Weather Briefing for Tuesday, January 21, 2025

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SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS (TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025)

Highlands School will be operating on a one-hour delay.

FRANKLIN AREA SCHOOLS

"Due to the forecasted single-digit temperatures, Macon County Schools-Franklin area will operate on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Tuesday, January 21st. The extreme cold conditions will prevent buses from starting on time, and additional idle time is necessary to ensure the fleet runs safely and effectively. Please plan accordingly and stay warm!"

NANTAHALA SCHOOL

"Due to icy road conditions, there will be no school for Nantahala School students on Tuesday, January 21. It will be an optional work day for staff."

HIGHLANDS SCHOOL

"No announcement made by the school system."

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GENERAL OUTLOOK

Arctic high pressure centered over the area will keep bitter cold temperatures across the region through at least mid week. A low pressure system will track from the northern Gulf of Mexico to just off the Southeast Coast today through tomorrow. This may bring light snow to areas along and south of I-85 with light accumulations possible. The airmass will gradually modify by this weekend with temperatures returning to around normal along with a return of precipitation chances Sunday.

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GENERAL 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...Mostly cloudy. Cold with highs in the mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
..TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Cold with lows around 6 above. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Wind chill values as low as 5 below.
..WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows around 13. Winds out of the south around 5 mph.
..THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
..THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cold with lows 15 to 20.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER

The arctic air mass remains in place tonight leading to another round of very cold temperatures and wind chills.

The arctic air mass remains over the area through Wednesday allowing very cold temperatures to continue, especially each night and morning. Some higher elevations of the North Carolina mountains will likely not see temperatures rise back above freezing until Saturday.

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NEWS UPDATES

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• With a forecast of dangerous winds, LAFD pre-deploys to avoid failings of Palisades fire [Los Angeles Times]

• Freezing temperatures move MLK Day Peace March indoors at St. James AME in Asheville [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC) ]

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• NC’s new governor: Temporary jobs program for Helene recovery expands under Stein [Raleigh News and Observer]

• Swannanoa wife, husband killed by Helene honored at MLK Jr. Candlelight Service [Asheville Citizen-Times]

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Published at 5.00am on Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins

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Weekend Weather Briefing for Sunday, July 14, 2024

Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.

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GENERAL OUTLOOK

Hot high pressure persists into early next week, with isolated showers and thunderstorms each afternoon. The pattern changes mid- week as a cold front stalls across the area and brings above normal rain chances and cooler weather.

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• Libraries with Heart Program Expands to Fontana Regional Library [Macon Media]

• Macon County Board of Commissioners (July 2024 Regular Meeting) [Macon Media]

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Local Weather

General Forecast Through Tuesday Night

Franklin Area

Today

A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs near 90. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%.

Tonight

Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.

Monday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 90s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday

A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs near 90. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 50%.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s.

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Highlands Plateau

Today

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the northwest. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday

A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 50%.

Tuesday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.

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Otto and South Central Macon County

Today

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with highs near 90. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday

A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs near 90. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 50%.

Tuesday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 60s.

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Today

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.

Monday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 50%.

Tuesday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.

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Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.

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Record Weather Events for July 14th

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

Highest Temperature 96°F in Franklin in 1954
Lowest Temperature 39°F in Highlands in 1903 (also a state record)
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.83 inches in Highlands in 2019
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since record-keeping began in 1871)

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

Highest Temperature 101°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-30-2012
Lowest Temperature 32°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-02-1966
Greatest Rainfall 7.63 inches in Highlands on 06-16-1949
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during June in Macon County)

Record Weather Events for July 14th in North Carolina

Highest Temperature 106°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County in 1932
Lowest Temperature 39°F in Highlands, Macon County in 1903
Greatest One-Day Rain 5.03 inches in Asheboro, Randolph County in 1944
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)

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Macon Calendar
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Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.

Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)

July 2024 Schedule

7-20-24--Jim Austin's Classic Country Band--Always a favorite here at The Frog and elsewhere. They often pack the house! This multi-member group has all the classic country hits that you don't hear on the radio anymore.

7-27-24—Charlie Simmons & Paul Linser--Two accomplished finger-style guitar pickers that have some great songs in their line-up. You'll love their acoustic sound! Their music will take you from the ranges of the Midwest to the Southeastern region of the country. Welcome back, guys.

