Overnight Sewer Line Inspections – Main Street - Beginning Monday, December 8

The Town of Franklin is working with Duke’s Services from Pittsboro, NC to inspect and clean the sewer lines under Main Street. This will require lane reductions and overnight work. Traffic control measures will be in place beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, December 8, 2025. There will be noise associated with the cleaning using high pressure water and suction trucks during the overnight hours. It is estimated that the work will take two days and the streets will be reopened early each morning to prevent traffic and parking impacts.

The CCTV inspection will allow for detailed examination of the sewer system’s condition and can identify areas that may need to be repaired or replaced. As the Town of Franklin is actively seeking proposals for a downtown redevelopment plan, and resurfacing by NCDOT is slated to be let for bids in late 2026, this proactive inspection will provide the Town with ample time to budget for and make any necessary improvements prior to any new surfacing.

Should you have any questions, please contact Bill Deal, Public Works Director at 828-524-2516 x 402.

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December 4, 2025 - Half-Staff Alert - Entire United States

 

As a mark of respect for the memory of Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, West Virginia Army National Guard, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, December 4, 2025.  I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.

DONALD J. TRUMP

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Weather Briefing for Thursday, December 04, 2025

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GENERAL OUTLOOK

High pressure persists through late today, resulting in dry and chilly conditions. Precipitation returns Thursday night as temperatures grow even colder, resulting in a wintry mix across the NC mountains and Foothills. Precipitation chances and below-normal temperatures linger through the first part of next week. Temperatures trend back toward normal by mid-week.

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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. Highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.

..TONIGHT....A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.

..FRIDAY....Rain and freezing rain likely. Patchy fog. Ice accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch. Highs in the lower 40s. WInds out of the south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.

..FRIDAY NIGHT....Cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening. Lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

..SATURDAY....Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. Winds our of the west around 5 mph.

..SATURDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and freezing rain. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

..SUNDAY....Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs in the mid 40s.

..SUNDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Lows in the mid 30s.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER

Light snow is likely to develop and then quickly change to freezing rain tonight through Friday morning, mainly at higher elevations. Light accumulations of ice and snow could result in hazardous roadways.

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NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)

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State and Local News

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• North Carolina avoids federal funding cuts by complying with SNAP data request [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]

• Stein, Jackson push back on Duke Energy’s proposed 2027 rate increases [NC Newsline]

• Why are health coverage costs increasing under the Affordable Care Act in North Carolina? [NC Local]

• As Duke Energy seeks higher rates, NC task force studies grid strain from tech growth [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]

• NC opens inquiry into leading ‘buy now, pay later’ lenders as late payments rise [Raleigh News and Observer]

• Flying without a REAL ID could soon cost NC travelers. What to know [Asheville Citizen-Times]

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Other News

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Report reveals Hegseth shared secret information in chat | NBC News



ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - December 2, 2025



Washington Today (12-3-25): GOP wins TN special election; Pres. Trump undoes Biden CAFE standards | C-SPAN



• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 3, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]

• (audio) Why has Trump pardoned Honduras’s drug trafficker ex-president? [BBC News]

• Federal agents launch immigration crackdown in New Orleans [AP News]

• The US must beat China to moon, Trump pick for NASA chief Jared Isaacman tells Senate: 'If we make a mistake, we may never catch up' [Space.com]

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World News

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The woman who paid the price for fighting for civil rights in Zimbabwe | DW News | DW News



Villages underwater, and lives destroyed as floods kill hundreds across Southeast Asia | Sky News



• "Wouldn't Say It Went Well Or Badly": Trump On Call With Venezuela's Maduro [Ground News]

What's driving US actions against Venezuela? | Inside Story | Al Jazeera



• WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests [BBC News]

• Australia police bust Sydney 'satanic' child sex abuse ring [DW News]

• Sri Lanka, Indonesia deploy military as regional floods leave nearly 1,000 dead [France 24]

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Russo-Ukraine War

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• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 30, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]

2000 Meters to Andriivka (full documentary) | FRONTLINE | PBS



Rubio: “It's complicated.” Ukraine–U.S. talks in Florida | Scott Lucas | TVP World



• “First time in 70 years”: Europeans no longer trust US security guarantees, expert says [Euromaidan Press]

• Ukrainian request for nukes and NATO membership ‘will not fly’ – US senator [Russia Today (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]

• NATO considering preemptive strikes in response to Russia's actions — admiral [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]

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National News

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Officials give update on search for suspect in California shooting that killed 4 | CBS News



Polymarket lets you bet on almost anything | 60 Minutes



• Noem Confirms She Approved Deportation Flights Despite Court Order [Ground News]

Congressional committees launch inquiries into second strike on alleged drug boat | NBC News



• ‘A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words’: The Internet Reacts to Laura Loomer Getting a Desk at the Pentagon [Mediaite]

• Van Hollen on Caribbean boat strike: ‘Very possible there was a war crime committed’ [The Hill]

• Lawmakers voice support for congressional reviews of Trump’s military strikes on boats [AP News]

