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GENERAL OUTLOOK
The weather pattern will return to more seasonal temperatures for the next several days. Dry and cool high pressure will build into the region from the northwest today. A stronger low pressure system will approach the region from the west Saturday night and move through Sunday into Sunday night, bringing moisture back into the area for the latter half of the weekend. Colder air will arrive from the northwest on Monday and persist through the middle of the week.
MACON COUNTY SCHOOLS 2023 GRADUATION DATES
Franklin High School
- Saturday, June 3, 2023, 9:00 am- Franklin High School Football Field
Nantahala School
- Friday, June 2, 2023, Senior Reception- Nantahala School Cafeteria- 5:00 pm,
Graduation Ceremony- 6:00 pm, Nantahala School Gym
Highlands School
- Saturday, May 27, 2023, 10:00 am- Highlands School New Gym
Macon Early College
- Sunday, June 4, 2023, 2:00 pm, Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
Union Academy
- Friday, May 26, 2023, 6:00 pm, Holly Springs Baptist Church
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Monday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Increasing clouds, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds in the early morning increasing to come out of the north around 5 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
A chance of rain between 8pm and 11pm, then showers after 11pm. Lows in the upper 30s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers. Highs near 50. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight. Chance of rain is 70%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 50s.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s. Windy.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Increasing clouds, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
A chance of rain before 10pm, then showers, mainly after 10pm. Lows in the mid 30s. Light and variable winds increasing to come out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph before midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers. Highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 15 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 70%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Windy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s. Windy.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Increasing clouds, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
A chance of rain between 8pm and 10pm, then showers after 10pm. Lows around 40. Light and variable winds increasing to come out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers. Highs near 49. Winds out of the southeast 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s. Winds out of the southeast 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of rain is 70%.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 50s.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Increasing clouds, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
A chance of rain before 10pm, then showers, mainly after 10pm. Lows around 40. Calm winds becoming east southeast 5 to 8 mph after midnight. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers. Highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northwest before midnight. Chance of rain is 70%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 40s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather Radio Blackouts with Radiation Storms and 1,2-Punch | Space Weather News: 27 February 2023
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24 Hour Smoke Forecast
No known appreciable smoke field will be crossing Macon County today or tonight.
PM2.5 AQI is 35 (GOOD) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 35 (GOOD)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the high range (9.8 out of 12) today with Elm, Maple, and Juniper being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (0.5 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for March 11th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 81°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1974
Lowest Temperature 8°F in Highlands in 1934
Greatest One-Day Rain 4.07 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1952
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 6.0 inches in Highlands in 1926
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of March Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 87°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 03-29-2020
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands on 03-07-1899
Greatest Rainfall 6.61 inches in Highlands on 03-26-2021
Greatest Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 03-13-1993
Record Weather Events for March 11th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 89°F in Wilmington, New Hanover County in 1974
Lowest Temperature -1°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1998 /> Greatest Rainfall 7.10 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 1952
Greatest Snowfall 10.0 inches in Asheville, Buncombe County in 1926
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of March Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 98°F in Belhaven, Beaufort County on 03-27-1921
Lowest Temperature -11°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 03-03-1980
Greatest Rainfall 10.10 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 03-04-1979
Greatest Snowfall 36.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 03-13-1993
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Thursday, March 9th
Walking with Spring: Chasing the Smokies Moon, with author Nancy East
6:00pm to 7:30pm in the Macon County Public Library Meeting Room
Two lives lost too soon. When a search and rescue member’s unresolved grief is triggered by tragedy, will a life-changing hike end in hope?
Waynesville-based author and search and rescue team member Nancy East's program will focus on both her book and hiking safety. Don't let the risk of getting lost or bears, blisters, snakes and storms prevent you from enjoying yourself on a hike. Empower yourself with the knowledge and skills to stay 'safe and found' and enjoy your time on trail without hesitation. Copies of her book will be available for purchase and signing at this free event co-sponsored by the Nantahala Hiking Club.
The Macon County Public Library’s “Walking with Spring” series in partnership with the Nantahala Hiking Club and the Franklin Appalachian Trail Community Council corresponds with thru-hiker season in Franklin and highlights the A.T.'s hikers and authors, as well as other great outdoor activities and opportunities in the area.
Monday, March 13th
Franklin Tourism Develpment Authority Monthly Meeting at 5.30pm in the lower level of the town hall.
Tuesday, March 14th
Macon County Board of Commissioners Monthly Meeting at 6.00pm in the Commissioners Board on the third floor of the county courthouse. Access is through the rear parking lot..
No events have been submitted for Macon Calendar.
