Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure builds in behind a departing low pressure system tonight. The high pressure will linger through tonight before a dry cold front crosses the region from the north on Friday. High pressure builds back into the area Friday evening into Saturday. Another low pressure system may bring rain chances back late this weekend into early next week as it tracks across the Deep South.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 30. Calm winds.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 50s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 30.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Calm winds becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s.
Nantahala Area (Winter Storm Warning in Effect Until noon)
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Light winds out of the west.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s.
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
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Record Weather Events for February 1st
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 75°F in Franklin in 1975
Lowest Temperature -5°F in Highlands in 1900
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 4.50 inches in Highlands 1915
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 3.0 inches in Highlands in 1876
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of February Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 79°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 01-28-1996
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on 02-13-1899
Greatest Rainfall 6.37 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 02-13-1966
Greatest Snowfall 15.0 inches in Highlands on 02-14-1912
Record Weather Events for February 1st in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 83°F in Laurinburg, Scotland County in 2002
Lowest Temperature -14°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1980
Greatest Rainfall 4.50 inches in Highlands, Macon County in 1915
Greatest Snowfall 18.0 inches in Henderson, Vance County in 1948
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of February Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 88°F in New Bern, Craven County on 02-28-1962
Lowest Temperature -20°F in Brevard, Transylvania County on 02-17-1958
Greatest Rainfall 8.83 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 02-13-1966
Greatest Snowfall 24.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 02-12-1985
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
February 2024 Schedule
2-3-24---Sonia Brooks—Come hear and even sing along with a gal who loves folk and popular music of the past decades. She loves to entertain and make sure that the songs are preserved and shared with all age groups.
2-10-24---Barry Roma—This guy has all the Classic love songs under his belt—Sinatra, Elvis, Johnny Mathis and much more. Travel down Memory Lane with Barry Roma. Barry’s baritone voice brings those love songs alive and gets us all in the mood for Valentine’s Day.
2-17-24---Paul Linser and Charlie Simmons—Two award-winning finger-style pickers that we’re always happy to have at Frog Quarters. You’ll hear covers and originals from Charlie and Paul as they keep us all entertained for MidDay Music.
2-24-24---Jim Austin’s Classic Country Band---Enjoy hearing Jim’s Band as they play the big sound of real, classic country—songs that you don’t hear on the radio anymore. Jim and the fellas are always a popular group with the crowd at Frog Quarters.
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---
New NC Highway Patrol tech can find people faster | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• Eastern Band of Cherokee and Caesars to open online sports betting platform [BPR]
• Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Nantahala National Forest From Logging [Macon Media ]
• ‘Do NC voters have a right to fair elections?’ A new redistricting lawsuit says yes [Raleigh News and Observer]
• As governor's race heats up, Stein leads Robinson in fundraising [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Candidate uses personal funds to close fundraising gap in North Carolina gubernatorial bid [AP News]
• 'What happened to Mission?' Patients listed in lawsuit against HCA share their stories [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
---RECENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS--
• NC DPI Awards $62 Million Grant for Construction of a New Franklin High School [Macon Media]
• Macon County Board of Education January 2024 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]
• Macon County Board of Commissioners | January 2024 Regular Meeting | [Macon Media]
• Franklin Town Council (January 2024 Regular Meeting) [Macon Media]
• 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---
Senate hearing LIVE: Mark Zuckerberg, social media CEOs testify | Associated Press
'No change, no accountability': Mother reacts to social media reform hearing | NBC News
When will the Federal Reserve start cutting interest rates? | CBS News
Surveying homelessness in America | ABC News
• Powell Navigates ‘Toxic’ Politics of Rate Cuts as Election Nears [WSJ (video/audio)] [WSJ (text archive)]
• House passes $78 billion tax bill in bipartisan vote [The Hill]
• US officials deliver warning that Chinese hackers are targeting infrastructure [Reuters]
• Online news site The Messenger shuts down after less than a year [AP News]
• Judge dismisses Disney’s lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his allies [CNN]
• Pennsylvania man arrested after allegedly killing his father and displaying his decapitated head on YouTube [NBC News]
---2024 ELECTION ROUNDUP--- Could Taylor Swift Fans Impact the Presidential Election? | Inside Edition
Democrats could affect outcome of SC's GOP primary, expert says | WYFF-TV (Greenville, SC)
• Biden’s money machine, Trump’s legal bills and other takeaways from a big night in the 2024 money race [Politico]
• Space lasers and false flags? If it’s election season, it’s conspiracy theory season [AP News]
• Trump spent more than he took in during 2023 [Politico]
• Trump said he plans to declare martial law. Here’s what that would look like [SF Chronicle]
International News Headlines
Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners | BBC News
Myanmar’s NUG says anti-coup forces ‘edging closer’ to defeating generals | Al Jazeera
• Junta Troops Massing on Border of First Myanmar Township Restored to Civilian Rule [The Irrawaddy]
• U.S. monitoring N.K. nuke test possibility, pursuing MDL tension reduction: Pentagon official [Yonhap News Agency]
• Houthis claim to have hit US merchant ship in Red Sea [BBC News]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 31, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 707: Ukraine returns 207 POWs from Russian captivity [Euromaidan Press]
• Israel-Hamas War: Could a hostage deal be close? [Jerusalem Post]
• Israel’s war on Gaza liveblog: Deaths in Gaza near 27,000 with 66,000 wounded[Al Jazeera]
Washington Today (1-31-24): Senators press tech CEO's on stopping online child sexual exploitation | C-SPAN Radio
Global National: Jan. 31, 2024 | Zuckerberg among social media execs testifying before US Senate
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Jan 31, 2024
"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | Jan. 31, 2024
Nightly News Full Broadcast - Jan 31 | NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (January 31, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
• The Sky This Week from January 26 to February 2: Mars and Mercury meet [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 26 – February 4 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
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On This Day
February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 333 days remain until the end of the year (334 in leap years).
