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Friday, April 5, 2024

News and Weather Briefing for Friday, April 05, 2024



Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.

GENERAL OUTLOOK

Northwest flow snow showers along the mountain ridges will gradually decrease today. Dry high pressure is expected to build into the region over the weekend then will slide to the east, allowing warmer temperatures to return by the start of next week. Moisture and clouds increase during the first half of the week as a slow moving front is expected to approach from the west.




PUBLIC MEETING - GRANT APPLICATION FOR WHITMIRE INCLUSIVE PLAY AREA

At their, April 1, 2024 meeting, the Franklin Town Council approved application for a NC Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) Grant for up to $500,000. A public meeting will be held on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in the Town Hall Board Room to gain public input on this grant application.

The grant requires a one-to-one match of funding approved. The grant being submitted is for the Whitmire Inclusive Play Area and will include not only the play area with pour in place surface, but the necessary parking areas, restrooms and connecting sidewalks.

For more information, please contact Amie Owens, Town Manager at 828-524-2516 ext. 305 or via email aowens@franklinnc.com .



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Local Weather

General Forecast Through Sunday Night





Franklin Area

Today

Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Clear, with lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.

Sunday

Sunny, with highs in the lower 70s.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.


Highlands Plateau

Today

Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s.


Otto and South Central Macon County

Today

Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the north 3 to 7 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with highs near 70.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.


Nantahala Area



Today

Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday

Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night

Clear, with lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Sunday

Sunny, with highs in the upper 60s.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.


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Hazards



Areas of frost will be possible over the next two or three nights. Sensitive plants left outside could be damaged.


Pollen

Pollen levels are expected to be in the high range (10.5 out of 12) today with Oak, Juniper, and Birch being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the high range (10.2 out of 10.6).



Record Weather Events for April 5th

Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)

Highest Temperature 88°F in Highlands in 1942
Lowest Temperature 15°F in Highlands in 1903
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.31 inches in Highlands in 1911
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 4.5 inches in Franklin in 1987

Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of April Data available from 1872

Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 04-26-1986
Lowest Temperature 13°F in Highlands on 04-01-1987
Greatest Rainfall 7.00 inches in Highlands on 04-07-1895 (also a state record)
Greatest Snowfall 9.5 inches in Franklin on 04-04-1987

Record Weather Events for April 5th in North Carolina

rdrd Highest Temperature 92°F in Louisburg, Franklin County in 1942
Lowest Temperature 9°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1987
Greatest Rainfall 5.59 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 1957
Greatest Snowfall 11.0 inches in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1993
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of April Data available from 1872

Highest Temperature 102°F in Carthage, Moore County on 04-29-1981
Lowest Temperature 1°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 04-08-2007
Greatest Rainfall 7.30 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 04-16-2011
Greatest Snowfall 19.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 04-11-2003




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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)

April 2024 Schedule

4-6-24—Dave Stewart & Guests—Many in the area know Dave and his musical talents, and his great music groups. He’s sharing those talents with Frogs on this Saturday. Guests—family or friends are expected to be with us as well. You come join us, too!

4-13-24—Award-Winning Singer/Songwriter Al Scortino takes the corner with his heartfelt and whimsical musical creations along with multi-insturmentalist, Greg “Squeezebox” Thomas. Welcome back, guys!

4-20-24—Singer/Songwriter Zip Robertson returns to Frog Quarters after a long hiatus. Zip hales recently from Coffee Shops and venues in Swain County and Frog Quarters is happy he’s travelling across the hill to be with us again.