• Trump gave Maduro ultimatum to flee Venezuela as land operations loom: report [Fox News]

• Trump frees former GPB Capital CEO after Biden admin's Ponzi scheme sentence [Yahoo Finance]

• CNBC Daily Open: November hasn’t been kind — or typical — for U.S. stocks [CNBC]

Japan's 2‑Year Yield Hits Highest Since 2008 | Bloomberg: The Asia Trade 12/1/25 | Bloomberg Television



CEASEFIRE PODCAST: Cornel West & Robert George w/ strategists John Feehery & Joel Payne | C-SPAN



ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - November 30, 2025 | ABC News



PBS News Hour, Nov. 30, 2025 | PBS News Hour

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Technology and Science News

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• The Incredible, Unlikely Story of How Cats Became Our Pets [Scientific American]
3 Unusual Supernovae That Challenge Current Physical Models | Anton Petrov


YouTube TV Makes a Big Change to Multiview That Users Have Been Asking For | Cord Cutters News



• TWiV 1275: An amazing sequence and a gutsy therapy [Microbe TV]

• ADHD diagnoses are growing. What’s going on? [Nature]

• Debian 13.2 “Trixie” Released with 123 Bug Fixes and 55 Security Updates [Linux Today]

• xxx [FOSS NEWS]

• Have gravitational waves provided the first hint of primordial black holes born during the Big Bang? [Space.com]

• MIT Report Claims 11.7% of U.S. Labor Can Be Replaced with Existing AI [Gizmodo]

• Before a Soyuz launch Thursday someone forgot to secure a 20-ton service platform [Ars Technica]

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Crypto Currencies

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Bitcoin and the End of Quantitative Tightening | Into the CryptoVerse



• Trump White House ‘World’s Most Corrupt Crypto Startup Operation’: House Democrats [Decrypt]

• Bitcoin crashes 5% in ‘Sunday slam’ as liquidations surge [Coin Telegraph]

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NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) and ASN (Aviation Safety Network) Accident Investigation Pages

• Cirrus SR22T Crash [09/18/2025 - Franklin, NC]

• Crash of N259UP at Louisville-Muhammad Ali International Airport [Aviation Safety Network]

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Published at 6.00am on Thursday, December 04, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins

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Weather Briefing for Wednesday, December 03, 2025

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GENERAL OUTLOOK

High pressure will result in chilly and dry conditions today and likely Thursday. Conditions turn even colder Friday as precipitation returns to the area, with a wintry mix likely in portions of western North Carolina. Chances for precipitation linger through the weekend, with warmer but still below-normal temperatures.

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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....Patchy fog this morning. Sunny. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times this morning. Highs in the upper 40s. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing and shifting to come out of the west around 5 mph this afternoon.

..TONIGHT....Mostly clear. Lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.

..THURSDAY....Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.

..THURSDAY NIGHT....Cloudy. Rain likely after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

..FRIDAY....Freezing rain. Rain. Highs in the upper 30s. Win ds out of the southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.

..FRIDAY NIGHT....Cloudy. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. Near steady temperatures in the upper 30s. Chance of rain 60 percent.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER

Light wintry mix across the highest elevations of the mountains through sunrise before changing to all rain. Little to no accumulations expected.

Light snow is likely to develop Thursday night and continue into Friday morning, mixing with rain. Light snow accumulations cannot be ruled out, and could cause hazardous conditions to develop on area roadways. Monitor your favorite source of weather information through Friday morning for the latest forecast, as expectations may change.

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NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)

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State and Local News

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• Michael Whatley officially enters North Carolina Senate race, endorsed by Trump [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]

• Nonprofits, local governments sue HUD to block changes to federal housing program for the homeless [NC Newsline]

• Brown, Temple seek to upend Whatley for GOP nomination in NC’s U.S. Senate race [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]

• NC opens inquiry into leading ‘buy now, pay later’ lenders as late payments rise [Raleigh News and Observer]

• Which NC laws took effect Dec. 1: New felonies, pretrial release changes [Asheville Citizen-Times]

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Other News

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Capitol tree lighting ceremony held for first Christmas tree from Nevada | KTVN-TV (Reno NV)



ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - December 2, 2025



Washington Today (12-2-25): Def Sec cites 'fog of war', says he didn't see 2nd missile hit drug boat | C-SPAN



• (video) Top stories in 90 seconds [DW News]

• Liveblog: Putin rejects peace deal on Ukraine after US talks as Nato foreign ministers meet [BBC News]

• Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says [AP News]

• Cosmonaut removed from SpaceX's Crew 12 mission for violating national security rules: report [Space.com]

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Published at 6.00am on Wednesday, December 03, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins

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Weather Briefing for December 01, 2025

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GENERAL OUTLOOK

Drier conditions briefly return to the area today before widespread precipitation returns tonight into Tuesday. Behind the system, high pressure will result in chilly and dry conditions Wednesday and Thursday. Unseasonably cold and unsettled weather is expected Friday as another system brings more precipitation to the area.

