Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Above normal temperatures and an active weather pattern will persist through the week. A frontal system will bring heavy rain and possibly a few thunderstorms to the area tonight and Wednesday. Dry high pressure briefly controls our weather Wednesday night and Thursday. A more robust low pressure tracks across the Southeastern States from Friday into the weekend bringing more heavy rain and possible storms.
Today is Primary Election Day in Macon County
Polls open at 6.30am and will close at 7.30pm. Macon Media will begin posting coverage of local results as soon as they come in. Due to a new state law that prevents local election boards from counting early votes and mail in ballots until after the polls close, results will be posted later than usual.
If you do not know what precinct you live in use this tool from the NC State Board of Elections to find your polling place. [Voter Search]
If you do not know what precinct you live in use this tool from the NC State Board of Elections to find your polling place. [Voter Search]
According to the local Board of elections, 3,563 out of 25,923 Maconians voted early in this primary. That is 13.74% of registered voters.
In 2020, a total of 9,583 Maconians (37.29% of registered voters) participated in the primary.
A list of polling places in Macon County are posted below:
North Franklin - Franklin Town Hall - 95 Main Street, Franklin, NC 28734
South Franklin - Macon County Public Library - 149 Siler Farm Rd. Franklin, NC 28734
East Franklin - Macon County Environmental Resource Center - 1624 Lakeside Drive, Franklin, NC 28734
Iotla - Macon County Airport - 1241 Airport Road, Franklin, NC 28734
Union - Macon County Community Building - 1288 Georgia Road, Franklin, NC 28734
Millshoal - Holly Springs Community Building - 2720 Cat Creek Road, Franklin, NC 28734
Ellijay - Cullasaja Gorge Fire & Rescue - 104 River Road, Franklin, NC 28734
Sugarfork - Pine Grove School - 38 Peeks Creek Road, Franklin, NC 28734
Highlands - Highlands Civic Center - 600 North 4th St, Highlands, NC 28741
Flats - Scaly Mountain Fire Department - 169 Hale Ridge Rd, Scaly Mountain, NC 28775
Smithbridge - Otto Community Building - 60 Firehouse Rd, Otto, NC 28763
Cartoogechaye - West Macon Fire and Rescue - 564 Charles Nolen Road, Franklin NC 28734
Nantahala - Nantahala EMS Building - 1096 Junaluska Road, Topton NC 28781
Burningtown - Burningtown Community Building - 30 Daves Creek Road, Franklin, NC 28734
Cowee - Cowee School - 51 Cowee School Drive, Franklin, NC 28734
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Thursday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers. Patchy fog after 10pm. Lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph decreasing to light winds after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 7 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers. Patchy fog after 10pm. Lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 15 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 60s.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with highs near 65. Calm winds becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers. Patchy fog after 10pm. Lows around 51. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 46. Winds out of the northwest 6 to 9 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 69.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 49.
Nantahala Area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 63. Calm winds becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers. Patchy fog after 11pm. Lows around 51. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 59. Light and variable winds becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 47. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 66.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50.
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Hazards
Patchy dense fog with visibilities of one quarter mile or less is possible this morning, especially in the river valleys.
Widespread rainfall and isolated thunderstorms are expected this afternoon through Wednesday afternoon. Severe weather is unlikely and rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches are expected by late Wednesday night.
Widespread rainfall and scattered thunderstorms are expected Friday and Saturday. Heavy rainfall and flooding are the main concerns.
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Record Weather Events for March 5th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 77°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1955
Lowest Temperature -1°F in Highlands in 1960
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.68 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2008
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 2.5 inches in Highlands in 1980
Record weather events for March in Macon County
Highest Temperature 86°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on March 15, 1967
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands on March 7, 1899
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.43 inches in Highlands on March 29, 1898
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on March 13, 1993
All-time record weather events for Macon County
Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on Jul 29, 1952
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on Jan 21, 1985
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on Jul 29, 1879
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Mar 13, 1993
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)
March 2024 Schedule
3-9-24---The Shifty Sisters--Bringing their own songs and some covers to The Frog. Always fun, always heartfelt, many times irreverant as they sing about the Low Rent Side of Heaven and Facebook Blues.
3-16-24---Barry Roma--Our Franklin Crooner!...bringing you Classic Love Songs from Johnny Mathis, Orbison, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & more.
3-23-24---No Live Music inside. WHT (Women's History Trail) Statue dedication across the street. Frog Quarters will be open our Regular Hours for gifts and to serve Coffee & Treats.
3-30-24---Sonia Brooks & Chuck Dorling--Come hear and 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. Chuck is right along with her & on his own.... singin' the blues.
