Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure returns to the area today and temperatures will begin to warm above normal through the end of the work week. A moist frontal system may affect the region this weekend.
SCHOOL DELAYS
Nantahala School will be a on a two hour delay for Monday, 01-29-2024.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Thursday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 30. Winds out of the west around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs near 60.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 25 to 35 mph in the morning decreasing to 15to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the low to mid 50s. Windy.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows around 30. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the north 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the west 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs near 60.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 44. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to=mid 50s. Light and variable winds in the morning shifting to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid 30s. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 30s.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s.
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Hazards
Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
948 PM EST Mon Feb 12 2024
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 3 PM EST TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast Georgia and piedmont and western North Carolina.
* WHEN...From 4 AM to 3 PM EST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
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Record Weather Events for February 13th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 74°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1949
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands in 1899
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 6.37 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1966
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 9.0 inches in Highlands in 2014
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 (also a state record)
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 13th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 83°F in Eden, Rockingham County in 2017
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands, Macon County in 1899
Greatest Rainfall 8.83 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 1966
Greatest Snowfall 17.0 inches in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 2014
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
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• North Carolina program seeks applications for bike, pedestrian project plans [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Warrant: 12-year-old boy found cold, stiff at NC wilderness camp [WBT=TV (Charlotte, NC)]
• (video) NC candidates, experts respond to Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson comments House Bill 2 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Under the Dome podcast: Primary endorsements, Black voters and Cotham challengers [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Swain County Manager headed to Jackson [BPR]
---RECENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS--
Franklin Town Council (Feb 2024) | Macon Media
• 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---
How Gen Z’s lack of driving could exacerbate the loneliness epidemic | NBC News
What to know about China's campaign to hack into U.S. infrastructure | CBS News
• China’s Shipyards Are Ready for a Protracted War. America’s Aren’t [Wall Street Journal]
• Super Bowl LVIII was most-watched television show ever with 123 million viewers [CBNC]
• Is the Media Prepared for an Extinction-Level Event? [The New Yorker]
• GOP senators continue break with Trump as foreign aid approaches final passage [Politico]
• Lakewood Church shooting: AR-15 had 'Palestine' sticker, antisemitic writings recovered, police say [ABC News]
• Tucker Carlson Dismisses Putin Assassination Claims: 'Every Leader Kills' [Newsweek]
01 https://youtu.be/DfRD66WaGZg ---2024 ELECTION ROUNDUP--- Supreme Court to decide whether to take up Trump immunity bid | CBS News
Nikki Haley responds to Trump: 'Mocking my husband is 'disgusting' | Fox News
• Trump suggests daughter-in-law and two others for RNC leadership [Washington Post (via MSN)]
• Biden forms task force to avoid mishandling of classified documents during presidential transitions [AP News]
• Trump asks Supreme Court to put off his election interference trial, claiming immunity [AP News]
• Trump Steps Up, Helping Biden Just When the President Needs Him [New York Times]
• Trump endorses Michael Whatley to lead RNC, with Lara Trump as co-chair [NBC News]
• Biden reelection campaign joins TikTok — though Biden banned its use on government devices [CBS News]
International News Headlines
What the Ship: Ep99 | Black Sea, Russia & Ukraine | Red Sea | Panama Canal | Containers | War Risk | What's Going on With Shipping?
(Full Episode) Putin vs. the West | BBC Select
More than 10 million displaced by Sudan conflict, says Unicef | FRANCE 24 English
Jordan’s King Abdullah urges lasting Gaza ceasefire after meeting Biden | Al Jazeera
India police block roads as farmers threaten to march on capital | BBC News
• Gaza mediators and others warn Israel of disaster if it launches a ground invasion on crowded Rafah [AP News (via Yahoo News)]
• Burning Alive in Myanmar: Two Resistance Fighters Executed in Public [The Irrawaddy]
• France uncovers a vast Russian disinformation campaign in Europe [The Economist]
• Internet blackout hits Sudan as UN appeals for $4.1 billion to ease ‘epic suffering’ caused by war [CNN]
• What’s at stake in Indonesia as the world’s third-largest democracy elects a new president? [AP News]
• Only military might will win Europe respect, Poland’s Tusk tells fellow leaders [Politico]
• Experts fear Trump's NATO comments 'made Europe less secure' [DW News]