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
1327 – The teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer.
1411 – The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn (Toruń), Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights (Prussia).
1662 – The Chinese general Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege.
1713 – The Kalabalik or Skirmish at Bender results from the Ottoman sultan's order that his unwelcome guest, King Charles XII of Sweden, be seized.
1793 – French Revolutionary Wars: France declares war on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
1796 – The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York.
1814 – Mayon in the Philippines erupts, killing around 1,200 people, the most devastating eruption of the volcano.
1835 – Slavery is abolished in Mauritius.
1861 – American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States and joins the Confederacy a week later.
1864 – Second Schleswig War: Prussian forces crossed the border into Schleswig, starting the war.
1865 – President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
1884 – The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
1893 – Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.
1895 – Fountains Valley, Pretoria, the oldest nature reserve in Africa, is proclaimed by President Paul Kruger.
1896 – La bohème premieres in Turin at the Teatro Regio (Turin), conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini.
1897 – Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
1900 – Great Britain, defeated by Boers in key battles, has named Lord Roberts commander of British forces in South Africa.
1908 – Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
1924 – Russia–United Kingdom relations are restored, over six years after the Communist revolution.
1942 – World War II: Josef Terboven, Reichskommissar of German-occupied Norway, appoints Vidkun Quisling the Minister President of the National Government.
1942 – World War II: U.S. Navy conducts Marshalls–Gilberts raids, the first offensive action by the United States against Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater.
1942 – Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the United States government, begins broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the Axis powers.
1942 – Mao Zedong makes a speech on "Reform in Learning, the Party and Literature", which puts into motion the Yan'an Rectification Movement.
1946 – Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary-General.[
1946 – The Parliament of Hungary abolishes the monarchy after nine centuries, and proclaims the Hungarian Republic.
1950 – The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.
1957 – Northeast Airlines Flight 823 crashes on Rikers Island in New York City, killing 20 people and injuring 78 others.
1960 – Four black students stage the first of the Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.
1964 – The Beatles have their first number one hit in the United States with "I Want to Hold Your Hand".
1968 – Vietnam War: The execution of Viet Cong officer Nguyễn Văn Lém by South Vietnamese National Police Chief Nguyễn Ngọc Loan is recorded on motion picture film, as well as in an iconic still photograph taken by Eddie Adams.
1968 – Canada's three military services, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force, are unified into the Canadian Forces.
1968 – The New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form Penn Central Transportation.
1972 – Kuala Lumpur becomes a city by a royal charter granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.
1974 – A fire in the 25-story Joelma Building in São Paulo, Brazil kills 189 and injures 293.
1979 – Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran after nearly 15 years of exile.
1991 – A runway collision between USAir Flight 1493 and SkyWest Flight 5569 at Los Angeles International Airport results in the deaths of 34 people, and injuries to 30 others.
1992 – The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal court declares Warren Anderson, ex-CEO of Union Carbide, a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the Bhopal disaster case.
1996 – The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress.
1998 – Rear Admiral Lillian E. Fishburne becomes the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral.
2002 – Daniel Pearl, American journalist and South Asia Bureau Chief of The Wall Street Journal, kidnapped on January 23, is beheaded and mutilated by his captors.
2003 – Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
2004 – Hajj pilgrimage stampede: In a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured.
2005 – King Gyanendra of Nepal carries out a coup d'état to capture the democracy, becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers.
2009 – The first cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was formed in Iceland, making her the country's first female prime minister and the world's first openly gay head of government.
2012 – Seventy-four people are killed and over 500 injured as a result of clashes between fans of Egyptian football teams Al Masry and Al Ahly in the city of Port Said.
2013 – The Shard, the sixth-tallest building in Europe, opens its viewing gallery to the public.
2021 – A coup d'état in Myanmar removes Aung San Suu Kyi from power and restores military rule.
2022 – Five-year-old Moroccan boy Rayan Aourram falls into a 32-meter (105 feet) deep well in Ighran village in Tamorot commune, Chefchaouen Province, Morocco, but dies four days later, before rescue workers reached him.
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, February 01, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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