Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure will linger over the area today. A dry cold front will arrive from the north on Wednesday, ushering in cool high pressure through late week. An area of low pressure is forecast to develop over the Gulf of Mexico during the weekend and may affect our region late in the weekend and into early next week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Thursday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Calm winds.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Calm winds.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Calm winds.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 50. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing. Light and variable winds.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs near 50.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 30.
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Record Weather Events for December 12th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 75°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2007
lowest Temperature -5°F in Highlands in 1962
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 4.33 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1961
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 2.0 inches in Highlands in 1917
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of December Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 78°F in Franklin on 12-31-1951
Lowest Temperature -12°F in Highlands on 12-30-1917
Greatest Rainfall 6.25 inches in Highlands on 12-28-2018
Greatest Snowfall 12.0 inches in Franklin on 12-21-1876
Record Weather Events for December 12th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 82°F in Tarboro, Edgecombe County in 1931
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Grandfather Mountain, Avery County in 1957
Greatest Rainfall 5.77 inches at the Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 1983
Greatest Snowfall 11.5 inches in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County in 1958
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of December Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 87°F in Edenton, Chowan County on 12-03-1922
Lowest Temperature -21°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 12-30-1917
Greatest Rainfall 7.80 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 12-29-2018
Greatest Snowfall 25.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 12-09-2017
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News Briefing
---STATE AND LOCAL---
• Macon County Board of Education December 2023 Meeting at Franklin High School [Macon Media]
• Representative Gillespie Announces Intent to Seek a Third Term in N.C. House [Macon Media]
• Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino races $275M expansion against regional competition [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• ‘A generational undertaking.’ USDOT’s Buttigieg marks $1 billion rail project in Wake [Raleigh News and Observer]
• How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending Dec. 7 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Franklin Town Council (Dec 2023) [Macon Media]
---NATIONAL---
Income isn't keeping up with inflation, 76% of Americans say in new CBS News poll | CBS News
Bank auditor reportedly flagged Hunter Biden payments from China | Fox News
• Supreme Court agrees to quick review of Trump’s presidential immunity claim [Courthouse News Service]
• Air Force finds Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira acted alone but disciplines 15 others for dereliction of duty [NBC News]
• House Speaker Johnson Insists Ukraine Aid Package Include U.S. Border Measures [WSJ (video/audio)] [WSJ (text archive)]
• Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Woman Who Sought Court-Approved Abortion [New York Times]
• China’s cyber army is invading critical U.S. services [Wall Street Journal]
• Two Georgia election workers sue Giuliani for millions, alleging he took their "good names" [CBS News]
International News Headlines
A tribute to Narges Mohammad | Nobel Prize
Stop ‘kicking the can down the road,’ UN chief urges phaseout of fossil fuels | United Nations
Russian opposition leader Navalny 'missing from prison' | FRANCE 24 English
How Ukraine put Putin's plan for Europe on hold | Frontline | Times Radio
Who is Argentina’s new Libertarian president, Javier Milei? | The Take | Al Jazeera
• Kenya's nationwide power blackout sparks KPLC sabotage suspicions [BBC News]
• War-torn Sudan faces 'catastrophe' as UN runs out of funds [Africa News]