Washington Today (2-9-24): VP calls report knocking President's memory 'politically motivated' | C-SPAN Radio
Global National: Feb. 12, 2024 | The deadly domestic abuse behind Manitoba’s 5 tragic murders
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Feb 12 2024
"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | Feb. 12, 2024
Nightly News Full Broadcast - Feb 12 | NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (February 12, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
• The Sky This Week from February 9 to 16: Comet Tsuchinshan and galaxies galore [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, February 9 – 17 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
The Level1 Show February 13 2024: You Shall Not Swat | Level1 Techs
Where is Your Tribe? - DTNS 4703 | Daily Tech News Show
Apple Vision Show - Episode 2 | Daily Tech News Show
Cordkillers 490 - We Can AGru On That | Cordkillers
• Canada declares Flipper Zero public enemy No. 1 in car-theft crackdown [ARS TECHNICA]
• Ebola vaccine cuts fatality even in people who were infected before the jab, new study shows [STAT News]
• AI Could Actually Help Rebuild The Middle Class [Noema Magazine]
• Protein biomarkers predict dementia 15 years before diagnosis – according to new study [University of Warwick]
• Journalist says he finds it ‘surreal’ to have account on X suspended after writing critique of platform [The Irish Times]
• Mob sets Waymo car ablaze in San Francisco [ARS TECHNICA]
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History Video Section---
Study Explains Dark Energy and Inflation As Parallel Universe Collision | Antov Petrov
Antimatter Surprised CERN Scientists Yet Again | Astrum
Yalta, When Stalin Split the World - a WW2 Special | World War Two
The Bleeding Edge of Semiconductors: A Tale of Three Companies || Peter Zeihan | Zeihan on Geopolitics
Southeast Asia’s Vexing Haze Puzzle | Asianometry
New physics theory: Singularities could be everywhere -- And they might explain dark matter | Sabine Hossenfelder
Deepest Ever Deep Field. Where Are The Limits of James Webb? | Fraser Cain
---COVID News Roundup---
Ep 150: Osterholm Update: A Family Discussion | Osterholm Update
TWiV 1085: When macrophages go to alimentary school | Microbe TV
• Blood transcriptomics reveal persistent SARS-CoV-2 RNA and candidate biomarkers in Long COVID patients [medRxiv]
• Altered mitochondrial respiration in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection [Mitochondrion Volume 75, March 2024]
• Persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection: significance and implications [The Lancet: Infectious Diseases]
• Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 in Children [American Academy of Pediatrics]
• Beyond the Noise #27: When vaccine fears mimic SNL skits [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1082: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1083: AI builds better viruses [Microbe TV]
---Russo-Ukraine War News Roundup---
(Full Episode) Putin vs. the West | BBC Select
Day 718: Ukraïnian Map | Ukraine News TV
Ukraine War Update NEWS (20240212b): Military Aid | ATP Geopolitics
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 12, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 719: Russia used Zircon “hypersonic” missile for first time [Euromaidan Press]
Sir Richard Shirreff - Conflict and Chaos are Advantageous for Russia's Neo-imperialist Ambitions | Silicon Curtain
Are we indulging Putin? | Fiona Hill full interview | The Institute of Art and Ideas
Putin's plan B if Trump loses the US election | Kurt Volker | Times Radio
• Ukraine liveblog updates: Germany, Poland, France meet on Ukraine [DW News]
• France accuses Russia of disinformation campaign against Ukraine's allies [France 24]
• Exhausted Ukraine struggles to find new men for front line [BBC News]
• Frontline report: Ukraine reinforces Avdiivka direction, countering Russian encirclement attempts [Euromaidan]
• Russia slaps sanctions on British officials, historians and academics [Al Jazeera]
• Senate on Verge of Passing $95.3 Billion Ukraine, Israel Aid Package [Wall Street Journal]
---PRO-RUSSIAN NEWS OUTLETS---
• Tucker Carlson reviews Putin interview and reveals what ‘radicalized’ him [Russia Today]
• Tucker Carlson: Putin ready for compromises on Ukraine [Pravda]
• Carlson says opposition from US authorities motivated him to interview Putin [TASS: Russian News Agency]
---Israel-Hamas War News Roundup (aka Iraninan Proxy War with Israel)---
• Iran Update (Hamas-Israel War), February 12, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• US working on Gaza hostage deal, Israel sends delegation to Cairo for hostage release talks [Haaretz]
• Israel’s war on Gaza liveblog: CIA chief in Egypt as Rafah attacks intensify [Al Jazeera]
Iran marks 45th anniversary of Islamic Revolution with calls to "expel Israel from UN" | Global News
Israeli forces rescue two hostages during Rafah raid | DW News
IDF releases footage of successful extraction of hostages by special forces in Gaza's Rafah | The Economic Times
• Inside Israel’s Daring Hostage Rescue in Gaza: ‘Diamonds Are in Our Hands’ [WSJ (video/audio)] [WSJ (text archive)]
• Biden’s frustrations with Netanyahu ‘meaningless’ without action: Analysts [Al Jazeera]
• Israel Gaza: Palestinians sheltering in Rafah fear impending offensive [BBC News]
• US, Jordan keep up pressure for Gaza ceasefire ahead of new talks [Al Arabiya News]
• Dutch court bans export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel [DW News]
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On This Day
February 13th is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 321 days remain until the end of the year (322 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)
962 – Emperor Otto I and Pope John XII co-sign the Diploma Ottonianum, recognizing John as ruler of Rome.
1322 – The central tower of Ely Cathedral falls on the night of 12th–13th.
1462 – The Treaty of Westminster is finalised between Edward IV of England and the Scottish Lord of the Isles.
