Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry and cool high pressure controls our weather into early Wednesday. Low pressure tracks from the Gulf of Mexico crossing Florida Wednesday night then off the Carolina coast on Thursday bringing some light snow to the mountains. A more impactful low pressure brings a wintry mix to our region to start the weekend then ending mostly as a cold rain Saturday night.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Tuesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Sunny, with highs near 50. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 20s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Calm winds in the morninhg increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 9pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 9pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 20.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Light and variable winds in the early morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with highs near 42. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 30s.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs near 50. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 11pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Light winds out of the west.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 8pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 8pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Light and variable winds in the early evening increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 40.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s.
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Light snow may occur for a short time Wednesday night and Thursday morning as a low pressure system tracks south of the region. Accumulation is not currently expected, but the forecast still could change.
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Record Weather Events for January 2nd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 74°F in Franklin in 1952
Lowest Temperature -10°F in Highlands in 1928
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 3.46 inches in Highlands in 1936
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 3.8 inches in Highlands in 1953
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of January Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 78°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 01-28-1999
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on 01-21-1985
Greatest Rainfall 5.10 inches in Highlands on 01-12-2018
Greatest Snowfall 10.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 01-08-1988
Record Weather Events for January 2nd in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 83°F in Louisburg, Franklin County in 1952
Lowest Temperature -13°F in Banner Elk, Avery Countyin 1928
Greatest Rainfall 3.50 inches at Statesville, Iredell County in 1903
Greatest Snowfall 8.0 inches in Danbury, Stokes County in 1987
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of January Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 86°F in Marion, Mcdowell County on 01-24-1927
Lowest Temperature -34°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 01-21-1985
Greatest Rainfall 9.18 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 01-13-2018
Greatest Snowfall 28.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 01-28-1998
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
January Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
This is a reminder that Frog Quarters remains closed throughout this week, but we will reopen with our regular schedule (Wed thru Sat, 9a to 2p) beginning next week on January 3rd........Meaning Live MidDay Music will resume on Saturdays from 11a to 1p.
1/6/24—George James—You’ll enjoy George’s tenor voice on his wide repertoire of Folk, Soft Country & Celtic Folk covers. Bring your requests in, because if George doesn’t know one popular hit, he’ll probably know another by the artist.
1/13/24—Al Scortino & Greg “Squeeze Box” Thomas—Both these guys have a fantastic offering of original songs they’ve written over the years. “Slice of life” songs, environmental songs and more. You’ll be shedding a tear over Al’s award-winning folk song, Molly’s Makeup. Greg always has the perfect instrumental accompaniment with the keyboard, accordian or harmonica. These guys are a treat.
1/20/24—Melody Lowery—A talented singer/songwriter who’s quite the musician whether playing her favorite guitar or demonstrating her many years of schooling on the keyboard. She’s known around town for her original, Frogtown Girl—a Franklin, NC ballad.
1/27/24—Mike Yow—When this talented Singer/Songwriter isn’t doing Country, Rock or Gospel with his group, Arnold Hill, he performs his originals along with Appalachian, country and folk/pop of others. It’s always a treat when Mike comes to town.
Frog Quarters is open 9a to 2p, Wednesdays thru Saturdays—beside the River Bridge. We are the Non-Profit supporting the Greenway with monies from sales from our Coffee & Gift Shop, Memberships and Donations. As always, thank you for your support!
Mountain Findings
432 Spruce Street (physical)
Highlands, North Carolina 28741
Web: MountainFindings.org
Mountain Findings (a thrift store) is open every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm until October 2023.
