Rabun County Sheriff's Office presents awards

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Sheriff Chad Nichols, center, presents the Bravery Award to Deputy Jeffrey Hooper, left, and the Life Saving Award to Deputy Brandon Hyer for their roles in going above and beyond their normal duties to help citizens and save lives. Hyer holds his daughter, Blakely Hyer.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Sheriff Chad Nichols, center, presents the Bravery Award to Deputy Jeffrey Hooper, left, and the Life Saving Award to Deputy Brandon Hyer for their roles in going above and beyond their normal duties to help citizens and save lives. Hyer holds his daughter, Blakely Hyer.

TIGER-- The Rabun County Sheriff’s Office handed out two awards to deputies who “went above and beyond what they are required to do” to help people in the community while responding to calls, at an ap…