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  • Why a Blairsville-area hike became a baffling Appalachian Trail mystery

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 56 and low of 24 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 55, low: 33.
  • Thursday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 58 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• No trace on Blood Mountain: What happened to hiker on Appalachian Trail? (ajc.com) — A Blairsville-dateline report details the extensive, weeks-long search for 67-year-old Texas attorney and professor Charles Hosch, who vanished while hiking near Blood Mountain off the Appalachian Trail. The story follows his family, many with deep North Georgia ties, as volunteers and authorities from Union County and beyond continue looking for answers in the rugged terrain.
   

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