4-27-24—-------------SUPER ADOPTION DAY at Frogs!!
PAWSITIVE (the Macon Co. Animal Shelter Volunteers) and AARC (the Appalachian Animal Rescue Center) will be conducting a great Adoption Day on the outside, while on the inside several of our area talented musicians will bring their talents to Frog Quarters. On the slate are:

George James
Bill Peterson
The Shifty Sisters
Charley Simmons
Dave Stewart

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---

2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast from Colorado State University | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)



Caught on camera: Diabetic man's arrest sparks controversy, questions | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)



• Look up! Where to watch the solar eclipse in Western North Carolina [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]

• Presidential candidate RFK Jr. gets enough signatures for ballot access in NC, campaign says [Asheville Citizen-Times]

• New HCA independent monitor selected amid mounting safety complaints at Mission Hospital [BPR]

• 'Busting at the seams': JCPS reconsiders partnership with Catamount School [Smoky Mountain News]

• AdventHealth announces hospital location in Weaverville [Mountain Xpress]

• Mental health system failing the homeless [Sylva Herald and Ruralite]

---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---

Who Pays For The Baltimore Bridge Collapse? | Legal Eagle



Trump Now Leads Biden in Poll of Six Swing States: Five Key Takeaways | WSJ



WATCH LIVE: The 2024 total solar eclipse | PBS NewsHour



California faces evacuation warnings in Big Sur ahead of storm | NBC News



• New sonar images show wreckage from Baltimore bridge collapse at bottom of river [USA TODAYA]

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers develops tentative timeline to reopen Fort McHenry Channel following Key Bridge collapse [U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS]

• Pilot in fatal hot air balloon crash in Arizona had elevated levels of ketamine in his system, report finds [NBC News]

• Questioning police tactics: Diabetic man's arrest at Walmart sparks controversy [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]

• Forecasters issue highest Atlantic hurricane season outlook in nearly 30 years [WPLG=TV (Miami, FL)]

• Burglars steal as much as $30 million in one of L.A.’s largest cash heists ever, LAPD seeks clues [Los Angeles Times]

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International News Headlines

Videos show aftermath of Taiwan earthquake as search and rescue efforts continue | CBS News



Israel must change Gaza war tactics or face consequences, US says | The Times and Sunday Times



• Denmark shuts shipping strait over missile failure [BBC News]

• Ecuador declares Mexico ambassador persona non grata [DW News]

• Africa File, April 4, 2024: Mali and Russia Explore Mali’s Mineral Wealth; Niger Plays the Field; the Kremlin’s Red Sea Ambitions in Eritrea [Institute for the Study of War]

• S. Korea, China, Japan in talks to set date for trilateral summit next month [Yonhap News Agency]

• Israeli embassies around the world put on high alert amid Iranian threats [Jerusalem Post]

• How dubious YouTube ‘news’ channels are shaping India’s election [Al Jazeera]

• NATO allies agree to send more air defense systems to Ukraine [TVP World]

• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 4, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]

---International Conflicts ---

Global Arms Exports - Winners, losers & trends in the race to rearm | Perun



Day 753: Ukraïnian Map | Ukraine News TV



Ukraine Conflict (20240318): Full Frontline Update | ATP Geopolitics



Escalating regional conflict worsens food shortage in South Sudan | Switch TV News



• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 21, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]

• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 756: Ukrainian air defense intercepts all 31 Russian missiles targeting Kyiv [Euromaidan Press]

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MV Dali, Baltimore and Key Bridge Update | April 4, 2024 | What's Going on With Shipping?



Washington Today (4-4-24): President Biden to Israel PM: protect Gaza civilians or US policy changes | C-SPAN



Great American Eclipse | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS



Global National: April 4, 2024 | WCK member Flickinger "died as a hero" in Gaza, family says



ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - April 04, 2024


"CBS Weekend News" Full Broadcast | April 04, 2024


The moon is literally about to steal the spotlight! | Nightly News: Kids Edition


PBS NewsHour full episode, (April 04, 2024)



---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---

• The Sky This Week from April 5 to 12: A Great North American Eclipse [Astronomy Magazine]

• This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 29 – April 7 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]

The Level1 Show April 5 2024: You Shall Not Hall Pass | Level1 Techs



Do You Need a VPN? - DTNS 4741 | Daily Tech News Show



• The Lancet: Prostate cancer cases expected to double worldwide between 2020 and 2040, new analysis suggests [Eureka Alert (American Association for the Advancement of Science]