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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. Highs in the mid 40s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph.

...TONIGHT....Rain. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.

...TUESDAY....Patchy fog in the morning. Rain in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. Temperature falling to around 40 in the afternoon. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.

...TUESDAY NIGHT....Partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.

...WEDNESDAY....Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.

...WEDNESDAY NIGHT....Partly cloudy. Lows around 30.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER

Light wintry mix across the highest elevations of the mountains through sunrise before changing to all rain. Little to no accumulations expected.

A wintry mix of light freezing rain, sleet, and/or snow could occur in portions of the mountains Monday night into early Tuesday. Minor travel difficulties again could result on some mountain roads and bridges.

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NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)

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State and Local News

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• Nonprofits provide vital resources to keep locals warm during winter months [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]

• Shortage of rural doctors won’t end anytime soon, report says [NC Newsline]

• How they voted: Key NC congressional votes for November [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]

• New NC laws starting Dec. 1 cover driving, crime, exploitation and guns [Raleigh News and Observer]

• Rediscovering GSMNP’s apple harvest heritage: Word from the Smokies [Asheville Citizen-Times]

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World News

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The woman who paid the price for fighting for civil rights in Zimbabwe | DW News | DW News



Villages underwater, and lives destroyed as floods kill hundreds across Southeast Asia | Sky News



• "Wouldn't Say It Went Well Or Badly": Trump On Call With Venezuela's Maduro [Ground News]

What's driving US actions against Venezuela? | Inside Story | Al Jazeera



• WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests [BBC News]

• Australia police bust Sydney 'satanic' child sex abuse ring [DW News]

• Sri Lanka, Indonesia deploy military as regional floods leave nearly 1,000 dead [France 24]

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Russo-Ukraine War

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• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 30, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]

2000 Meters to Andriivka (full documentary) | FRONTLINE | PBS



Rubio: “It's complicated.” Ukraine–U.S. talks in Florida | Scott Lucas | TVP World



• “First time in 70 years”: Europeans no longer trust US security guarantees, expert says [Euromaidan Press]

• Ukrainian request for nukes and NATO membership ‘will not fly’ – US senator [Russia Today (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]

• NATO considering preemptive strikes in response to Russia's actions — admiral [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]

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National News

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Officials give update on search for suspect in California shooting that killed 4 | CBS News



Polymarket lets you bet on almost anything | 60 Minutes



• Noem Confirms She Approved Deportation Flights Despite Court Order [Ground News]

Congressional committees launch inquiries into second strike on alleged drug boat | NBC News



• ‘We Intended the Strike to Be Lethal’ Is Not a Defense [National Review]

• Van Hollen on Caribbean boat strike: ‘Very possible there was a war crime committed’ [The Hill]

• Lawmakers voice support for congressional reviews of Trump’s military strikes on boats [AP News]

• Trump gave Maduro ultimatum to flee Venezuela as land operations loom: report [Fox News]

• Trump frees former GPB Capital CEO after Biden admin's Ponzi scheme sentence [Yahoo Finance]

• CNBC Daily Open: November hasn’t been kind — or typical — for U.S. stocks [CNBC]

Japan's 2‑Year Yield Hits Highest Since 2008 | Bloomberg: The Asia Trade 12/1/25 | Bloomberg Television



CEASEFIRE PODCAST: Cornel West & Robert George w/ strategists John Feehery & Joel Payne | C-SPAN



ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - November 30, 2025 | ABC News



PBS News Hour, Nov. 30, 2025 | PBS News Hour

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Technology and Science News

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• The Incredible, Unlikely Story of How Cats Became Our Pets [Scientific American]
3 Unusual Supernovae That Challenge Current Physical Models | Anton Petrov


10 Interesting Scientific Discoveries for November 2025 | John Michael Godier



• TWiV 1275: An amazing sequence and a gutsy therapy [Microbe TV]

• ADHD diagnoses are growing. What’s going on? [Nature]

• After Fitbit Killed it in 2016, Pebble Returns with 100% Open Source Software and Hardware [FOSS NEWS]

• Have gravitational waves provided the first hint of primordial black holes born during the Big Bang? [Space.com]

• MIT Report Claims 11.7% of U.S. Labor Can Be Replaced with Existing AI [Gizmodo]

• Before a Soyuz launch Thursday someone forgot to secure a 20-ton service platform [Ars Technica]

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Crypto Currencies

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Bitcoin and the End of Quantitative Tightening | Into the CryptoVerse



• Trump White House ‘World’s Most Corrupt Crypto Startup Operation’: House Democrats [Decrypt]

• Bitcoin crashes 5% in ‘Sunday slam’ as liquidations surge [Coin Telegraph]

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NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) and ASN (Aviation Safety Network) Accident Investigation Pages

• Cirrus SR22T Crash [09/18/2025 - Franklin, NC]

• Crash of N259UP at Louisville-Muhammad Ali International Airport [Aviation Safety Network]

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Published at 6.00am on Monday, December 01, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins

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