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Go FOURTH and enjoy your holiday

News Staff
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Rabun County is a very popular destination for vacationers and the upcoming days will offer those visitors and locals even more than the traditional excitement. From Wednesday, July 3, through Sunday, July 7, an abundance of opportunities are available to enjoy America’s birthday.

Sid Weber BBQ fundraiser tickets have sold out

News Staff
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Tickets for the annual Sid Weber Memorial Cancer Fund BBQ on July 5 have sold out. “This is the earliest we have ever sold out, even though we increased our available tickets by 50,” said Ken Walton, president of the cancer charity.
Photo courtesy Laura Seberg. The Rotary Club of Clayton installed its 2024-2025 leadership team during an event at The Dillard House on Thursday, June 20. Gerald Hulett passes the gavel to incoming president Sheryl Webster, who will lead the club with the Rotary International theme of “The Magic of Rotary.”

Photo courtesy Laura Seberg. The Rotary Club of Clayton installed its 2024-2025 leadership team during an event at The Dillard House on Thursday, June 20. Gerald Hulett passes the gavel to incoming president Sheryl Webster, who will lead the club with the Rotary International theme of “The Magic of Rotary.”

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Rotary Club helps ‘Create Hope in the World’ with service above self

Megan Horn
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
The Rotary Club of Clayton is dedicated to “Service Above Self” and as the 2023-2024 fiscal year comes to a close, Rotarians continue to be people of action locally and globally.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Joey Davenport displays some of the vegetables he grew out of his local garden.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Joey Davenport displays some of the vegetables he grew out of his local garden.

Rabun County native shows off over 70 years of gardening experience

Megan Horn
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Rabun County native Joey Davenport tends to this year’s garden at his home on the east side of Clayton where he is growing okra, squash, cucumbers, pumpkins, watermelons, tomatoes, beans, and cantaloupe. He proudly holds a cabbage and Pattypan squash he recently grew.
Submitted photo. Steve Raeber and Buz Stone present Victoria Anderson with the Buz Stone Award and $5,000 grant from the Lake Rabun Foundation.

Submitted photo. Steve Raeber and Buz Stone present Victoria Anderson with the Buz Stone Award and $5,000 grant from the Lake Rabun Foundation.

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Anderson receives 2024 Buz Stone Award

News Staff
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
The Buz Stone Award was created in 2012 to recognize Buz for leading the Lake Rabun Foundation for 25 years and for his service to the community. The award is presented each year to an LRA member who, like Buz, “serves the welfare of Rabun County.
Submitted photo. Crews from Carroll Daniel Construction work to place the iconic Cupola back atop Hodgson Hall.

Submitted photo. Crews from Carroll Daniel Construction work to place the iconic Cupola back atop Hodgson Hall.

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Rabun Gap’s iconic golden cupola returns home

News Staff
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
The final phase of the restoration and renovation of Hodgson Hall at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School is complete. The school’s iconic cupola was reset to its original placement atop the historic academic building that faces Highway 441 on Friday, June 14.
Photo courtesy Melissa Elzey. The Ski Patriots on Lake Burton. The Ski Patriots will ski around the lake this year on Sunday, July 7.

Photo courtesy Melissa Elzey. The Ski Patriots on Lake Burton. The Ski Patriots will ski around the lake this year on Sunday, July 7.

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Lake Burton’s Fourth of July Ski Show: A Patriotic Tradition

News Staff
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
The annual Fourth of July water ski show on Lake Burton has become a beloved tradition. What started as a small family performance in 2009 has become a spectacular event featuring the Lake Burton Ski Patriots, a team of about 40 skiers ages 9 to 65.
Submitted photo. Patriotic quilts created by the Northeast Georgia Chapter of Quilts of Valor will be presented to Active Duty and Veteran members of the military. Below: Jeanie Whitworth makes a red, white and blue quilt during the “Quilt-a-thon” April 18-20 with the Northeast Georgia Chapter of Quilts of Valor.

Submitted photo. Patriotic quilts created by the Northeast Georgia Chapter of Quilts of Valor will be presented to Active Duty and Veteran members of the military. Below: Jeanie Whitworth makes a red, white and blue quilt during the “Quilt-a-thon” April 18-20 with the Northeast Georgia Chapter of Quilts of Valor.

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Quilts of Valor ‘Quilt-a-thon’

News Staff
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
The Northeast Georgia Chapter of “Quilts of Valor” met April 18,19 and 20 at Ebenezer Methodist Church in Hollywood, Ga., to make quilts for active duty and veteran members of our nation’s military.
Katie Hamby/The Clayton Tribune. A crash involving two Jeeps at the intersection of Ga. 15 and Stekoa Falls Road just outside of Clayton city limits June 21 resulted in serious injuries. Pictured is the silver 2014 Jeep Compass Sport involved, which overturned and came to an uncontrolled rest on its passenger side facing southbound.

Katie Hamby/The Clayton Tribune. A crash involving two Jeeps at the intersection of Ga. 15 and Stekoa Falls Road just outside of Clayton city limits June 21 resulted in serious injuries. Pictured is the silver 2014 Jeep Compass Sport involved, which overturned and came to an uncontrolled rest on its passenger side facing southbound.

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Injuries reported in two-vehicle crash just outside Clayton city limits

News Staff
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
A two-vehicle crash on Ga. 15 at its intersection with Stekoa Falls Road on June 21 resulted in suspected serious injuries for two people. The crash occurred at approximately 4:44 p.m., according to the Georgia State Patrol (GSP) motor vehicle crash report.