• South Korean computer chipmaker plans $3.87 billion Indiana semiconductor plant and research center [ABC News]

• Park life: why urban green spaces are just as important as natural reserves [University of New South Wales: Sydney]

• Do we really live in only three dimensions | CMS Experiment [CERN]

• Bogus AI Images Used By Pro-China Accounts To Inflame US Opinion | Microsoft says fabricated pictures aimed to kindle dissent [Bloomberg]

• U.S. Space Command confirms cause of fireball seen across Southern California sky [KTTV-TV (Los Angeles, CA)]

• New sonar images show wreckage from Baltimore bridge collapse at bottom of river [USA TODAYA]

---Science, Technology, Culture, and History Video Section---

Starship | Third Flight Test | SpaceX



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---COVID News Roundup---

Ep 151 Osterholm Update: Harm Reduction



Beyond the Noise #32: RFK Jr. targets the Amish, part two | Microbe TV



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• Beyond the Noise #32: RFK Jr. targets the Amish, part two [Microbe TV]

• TWiV 1092: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]

• TWiV 1093: Reservoir bats and jumbo phage [Microbe TV]




---Russo-Ukraine War News Roundup---

Russia's Declining Oil Capacity and the Deeper Problems of Cartel Politics | William Spaniel



Day 731: Ukraïnian Map | Ukraine News TV



Ukraine War Update NEWS (20240225b): Geopolitical News | ATP Geopolitics



• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 25, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]

• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 732: Zelenskyy breaks silence, reveals 31,000 Ukrainian troops killed [Euromaidan Press]

Record Quantum Computation: Millions of Years Down To Seconds | Sabine Hossenfelder



Russian oil refineries attacked in major Ukraine drone strike | The Times and Sunday Times



• White House expected to announce it’s sending ATACMS munitions to Ukraine [Politico]

• Trump's plan to end the Ukraine war is to totally cut off funding, says Putin's closest EU ally [Business Insider]

• Putin warns again that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty is threatened [AP News]

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---PRO-RUSSIAN NEWS OUTLETS---

• First Abrams tanks sighted near Avdeevka – local officia [Russia Today]

• Putin flies Tupolev Tu-160M strategic aircraft and shares his impression of the flight [Pravda]

• Russia’s Battlegroup East thwarts advance of Ukrainian armored group south of Donetsk [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]

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On This Day

April 5 is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 270 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)




823 – Lothair I is crowned King of Italy by Pope Paschal I.

919 – The second Fatimid invasion of Egypt begins, when the Fatimid heir-apparent, al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah, sets out from Raqqada at the head of his army.

1081 – Alexios I Komnenos is crowned Byzantine emperor at Constantinople, bringing the Komnenian dynasty to full power.

1242 – During the Battle on the Ice of Lake Peipus, Russian forces, led by Alexander Nevsky, rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights.

1536 – Royal Entry of Charles V into Rome: The last Roman triumph.

1566 – Two hundred Dutch noblemen, led by Hendrick van Brederode, force themselves into the presence of Margaret of Parma and present the Petition of Compromise, denouncing the Spanish Inquisition in the Seventeen Provinces.

1609 – Daimyō (Lord) Shimazu Tadatsune of the Satsuma Domain in southern Kyūshū, Japan, completes his successful invasion of the Ryūkyū Kingdom in Okinawa.

1614 – In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe.

1621 – The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on a return trip to England.

1792 – United States President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States.

1795 – Peace of Basel between France and Prussia is made.

1818 – In the Battle of Maipú, Chile's independence movement, led by Bernardo O'Higgins and José de San Martín, win a decisive victory over Spain, leaving 2,000 Spaniards and 1,000 Chilean patriots dead.

1862 – American Civil War: The Battle of Yorktown begins.

1879 – Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.

1900 – Archaeologists in Knossos, Crete, discover a large cache of clay tablets with hieroglyphic writing in a script they call Linear B.

