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SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS (MONDAY, FEBRUARY 02, 2026)
Monday, February 2, 2026 will be a remote learning day for all Macon County Schools. If you have questions regarding remote learning assignments, please contact your child’s teacher. We will continue to communicate with all necessary departments to determine when roads will be safe to return to in-person learning.
NWS GENERAL OUTLOOK
.KEY MESSAGES...
1. Very cold temperatures and breezy winds overnight and into the morning. A Cold Weather Advisory is in effect for much of the area thru 9 AM, with a risk of hypothermia and/or frostbite if precautions are not taken. Widespread black ice is also expected thru the morning where roads have frozen over due to snowmelt on Sunday, causing hazardous road conditions.
2. Temperatures gradually warm thru the first half of the week. Precipitation chances return late Tuesday and linger into Thursday with mostly dry conditions expected for the remainder of the week.
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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....Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
..TONIGHT....Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 20s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.. TUESDAY....Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
..TUESDAY NIGHT....Rain. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
..WEDNESDAY....Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 20s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
...BLACK ICE EXPECTED THIS MORNING...
With temperatures below freezing across the region, areas of black ice are expected to remain on roadways this morning. If traveling, be prepared for hazardous road conditions, especially on bridges and overpasses as well as on untreated or shaded roadways. Use extra caution when walking on sidewalks, driveways, and in parking lots. Although temperatures will rise above freezing across most locations by afternoon, patchy black ice may linger across the higher elevations of the North Carolina mountains as well as in shaded areas throughout the day.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
State and Local News
Snow drone footage | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
• Duke Energy urges customers to conserve power on Monday [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Can Trump, Stein picks survive NC primary elections? Races to watch [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Best Practice Makes Perfect: Spotlighting WNC educators [Mountain Xpress]
• NC Gov. Josh Stein urges caution, hopes families stay warm and kids play in snow [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Is North Carolina winter storm over? Snow totals, cold temp forecast [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
Peter Mandelson resigns membership of Labour Party | Epstein Files | Sky News
Gaza’s daily nightmare vs US talk of AI-driven smart cities | The Bottom Line | Al Jazeera
• Liveblog: Lord Mandelson resigns from Labour to save party 'further embarrassment' over Epstein links [BBC News]
• How far will China go to back Iran if the US strikes? [DW News]
• Japan taps rare earth-rich mud from deep-sea floor to cut reliance on China [France 24]
Russo-Ukraine War
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 01, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
Ukraine and SpaceX tighten controls on Russian Starlink access | TVP World
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1439: Russia strikes bus carrying energy workers, killing 12, as new Abu Dhabi talks approach [Euromaidan Press]
• Dmitry Trenin: America First goes global [Russia Today (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• Russia not interested in global conflict — Medvedev [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
National News
• Supreme Court to Hear Trump Birthright Citizenship Case April 1 [Bloomberg law]
What led to partial government shutdown | CBS News
• Read the full indictment against Don Lemon, Georgia Fort and others charged in Minnesota [PBS News]
• FAA’s mobile no-drone zones create First Amendment concerns [Quill Magazine]
• The unprecedented challenge of prosecuting federal agents for killing Renee Good, Alex Pretti [Minnesota Star Tribune]
'He lived to help others': Alex Pretti's co-workers remember him at vigil | KARE-TV (Minneapolis, MN)
Meet the Press Full Episode — Feb. 1 | NBC News
• Supreme Court will hear birthright citizenship case on April 1 [SCOTUSblog]
• Trump says DHS won't respond to protests in Democratic-led cities until they 'ask for help' [Ground News]
• This week on The Hill: House races to end partial government shutdown [The Hill]
• Speaker Johnson faces tough choices as partial government shutdown drags and debate over ICE deepens [AP News]
• Trump announces two-year closure of Trump Kennedy Center for major renovations [Fox News]
