Benefit for Wayne Pendergrass [LINK]
Saturday, September 27, 2025
South Macon Elementary
855 Addington Bridge Road
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Isolated or scattered showers and thunderstorms remain possible each of the next few days over the mountains, possibly with the exception of Sunday. Most other areas are likely to remain dry through early next week. Temperatures will be generally at or a little above normal for this time of year.
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GENERAL FORECAST
(since this is a quick forecast intended to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast)
..TODAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of fog this morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times this morning. Highs in the upper 70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 30 percent.
...TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
...SATURDAY...Areas of fog in the morning. Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
...SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
...SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph.
...SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
Football Score:
Brevard: 34
Franklin: 28 Overtime
Vigil Held For Charlie Kirk in Franklin | Macon Media
• Brett James, Songwriter for Carrie Underwood and Kenny Chesney, Dead at 57 [Rolling Stone Magazine]
3 people killed in Macon County, NC plane crash | WYFF-TV (Greenville, SC)
• FAA: Plane crash in Macon County kills three, reportedly including songwriter Brett James [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• After Charlotte stabbing, Stein backs changes to magistrates, mental health involuntary commitments [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• NC teaching vacancies down 31%. Why that news may not be as good as you think. [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Gov. Stein requests $13.5B in new Helene assistance from Congress [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
Handshakes, Mandelson and other things you might have missed from Trump's visit | Sky News
Colombia extrajudicial killings: Peace tribunal sentences former military personnel | Al Jazeera
• Taliban ban books written by women from Afghan universities [BBC News]
• US vetoes UN Security Council resolution on ceasefire in Gaza [France 24]
Russo-UKraine War
Ukrainian scouts hunt down Russian forces | Military Mind | TVP World News
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1303: Pokrovsk becomes Putin’s Stalingrad [Euromaidan Press]
• ‘Not the right time’ to call for Russia-Ukraine ceasefire – Trump [Russia Today (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• Denmark uses Bornholm to threaten Russia’s security, including Kaliningrad — ambassador [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 18, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
National News
• Trump says TV networks opposed to him should 'maybe' lose licence [BBC News]
• Utah's hate crimes law being used to prosecute Charlie Kirk's accused killer [KTSU-TV (Salt Lake City, UT)]
• Special Coverage: The FCC vs. Jimmy Kimmel [The Desk]
CDC panel votes to change guidance on MMRV vaccine for kids | NBC News
• Trump slams Omar and Somalia after House censure fails [The Hill]
• Trump’s moves against the media mirror approaches by authoritarian leaders to silence dissent [AP News]
• Charlie Kirk's final moments emotionally detailed by mentor Frank Turek: 'He was with Jesus already' [Fox News]
• Trump Threatens Licenses of TV Stations That Criticize Him [Yahoo Finance]
• Trump floats pulling licenses if networks are ‘against’ him after Jimmy Kimmel suspended [CNBC]
Record-Breaking Rally Stumbles, Trump Threatens Critical TV Networks | Daybreak Europe 9/19/2025 | Bloomberg Television
Washington Today (9-18-25): Pres. Trump & PM Starmer talk tech deal, Gaza, Ukraine, Kimmel firing | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - September 18, 2025 | ABC News
PBS News Hour, Sept. 18, 2025 | PBS News Hour
For 200 Years We Were Wrong About Why Water Ice Is Slippery | Anton Petrov
• Secrets of DeepSeek AI model revealed in landmark paper [Nature]
• GNOME 49 Launches With New Apps, Nautilus Redesign, and GNOME Shell Upgrades [FOSS NEWS]
• We've officially found 6,000 exoplanets, NASA says: 'We're entering the next great chapter of exploration' [Space.com]
• I Watched Every Jimmy Kimmel Monologue Since Charlie Kirk Was Killed and All I Got Was This Sinking Feeling [Gizmodo]
• In new level of stupid, RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine advisors axe MMRV recommendation [Ars Technica]
• PayPal Stablecoin Tops $1.3 Billion as PYUSD Expands to Tron, Avalanche [Decrypt]
• Why we Bitcoin — Vietnam closes 86M bank accounts that fail biometrics [Coin Telegraph]
NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) and ASN (Aviation Safety Network) Accident Investigation Pages
• Cirrus SR22T Crash [09/18/2025 - Franklin, NC]
• Midair Collision PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 Airplane and Sikorsky H-60 Military Helicopter [1/29/2025 - Arlington, VA]
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Published at 6.00am on Friday, September 19, 2025
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