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Local and State News
• LISTEN: 911 calls paint clearer picture of LIFE FORCE 6's crash in Macon County [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Representative Chuck Edwards questions stock sale by Canton paper mill executives [BPR]
• Macon County Schools seeking solutions for mental health crisis [Macon County News and Shopping Guide]
• New law will fast-track youth mental health hospital near Durham [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• 5 ways NC Democrats and Republicans are working together on the child care crisis [Raleigh News and Observer]
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National and World News Roundup
• Silicon Valley Bank Closed by Regulators, FDIC Takes Control [WSJ (video and audio)] [WSJ (article archive)]
• Here’s how the second-biggest bank collapse in U.S. history happened in just 48 hours [CNBC]
• Mexico kidnapping: A twisted moral code explains cartel's apology [BBC News]
• More than 40 News Outlets, Universities Partner to Expose the Money Behind Disinformation in the Americas [INternational Center for Journalists]
President Biden delivers remarks on February jobs report on 3/10/23 | Fox Business
• Biden Expected to Move Ahead on a Major Oil Project in Alaska [New York Times]
• Biden admin’s cloud security problem: ‘It could take down the internet like a stack of dominos’ [Politico]
Health risks associated with daylight saving time | CBS News
• Standard time giving way to daylight saving in most of US [AP News]
• China brokers Iran-Saudi detente, raising eyebrows in Washington [Washington Post]
• Norfolk Southern determines ‘urgent railcar safety issue’ after loose wheels found on rail cars in second Ohio derailment [CNN]
Brooks and Capehart on Biden's budget, Trump's legal trouble, the GOP's presidential field | PBS Newshour
A Week in the Life of a US President | Wendover Productions
Why The U.S. Can’t End Poverty | CNBC
Washington Today (3-10-23): House Freedom Caucus lays out spending cut demands to raise debt limit | C-SPAN RADIO
Global National: Mar. 10, 2023 | Canadian government to begin foreign agent registry consultations
Nightly News Full Broadcast (March 10th)
PBS NewsHour full episode, (March 10, 2022
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COVID-19 News and Updates
Here is a section on COVID-19. It includes local, regional, state, national, and global items.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County:
• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 6:21pm CET, 7 March 2023, there have been 102,247,392 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,111,342 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 10 February 2023, a total of 662,514,513 vaccine doses have been administered.
Globally, as of 6:21pm CET, 7 March 2023, there have been 759,408,703 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,866,434 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 7 March 2023, a total of 13,229,166,046 vaccine doses have been administered.
• Effectiveness of BNT162b2 vaccination in preventing COVID-19–associated death in Poland [ Polish Archives of Internal Medicine ]
• Acute and Postacute Clinical Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Children in Japan [ The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal ]
• House votes unanimously to declassify intelligence on origins of Covid pandemic, sending bill to Biden [ CNBC ]
• No, That New Study Doesn’t Show that Masks Are Useless [ Yale Insights ]
TWiV 990: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin | Microbe TV
• TWiV 989: Antibody cross-reactivity is metal [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 988: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• Wanted YouTube Prankster Charged For Deadly Times Square Shooting [Shore News Network ]
• "We have miscalculated for decades – half of an insulin dose may not work as expected" [University of Copenhagen]
• UT Southwestern found a hormone that sobers up mice. Could it treat alcohol poisoning? [Houston Chronicle]
• Roku discloses it has $487 million in deposits at failed Silicon Valley Bank. That’s 26% of its cash. [Business Insider]
• More than 40 News Outlets, Universities Partner to Expose the Money Behind Disinformation in the Americas [INternational Center for Journalists]
• Z-Library returns, aims to avoid seizures by giving each user a secret URL [ARS TECHNICA]
Evergreen Links
• Red Dead Online player bids farewell to Google Stadia save by releasing horse they named after their departed daughter [Games Radar]
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History 69 - Twilight of the Æsir
Hardcore History: AddendumEP24 Manifesting the Muse with Rick | Dan Carlin
• Neal Stephenson’s Lamina1 drops white paper on building the open metaverse [Venture Beat] [PDF of White paper]
• Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People [New York Times]
How Do We Know What We Know? Philosophy of Science | Fraser Cain
Podcasts and Long Form Videos (History, Culture, Science, Space, Technology and Current Events)
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics
SpaceX Crew-5 undocking and departure | SciNews
The Level1 Show March 10 2023: When I Think About You I Repossess Myself | Level1Techs
Classical Music Stands Alone - DTNS 4473 | Daily Tech News Show
How To Switch Password Managers in 2023 + LEAVE LASTPASS! | Shannon Morse
Largest Galaxies in the Universe...But Not IC 1101 Anymore | Antov Petrov
Linux Action News 283 | Jupiter Broadcasting
Why Your Video Doorbell is a Major Privacy Loophole | TWiT TV
Developing Tech That Can Last On Venus | Fraser Cain
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Special Section: The Russo-Ukrainian War
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 10 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for March 10th]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 381 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 380: Russian largest missile strike of 2023 [Euromaiden Press]
• Ukraine says Bakhmut battle grinding down Russia’s best units [Al Jazeera]
• Ukraine updates: Kyiv decries deaths after Russian blitz [DW News]
• ‘Ukraine is fighting for the European values on the frontline’: Finnish PM in Kyiv [TVP World]
• Investigating Russian war crimes in Ukraine: 'How far can the US go in supporting the ICC'? [France 24]
• Has Putin’s assault on Ukraine’s power grid failed? [BBC News]
🔴 (NSFW) - Ukrainian's Last Stand, IDF Raid in Jenin, Lebanon RPG-Man | Funker530 LIVE Recap
Ukraine: Wagner boss 'cut-off' from official channels | DW News
'Like at school': Ukrainian troops train to use Leopard 2 tanks | FRANCE 24
New one-ton smart bombs lay waste to Russian facilities - Military Mind | TVP World
Ukraine war: Will the battle for Bakhmut be a turning point for Russia? | WION
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• Lavrov likens protests in ex-Soviet state to 2014 Kiev coup [Russia Today]
• US wants another war brought into life, this time between Russia and Georgia [Pravda]
• Biden’s advisor warns Georgian president against helping Russia to dodge sanctions [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
March 11th is the 70th day of the year (71st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 295 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)
222 – Alexander Severus becomes emperor of Rome, replacing his cousin, 18-year-old Elagabalus. The bodies of the assassinated emperor and his mother, Julia Soaemias, are dragged through the streets of the city and thrown into the Tiber.