1902 – A stand box collapses at Ibrox Park (now Ibrox Stadium) in Glasgow, Scotland, which led to the deaths of 25 and injuries to more than 500 supporters during an international association football match between Scotland and England.

1910 – The Transandine Railway connecting Chile and Argentina is inaugurated.

1922 – The American Birth Control League, forerunner of Planned Parenthood, is incorporated.

1932 – Dominion of Newfoundland: Ten thousand rioters seize the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government.

1933 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs two executive orders: 6101 to establish the Civilian Conservation Corps, and 6102 "forbidding the Hoarding of Gold Coin, Gold Bullion, and Gold Certificates" by U.S. citizens.

1933 – Andorran Revolution: The Young Andorrans occupy the Casa de la Vall and force the government to hold democratic elections with universal male suffrage.

1936 – Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak: An F5 tornado kills 233 in Tupelo, Mississippi.

1942 – World War II: Adolf Hitler issues Fuhrer Directive No. 41 summarizing Case Blue, including the German Sixth Army's planned assault on Stalingrad.

1942 – World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy launches a carrier-based air attack on Colombo, Ceylon during the Indian Ocean raid. Port and civilian facilities are damaged and the Royal Navy cruisers HMS Cornwall and HMS Dorsetshire are sunk southwest of the island.

1943 – World War II: United States Army Air Forces bomber aircraft accidentally cause more than 900 civilian deaths, including 209 children, and 1,300 wounded among the civilian population of the Belgian town of Mortsel. Their target was the Erla factory one kilometer from the residential area hit.

1945 – Cold War: Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito signs an agreement with the Soviet Union to allow "temporary entry of Soviet troops into Yugoslav territory".

1946 – Soviet troops end their year-long occupation of the Danish island of Bornholm.

1946 – A Fleet Air Arm Vickers Wellington crashes into a residential area in Rabat, Malta during a training exercise, killing all 4 crew members and 16 civilians on the ground.

1949 – A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, kills 77 people and leads to nationwide fire code improvements in the United States.

1951 – Cold War: Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for spying for the Soviet Union.

1956 – Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro declares himself at war with Cuban President Fulgencio Batista.

1958 – Ripple Rock, an underwater threat to navigation in the Seymour Narrows in Canada is destroyed in one of the largest non-nuclear controlled explosions of the time.

1966 – During the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ personally attempted to lead the capture of the restive city of Đà Nẵng before backing down.

1969 – Vietnam War: Massive antiwar demonstrations occur in many U.S. cities.

1971 – In Sri Lanka, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna launches a revolt against the United Front government of Sirimavo Bandaranaike.

1976 – In China, the April Fifth Movement leads to the Tiananmen Incident.

1977 – The US Supreme Court rules that congressional legislation that diminished the size of the Sioux people's reservation thereby destroyed the tribe's jurisdictional authority over the area in Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. Kneip.

1991 – An ASA EMB 120 crashes in Brunswick, Georgia, killing all 23 aboard including Sen. John Tower and astronaut Sonny Carter.

1992 – Alberto Fujimori, president of Peru, dissolves the Peruvian congress by military force.

1992 – Peace protesters Suada Dilberovic and Olga Sučić are killed on the Vrbanja Bridge in Sarajevo, becoming the first casualties of the Bosnian War.

1998 – In Japan, the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge opens to traffic, becoming the longest bridge span in the world.

1999 – Two Libyans suspected of bringing down Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 are handed over for eventual trial in the Netherlands.

2009 – North Korea launches its controversial Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 rocket. The satellite passed over mainland Japan, which prompted an immediate reaction from the United Nations Security Council, as well as participating states of Six-party talks.

2010 – Twenty-nine coal miners are killed in an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia.

2021 – Nguyễn Xuân Phúc took office as President of Vietnam after dismissing the title of Prime Minister.

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Published at 5:00am on Friday, April 05, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins


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