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---
3/04/2024: State Board of Elections | PBS North Carolina
• Understanding weather warnings crucial during North Carolina's severe weather season [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC) ]
How polling affects how people vote | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• Unaffiliated voters expected to play big role in Super Tuesday in NC [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• NC’s primary election may not be decided on Tuesday. What to know about runoffs. [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Why this West North Carolina congressional race is shaping up as a "David and Goliath" contest [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Western NC heads to the polls on primary election day: Here’s what you need to know [BPR]
• Qualla Boundary Civil Preparedness meeting held [The One Feather]
---RECENT LOCAL AND STATE NEWS---
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Thursday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers. Patchy fog after 10pm. Lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph decreasing to light winds after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 7 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers. Patchy fog after 10pm. Lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 15 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 60s.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with highs near 65. Calm winds becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers. Patchy fog after 10pm. Lows around 51. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 46. Winds out of the northwest 6 to 9 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 69.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 49.
Nantahala Area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 63. Calm winds becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers. Patchy fog after 11pm. Lows around 51. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 59. Light and variable winds becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 47. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 66.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50.
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Hazards
Patchy dense fog with visibilities of one quarter mile or less is possible this morning, especially in the river valleys.
Widespread rainfall and isolated thunderstorms are expected this afternoon through Wednesday afternoon. Severe weather is unlikely and rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches are expected by late Wednesday night.
Widespread rainfall and scattered thunderstorms are expected Friday and Saturday. Heavy rainfall and flooding are the main concerns.
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Record Weather Events for March 5th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 77°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1955
Lowest Temperature -1°F in Highlands in 1960
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.68 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2008
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 2.5 inches in Highlands in 1980
Record weather events for March in Macon County
Highest Temperature 86°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on March 15, 1967
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands on March 7, 1899
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.43 inches in Highlands on March 29, 1898
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on March 13, 1993
All-time record weather events for Macon County
Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on Jul 29, 1952
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on Jan 21, 1985
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on Jul 29, 1879
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Mar 13, 1993
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)
March 2024 Schedule
3-9-24---The Shifty Sisters--Bringing their own songs and some covers to The Frog. Always fun, always heartfelt, many times irreverant as they sing about the Low Rent Side of Heaven and Facebook Blues.
3-16-24---Barry Roma--Our Franklin Crooner!...bringing you Classic Love Songs from Johnny Mathis, Orbison, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & more.
3-23-24---No Live Music inside. WHT (Women's History Trail) Statue dedication across the street. Frog Quarters will be open our Regular Hours for gifts and to serve Coffee & Treats.
3-30-24---Sonia Brooks & Chuck Dorling--Come hear and 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. Chuck is right along with her & on his own.... singin' the blues.
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---
3/04/2024: State Board of Elections | PBS North Carolina
• Understanding weather warnings crucial during North Carolina's severe weather season [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC) ]
How polling affects how people vote | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• Unaffiliated voters expected to play big role in Super Tuesday in NC [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• NC’s primary election may not be decided on Tuesday. What to know about runoffs. [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Why this West North Carolina congressional race is shaping up as a "David and Goliath" contest [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Western NC heads to the polls on primary election day: Here’s what you need to know [BPR]
• Qualla Boundary Civil Preparedness meeting held [The One Feather]
---RECENT LOCAL AND STATE NEWS---
Flying to an Abandoned Theme Park on Top of a Mountain and Landing! - Ghost Town in the Sky | Mark Huneycutt
I Used to Live in a Shed - Visiting Places I Used to Live (parts of video filmewd in Macon County) | The Carpetbagger
• Macon County Schools Strategic Planning Meetings [Macon Media]
• Work-from-home contributing to canceled NC economic development deals [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• NC senator’s gun shop among hundreds monitored by ATF for weapons traced to crimes [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Keeping kids safe online: NC attorney general hosts social media town hall in Asheville [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• CMS decision on Mission Hospital 'does not determine our lawsuit,' Attorney General Josh Stein says [BPR]
