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OUTLOOK
Cool and Dry high pressure builds in across the southeastern United States today. This high pressure will remain in place tomorrow before a second cold front approaches late Saturday. This frontal passage is expected to be dry and weak. High pressure builds back into the region behind the dissipating front Sunday into early next week. Overall we can expect a pleasant end to the week.
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Local News
Local COVID-19 Numbers for September 23, 2021 [MaconMedia.com] Congressman Cawthorn Holds Virtual Roundtable on Flooding Assitance [MaconMedia.com]
Pisgah Legal recommends the NC Medicaid Ombudsman for Medicaid beneficiaries who need education, guidance and advocacy [MaconMedia.com] ProPublica has collected information on the Paycheck Protection Program participants and organized them into a database made available to the public and made it interactive, allowing employees to report whether or not the loan recipiants have complied with the conditions of the loans, most of which have been forgiven. The searches of the datatbase can be by zipcode, buysiness name, or name of town in which the business is located. Below is more information about the program.
Biden Visits Small Business That Has Benefited from Paycheck Protection Program
Tracking PPP: Search Every Company Approved for Federal Loans [ProPublica]
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is a $953-billion business loan program established by the United States federal government in 2020 through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to help certain businesses, self-employed workers, sole proprietors, certain nonprofit organizations, and tribal businesses continue paying their workers.
US Department of the Treasury [Official Website]
The Paycheck Protection Program allows entities to apply for low-interest private loans to pay for their payroll and certain other costs. The amount of a PPP loan is approximately equal to 2.5 times the applicant's average monthly payroll costs. In some cases, an applicant may receive a second draw typically equal to the first. The loan proceeds may be used to cover payroll costs, rent, interest, and utilities. The loan may be partially or fully forgiven if the business keeps its employee counts and employee wages stable. The program is implemented by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The deadline to apply for a PPP loan was initially June 30, 2020, and was later extended to August 8. The Paycheck Protection Program was reopened on January 11, 2021.
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Local Weather
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Sunday Night
Franklin area
Today
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Calm winds.
Tonight Night
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the mid-40s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Calm winds.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s.
Sunday Night
Clear, with lows around 50.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-60s. Calm winds.
Tonight Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid-40s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the northwest around 6 mph before midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 60s.
Sunday Night
Clear, with lows in the upper 40s.
Otto area
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds.
Tonight Night
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the mid-40s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with lows around 50. Calm winds.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-70s.
Sunday Night
Clear, with lows around 50.
Nantahala area
Today
Sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds.
Tonight Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-40s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Patchy fogbefore midmorning. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Calm winds.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs near 70.
Sunday Night
Clear, with lows around 50.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Fri Sep 24 2021
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Sam, located about 1500 miles east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands.
1. A gale-force, non-tropical low pressure system, the remnants of Odette, is located a little more than 600 miles west-northwest of the westernmost Azores. Showers and thunderstorms remain limited near the low, and this system has only a brief window of opportunity to become a subtropical or tropical cyclone while it moves generally south-southeastward over marginally warmer waters. Strong upper-level winds are expected to develop over the system by late today, which should then limit further development. Additional information on this system, including gale warnings, can be found in High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...40 percent.
2. A large area of showers and thunderstorms centered a couple of hundred miles east of Bermuda is associated with a surface and upper-level trough. Some tropical or subtropical development of this system could occur through early Saturday as it moves generally north-northwestward. After that time, development is not expected due to strong upper-level winds.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.
3. A tropical wave is expected to move off the west coast of Africa by the end of this weekend. Thereafter, environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for gradual development, and a tropical depression could form by the middle of next week while the system moves westward at 10 to 15 mph over the far eastern tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...40 percent.
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Almanac
Air Quality
Air quality is in the middlerange of yellow for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the middle range of green.
Fire and Smoke Map
(There is haze from the wildfires out on the west coast.)
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (7.3 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (6.8 out of 12).
Weather Almanac for September 23nd (1872-2020)
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
Highest Temperature 89°F in Highlands in 1931
Lowest Temperature 29°F in Franklin in 1963
Greatest Rainfall 4.27 inches in Franklin in 1965
Record Weather Events for September (1872-2017)
Highest Temperature 98°F in Franklin on Sept 4, 1975
Lowest Temperature 27°F in Franklin on Sept 30, 1967
Greatest Rainfall 11.87 inches in Highlands on Sept 29, 1964
Record weather events for this date and month in Macon County
Record Weather Events for Sept 1st in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 105°F in Goldsboro, Wayne County in 1932
Lowest Temperature 33°F in Boone, Watauga County in 1946
Greatest Rainfall 8.98 inches in Andrews, Cherokee County in 1982
Record Weather Events for September in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 109°F in Weldon, Halifax County on 09-07-1954
Lowest Temperature 23°F in Marion, McDowell County on 09-28-2000
Greatest Rainfall 18.30 inches in Southport, Brunswick County on 09-16-1999
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
IMAGE RED SAND PROJECT
Zonta Club of the Franklin Area Red Sand Project
The Red Sand Project will be held in front of the Macon County Courthouse in downtown Franklin on Saturday October 2 at 9 a.m. Social distancing will be practiced and masks are advised.