For other Music and News follow us on Facebook at Friends of the Greenway, Inc. and Instagram at friends_of_the_greenway_inc. To find out more about the Greenway and our organization, our website is: littletennessee.org.

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.

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News Briefing


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Raw Video | Shots fired at Rally in PA | WTVC-TV (Chattanooga, TN)



Possible shots fired at Trump rally, Trump rushed away by Secret Service | CBS News Special Report



'The man beside me suffered a gunshot wound to the head' | Witness on shooting at Trump rally | WXIA-TV (Atlanta, GA)



WATCH: Full Video of Assassination Attempt on President Trump at Rally in Butler, PA - 7/13/24 | Right Side Broadcasting Network



President Biden Delivers Remarks | The White House



• Photo Appears to Capture Path of Bullet Used in Assassination Attempt [New York Times]

• Spray of bullets shatters nation's illusion of security [BBC News]

• Trump rally shooter identified as 20-year-old Pennsylvania man [NBC News]

• House Republican Immediately Accuses Biden of Having ‘Sent the Orders’ to Kill Trump in Bizarre Post [MEDIAITE]

• Witnesses describe chaos after shooter opens fire at Donald Trump rally in Butler [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]

• Biden and Trump speak after he says 'no place in America for this kind of violence' [ABC News]



Global National: July 13, 2024 | Trump rally shooting investigated as apparent assassination attempt



ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - July 11, 2024

"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | July 11, 2024

NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - July 11, 2024

PBS NewsHour full episode (7pm update), (July 13, 2024)

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You Are Here: A Tourist's Guide to the Local Galactic Neighborhood (Episode 2) | ParallaxNick



• Is the "Blaze Star" About to Blow? You May Be the First to Know [Sky and Telescope Magazine]

• The Sky This Week from July 5 to 12: Saturn hides Titan from view [Astronomy Magazine]

• This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 28 – July 7 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]

The Level1 Show July 12 2024: A Figma of Apple's Imagination | Level1 Techs

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On This Day

July 14th is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 170 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)


982 – King Otto II and his Frankish army defeated in pitched battle with Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Italy.

1223 – Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II.

1420 – Battle of Vítkov Hill, decisive victory of Czech Hussite forces commanded by Jan Žižka against Crusade army led by Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor.

1430 – Joan of Arc, taken by the Burgundians in May, is handed over to Pierre Cauchon, the bishop of Beauvais.

1769 – An expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá leaves its base in California and sets out to find the Port of Monterey (now Monterey, California).

1771 – Foundation of the Mission San Antonio de Padua in modern California by the Franciscan friar Junípero Serra.

1789 – Storming of the Bastille in Paris. This event escalates the widespread discontent into the French Revolution.
• [Wikipedia: torming of the Bastille]
• [Storming the Bastille (July 14, 1789)]
• [HistoryPod Video]
• [Dramatization from "La Révolution française" (1989)]
• [France celebrates Bastille Day with Champs Elysées military parade | LIVE]
• [Multi-camera mix of Bastille Day celebrations in Paris | LIVE]

1790 – Inaugural Fête de la Fédération is held to celebrate the unity of the French people and the national reconciliation.

1791 – Beginning of Priestley Riots (to 17 July) in Birmingham targeting Joseph Priestley as a supporter of the French Revolution.

1798 – The Sedition Act of 1798 becomes law in the United States making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the United States government.
• [Wikipedia: Sedition Act of 1798]
• [The First U.S. 'War on Terror': The 1798 Sedition Act & Constitutional Politics]
• [Constitutional Crisis: The Alien & Sedition Acts]
• [The Sedition Act of 1798: Source of Domestic Turmoil and Runaway Partisanship]
• [Free Speech Under Attack: The Sedition Act of 1798] (Scheduled for 12:30pm on 07-14-2021)

1808 – The Finnish War: the Battle of Lapua was fought.

1850 - First public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration
• [Wikipedia Bio: John Gorrie]
• [The Forgotten History of Ice]
• [WIRED: What a Cool Idea, Dr. Gorrie]
• [Gorrie's Fridge]
• [John Gorrie Museum]
• [John Gorrie Museum State park]

1853 – Opening of the first major US world's fair, the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York City.