• The Wrap: Primary money, Leandro redux, historic capitol records [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Under the Dome: The top issues lieutenant governor candidates want to address in NC [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Federal authorities find Mission Hospital in compliance with plan of correction, HCA says [BPR]
• Officers in Kloepfer shooting won’t face charges [Smoky Mountain News]
---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---
Nashville plane crash: 'Several' dead, heavy flames extinguished | LiveNOW from FOX
Florida breaks up with spring breakers: 'It's not us. It's you' | TODAY
• Supreme Court rules states cannot remove Trump from ballot for insurrection [SCOTUSblog]
• The FAA flags more potential safety issues on Boeing’s 737 Max and 787 Dreamliner [CNN]
• US conspiracy theorists monetize 'Disease X' misinformation [PHYS.ORG]
• 'Everything is rising at a scary rate': Why car and home insurance costs are surging [NPR]
• Jeff Bezos Surpasses Elon Musk as World’s Richest Person [Wall Street Journal]
• Former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury in ex-president’s civil fraud case [AP News]
---2024 ELECTION ROUNDUP---
I Used to Live in a Shed - Visiting Places I Used to Live (parts of video filmewd in Macon County) | The Carpetbagger
• Macon County Schools Strategic Planning Meetings [Macon Media]
• Work-from-home contributing to canceled NC economic development deals [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• NC senator’s gun shop among hundreds monitored by ATF for weapons traced to crimes [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Keeping kids safe online: NC attorney general hosts social media town hall in Asheville [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• CMS decision on Mission Hospital 'does not determine our lawsuit,' Attorney General Josh Stein says [BPR]
• The Wrap: Primary money, Leandro redux, historic capitol records [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Under the Dome: The top issues lieutenant governor candidates want to address in NC [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Federal authorities find Mission Hospital in compliance with plan of correction, HCA says [BPR]
• Officers in Kloepfer shooting won’t face charges [Smoky Mountain News]
---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---
Nashville plane crash: 'Several' dead, heavy flames extinguished | LiveNOW from FOX
Florida breaks up with spring breakers: 'It's not us. It's you' | TODAY
• Supreme Court rules states cannot remove Trump from ballot for insurrection [SCOTUSblog]
• The FAA flags more potential safety issues on Boeing’s 737 Max and 787 Dreamliner [CNN]
• US conspiracy theorists monetize 'Disease X' misinformation [PHYS.ORG]
• 'Everything is rising at a scary rate': Why car and home insurance costs are surging [NPR]
• Jeff Bezos Surpasses Elon Musk as World’s Richest Person [Wall Street Journal]
• Former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury in ex-president’s civil fraud case [AP News]
---2024 ELECTION ROUNDUP---
Super Tuesday 2024: What to watch | Face the Nation
Former President Trump Reacts to Supreme Court Decision | C-SPAN
Colorado Secretary of State on SCOTUS ruling allowing Trump on primary ballots | ABC News
• Ahead of Super Tuesday, US elections face existential and homegrown threats [The Register]
• The glaring omissions and telling fractures in the Trump ballot ruling [Politico]
• Super Tuesday: Candidates use last day to campaign, push their message ahead of polls opening [AOL News]
• Biden may be losing his favorability advantage over Trump, new polls suggest [CNBC]
• Takeaways from Trump’s Supreme Court win: He stays on ballot, but his legal peril is just starting [AP News]
International News Headlines
• UN team says Hamas likely carried out sexual violence in Israel on 7 October [BBC News]
• Israel-Hamas War Liveblog Updates: US pushes Hamas to approve hostage deal, evidence against UNRWA mounts [Jerusalem Post]
• Haiti declares a curfew as it tries to restore order after weekend jailbreak, explosion of violence [AP News]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 4, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 740: Ukraine to allocate 50% of arms budget to local producers with focus on drones, EW systems [Euromaidan Press]
• Germany urges EU expansion to counter Russia's influence [DW News]
Meet the Press full broadcast – March 03 | NBC News
"Face the Nation" Full Broadcast | March 03, 2024
Washington Today (3-4-24): Supreme Court rules Colorado cannot remove Donald Trump from ballot | C-SPAN
Global National: March 4, 2024 | How Trump's nominee odds are affected by SCOTUS ballot decision
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - March 04, 2024
"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | March 04, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - March 04 | NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (March 04, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
Battle for Reality: String Theory vs Quantum Field Theory | Arvin Ash
• The Sky This Week from March 1 to 8: False dusk gently glows [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 1 – 9 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
The Level1 Show March 5 2024: Pay No Attention To The Slackbot Behind The Curtain | Level1 Techs
The LLM Light Bulb – DTNS 4718 | Daily Tech News Show
Cordkillers 492 - Rings of NyQuil | Cordkillers
Scientists warn of AI collapse | Sabine Hossenfelder
KOSA is not the end of the Internet. Take a deep breath. | Bryan Lunduke
• German defense chat overheard by Russian eavesdroppers on Cisco's WebEx [The Register]
• EU fines Apple €1.8bn over App Store restrictions on music streaming [The Guardian (UK)]
• New study links hospital privatisation to worse patient care [University of Oxford]
• AI Chatbots Spread Election Misinformation, Study Finds [Cryptopolitan]
• Red Sea cables have been damaged, disrupting internet traffic [CNN]
• US prescription market hamstrung for 9 days (so far) by ransomware attack [ARS TECHNICA]
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On This Day
March 5th is the 64th day of the year (65th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 301 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)
363 – Roman emperor Julian leaves Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sasanian Empire, in a campaign which would bring about his own death.
