

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