• Russian regional delegation visits N. Korea [Yaonhap News Agency]
• Leaders of Guyana and Venezuela to meet this week as region worries over their territorial dispute [AP News]
• China debt: beyond the boondoggles, is China worth further investment, and why is water controversial? [South China Morning Post]
• Putin inaugurates two fourth generation nuclear submarines [Russia Today]
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, Dec. 8, 2023
2024 Campaign Trail - Friday, December 8th | C-SPAN
Washington Today (12-8-23): U.S. vetoes U.N. resolution calling for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war | C-SPAN Radio
Global National: Dec. 11, 2023 | Ottawa unveils expanded dental care program for uninsured Canadians
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - December 11, 2023
Nightly News Full Broadcast - Dec 11 | NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (December 11, 2023)
---COVID---
How the pandemic made it difficult for Americans to separate politics from public health | PBS News Hour
• Replication-Competent Virus Detected in Blood of a Fatal COVID-19 Case [Annals of Internal Medicine]
• Macrophages and Monocytes: “Trojan Horses” in COVID-19 [National Library of Science]
• Virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 JN.1 variant [BioRxiv]
• TWiV 1062: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1063: Childhood paralysis with Kevin Messacar [Microbe TV]
Science and Technology SpaceX Finally Dropped the Big Starship Reveal! | Marcus House
• The Sky This Week from December 8 to 15: The Geminids’ time to shine [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 8 - December 17 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
Is JWST Living Up to the Hype? | SciShow
• Epic Games wins antitrust lawsuit against Google over barriers to its Android app store [AP News]
• GAO to release landmark AI report [Next Gov]
• Just 4 days after The Day Before's disastrous launch, the studio has abruptly closed: 'We miscalculated our capabilities' [PC Gamer]
• 'Eyes Everywhere': Congress Is About to Vote to Expand Mass Surveillance of Americans, Experts Warn [VICE News ]
• Semiconductor giants race to make next generation of cutting-edge chips (2 nanometer) [FT]
• Ford cuts planned 2024 production of electric F-150 Lightning in half [CNBC]
---SCIENCE VIDEOS---
• Replication-Competent Virus Detected in Blood of a Fatal COVID-19 Case [Annals of Internal Medicine]
• Macrophages and Monocytes: “Trojan Horses” in COVID-19 [National Library of Science]
• Virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 JN.1 variant [BioRxiv]
• TWiV 1062: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1063: Childhood paralysis with Kevin Messacar [Microbe TV]
Science and Technology SpaceX Finally Dropped the Big Starship Reveal! | Marcus House
• The Sky This Week from December 8 to 15: The Geminids’ time to shine [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 8 - December 17 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
Is JWST Living Up to the Hype? | SciShow
• Epic Games wins antitrust lawsuit against Google over barriers to its Android app store [AP News]
• GAO to release landmark AI report [Next Gov]
• Just 4 days after The Day Before's disastrous launch, the studio has abruptly closed: 'We miscalculated our capabilities' [PC Gamer]
• 'Eyes Everywhere': Congress Is About to Vote to Expand Mass Surveillance of Americans, Experts Warn [VICE News ]
• Semiconductor giants race to make next generation of cutting-edge chips (2 nanometer) [FT]
• Ford cuts planned 2024 production of electric F-150 Lightning in half [CNBC]
---SCIENCE VIDEOS---
The Level1 Show December 12 2023: Data Theft Auto | Level1 Techs
You Deserve a Secure Product - DTNS 4661 | Daily Tech News Show
Europe's North Korea | IMPERIAL
iSpace Hyperbola-2 VTVL test, 10 December 2023 | SciNews
Starship Flight 3 Testing Soon! | Starbase Update | NASA Spaceflight
Russia's "Doomsday Submarine" is Worse Than You Think | Task and Purpose
The Coming Psychological Black Death | WhatIfAltHist
Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) in 5 Hours - Full Course - Learn OSINT! | The Cyber Mentor
Special Section: The Hamas-Israel War of 2023
• Iran Updates (Refocused on the Israel-Hamas War), December 10, 2023 [Institute for the Understanding of War]
• Israel-Hamas War Day 66: Four more fallen IDF soldiers named [Jerusalem Post]
• Israel-Hamas war live: Gaza death toll nears 18,000 amid Israeli attacks [Al Jazeera]
Aid agencies: 'Humanitarian crisis in water and sanitation' | Israel-Hamas war | Sky News
• Houthi missile strikes merchant ship in Red Sea: US official [ABC News]