1046 – Nasir Khusraw begins the seven-year Middle Eastern journey which he will later describe in his book Safarnama.
1279 – The Livonian Order is defeated in the Battle of Aizkraukle by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
1496 – King Henry VII of England issues letters patent to John Cabot and his sons, authorising them to explore unknown lands.
1616 – Nicolaus Copernicus's book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres is added to the Index of Forbidden Books 73 years after it was first published.
1766 – Antonio de Ulloa, the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, arrives in New Orleans.
1770 – Boston Massacre: Five Americans, including Crispus Attucks, are fatally shot by British troops in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence) five years later.
1811 – Peninsular War: A French force under the command of Marshal Victor is routed while trying to prevent an Anglo-Spanish-Portuguese army from lifting the Siege of Cádiz in the Battle of Barrosa.
1824 – First Anglo-Burmese War: The British officially declare war on Burma.
1825 – Roberto Cofresí, one of the last successful Caribbean pirates, is defeated in combat and captured by authorities.
1836 – Samuel Colt patents the first production-model revolver, the .34-caliber.
1850 – The Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales is opened.
1860 – Parma, Tuscany, Modena and Romagna vote in referendums to join the Kingdom of Sardinia.
1868 – Mefistofele, an opera by Arrigo Boito, receives its premiere performance at La Scala.
1872 – George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
1906 – Moro Rebellion: United States Army troops bring overwhelming force against the native Moros in the First Battle of Bud Dajo, leaving only six survivors.
1912 – Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines.
1931 – The British Raj: Gandhi–Irwin Pact is signed.
1933 – Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party receives 43.9% at the Reichstag elections, which allows the Nazis to later pass the Enabling Act and establish a dictatorship.
1936 – First flight of K5054, the first prototype Supermarine Spitfire advanced monoplane fighter aircraft in the United Kingdom.
1939 – Spanish Civil War: The National Defence Council seizes control of the republican government in a coup d'etat, with the intention of negotiating an end to the war.
1940 – Six high-ranking members of the Soviet politburo, including Joseph Stalin, sign an order for the execution of 25,700 Polish intelligentsia, including 14,700 Polish POWs, in what will become known as the Katyn massacre.
1942 – World War II: Japanese forces capture Batavia, capital of Dutch East Indies, which is left undefended after the withdrawal of the KNIL garrison and Australian Blackforce battalion to Buitenzorg and Bandung.
1943 – First Flight of the Gloster Meteor, Britain's first combat jet aircraft.
1944 – World War II: The Red Army begins the Uman–Botoșani Offensive in the western Ukrainian SSR.
1946 – Cold War: Winston Churchill coins the phrase "Iron Curtain" in his speech at Westminster College, Missouri.
1953 – Joseph Stalin, the longest serving leader of the Soviet Union, dies at his Volynskoe dacha in Moscow after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage four days earlier.
1960 – Indonesian President Sukarno dismissed the Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR), 1955 democratically elected parliament, and replaced with DPR-GR, the parliament of his own selected members.
1963 – American country music stars Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas and their pilot Randy Hughes are killed in a plane crash in Camden, Tennessee.
1965 – March Intifada: A Leftist uprising erupts in Bahrain against British colonial presence.
1966 – BOAC Flight 911, a Boeing 707 aircraft, breaks apart in mid-air due to clear-air turbulence and crashes into Mount Fuji, Japan, killing all 124 people on board.
1970 – The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons goes into effect after ratification by 43 nations.
1974 – Yom Kippur War: Israeli forces withdraw from the west bank of the Suez Canal.
1978 – The Landsat 3 is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
1979 – Soviet probes Venera 11, Venera 12 and the German-American solar satellite Helios II all are hit by "off the scale" gamma rays leading to the discovery of soft gamma repeaters.
1981 – The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, is launched by Sinclair Research and would go on to sell over 11⁄2 million units around the world.
1982 – Soviet probe Venera 14 lands on Venus.
2003 – In Haifa, 17 Israeli civilians are killed in the Haifa bus 37 suicide bombing.
2012 – Tropical Storm Irina kills over 75 as it passes through Madagascar.
2018 – Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) pause the Deir ez-Zor campaign due to the Turkish-led invasion of Afrin.