Come and help to draw attention to those who metaphorically “fall through the cracks” and become victims of human trafficking. Women and children are more likely to be victims; unfortunately trafficking often goes unrecognized and is far more prevalent here than most people realize. Zonta will highlight how it affects our community and our country and introduce some of the organizations here that combat it. Participants will be given red sand that they will use to fill the cracks in the sidewalk, to draw attention to those who cannot advocate for themselves.
FROG FAIR
November 6, 2021
Friends of the Greenway Fall Fundraising Event. FROG FAIR will be held November 6 from 9-3 at FROG Quarters, 573 E. Main at the Town bridge. Vendor spaces are available--check our website for registration forms or stop by FROG Quarters. Make sure to mark your calendar--arts & crafts, food, & music will make it a special day. For more information, email frog28734@gmail.com.
Encastic Painting Classes
The Macon County Art Association (a not for profit member organization) is offering classes in encastic painting on Specified Fridays from 10AM-12PM at the Uptown Gallery 30 E Main St Franklin NC. Specific class dates are Friday July 9 and 23, August 3 and 27, September 3 and 17, October 29.
For more information contact the instructor, Karen Smith, at karen@programservices.org
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National News Roundup
Level1 News September 24 2021: The (Blood)Red Planet
Leaked documents show Cyber Ninjas' audit in Arizona validates Joe Biden's presidential win over Trump [Yahoo! News]
Indictment, Lawsuits Revive Trump-Alfa Bank Story [Krebs on Security]
Biden White House leans toward releasing information about Trump and Jan. 6 attack, setting off legal and political showdown [MSN News]
Brian Williams' Punchline On Anti-Vaxxers, Anti-Maskers Is A Showstopper [Yahoo! News]
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - September 23rd, 2021
PBS NewsHour full episode, September 23rd, 2021
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COVID-19 News and Updates
Since it looks like we may be in for a new wave of infections, here is a section on COVID-19. It will include local, regional, state, national, and global items.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County: [September 22, 2021]
Covid-19 vaccination: evidence of waning immunity is overstated [BMJ]
pHOXBIO Announces breakthrough clinical trial results concluding prophylactic nasal spray prevents infection from SARS-COV-2 [pHOXBIO]
FDA Authorizes Booster Dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Certain Populations [FDA]
Divergence of delta and beta variants and SARS-CoV-2 evolved in prolonged infection into distinct serological phenotypes [MedRxiv]
The lesson of ivermectin: meta-analyses based on summary data alone are inherently unreliable [Nature]
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On This Day
September 24th is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 98 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
787 – Second Council of Nicaea: The council assembles at the church of Hagia Sophia.
1568 – Spanish naval forces defeat an English fleet, under the command of John Hawkins, at the Battle of San Juan de Ulúa near Veracruz.
1645 – The Battle of Rowton Heath is a Parliamentarian victory over a Royalist army commanded in person by King Charles.
1674 – Second Tantrik Coronation of Shivaji.
1789 – The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act, creating the office of the Attorney General and federal judiciary system and ordering the composition of the Supreme Court.
1830 – A revolutionary committee of notables forms the Provisional Government of Belgium.
1841 – The Sultanate of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom.
1846 – Mexican–American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey.
1852 – The first powered, passenger-carrying airship, the Giffard dirigible, travels 17 miles (27 km) from Paris to Trappes.
1853 – Admiral Despointes formally takes possession of New Caledonia in the name of France.
1869 – Gold prices plummet after President Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market.
1877 – The Battle of Shiroyama is a decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion.
1890 – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy.
1906 – U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.
1906 – Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.
1911 – His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness.
1929 – Jimmy Doolittle performs the first flight without a window, proving that full instrument flying from take off to landing is possible.
1932 – Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar agree to the Poona Pact, which reserved seats in the Indian provincial legislatures for the "Depressed Classes" (Untouchables).
1935 – Earl and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights.
1946 – Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong.
1946 – The top-secret Clifford-Elsey Report on the Soviet Union is delivered to President Truman.
1948 – The Honda Motor Company is founded.
1950 – The eastern United States is covered by a thick haze from the Chinchaga fire in western Canada.
1957 – President Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.
1959 – TAI Flight 307 crashes during takeoff from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, killing 55 people.
1960 – USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched.
1972 – Japan Airlines Flight 472 lands at Juhu Aerodrome instead of Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India.
1973 – Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.
1975 – Southwest Face expedition members become the first persons to reach the summit of Mount Everest by any of its faces, instead of using a ridge route.
1993 – The Cambodian monarchy is restored, with Norodom Sihanouk as king.
1996 – Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.
2005 – Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas.
2007 – Between 30,000 and 100,000 people take part in anti-government protests in Yangon, Burma, the largest in 20 years.
2008 – Thabo Mbeki resigns as president of South Africa.
2009 – The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance.
2009 – Airlink Fight 8911 crashes near Durban International Airport in Durban, South Africa, killing the captain and injuring the rest of the crew.
2013 – A 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Pakistan, killing at least 327 people.
2014 – The Mars Orbiter Mission makes India the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt.
2015 – At least 1,100 people are killed and another 934 wounded after a stampede during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
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Published at 4:00am on Friday, September 24, 2021
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