• Can Hamas really be completely 'eliminated'? [DW News]
ukraine
You Deserve a Secure Product - DTNS 4661 | Daily Tech News Show
Europe's North Korea | IMPERIAL
iSpace Hyperbola-2 VTVL test, 10 December 2023 | SciNews
Starship Flight 3 Testing Soon! | Starbase Update | NASA Spaceflight
Russia's "Doomsday Submarine" is Worse Than You Think | Task and Purpose
The Coming Psychological Black Death | WhatIfAltHist
Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) in 5 Hours - Full Course - Learn OSINT! | The Cyber Mentor
Special Section: The Hamas-Israel War of 2023
• Iran Updates (Refocused on the Israel-Hamas War), December 10, 2023 [Institute for the Understanding of War]
• Israel-Hamas War Day 66: Four more fallen IDF soldiers named [Jerusalem Post]
• Israel-Hamas war live: Gaza death toll nears 18,000 amid Israeli attacks [Al Jazeera]
Aid agencies: 'Humanitarian crisis in water and sanitation' | Israel-Hamas war | Sky News
• Houthi missile strikes merchant ship in Red Sea: US official [ABC News]
• Can Hamas really be completely 'eliminated'? [DW News]
ukraine
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 10, 2023 [Institute for the Understanding of War]
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 652: New aid for Ukraine drops to lowest level since January 2022, analysis shows [Euromaidan Press]
Russian Invasion of Donbas 2014-2022 | Kings and Generals
"There is no future," Putin says of Ukraine as missile strike hits Kyiv | Global News
Putin faces 'horrendous' losses of tanks and troops at Avdiivka | General Breedlove | Times Radio
• UK to give two Royal Navy minehunter ships to Ukraine [BBC News]
Pro-Russian News Sources
(this channel may have been removed) Col Macgregor: The Russians Are Finding Women Dead On The Battlefield | Douglas Macgregor Straight Calls
• Half of Americans think Ukraine is getting too much money – poll [Russia Today]
• Do American boots have the guts to attack Moscow? The answer is obvious [Pravda]
• Western puppet masters to eventually kick Kiev regime to curb — Russian intel chief [TASS]
----------UKRAINE VIDEOS------------
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 652: New aid for Ukraine drops to lowest level since January 2022, analysis shows [Euromaidan Press]
Russian Invasion of Donbas 2014-2022 | Kings and Generals
"There is no future," Putin says of Ukraine as missile strike hits Kyiv | Global News
Putin faces 'horrendous' losses of tanks and troops at Avdiivka | General Breedlove | Times Radio
• UK to give two Royal Navy minehunter ships to Ukraine [BBC News]
Pro-Russian News Sources
(this channel may have been removed) Col Macgregor: The Russians Are Finding Women Dead On The Battlefield | Douglas Macgregor Straight Calls
• Half of Americans think Ukraine is getting too much money – poll [Russia Today]
• Do American boots have the guts to attack Moscow? The answer is obvious [Pravda]
• Western puppet masters to eventually kick Kiev regime to curb — Russian intel chief [TASS]
----------UKRAINE VIDEOS------------
🔴 (discretion) IDF Jump-Outs, School Tunnels, Accuracy and Precision | Combat Footage Show | Combat Footage Show
Ukraine Conflict (20231211): Full Frontline Update | ATP Geopolitics
Day 655: Ukraïnian Map | Ukraine News TV
How A Ukrainian Care Center Hid Children To Prevent Their Abduction By Russia | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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On This Day
December 12th is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 19 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
627 – Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh.
1388 – Maria of Enghien sells the lordship of Argos and Nauplia to the Republic of Venice.
1787 – Pennsylvania becomes the 2nd state to ratify the US Constitution.
1862 – American Civil War: USS Cairo sinks on the Yazoo River.
1866 – Oaks explosion: The worst mining disaster in England kills 361 miners and rescuers.
1870 – Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.
1901 – Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [***] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland.
1915 – Yuan Shikai declares the establishment of the Empire of China and proclaims himself Emperor.
1917 – Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
1935 – Lebensborn Project, a Nazi reproduction program, is founded by Heinrich Himmler.
1937 – Second Sino-Japanese War: USS Panay incident: Japanese aircraft bomb and sink U.S. gunboat USS Panay on the Yangtze river in China.
1939 – HMS Duchess sinks after a collision with HMS Barham off the coast of Scotland with the loss of 124 men.
