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Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. This red classic owned by Cody Whitmire was showcased at the Downtown Clayton Block Party with a sign that read “Pharoahs Eastern Region Truckin’.”

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. This red classic owned by Cody Whitmire was showcased at the Downtown Clayton Block Party with a sign that read “Pharoahs Eastern Region Truckin’.”

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Downtown hosts hundreds for Block Party & Cruise-In

Megan Horn
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Downtown Clayton was filled with hundreds of people on Saturday, Aug. 10, for the Block Party and Cruise-In. It was the third Block Party of the year and brought over 500 people to Clayton.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Superintendent Dr. April Childers assists kindergartener Emersyn Fuller with her clay on the first day of school on Tuesday, Aug. 6. Below: School Resource Deputy Sgt. Lindsey Owens directs school traffic on the first day Tuesday, Aug. 6.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Superintendent Dr. April Childers assists kindergartener Emersyn Fuller with her clay on the first day of school on Tuesday, Aug. 6. Below: School Resource Deputy Sgt. Lindsey Owens directs school traffic on the first day Tuesday, Aug. 6.

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DAY ONE IN THE BOOKS

News Staff
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Rabun County children returned to classes on Tuesday, Aug. 6, as the primary, elementary, middle and high schools were very busy getting back into the routine for the 2024-2025 school year. “We had a fabulous first day!” Superintendent Dr. April Childers said in an email to The Clayton Tribune.

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Cause of residential fire under investigation

News Staff
Thursday, August 8, 2024
The cause of a residential structure fire located at 8857 Highway 76 West in Clayton on Saturday, Aug. 3 is under investigation by Rabun County and the State Fire Marshal. Rabun County Fire Stations 3, 10, 11 and 12 were dispatched to the residential structure fire at 10:56 a.m.
File photo. Rabun County Board of Elections Office.

File photo. Rabun County Board of Elections Office.

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Sept. 3 write-in candidates’ deadline for Nov. 5 election

Megan Horn
Thursday, August 8, 2024
**This article has been updated since press time** Rabun County voters will head to the ballot box on Election Day Nov. 5 to make important decisions about who will represent them on the federal, state and local levels.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Victory Home, a nonprofit in Tallulah Falls, recently received a donation from the Lake Burton Civic Association (LBCA) Foundation to purchase four AEDs for the facility. Pictured are Kathy Booker; Dr. Laura West; LBCA Foundation Chair Robin Gunn-Parker; and Mark Beach, executive director of Victory Home, Inc. Victory Home staff will be trained on how to use the AEDs as well as on Hands Only CPR.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Victory Home, a nonprofit in Tallulah Falls, recently received a donation from the Lake Burton Civic Association (LBCA) Foundation to purchase four AEDs for the facility. Pictured are Kathy Booker; Dr. Laura West; LBCA Foundation Chair Robin Gunn-Parker; and Mark Beach, executive director of Victory Home, Inc. Victory Home staff will be trained on how to use the AEDs as well as on Hands Only CPR.

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Victory Home gets four new AEDs thanks to funding from LBCA Foundation

Megan Horn
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Victory Home, the Christian, nonprofit men’s drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility established in 1959 and located near Tallulah Falls, recently received a donation from the Lake Burton Civic Association (LBCA) Foundation that allows them to purchase four Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs).
Submitted photo. Rabun County residents Maria Loveless of Lakemont, Dee Daley of Clayton, Kim Spears of Clayton and Dr. Bob Hatcher of Tiger pose with staff members on Team Harris during the July 29 presidential political rally for Vice President Kamala Harris.

Submitted photo. Rabun County residents Maria Loveless of Lakemont, Dee Daley of Clayton, Kim Spears of Clayton and Dr. Bob Hatcher of Tiger pose with staff members on Team Harris during the July 29 presidential political rally for Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Rabun County Democrats attend Harris rally in Atlanta

News Staff
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Several Rabun County residents who have been leaders in the local Rabun County Democrats for years were invited to attend the Atlanta July 29 presidential political rally for Vice President Kamala Harris.