ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Town of Franklin Asks Residents to Observe Voluntary Water Restrictions [Macon Media]
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FORECAST
(since this is a quick forecast intended to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast)
.TODAY. Partly sunny this morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Patchy fog this morning. Highs around 80. Light and variable winds, becoming southwest around 5 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.FRIDAY. Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT. Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SATURDAY. Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY. Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT. Mostly clear. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected Friday and Saturday. A few of these storms may become strong to severe and produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall.
Very hot temperatures are expected next week, with the potential for the heat index to exceed 100 degrees on several days.
POLLEN REPORT
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (4.0 out of 12) today with Plantain and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (3.5 out of 12.0).
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MACON CALENDAR
(send your event to editor@maconmedia.com)
The many ways you can connect to Mountain Findings to arrange donation pick-ups, drop-off location, shopping hours, volunteering, and to learn more on our community grants programs and graduating seniors scholarships.
Facebook: @MountainFindings
Phone: 828-526-9929
Email: MountainFindings1@gmail.com
Webpage: MountainFindings.org
Location: 452 Spruce St, Highlands, NC
LIVE SATURDAY MIDDAY MUSIC CALENDAR FOR JUNE/JULY 2026
11a to 1p at Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
573 E Main St, Franklin, NC 28734
contact: frog28734@gmail.com; 828-369-8488
6-27-26---Ben and Marce--Ben Brookes Belcher and Marce Lacouture, an acoustic duo made in the mountains of North Carolina makes their debut at Friends of the Greenway’s Visitor Center.
7-4-2026—It’s Dudes Day on the Fourth! Come have a great get-together with friends old and new as 4 Singer/Songwriters “sing us some songs and tell us some tales”.
7-11-2026—Join us for Bluegrass fun….as Tommy Nelson and the Burningtown Bluegrass Gospel Band bring us their pickin’ and grinnin’ songs.
7-18-26—Two Troubadours...George James and Gary Gibson.
7-25-2026---Bill Petersen will be singing the blues along with maybe some originals. Then, up from Florida, hear John Bois and the Emotional Support Band.
To find out more about the Greenway and our organization, our website is: littletennessee.org.
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WEATHER ALMANAC
Record Weather Events for this date in Macon County (1872-2025)
Highest Temperature 93°F in Franklin in 1952
Lowest Temperature 39°F in Highlands in 1922
Greatest Rainfall 4.05 inches in Highlands in 1912
Record weather events for June in Macon County
Highest Temperature 99°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Jun 30, 2012
Lowest Temperature 32°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Jun 2, 1966
Greatest Rainfall 7.63 inches in Highlands on Jun 16, 1949
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of September
Highest Temperature 107°F Carthage, Moore County Jun 23, 1981
Lowest Temperature 24°F Jefferson, Ashe County Jun 2, 1932
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 12.41 in Belhaven, Beaufort County Jun 30, 1962
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WNC News
Fontana Regional Library Board (06-22-2026) | Macon Media
• JCPL board meets, Jackson commissioners consider room utilization room policy [Smoky Mountain News]
• 'Years to come': Armadillo population in western NC expected to increase [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Mainspring completes largest conservation project in organization’s history [Macon Sense]
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NC News
Lumbee tribe leader vows not to pursue casino after special election | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• NC legislators override Stein vetoes that eliminate DEI in education, require state’s ICE cooperation [Queen City News]
• Trump administration settles with Chemours over PFAS polluting in Fayetteville [Raleigh News & Observer]
• Amtrak train carrying 60 passengers collides with tractor-trailer in Greensboro [Greensboro News & Record]
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National News
“Horrifying” midair emergency: ABC World News Tonight with David Muir - June 24, 2026 | ABC News
• Postmaster General Confirms Plan to Hold Back Mail Ballots in States that won’t Share Voter Data [The Hill]
• White House Seeks $87.6B Iran War Package: How Farmers Could Benefit [Newsweek Magazine]
• 5.6 earthquake reported in Northern California, triggers alert across Bay Area [San Fransisco Chronicle]
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World News
How China’s rise is shaping Trump’s strategy in Asia | DW News
• Venezuela declares state of emergency after back-to-back earthquakes leave dozens dead [France 24]
• M7.2 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Aomori Prefecture; No Tsunami Warning Issued (Update1) [Japan News]
• France, UK and Spain see record temperatures as heatwave grips western Europe [BBC News]
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Iran War News
Why No One Truly "Owns" the Strait of Hormuz | What's Going on With Shipping?
• Iran Update Special Report, June 24, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Live Updates: Iran condemns new shipping routes in Strait of Hormuz, Trump praises Erdogan for staying out of war [Jerusalem Post]
• Iran war live: US vows to defend Gulf interests; Israel kills 2 in Lebanon [Al Jazeera]
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Russo-Ukraine War
Crimea blackout signals new phase of drone war | Ukraine Brief | TVP World
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 24, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• What Keir Starmers' resignation means for European security [DW News]
• Russian opposition leader jailed over anti-war social media posts [The Moscow Times]
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Financial News
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Oval Office Meeting | Balance of Power 06/24/2026 | Bloomberg Television
• AI's brutal toll on the job market is on the way: Cloudflare CEO [Yahoo Finance]
• Inside India newsletter: Meet the humans teaching robots to perform routine tasks... [CNBC]
• Inside The Global 2000: AI Has Rewritten The World’s Corporate Scoreboard [Forbes Magazine]
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Science News
JWST Discovers a Rare Galactic Fossil Fragment Hiding in the Milky Way | Anton Petrov
• Finding Organics on Mars Isn't Enough. ExoMars Will Look for Their "Handedness." [Universe Today]
• Osteopenia is silently weakening bones in millions of people [ScienceDaily]
• We've just found the Universe's darkest galaxy – and it could solve one of the last, great mysteries in science [BBC Science Focus]
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Technology News
The World's Most Important Machine | Veritasium
• Underpromise, overdeliver? Hands-on with the $24,950 Slate auto. [Ars Technica]
• Betting on People’s Worst Instincts Has Kind of Always Been Mark Zuckerberg’s Thing [Gizmodo]
• Major Brand Ads on Pirate Sites Surged 80% in a Year, EUIPO Finds [Torrent Freaks]
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Interesting Videos
How the Electrical Grid Is Being Rebuilt for AI | Bloomberg Primer | Bloomberg Originals
How the Public Library Became an American Civic Institution | Independent Lens | PBS
John Bolton: The Real Reason Why Trump's Iran War Became Such a Disaster | Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik Presl
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CRYPTO NEWS
Bitcoin: A Path to the Bottom | Benjamin Cowen
• Bitcoin Hasn't Broken the 4-Year Cycle Yet, Says 21Shares as BTC Dives Below $60K [Decrypt]
• US arbitration giant rolls out ‘legal layer’ for agentic commerce [Coin Telegraph]
• Curaçao Orders Its Crypto Casinos to Screen Wallets and Ban Mixers, With Full Compliance Due in 2027 [Bitcoin.com]
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HISTORY AND CULTURE
How Russia Prepared for Napoleon's Invasion - Fatal Trap | Kings and Generals
The Public and Private Lives of FDR (1933-1945) | American Experience PBS
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Published at 9:00am on Wednesday, June 24, 2026
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