1865 – The first ascent of the Matterhorn is completed by Edward Whymper and his party, four of whom die on the descent.

1874 – The Chicago Fire of 1874 burns down 47 acres of the city, destroying 812 buildings, killing 20, and resulting in the fire insurance industry demanding municipal reforms from Chicago's city council.

1881 – American outlaw Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in the Maxwell House at Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

1900 – Armies of the Eight-Nation Alliance capture Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion.

1902 – The Campanile in St Mark's Square, Venice collapses, also demolishing the loggetta.

1911 – Harry Atwood, an exhibition pilot for the Wright brothers, is greeted by President Taft after he lands his aeroplane on the South Lawn of the White House, having flown from Boston.

1915 – Beginning of the McMahon–Hussein Correspondence between Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca and the British official Henry McMahon concerning the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire.

1916 – Battle of Delville Wood begins as an action within the Battle of the Somme, lasting until 3 September 1916.

1933 – In a decree called the Gleichschaltung, Adolf Hitler abolishes all German political parties except the Nazis.

1933 – Nazi eugenics programme begins with the proclamation of the Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring requiring the compulsory sterilization of any citizen who suffers from alleged genetic disorders.

1943 – In Diamond, Missouri, the George Washington Carver National Monument becomes the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American.

1948 – Palmiro Togliatti, leader of the Italian Communist Party, is shot and wounded near the Italian Parliament.

1950 – Korean War: beginning of the Battle of Taejon.

1951 – Ferrari take their first Formula One grand prix victory at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

1957 – Rawya Ateya takes her seat in the National Assembly of Egypt, thereby becoming the first female parliamentarian in the Arab world.

1958 – In the 14 July Revolution in Iraq, the monarchy is overthrown by popular forces led by Abd al-Karim Qasim, who becomes the nation's new leader.

1960 – Jane Goodall arrives at the Gombe Stream Reserve in present-day Tanzania to begin her study of chimpanzees in the wild.

1965 – Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet.
• [LINKTEXT]
• [Mariner 4: NSSDC Image Catalog]
• [MEN ENCOUNTER MARS (1965) - Mariner 4, first Mars flyby & photos [NASA documentary]]
• [1965: Discovery at Mars] (50th Anniversay Lecture/Presentation)
• [MARS Mariner IV NASA's Vidicon Tube Camera (First MARS close-up photos 1965)]



1983 – Mario Bros. is released in Japan, beginning the popular Super Mario Bros franchise.

2002 – French president Jacques Chirac escapes an assassination attempt from Maxime Brunerie during a Bastille Day parade at Champs-Élysées.

2013 – Dedication of statue of Rachel Carson, a sculpture named for the environmentalist, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

2015 – NASA's New Horizons probe performs the first flyby of Pluto, and thus completes the initial survey of the Solar System.
• [Wikipedia: New Horizons]
• [New Horizons - Summiting the Solar System: Part 1]
• [New Horizons Image Gallery]

2016 – A man ploughs a truck into a Bastille Day celebration in Nice, France, killing 86 and injuring 434 before he was gunned by police.
• [Wikipedia: 2016 Nice truck attack]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q7EWlxoVuc]
• [Attack in Nice: At least 84 killed during Bastille Day celebrations - BBC News]

2018 - More than 300 people now reported killed in protests against government of President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua

• [Wikipedia: Timeline of the 2018 Nicaraguan protests]
• [The Aftermath Of Nicaragua's Protests Against Ortega (HBO)]
• [Wikipedia: 2018–2022 Nicaraguan protests]

2018 - US President Donald Trump calls the EU a "trade foe" in interview with CBS ahead of meeting with Russian President Putin

• [Donald Trump: European Union is a foe on trade | BBC News]
• [Trump calls European Union a"foe" of the USA on trade | Euronews]
• [rump's EU as Foe 'Very Dangerous' for U.S. Security,' Says Hormats]

2018 - Russian covert agent Maria Butina arrested by the FBI in Washington, D.C.., charged with being unregistered foreign agent

• [Wikipedia BioXT]
• [Russian activist linked to NRA arrested | ABC News]
• [Maria Butina: The Russian gun activist who was jailed in the US | BBC News]

