May 26, 2012
David Hansmann and Laura Myers, both of Marietta, cross the Warrior Dash finish line covered in mud Saturday at Camp Blue Ridge. The dash, which returned to Mountain City for the third time, drew more than 25,000 participants and spectators.
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Mountain City was barely recognizable this weekend with more than 25,000 people crammed into Camp Blue Ridge to experience the most challenging and extreme obstacle course yet in Rabun County’s thi...
Clayton post office employee Darlene Robinson prepares her computer for business Wednesday morning. The U.S. Postal Service has proposed six of the county’s eight post offices have their hours reduced, likely in the morning and evening hours.
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Residents hoping to mail a package or buy postage stamps before or after work may soon have a hard time. Six of the county’s eight post offices may have their hours of operation slashed under a U...
Rain and silt slide down onto the property of Danny Benson below the new elementary school under construction on East Boggs Mountain Road. This picture was taken after Benson and the Rabun County Board of Education entered into an agreement that the school board and its contractor would follow the best management practices in erosion prevention.
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A property owner who lives below the new elementary school under construction has filed a contempt motion against the Rabun County Board of Education and its contractors. Danny Benson also is req...
From left, city worker Ralph Welch, Clayton City Councilman Buff Green and city workers Cam Klocke and Eddie Woods discuss a water break Tuesday on Hiawassee Street.
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Local businesses lost more than just water while the Clayton work crews installed a water zone meter Tuesday on South Main Street. City Manager Cissy Henry said the city began installing a zone m...
Local lawyer Austin Perry, from left, sits with fifth-grader Natalie Jump while her twin brother, Graham, makes an argument with help from Allyn Stockton on Friday during a mock trial. As part of the annual Government Day activities, fifth-graders learned about a variety of government operations, including weapons detection, fire safety and fingerprinting.
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Rabun County Elementary School fifth-graders got a taste of government life Friday while they visited the Rabun County Courthouse to learn about safety, fighting crime and defending the law. Gove...
Jeff Davis, head golf pro at Apple Mountain Resort & Golf Club, left, stands with Bob Lee on the first tee after playing golf together last October. Davis has been an inspiration to Lee as he continues to perfect his golf swing after losing both of his kidneys to cancer.
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For Mountain City resident Bob Lee, life is like a game of golf; you have to be patient when faced with challenges, be confident in your swing and always strive to make par, even when it seems impo...
John Patrick, with Rabun Gap Presbyterian Church, left, helps Sheriff Frank Andrews load boxes of nonperishable food items into his truck April 25 at the Northeast Georgia Food Bank. Church members donated dozens of boxes to the sheriff’s office to keep in patrol vehicles in case of an emergency.
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For the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office, helping residents in need is now as simple as handing out a white cardboard box. Rabun Gap Presbyterian Church recently donated dozens of boxes to the sheri...
Hundreds of people Saturday walk on Main Street to visit vendors at Celebrate Clayton. Festival chairman Carl Butler estimated 5,000 people visited during the weekend.
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Throngs of people filled downtown Saturday and Sunday for the 13th annual Celebrate Clayton arts and music festival. Carl Butler, chairman of the event, estimated as many as 5,000 people attended...
Rabun County track coach Kent Woerner, from left, Sally Woerner, Nathan Wheeler, Stephen King, Jordan Gihl and coach Hannah Dean celebrate advancing from state sectionals held Saturday at Lamar County High School. The four athletes advanced to the state track meet.
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The season is not over for four Rabun County High School track and field athletes. Freshman Jordan Gihl, sophomore Sally Woerner and seniors Stephen King and Nathan Wheeler finished eighth or hig...
Special Olympics athlete James Andrew runs with the Olympiad torch to kick off the 2012 Rabun County Special Olympics games Friday at Rabun County High School. He is joined by buddy McCord Johnson.
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The cold and cloudy weather didn’t put a damper on the 2012 Rabun County Special Olympics games or the athletes Friday at Rabun County High School. Parents, teachers, administrators and voluntee...
Sophomore Chad Welborn slides safely into home for the Wildcats in the opening game of a doubleheader Friday against Dawson County. Rabun County won both games, 4-2 and 7-0.
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After a three game sweep against Dawson County last week, the Rabun County Wildcats finished the regular season with six straight wins and earned a second seed for the Region 8AA baseball tournamen...
Wayne ‘Rhythm Chef’ Jones smiles while playing the spoons in rhythm to a country song March 30 at Mama G’s Italian Restaurant. Jones performs at various local businesses, Rabun County Library and other locations.
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For Wayne “Rhythm Chef” Jones, following his newfound dream could be as simple as tapping two spoons together. For a one-of-a-kind musician like the “Rhythm Chef,” spoon playing is much more than...
A sign advertising Dillard sits on the intersection of Kelly’s Creek Road and Yorkhouse Road in Rabun Gap. Signs are located along Kelly’s Creek Road to attract customers while residents take a 1.6 mile detour to avoid the Highway 246 bridge, which is currently under construction.
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Dillard merchants are worried that a detour away from the Highway 246 bridge will continue to deter tourists, putting a damper on some local businesses during the peak time of year. The bridge co...
Alice Manning straightens a plywood Easter bunny decoration Friday in her front yard along East Wolf Creek Road. Manning decorates her yard almost every month for the children in the neighborhood.
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When Lakemont resident Alice Manning steps out into her front yard, she smiles at the thought of the 58 years spent with her husband, Milford. “That’s him out there,” she said while looking at he...
Pictured are the Rabun County Middle School Wildcats after they won the 2012 North Georgia Mountain League Middle School Championship on Saturday. In front from left are: Bailey Fisher, Jordon James, Brady Talley, Dillon Nichols, Bobby Hunnicutt, Seth Justus, Kolby Blalock, Tanner Jarrard, Josh Sego and Adam Justus; back row, coach Kolby Byrd, Matthew Shirley, Blake Curbow, Tyler Harris, Billy Lawrence, Alden Wright, Jack Johnson, Ashton Hopper, Eli Gipson, Trey Wilcox, Heydon Brabson, Logan Dills and coach Cody Honeycutt. The scoreboard has RCMS as the guest because of low seeding.
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The Rabun County Middle School Wildcats got back at an old foe last weekend and won a regional baseball championship in the process. The Wildcats (13-1) won the North Georgia Mountain League Midd...
Maurice Nichols, right, with Nichols & Kuharcik, goes over some tax software with accountant Keshia Amiri on Monday at his Clayton office.
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Taxpayers have two extra days to file their taxes this year. Emancipation Day is a federal holiday celebrated in Washington, D.C., where the IRS is located. With April 15 falling on a Sunday an...
Nathan Parrett, from left, watches as host Carson Daly declares Phillip ‘Pip’ Arnold the winner of the battle round during ‘The Voice,’ a televised singing competition in Los Angeles. Arnold, who has family living in Rabun County, will sing again April 9 during the third round of the competition.
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While millions of people are watching “The Voice” on NBC, a handful of Rabun County residents tune in for the more personal reason of watching family member Phillip “Pip” Arnold perform. After au...
RCHS band students Megan Dyer and Chris Butler play their trombones Monday in the band room. Dyer was selected to play in the county’s district honor band and Butler was selected to play in the all state orchestra.
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While most teenagers spend their free time hanging out with friends, band students like Chris Butler, Megan Dyer and Logan Black spend a lot of time indoors playing scales and music — a habit that...
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Residents hoping to mail a package or buy postage stamps before or after...
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A property owner who lives below the new elementary school under constru...
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