1939 – Winter War: The Battle of Tolvajärvi, also known as the first major Finnish victory in the Winter War, begins.
1941 – World War II: Fifty-four Japanese A6M Zero fighters raid Batangas Field, Philippines. Jesús Villamor and four Filipino fighter pilots fend them off; César Basa is killed.
1941 – The Holocaust: Adolf Hitler declares the imminent extermination of the Jews at a meeting in the Reich Chancellery.
1945 – The People's Republic of Korea is outlawed in the South, by order of the United States Army Military Government in Korea.
1946 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 13 relating to acceptance of Siam (now Thailand) to the United Nations is adopted.
1956 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 121 relating to acceptance of Japan to the United Nations is adopted.
1963 – Kenya declares independence from Great Britain.
1969 – The Piazza Fontana bombing; a bomb explodes at the headquarters of Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura (the National Agricultural Bank) in Piazza Fontana in Milan, Italy, killing 17 people and wounding 88. The same afternoon, three more bombs are detonated in Rome and Milan, and another is found unexploded.
1979 – The 8.2 Mw Tumaco earthquake shakes Colombia and Ecuador with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 300–600, and generating a large tsunami.
1985 – Arrow Air Flight 1285, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8, crashes after takeoff in Gander, Newfoundland, killing all 256 people on board, including 236 members of the United States Army's 101st Airborne Division.
1988 – The Clapham Junction rail crash kills thirty-five and injures hundreds after two collisions of three commuter trains—one of the worst train crashes in the United Kingdom.
2000 – The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore.
2001 – Prime Minister of Vietnam Phan Văn Khải announces the decision on upgrading the Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng nature reserve to a national park, providing information on projects for the conservation and development of the park and revised maps.
2012 – North Korea successfully launches its first satellite, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2.
2015 – The Paris Agreement relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is adopted.
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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
Resources used to compile the information in this article include, but are not limited to rthe following websites or books: MaconMedia.com, youtube.com, weather.gov, airnow.gov, wikipedia.com, onthisday.com, ncdcr.gov, ncsu.edu, utah.edu, https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/, wolfram.com, biorxiv.org, aps.org, nejm.org, plos.org, cell.com, researchsquare.com, cureus.com, spc.noaa.gov, nhc.noaa.gov, ncdenr.org, medrxiv.org, archive.org, ncpedia.org, nasa.gov, https://ww2days.com, nih.gov, carolinapublicpress.org, microbe.tv, smokymountainnews.com, psypost.org, blogspot.com, pollen.com, franklinnc.com, maconnc.org, spaceweather.com, solarham.com, loc.gov, ncleg.net, senate.gov, house.gov, whitehouse.gov, drudgereport.com, politico.com, realclearpolitics.com, ushmm.org, This Day in North Carolina History, World War II Day By Day, The Holocaust Encyclopedia, The Timetables of History, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The World History and Book of Facts (multiple years), On This Day In History: Over 4,000 facts, The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space, This Day in North Carolina History, The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future, Spaceflight, 2nd Edition: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity, The Story of Civilization (11 volumes), The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, American History, Volume 1: 1492-1877, American History, Volume 2: 1877 - Present, A Complete Chronolgy of the Second World War. Weather and Almanac data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, Ian Webster's Github, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Weather Prediction Center.
Ukraine Conflict (20231211): Full Frontline Update | ATP Geopolitics
Day 655: Ukraïnian Map | Ukraine News TV
How A Ukrainian Care Center Hid Children To Prevent Their Abduction By Russia | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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On This Day
December 12th is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 19 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
627 – Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh.
1388 – Maria of Enghien sells the lordship of Argos and Nauplia to the Republic of Venice.
1787 – Pennsylvania becomes the 2nd state to ratify the US Constitution.
1862 – American Civil War: USS Cairo sinks on the Yazoo River.
1866 – Oaks explosion: The worst mining disaster in England kills 361 miners and rescuers.
1870 – Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.
1901 – Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [***] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland.
1915 – Yuan Shikai declares the establishment of the Empire of China and proclaims himself Emperor.