2021 - Drug overdose deaths in the US rose 30% to record 93,000 in 2020 according to CDC

• [New York Times]

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Published at 5:00am on Sunday, July 14, 2024
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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Live Coverage of the January 6th Committee Final Public Meeting - Stream Starts at 1pm

The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol will be holding its final public hearing today at 1pm. Macon Media has embedded a video player that will stream the C-SPAN version live. There is also a link to the committee website so you can peruse media and documents at your own pace regarding their work. Links to a couple of articles about the hearings have been included and then there are videos of all the public hearings posted below that for those wanting to see and hear the unfiltered public hearing for yourselves. This is as neutral as this outlet can be, to treat our readers as intelligent adults who can, after seeing and hearing all the evidence, make up their own minds about the material presented to them.

"The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty." 

--James Madison, in a letter to George Thomson, 30 June 1825, Letters and other Writings of James Madison (1865) vol. 3

• The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol [US House of Representatives]



LIVE: January 6th Committee Final Public Meeting | C-SPAN





• Jan. 6 Committee to Vote on Criminal Referrals for Donald Trump, Release Summary of Report [WSJ (paywall version)] [WSJ (article archive)]

• January 6 Committee holds final meeting Monday, expected action against Trump, allies [Fox News]

• Jan. 6 committee to unwrap Trump's gifts with final report [MSNBC]




Below are all the public hearings held by the January 6th Committee in chronological order. 

1st Public Hearing - June 9, 2022



2nd Public Hearing - June 13, 2022



3rd Public Hearing - June 16, 2022



4th Public Hearing - June 21, 2022



5th Public Hearing - June 23, 2022



6th Public Hearing - June 28, 2022



7th Public Hearing - July 12, 2022



8th Public Hearing - July 21, 2022



9th Public Hearing - October 13, 2022



Published at 10:00am on Monday, December 19, 2022 

Author: Bobby Coggins

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Weather Briefing for Sunday, February 14, 2021

OUTLOOK

A wavering frontal boundary near the Gulf and south Atlantic Coasts will provide the focus for multiple low pressure systems to form and pass through Georgia and the Carolinas well into next week. Light precipitation will continue through the weekend, without much of a winter threat, before the next low pressure systems arrive on Monday and brings heavier rainfall to the region. Brief drying will occur through mid-week before precipitation returns again on Thursday.


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News Highlights



• Trump acquitted in impeachment trial; 7 GOP Senators vote with Democrats to convict [LINK]

• Local COVID-19 Numbers for 02-12-2021 [LINK]

• Macon County Board of Commissioners regular meeting for February 2021 [LINK]

• Annual 4-H Plant Sales for 2021 Announced [LINK]



National Weather Map for Today

General forecast through Tuesday Night


Franklin area

Today

A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Areas of fog before 2pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs near 50. Calm winds.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of rain. Patchy fog before 7pm, then patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Calm winds. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Washington's Birthday

Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday Night

Rain, mainly before 5am. Lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of rain before 7am. Mostly sunny, with highs near 50.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s.

Highlands area

Today

A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 2pm. Widespread fog, mainly before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the lower 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of rain. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the east 3 to 6 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Washington's Birthday

Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 40. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday Night

Rain. Lows in the mid-to-upper 30s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of rain before 7am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 40s.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s.

Otto area

Today

A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Areas of fog before 4pm, then patchy fog after 5pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the upper 40s. Light and variable winds.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of rain. Patchy fog before 7pm, then patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Light and variable winds. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Washington's Birthday

Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday Night

Rain, mainly before 5am. Lows around 40. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm by midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of rain before 7am. Mostly sunny, with highs near 50.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows around 30.

Nantahala area

Today

A 20 percent chance of rain after 11am. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the mid-40s. Calm winds.

TonightA 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 9pm. Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Calm winds. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Washington's Birthday

Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 50. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday Night

Rain, mainly before 5am. Lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of rain before 7am. Partly sunny, with highs near 40.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s.



HAZARDS

Abundant low-level moisture has combined with light winds overnight to permit areas of fog to form over the region. The fog may become dense at times, with the visibility reduced to one-quarter mile or less during the early morning hours.

