Lowering U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Officers Killed in Charlotte

*additional details about this incident are posted below the flag alert* Governor Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to half-staff beginning immediately until sunset on Friday, May 3 in honor of the four officers killed in the line of duty Monday in Charlotte. The officers were members of a collaborative U.S. Marshals task force of local, state and federal law enforcement officers. Samuel...

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News and Weather Briefing for Tuesday, April 30, 2024

!--Turn an image into a link --> !----> Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County. GENERAL OUTLOOK The warming trend will continue through mid week as high pressure remains centered just off the Atlantic Coast. A weak cold front is expected to move through the area today bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms. Another front is expected to approach the Carolinas by...

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Blue Ridge Parkway Announces Changes to Camping Fee Structure

 PRESS RELEASE (04-29-2024)BLUE RIDGE NATIONAL PARKWAYNC/VA – The National Park Service is implementing an increase for camping and other associated fees on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Rate changes include frontcountry and backcountry camping site fees, as well as non-camper user fees for shower and dump station services. The new fee schedule is outlined here:Available ServiceCampgrounds/LocationsAssociated FeeFrontcountry campground...

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Weather Briefing for Monday, April 29, 2024

!----> Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County. GENERAL OUTLOOK The warming trend will continue through mid week as high pressure remains centered just off the Atlantic Coast. A weak cold front is expected to move through the area on Tuesday bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms. Another front is expected to approach the Carolinas by late week and bring more showers and thunderstorms to...

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