Solar Eclipse to Increase Visitation on Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests

Asheville, N.C., July 31, 2017- Parts of the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests are expecting extremely high numbers of visitors for the weekend of August 18-21 due to the solar eclipse. Forest Service staff encourage visitors to carefully plan ahead to ensure a safe and memorable event. We expect our recreation sites and campgrounds to be at capacity on August 21 and the weekend before. Most of our sites do not take reservations and are...

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PRESS RELEASE: Mission Health and Aetna Sign Multi-Year Agreement

PRESS RELEASEMission HealthAsheville, NC July 31, 2017 ASHEVILLE – July 31, 2017 – Mission Health and Aetna have signed a new, multi-year agreement providing Aetna customers who receive healthcare benefits through their employers with in-network access to Mission Health’s hospitals, outpatient centers and employed physicians across western North Carolina. This agreement provides employers in western North Carolina with further access to competitively priced network providers. “This is the latest in a series of exciting announcements, and...

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Daily Weather Briefing for Monday, July 31, 2017

LOCAL OUTLOOK Relatively cool and dry air will be maintained across the area over the next few days... before more typical summertime conditions return early Friday. An active cold front will affect the region Friday through Saturday and may become stationary over the area through Sunday. DAY SPONSOR Carrion Tree Service is underwriting the daily weather briefing and public safety updates for today. they are a fully licensed and insured tree...

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Daily Weather Briefing for Sunday, July 30, 2017

LOCAL OUTLOOK Relatively cool and dry air will be maintained across the area into the work week... before more typical summertime conditions return on Thursday. An active cold front will affect the region Friday through Saturday. WEATHER SPONSOR Adams Products, a Division of Oldcastle is underwriting the daily weather briefing and public safety updates for the month. They have all your masonry products (block, mortars, tools), plus feature...

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Daily Weather Briefing for Saturday, July 29, 2017

LOCAL OUTLOOK Cooler and drier air will arrive across the region through the weekend and linger through the early part of next week. More typical summertime conditions will return about the middle of next week. WEATHER SPONSOR Adams Products, a Division of Oldcastle is underwriting the daily weather briefing and public safety updates for the month. They have all your masonry products (block, mortars, tools), plus feature Belgrade Pavers...

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Daily Weather Briefing for Friday, July 28, 2017

LOCAL OUTLOOK A strong cold front will cross the region from the west today and tonight. Cooler and drier air will arrive across the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia through the weekend and linger through the early part of next week. More typical summertime conditions will return about the middle of next week. DAY SPONSOR The Georgia Department of Economic Development is underwriting Macon Media for today and reminds you that Rabun...

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Daily Weather Briefing for Thursday, July 27, 2017

LOCAL OUTLOOK A cold front will be increased chances of showers and thunderstorms, some of them severe, today and tomorrow. Cooler and drier conditions will arrive behind it for the weekend. WEATHER SPONSOR Adams Products, a Division of Oldcastle is underwriting the daily weather briefing and public safety updates for the month. They have all your masonry products (block, mortars, tools), plus feature Belgrade Pavers and Sakrete Products....

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Macon Aero Modelers Club Fundraiser is Saturday, August 12th

The Macon Aero Modelers Club is having its annual radio control fly-in fundraiser on Saturday, August 12 , on Model Aviation Day, at the club's flying field in Otto. The day is to support the Macon County School's Robotics Team.Every summer the club picks out a worthy group to support with the proceeds from the day. This year, the flying club is being SMART : (Smoky Mountain Area Robotics Team). The event will not only support the student Robotics program in Macon County, but will also offer the public the opportunity to learn more about radio...

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Cradle of Forestry and Sliding Rock Recreation Area to Resume Regular Daily Operations

PRESS RELEASE USFS Pisgah Forest, N.C., July 26, 2017- Regular daily operations resume today for the Cradle of Forestry in America and Sliding Rock Recreation Area in Pisgah National Forest now that Highway 276 has reopened. Admission to the Cradle of Forestry is $5.00 for adults and free for youth under 16 years of age. Friends of the Cradle Annual Pass, America the Beautiful, Golden Age and Every Kid in a Park passes are honored. Admission includes the new film, First in Forestry: Carl Alwin Schenck and the Biltmore Forest School, hands-on...

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Daily Weather Briefing for Wednesday, July 26, 2017

LOCAL NEWS An accident on US23/74 in Haywood County at about 2:53 pm on Tuesday claimed the lives of two people and seriously injured a trooper working for the North Carolina Highway Patrol. The road was closed for several hours and traffic diverted until the road was opened again at 11:15 pm after the State Highway Patrol Reconstruction Unit finished investigating he accident and then the vehicles and debris was removed from the roadway. Real...

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