If you must travel, be prepared to encounter dense fog. Use your low beam headlights and fog lamps, and allow extra travel time and stopping distance.





Air Quality

Air quality is in the lower range of yellow for most of the county, including the ridges and other higher elevations today.

Pollen

Pollen levels are expected to be low (1.8 out of 12) with Juniper, Elm, and Alder being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be about the same (1.9 out of 12).


Weather Extremes for Macon County on February 14th


Highest Temperature 79°F in Nantahala in 1976
Lowest Temperature -8°F in Highlands in in 1899
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.73 inches in Highlands in 1950
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 15.0 inches in Highlands in 1912

February Weather Extremes for Macon County

Highest Temperature 79°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Feb 28, 1996
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on Feb 13, 1899
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.37 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Feb 13, 1966
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 15.0 inches in Highlands on Feb 14, 1912 

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Published at 4:20am on Sunday, February 14, 2021

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President Trump Impeached for Incitement of Insurrection

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President Donald Trump has been impeached for a second time, this time for Incitement of Insurrection (details in the resolution posted below). The vote was 232-197 with 4 members not voting. The US Senate will take up the articles sometime next week.

Full Video of Impeachment Hearing

Only three Presidents have been impeached, Andrew Johnson in 1868 (11 Articles listed at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Andrew_Johnson#Impeachment), Bill Clinton in 1998 (Perjury and Obstruction of justice), and Donald Trump in 2019 (for Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress).

Text of Resolution:

RESOLUTION

Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

Resolved, the Donald John Trump, President of the United States, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors and that the following article of impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate:

Article of impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives of the United States of America in the name of itself and of the people of the United States of America, against Donald John Trump, President of the United States of America, in maintenance and support of its impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors.

ARTICLE 1: INCITEMENT OF INSURRECTION

The Constitution provides that the House of Representatives "shall have the sole Power of Impeachment" and that the President "shall be removed from Office on Impeachment, for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors." Further, section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution prohibits any person who has "engaged in insurrection or rebellion against" the United States from "hold[ing] and office ... under the United States.' In his conduct while President of the United States — and in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, provide, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed — Donald John Trump engaged in high Crimes and Misdemeanors by inciting violence against the Government of the United States, in that:

On January 6, 2021, pursuant to the 12th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the Vice President of the United States, the House of Representatives, and the Senate met at the United States Capitol for a Joint Session of Congress to count the votes of the Electoral College. In the months preceding the Joint Session, President Trump repeatedly issued false statements asserting that the Presidential election results were the product of widespread fraud and should not be accepted by the American people or certified by State or Federal officials. Shortly before the Joint Session commenced, President Trump, addressed a crowd at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C. There, he reiterated false claims that "we won this election, and we won it by a landslide." He also willfully made statements that, in context, encouraged — and foreseeably resulted in — lawless action at the Capitol, such as: "if you don't fight like hell you're not going to have a country anymore." Thus incited by President Trump, members of the crowd he had addressed, in an attempt to, among other objectives, interfere with the Joint Session's solemn constitutional duty to certify the results of the 2020 Presidential election, unlawfully breached and vandalized the Capitol, injured and killed law enforcement personnel, menaced Members of Congress, the Vice President, and Congressional personnel, and engaged in other violent, deadly, destructive and seditious acts.

President Trump's conduct on January 6, 2021, followed his prior efforts to subvert and obstruct the certification of the results of the 2020 Presidential election. Those prior efforts included a phone call on January 2, 2021, during which President Trump urged the secretary of state of Georgia, Brad Raffensperger, to "find" enough votes to overturn the Georgia Presidential election results and threatened Secretary Raffensperger if he failed to do so.

In all this, President Trump gravely endangered the security of the United States and its institutions of Government. He threatened the integrity of the democratic system, interfered with the peaceful transition of power, and imperiled a coequal branch of Government. He thereby betrayed his trust as President, to the manifest injury of the people of the United States.

Wherefore, Donald John Trump, by such conduct, has demonstrated that he will remain a threat to national security, democracy, and the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with self-governance and the rule of law. Donald John Trump thus warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.

Bobby Coggins, Publisher and Editor
Published at 4:42pm on Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Edited to add image of vote talley (Source: FedNet)

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