1343 – Arnošt of Pardubice becomes the last Bishop of Prague (3 March 1343 O.S.), and, a year later, the first Archbishop of Prague.
1641 – Guaraní forces living in the Jesuit reductions defeat bandeirantes loyal to the Portuguese Empire at the Battle of Mbororé in present-day Panambí, Argentina.
1649 – The Frondeurs and the French sign the Peace of Rueil.
1702 – The Daily Courant, England's first national daily newspaper, is published for the first time.
1708 – Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation.
1784 – The signing of the Treaty of Mangalore brings the Second Anglo-Mysore War to an end.
1795 – The Battle of Kharda is fought between the Maratha Confederacy and the Nizam of Hyderabad, resulting in Maratha victory.
1845 – Flagstaff War: Unhappy with translational differences regarding the Treaty of Waitangi, chiefs Hone Heke, Kawiti and Māori tribe members chop down the British flagpole for a fourth time and drive settlers out of Kororareka, New Zealand.
1848 – Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin become the first Prime Ministers of the Province of Canada to be democratically elected under a system of responsible government.
1851 – The first performance of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi takes place in Venice.
1861 – American Civil War: The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted.
1864 – The Great Sheffield Flood kills 238 people in Sheffield, England.
1872 – Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; it is located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
1879 – Shō Tai formally abdicates his position of King of Ryūkyū, under orders from Tokyo, ending the Ryukyu Kingdom.
1888 – The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400 people.
1917 – World War I: Mesopotamian campaign: Baghdad falls to Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Frederick Stanley Maude.
1927 – In New York City, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre.
1941 – World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies on loan.
1945 – World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy attempts a large-scale kamikaze attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet anchored at Ulithi atoll in Operation Tan No. 2.
1945 – World War II: The Empire of Vietnam, a short-lived Japanese puppet state, is established.
1946 – Rudolf Höss, the first commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp, is captured by British troops.
1977 – The 1977 Hanafi Siege: Around 150 hostages held in Washington, D.C., by Hanafi Muslims are set free after ambassadors from three Islamic nations join negotiations.
1978 – Coastal Road massacre: At least 37 are killed and more than 70 are wounded when Fatah hijack an Israeli bus, prompting Israel's Operation Litani.
1981 – Hundreds of students protest in the University of Pristina in Kosovo, then part of Yugoslavia, to give their province more political rights. The protests then became a nationwide movement.
1983 – Bob Hawke is appointed Prime Minister of Australia.
1985 – Mikhail Gorbachev is elected to the position of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, making Gorbachev the USSR's de facto, and last, head of state.
1990 – Lithuania declares independence from the Soviet Union.
1990 – Patricio Aylwin is sworn in as the first democratically elected President of Chile since 1970.
2004 – Madrid train bombings: Simultaneous explosions on rush hour trains in Madrid, Spain, kill 191 people.
2006 – Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as the first female president of Chile.
2009 – Winnenden school shooting: Sixteen are killed and 11 are injured before recent graduate Tim Kretschmer shoots and kills himself, leading to tightened weapons restrictions in Germany.
2010 – Economist and businessman Sebastián Piñera is sworn in as President of Chile. Aftershocks of the 2010 Pichilemu earthquake hit central Chile during the ceremony.
2011 – An earthquake measuring 9.0 in magnitude strikes 130 km (81 mi) east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a tsunami killing thousands of people. This event also triggered the second largest nuclear accident in history, and one of only two events to be classified as a Level 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale.
2012 – A U.S. soldier kills 16 civilians in the Panjwayi District of Afghanistan near Kandahar.
2020 – The World Health Organization (WHO) declares COVID-19 virus a pandemic.
2021 – US President Joe Biden signs the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law.
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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, March 11, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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