Colonial Pipeline Temporarily Shuts Down UPdate: Governor Signs Executive Order to Assist with Fuel Shortage and Delivery of Relief Supplies

**UPDATE: 5:50 pm** The Governor has declared a State of Emergency suspending regulations to allow trucks to bring fuel into the state and to allow relief supplies to be delivered to the victims of Hurricane Harvey. The text is posted below. The original material of this article is below the Executive Order. ROY COOPER GOVERNOR August 31, 2017 EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 19DECLARATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY IN ORDER TO SUSPEND MOTOR VEHICLE REGULATIONS TO...

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Daily Weather Briefing for Thursday, August 31, 2017

LOCAL OUTLOOK High-pressure ridging down the Appalachians from the north will keep our area cooler than normal through the end of the work week. Moisture will also steadily increase atop the region as the remnants of Harvey move into the Ohio Valley and pass through the county. Warm high pressure will return behind Harvey during the latter half of Labor Day weekend. Remnants of HARVEY It now appears that Macon County will be in the dry...

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Daily Weather Briefing for Wednesday, August 30, 2017

LOCAL OUTLOOK High-pressure ridging down the Appalachians will keep our area less warm than normal through the end of the work week. Moisture will also steadily increase atop the region as the remnants of Harvey move into the Ohio Valley. Five Day Precipitation Forecast The Weather Prediction Center out of College Park, Maryland is forecasting our region to receive between 3 and 4 inches of rain from the remnants of HARVEY by Labor Day....

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The Columbia Eclipse Photoshoot at Smith Rock

Here is a video that describes how the amazing eclipse photo showing a man on Smith Rock in front of the eclipsed sun is in the video below. From the video description: The real story behind Ted Hesser and Andrew Studer capturing their iconic images of the eclipse at Smith Rock. It will give you chills. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1qIbjyH Connect with Columbia Sportswear Online: www.columbia.com Like Columbia Sportswear on FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2mhY5KSFollow...

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Daily Weather Briefing for Tuesday, August 29, 2017

LOCAL OUTLOOK High-pressure ridging down the Appalachians will keep our area cooler than normal over the next several days. Low pressure will track northeast along the Carolina coasts through Tuesday and may develop into a tropical storm as it moves east of our area. A cold front will settle across the region Wednesday and may retreat north as a warm front later in the week as the remnants of Harvey move north along the Mississippi River Valley,...

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Daily Weather Briefing for Monday, August 28, 2017

First Day of School Today is the first day of school for most Macon County children, so please be on the lookout for school buses between now and the end of the school year. Macon Media has posted some graphics to help motorists know when they should stop for school buses and other safety tips to follow during the coming school year on the blog at http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/2017/08/back-to-school-safety-tips-for-2017.html LOCAL OUTLOOK High...

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