2021 – Pope Francis begins a historical visit to Iraq Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 – Twenty people are killed and 30 injured in a suicide car bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, March 04, 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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On This Day
March 5th is the 64th day of the year (65th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 301 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)
363 – Roman emperor Julian leaves Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sasanian Empire, in a campaign which would bring about his own death.
1046 – Nasir Khusraw begins the seven-year Middle Eastern journey which he will later describe in his book Safarnama.
1279 – The Livonian Order is defeated in the Battle of Aizkraukle by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
1496 – King Henry VII of England issues letters patent to John Cabot and his sons, authorising them to explore unknown lands.
1616 – Nicolaus Copernicus's book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres is added to the Index of Forbidden Books 73 years after it was first published.
1766 – Antonio de Ulloa, the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, arrives in New Orleans.
1770 – Boston Massacre: Five Americans, including Crispus Attucks, are fatally shot by British troops in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence) five years later.
1811 – Peninsular War: A French force under the command of Marshal Victor is routed while trying to prevent an Anglo-Spanish-Portuguese army from lifting the Siege of Cádiz in the Battle of Barrosa.
1824 – First Anglo-Burmese War: The British officially declare war on Burma.
1825 – Roberto Cofresí, one of the last successful Caribbean pirates, is defeated in combat and captured by authorities.
1836 – Samuel Colt patents the first production-model revolver, the .34-caliber.
1850 – The Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales is opened.
1860 – Parma, Tuscany, Modena and Romagna vote in referendums to join the Kingdom of Sardinia.
1868 – Mefistofele, an opera by Arrigo Boito, receives its premiere performance at La Scala.
1872 – George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
1906 – Moro Rebellion: United States Army troops bring overwhelming force against the native Moros in the First Battle of Bud Dajo, leaving only six survivors.
1912 – Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines.
1931 – The British Raj: Gandhi–Irwin Pact is signed.
1933 – Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party receives 43.9% at the Reichstag elections, which allows the Nazis to later pass the Enabling Act and establish a dictatorship.
1936 – First flight of K5054, the first prototype Supermarine Spitfire advanced monoplane fighter aircraft in the United Kingdom.
1939 – Spanish Civil War: The National Defence Council seizes control of the republican government in a coup d'etat, with the intention of negotiating an end to the war.
1940 – Six high-ranking members of the Soviet politburo, including Joseph Stalin, sign an order for the execution of 25,700 Polish intelligentsia, including 14,700 Polish POWs, in what will become known as the Katyn massacre.
1942 – World War II: Japanese forces capture Batavia, capital of Dutch East Indies, which is left undefended after the withdrawal of the KNIL garrison and Australian Blackforce battalion to Buitenzorg and Bandung.
1943 – First Flight of the Gloster Meteor, Britain's first combat jet aircraft.
1944 – World War II: The Red Army begins the Uman–Botoșani Offensive in the western Ukrainian SSR.
1946 – Cold War: Winston Churchill coins the phrase "Iron Curtain" in his speech at Westminster College, Missouri.
1953 – Joseph Stalin, the longest serving leader of the Soviet Union, dies at his Volynskoe dacha in Moscow after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage four days earlier.
1960 – Indonesian President Sukarno dismissed the Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR), 1955 democratically elected parliament, and replaced with DPR-GR, the parliament of his own selected members.
1963 – American country music stars Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas and their pilot Randy Hughes are killed in a plane crash in Camden, Tennessee.
1965 – March Intifada: A Leftist uprising erupts in Bahrain against British colonial presence.
1966 – BOAC Flight 911, a Boeing 707 aircraft, breaks apart in mid-air due to clear-air turbulence and crashes into Mount Fuji, Japan, killing all 124 people on board.
1970 – The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons goes into effect after ratification by 43 nations.
1974 – Yom Kippur War: Israeli forces withdraw from the west bank of the Suez Canal.
1978 – The Landsat 3 is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
1979 – Soviet probes Venera 11, Venera 12 and the German-American solar satellite Helios II all are hit by "off the scale" gamma rays leading to the discovery of soft gamma repeaters.
1981 – The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, is launched by Sinclair Research and would go on to sell over 11⁄2 million units around the world.
1982 – Soviet probe Venera 14 lands on Venus.
2003 – In Haifa, 17 Israeli civilians are killed in the Haifa bus 37 suicide bombing.
2012 – Tropical Storm Irina kills over 75 as it passes through Madagascar.
2018 – Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) pause the Deir ez-Zor campaign due to the Turkish-led invasion of Afrin.
2021 – Pope Francis begins a historical visit to Iraq Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 – Twenty people are killed and 30 injured in a suicide car bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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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.
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, March 04, 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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