News Briefing
---STATE AND LOCAL---
Acorn drops to signal end of 2023 | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• Portion of Clyde Street to be Closed for Waterline Construction From January 2nd to Jan 5th, 2024 [Macon Media]
• Funding for domestic violence aid plummets as number of victims continues to increase [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• On the Record: Top political stories of 2023 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• What to do if You’re Caught in an Armed Robbery [American Cencealed]
• North Carolina elections board weighs proposed photo ID rules [BPR]
• Word from the Smokies: Our winsome birds of winter, and how you can join the count [Asheville Citizen-Times]
---RECENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS--
• Macon County Board of Commissioners (Dec 2023) [Macon Media]
• Macon County Board of Education December 2023 Meeting at Franklin High School [Macon Media]
• Franklin Town Council (Dec 2023) [Macon Media]
---NATIONAL---
Fiery car crash being investigated as possible act of terror: source | WABC-TV (New York City, NY)
US migrant crisis escalates | ABC News
'Undeclared' voters could shake up the New Hampshire primary | NBC News
• To Avoid New York Rules, Hundreds of Migrants Dropped Off in New Jersey [New York Times]
• Maine state official who removed Trump from ballot was targeted in swatting call at her home [CNBC]
• Mental hospitals warehoused the sick. Congress wants to let them try again. [Politico]
• Covid Slashed Consumer Choices. This Is Why They Aren’t Coming Back. [Wall Street Journal]
• Nearly 200 names linked to Jeffrey Epstein expected to be made public [The Guardian (UK)]
• Tucker Carlson Launches Stunning Attack on Ben Shapiro: He ‘Obviously’ Doesn’t ‘Care About America’ [MEDIAITE]
International News Headlines
The Sinister Rise of War in 2023 | Task & Purpose
See massive waves after earthquake hits Japan | CNN
• Casualties rising after massive quake on Sea of Japan coast [NHK]
• 30 confirmed dead in Noto quake as more damage reports come in [The Mainichi]
• Oil prices rise as Iranian warship enters Red Sea after U.S. destroys Houthi boats [CNBC]
• South Korean Opposition Leader Is Stabbed [New York Times]
• Opposition leader Lee attacked in Busan; wound not life-threatening, but additional bleeding feared [Yonhap News Agency]
• Israel Supreme Court strikes down judicial reforms [BBC News]
‘I gained so much more than I lost’ with Jan. 6 testimony: Cassidy Hutchinson | ABC News
New laws take effect in 2024 | CBS News
Washington Today (12-29-23): Gov. DeWine (R-OH) vetoes bill banning gender-affirming care for minors | C-SPAN Radio
Global National: Jan. 1, 2024 | Powerful Japan earthquake kills at least 6, displaces thousands
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Jan 01, 2024
Nightly News Full Broadcast - Jan 01 | NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (January 01, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
• The Sky This Week from December 29 to January 5: Shooting stars ring in the new year [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 29 – January 5 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
Links With Friends - Live 2024 - Join Us? | Level1 Techs
Unbelievable Discoveries About Tardigrades From The Last Few Months | Anton Petrov
The Biggest Science Discoveries of 2023 | Joe Scott
• AI-created “virtual influencers” are stealing business from humans [ARS TECHNICA]
• Is it time for 6G already? Traffic analysis says yep [The Register]
• India Launches New X-Ray Satellite [Sky and Telescope]
• Turning waste wood into nutritious seafood [University of Plymouth]
• Year In Review: Google’s Corporate Paternalism in The Browser [EFF]
• Moderna’s mRNA cancer vaccine works even better than thought [Free Think]
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Linux Workstations | No Boilerplate
Scientists Are Bringing Back Extinct Species. But Is This A Good Thing? | Joe Scott
• War of the workstations: How the lowest bidders shaped today's tech landscape [The Register]
• Humanoid robots are now doing work of humans in Spanx warehouse [Fox News]
• Social media platforms generate billions in annual ad revenue from US youth [Eureka Alert: American Association for the Advancement of Science]
• A Decade of Tweets: Visualizing Racial Sentiments Towards Minoritized Groups in the United States Between 2011 and 2021 [Epidemiology]
New Species of Tiny Plesiosaur Discovered | 7 Days of Science
• Five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs discovered in south-east Asia [The Guardian (UK)]
• India targets Apple over its phone hacking notifications [Washington Post]
• Flying taxi services could begin appearing as early as 2024 [TechSpot]
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History Video Section---
WARNING: ChatGPT Could Be The Start Of The End! Sam Harris | The Diary of a CEO
Raspberry Pi 5 M.2 HatDrive! | Explaining Computers
Coding the Cosmos: Does Reality Emerge From Simple Computations? | World Science Festival
---COVID News Roundup---
COVID infections on the rise as new year begins | CBS Evening News
TWiV 1075: Fit viruses, parasites, sick chickens | Microbe TV
• Temperature impacts SARS-CoV-2 spike fusogenicity and evolution [bioRxiv (PDF)]
• Hybrid immunity from SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination in Canadian adults: cohort study [medRxiv (PDF)]
• Predicted risk of heart failure pandemic due to persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection using a three-dimensional cardiac model [iScience (via Science Direct)]
---Russo-Ukraine War News Roundup---
🔴 (discretion advised) 2023 Recap: Top 25 Most-Watched Funker530 Videos | Combat Footage Show
Top events that shaped the war in Ukraine in 2023 | Binkov's Battlegrounds
Ukraine war: What to expect in 2024 | DW News
Day 676: Ukraïnian Map | Ukraine News TV
Ukraine War Update BUMPER NEWS (20231231a): Pt 1 - Overnight & Other News & Belgorod Analysis | ATP Geopolitics
Ukraine War Update NEWS (20231231b): Military Aid & Geopolitical News, TVP Analysis | ATP GGeopolitics
Ukraine Daily Update | Day 676 | Operator Starsky 🇺🇦
Ukraine war reaches ‘dangerous’ boiling point | Paul Stares | Times Radio
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 31, 2023 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 676: War rages on New Year’s Eve, Russia rains drones, Ukraine fights back [Euromaidan Press]
• Russia to 'intensify' attacks on Ukraine, Putin warns [DW News]
• US veterans come to Kyiv to support Ukrainians with music and friendship [The Kyiv Independent]
• Ukraine war: Zelensky promises more Ukraine-made weapons in new year speech [BBC News]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 678 [Al Jazeera]
• Putin says Russia will 'intensify' Ukraine attacks as Zelensky vows 'wrath' for Russian forces [France 24]
---Israel-Hamas War News Roundup (aka Iraninan Proxy War with Israel)---
Houthi Attack Maersk Hangzhou with Ballistic Missiles and Boarding Attempt - Defeated by US NAVY | What is Going on With Shipping?