1917 – Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.
1935 – Lebensborn Project, a Nazi reproduction program, is founded by Heinrich Himmler.
1937 – Second Sino-Japanese War: USS Panay incident: Japanese aircraft bomb and sink U.S. gunboat USS Panay on the Yangtze river in China.
1939 – HMS Duchess sinks after a collision with HMS Barham off the coast of Scotland with the loss of 124 men.
1939 – Winter War: The Battle of Tolvajärvi, also known as the first major Finnish victory in the Winter War, begins.
1941 – World War II: Fifty-four Japanese A6M Zero fighters raid Batangas Field, Philippines. Jesús Villamor and four Filipino fighter pilots fend them off; César Basa is killed.
1941 – The Holocaust: Adolf Hitler declares the imminent extermination of the Jews at a meeting in the Reich Chancellery.
1945 – The People's Republic of Korea is outlawed in the South, by order of the United States Army Military Government in Korea.
1946 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 13 relating to acceptance of Siam (now Thailand) to the United Nations is adopted.
1956 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 121 relating to acceptance of Japan to the United Nations is adopted.
1963 – Kenya declares independence from Great Britain.
1969 – The Piazza Fontana bombing; a bomb explodes at the headquarters of Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura (the National Agricultural Bank) in Piazza Fontana in Milan, Italy, killing 17 people and wounding 88. The same afternoon, three more bombs are detonated in Rome and Milan, and another is found unexploded.
1979 – The 8.2 Mw Tumaco earthquake shakes Colombia and Ecuador with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 300–600, and generating a large tsunami.
1985 – Arrow Air Flight 1285, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8, crashes after takeoff in Gander, Newfoundland, killing all 256 people on board, including 236 members of the United States Army's 101st Airborne Division.
1988 – The Clapham Junction rail crash kills thirty-five and injures hundreds after two collisions of three commuter trains—one of the worst train crashes in the United Kingdom.
2000 – The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore.
2001 – Prime Minister of Vietnam Phan Văn Khải announces the decision on upgrading the Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng nature reserve to a national park, providing information on projects for the conservation and development of the park and revised maps.
2012 – North Korea successfully launches its first satellite, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2.
2015 – The Paris Agreement relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is adopted.
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Support Macon Media
If you receive value from what Macon Media provides to the community, please consider becoming a supporter and contribute at least a dollar a month. Those who support Macon Media with at least a dollar a month receive early access to video of some events and meetings before they are made public on the website. Videos and news involving public safety are not subject to early access.
Or, if you prefer Pay Pal, try PayPal.me/MaconMedia
Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
Resources used to compile the information in this article include, but are not limited to rthe following websites or books: MaconMedia.com, youtube.com, weather.gov, airnow.gov, wikipedia.com, onthisday.com, ncdcr.gov, ncsu.edu, utah.edu, https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/, wolfram.com, biorxiv.org, aps.org, nejm.org, plos.org, cell.com, researchsquare.com, cureus.com, spc.noaa.gov, nhc.noaa.gov, ncdenr.org, medrxiv.org, archive.org, ncpedia.org, nasa.gov, https://ww2days.com, nih.gov, carolinapublicpress.org, microbe.tv, smokymountainnews.com, psypost.org, blogspot.com, pollen.com, franklinnc.com, maconnc.org, spaceweather.com, solarham.com, loc.gov, ncleg.net, senate.gov, house.gov, whitehouse.gov, drudgereport.com, politico.com, realclearpolitics.com, ushmm.org, This Day in North Carolina History, World War II Day By Day, The Holocaust Encyclopedia, The Timetables of History, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The World History and Book of Facts (multiple years), On This Day In History: Over 4,000 facts, The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space, This Day in North Carolina History, The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future, Spaceflight, 2nd Edition: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity, The Story of Civilization (11 volumes), The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, American History, Volume 1: 1492-1877, American History, Volume 2: 1877 - Present, A Complete Chronolgy of the Second World War. Weather and Almanac data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, Ian Webster's Github, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Weather Prediction Center.
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