ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Town of Franklin Asks Residents to Observe Voluntary Water Restrictions [Macon Media]
• Nine N.C. counties in exceptional drought as statewide drought continues [Macon Media]
• An active period of convective weather is anticipated from this afternoon through early next week. While mostly diurnal activity is expected, convection may impact the area outside of the traditional afternoon/evening time frame, especially Sunday night. Isolated strong-to-severe thunderstorms and isolated flash flooding are possible each day through Monday.
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SPONSORSHIPS
WEATHER SPONSOR
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This half price sale is for those who sign up during July and remains effect for the rest of the year. Current sponsors receive the half price discount automatically.
DAY SPONSOR
Macon Media is being underwritten today by Bourbon & Bacon. (Formerly Franklin Office Supply)
Visit their store at 161 Highlands Road in Franklin or check out their website at bourbonandbaconfs.com
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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. Patchy fog this morning. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Highs around 80. West winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT....Showers likely. Thunderstorms likely, mainly in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SATURDAY....Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT....Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY....Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph in the morning, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 90 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Increasing chance of storms today and this weekend.
POLLEN REPORT
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (3.5 out of 12) today with Grasses and Plantain being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (2.9 out of 12.0).
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MACON CALENDAR
(send your event to editor@maconmedia.com)
Benefit for Randy Drinnon
July 25th at 5pm
Learn more on Facebook
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
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 at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1980
Lowest Temperature 43°F in Highlands in 1918
Greatest Rainfall 3.44 inches in Highlands in 1916
Record weather events for July in Macon County
Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on Jul 29, 1952
Lowest Temperature 34°F in Highlands on Jul 27, 1911
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on Jul 29, 1879
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of July
Highest Temperature 109°F Albemarle, Stanly County Jul 28, 1940
Lowest Temperature 32°F Celo, Yancey County Jul 10, 1961
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 21.15 in Highlands, Macon County Jul 29, 1879
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WNC News
Understanding Asheville police's future Real-Time Intelligence Center | WLOS-TV Asheville, NC
• Franklin approves data center moratorium [Smoky Mountain News]
• Did a federal agency tell state regulators not to talk to the press about Mission Hospital? [Asheville Watchdog]
• New NC budget guts funding for civil legal aid [Asheville Citizen-Times]
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NC News
NC State early voting site relocation draws pushback | WTVD-TV (Durham, NC)
• Former NCGOP boss taken off election oversight duties ahead of midterm elections [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Corporate landlords get tax break meant for nonprofits. NC delays closing loophole [Raleigh News & Observer]
• Half of North Carolina is now in extreme or exceptional drought [NC Newsline]
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National News
U.S. and Iran trade new strikes: ABC World News Tonight with David Muir - July 9, 2026 | ABC News
• Trump’s Air Force One switcheroo highlights security concerns around Qatari model [The Hill]
• What to know about the fatal shooting of a Houston man by an ICE officer [AP News]
NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas Full Episode - July 9 | NBC News
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World News
US and Iran trade attacks as Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is buried | BBC News
• Iran Update Special Report, July 9, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• US launches new airstrikes on Iran, with Tehran firing back at 3 Gulf Arab states [AP News]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 9, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Iran war: Former supreme leader buried amid new escalation [DW News]
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