U.S. Navy Helos Just Sank Houthi Attack Boats | Ward Carroll
• Iran Update (Hamas-Israel War), December 31, 2023 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Israel-Hamas War Day 88 | Israel Strikes in Syria; Netanyahu's Far-right Ministers Call for Permanent Control of Gaza, Settlements [Haaretz]
• Israel-Hamas war live: Four Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza [Al Jazeera]
• Iranian warship Alborz enters the Red Sea [Jerusalem Post]
• Israel troop pullback signals gradual shift to lower intensity operations: US [Al Arabiya]
• Israel says war in Gaza expected to continue throughout 2024 [BBC News]
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On This Day
January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 363 days remain until the end of the year (364 in leap years).
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)
69 – The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Vitellius as emperor.
366 – The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading the Roman Empire.
533 – Mercurius becomes Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the papacy.
1492 – Reconquista: The Emirate of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, surrenders.
1680 – Trunajaya rebellion: Amangkurat II of Mataram and his bodyguards execute the rebel leader Trunajaya.
1777 – American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey
1788 – Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution
1791 – Big Bottom massacre in the Ohio Country, North America, marking the beginning of the Northwest Indian War
1818 – The British Institution of Civil Engineers is founded by a group of six engineers; Thomas Telford would later become its first president
1865 РUruguayan War: The Siege of Paysand̼ ends as the Brazilians and Coloradans capture Paysand̼, Uruguay.
1900 – American statesman and diplomat John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China.
1900 – Chicago Canal opens.
1920 – The second Palmer Raid, ordered by the US Department of Justice, results in 6,000 suspected communists and anarchists being arrested and held without trial.
1921 – World premiere of the science fiction play R.U.R. by the Czech writer Karel ÄŒapek in a theater in Hradec Králové.
1941 – World War II: The Cardiff Blitz severely damages the cathedral in Cardiff, Wales.
1942 – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) obtains the conviction of 33 members of a German spy ring headed by Fritz Joubert Duquesne in the largest espionage case in United States history; Also known as the Duquesne Spy Ring.
1942 – World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces, enabling them to control the Philippines.[
1949 – Luis Muñoz MarÃn is inaugurated as the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico.
1954 – India establishes its highest civilian awards, the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan.
1955 – Following the assassination of the Panamanian president José Antonio Remón Cantera, his deputy, José Ramón Guizado, takes power, but is quickly deposed after his involvement in Cantera's death is discovered.
1959 – Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union.
1963 – Vietnam War: The Viet Cong wins its first major victory, at the Battle of Ap Bac.
1967 – Ronald Reagan, past movie actor and future President of the United States, is sworn in as Governor of California.
1971 – The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football (soccer) match.
1974 – United States President Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 mph in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo.
1975 – At the opening of a new railway line, a bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways.
1975 – The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress.
1976 – The Gale of January 1976 begins, resulting in coastal flooding around the southern North Sea coasts, affecting countries from Ireland to Yugoslavia and causing at least 82 deaths and US$1.3 billion in damage.
1978 – On the orders of the President of Pakistan, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, paramilitary forces opened fire on peaceful protesting workers in Multan, Pakistan; it is known as 1978 massacre at Multan Colony Textile Mills.
1981 – One of the largest investigations by a British police force ends when serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper", is arrested in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
1988 – Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782 crashes near Seferihisar, Turkey, killing 16 people.
1991 – Sharon Pratt Dixon becomes the first African American woman mayor of a major city and first woman Mayor of the District of Columbia.
1993 – Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lanka Navy kill 35–100 civilians on the Jaffna Lagoon.
2004 – Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that are returned to Earth.
2019 – Adventist Health System and its subsidiaries rebranded to AdventHealth.
2022 – Massive nationwide protests and unrest break out in Kazakhstan over the sudden increase of liquefied petroleum gas prices, leaving over 200 people dead and thousands injured.
2022 – President Donald Trump asks Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential election in Georgia.
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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, January 02, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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