• Liveblog: Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures plunge ahead of week defined by Trump's Fed pick, jobs data [Yahoo Finance]
• Why the catastrophe bond market is so hot right now [CNBC]
Gold, Silver Slump Sparks Domino Effect in Stocks | Daybreak Europe 2/2/2026 | Bloomberg Television
America's Book Club: Jon Meacham | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - February 1, 2026
Capehart and Abernathy on the backlash against Trump's immigration operation | PBS News Hour
Technology and Science News
Completely Unknown Form of Extinct Life Discovered | 7 Days of Science
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
State and Local News
Snow drone footage | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
• Duke Energy urges customers to conserve power on Monday [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Can Trump, Stein picks survive NC primary elections? Races to watch [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Best Practice Makes Perfect: Spotlighting WNC educators [Mountain Xpress]
• NC Gov. Josh Stein urges caution, hopes families stay warm and kids play in snow [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Is North Carolina winter storm over? Snow totals, cold temp forecast [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
Peter Mandelson resigns membership of Labour Party | Epstein Files | Sky News
Gaza’s daily nightmare vs US talk of AI-driven smart cities | The Bottom Line | Al Jazeera
• Liveblog: Lord Mandelson resigns from Labour to save party 'further embarrassment' over Epstein links [BBC News]
• How far will China go to back Iran if the US strikes? [DW News]
• Japan taps rare earth-rich mud from deep-sea floor to cut reliance on China [France 24]
Russo-Ukraine War
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 01, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
Ukraine and SpaceX tighten controls on Russian Starlink access | TVP World
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1439: Russia strikes bus carrying energy workers, killing 12, as new Abu Dhabi talks approach [Euromaidan Press]
• Dmitry Trenin: America First goes global [Russia Today (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• Russia not interested in global conflict — Medvedev [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
National News
• Supreme Court to Hear Trump Birthright Citizenship Case April 1 [Bloomberg law]
What led to partial government shutdown | CBS News
• Read the full indictment against Don Lemon, Georgia Fort and others charged in Minnesota [PBS News]
• FAA’s mobile no-drone zones create First Amendment concerns [Quill Magazine]
• The unprecedented challenge of prosecuting federal agents for killing Renee Good, Alex Pretti [Minnesota Star Tribune]
'He lived to help others': Alex Pretti's co-workers remember him at vigil | KARE-TV (Minneapolis, MN)
Meet the Press Full Episode — Feb. 1 | NBC News
• Supreme Court will hear birthright citizenship case on April 1 [SCOTUSblog]
• Trump says DHS won't respond to protests in Democratic-led cities until they 'ask for help' [Ground News]
• This week on The Hill: House races to end partial government shutdown [The Hill]
• Speaker Johnson faces tough choices as partial government shutdown drags and debate over ICE deepens [AP News]
• Trump announces two-year closure of Trump Kennedy Center for major renovations [Fox News]
• Liveblog: Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures plunge ahead of week defined by Trump's Fed pick, jobs data [Yahoo Finance]
• Why the catastrophe bond market is so hot right now [CNBC]
Gold, Silver Slump Sparks Domino Effect in Stocks | Daybreak Europe 2/2/2026 | Bloomberg Television
America's Book Club: Jon Meacham | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - February 1, 2026
Capehart and Abernathy on the backlash against Trump's immigration operation | PBS News Hour
Technology and Science News
Completely Unknown Form of Extinct Life Discovered | 7 Days of Science
Extinction Event 450 Million Years Ago Is the Reason We Exist | Anton Petrov
• There’s life beneath the snow, but it’s at risk of melting away [ScienceNews]
• Perseverance Rover Discovers an Ancient Martian Beach, Complete with Waves [Universe Today]
• Your eBooks Don't Have to Look Boring, Calibre 9.0 Now has Shelves [It's FOSS News]
• This Week In Space podcast: Episode 195 — Remembering Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia [Space.com]
• xxx [Gizmodo]
• Inside Nvidia’s 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android device ever [Ars Technica]
Crypto Currencies
Bitcoin Cliff Dwellers | Ben Cowen
• UAE Royal’s Alleged Stake in Trump Crypto Venture Raises Ethical Concerns [Decrypt]
• Crypto selloff is likely due to US liquidity drought: Analyst [Coin Telegraph]
NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) and ASN (Aviation Safety Network) Accident Investigation Pages
• Cirrus SR22T Crash [09/18/2025 - Franklin, NC]
• Crash of N259UP at Louisville-Muhammad Ali International Airport [Aviation Safety Network]
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