1503 – Challenge of Barletta: Tournament between 13 Italian and 13 French knights near Barletta.
1542 – Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, is executed for adultery.
1633 – Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition.
1642 – The Clergy Act becomes law, excluding bishops of the Church of England from serving in the House of Lords.[7]
1660 – With the accession of young Charles XI of Sweden, his regents begin negotiations to end the Second Northern War.
1689 – William and Mary are proclaimed co-rulers of England
1692 – Massacre of Glencoe: Almost 80 Macdonalds at Glen Coe, Scotland are killed early in the morning for not promptly pledging allegiance to the new king, William of Orange.
1726 – Parliament of Negrete between Mapuche and Spanish authorities in Chile bring an end to the Mapuche uprising of 1723–26.
1755 – Treaty of Giyanti signed by VOC, Pakubuwono III and Prince Mangkubumi. The treaty divides the Javanese kingdom of Mataram into two: Sunanate of Surakarta and Sultanate of Yogyakarta.
1849 – The delegation headed by Metropolitan bishop Andrei Șaguna hands out to the Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria the General Petition of Romanian leaders in Transylvania, Banat and Bukovina, which demands that the Romanian nation be recognized.
1861 – Italian unification: The Siege of Gaeta ends with the capitulation of the defending fortress, effectively bringing an end of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
1867 – Work begins on the covering of the Senne, burying Brussels's primary river and creating the modern central boulevards.
1880 – Thomas Edison observes Thermionic emission.
1913 – The 13th Dalai Lama proclaims Tibetan independence following a period of domination by Manchu Qing dynasty and initiated a period of almost four decades of independence.
1914 – Copyright: In New York City the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.
1920 – The Negro National League is formed.
1931 – The British Raj completes its transfer from Calcutta to New Delhi.
1935 – A jury in Flemington, New Jersey finds Bruno Hauptmann guilty of the 1932 kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby, the son of Charles Lindbergh.
1945 – World War II: The siege of Budapest concludes with the unconditional surrender of German and Hungarian forces to the Red Army.
1945 – World War II: Royal Air Force bombers are dispatched to Dresden, Germany to attack the city with a massive aerial bombardment.
1951 – Korean War: Battle of Chipyong-ni, which represented the "high-water mark" of the Chinese incursion into South Korea, commences.
1954 – Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game.
1955 – Israel obtains four of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
1955 – Twenty-nine people are killed when Sabena Flight 503 crashes into Monte Terminillo near Rieti, Italy.
1960 – With the success of a nuclear test codenamed "Gerboise Bleue", France becomes the fourth country to possess nuclear weapons.
1960 – Black college students stage the first of the Nashville sit-ins at three lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee.
1961 – An allegedly 500,000-year-old rock is discovered near Olancha, California, US, that appears to anachronistically encase a spark plug.
1967 – American researchers discover the Madrid Codices by Leonardo da Vinci in the National Library of Spain.
1975 – Fire at One World Trade Center (North Tower) of the World Trade Center in New York.
1978 – Hilton bombing: a bomb explodes in a refuse truck outside the Hilton Hotel in Sydney, Australia, killing two refuse collectors and a policeman.
1979 – An intense windstorm strikes western Washington and sinks a 1⁄2-mile-long section of the Hood Canal Bridge.
1981 – A series of sewer explosions destroys more than two miles of streets in Louisville, Kentucky.
1983 – A cinema fire in Turin, Italy, kills 64 people.
1984 – Konstantin Chernenko succeeds the late Yuri Andropov as general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
1990 – German reunification: An agreement is reached on a two-stage plan to reunite Germany.
1991 – Gulf War: Two laser-guided "smart bombs" destroy the Amiriyah shelter in Baghdad. Allied forces said the bunker was being used as a military communications outpost, but over 400 Iraqi civilians inside were killed.
1996 – The Nepalese Civil War is initiated in the Kingdom of Nepal by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre).
2001 – An earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter magnitude scale hits El Salvador, killing at least 944.
2004 – The Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics announces the discovery of the universe's largest known diamond, white dwarf star BPM 37093. Astronomers named this star "Lucy" after The Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".
2007 – Taiwan opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou resigns as the chairman of the Kuomintang party after being indicted on charges of embezzlement during his tenure as the mayor of Taipei; Ma also announces his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election.
2008 – Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd makes a historic apology to the Indigenous Australians and the Stolen Generations.
2010 – A bomb explodes in the city of Pune, Maharashtra, India, killing 17 and injuring 60 more.
2011 – For the first time in more than 100 years the Umatilla, an American Indian tribe, are able to hunt and harvest a bison just outside Yellowstone National Park, restoring a centuries-old tradition guaranteed by a treaty signed in 1855.
2012 – The European Space Agency (ESA) conducted the first launch of the European Vega rocket from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
2017 – Kim Jong-nam, brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un, is assassinated at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
2021 – Former U.S. President Donald Trump is acquitted in his second impeachment trial. 2021 – A major winter storm causes blackouts and kills at least 82 people in Texas and northern Mexico.
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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, February 13, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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