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Photos courtesy Justin Upchurch/Rabun County Fire Services A view of the current Rabun County Fire Services Station 5 facility in Dillard with cramped quarters.Voters have an opportunity Nov. 5 to approve a SPLOST, which would allot $5.5 million for the construction of a new Station 5 to establish a more up-to-date facility that is larger and can accommodate fire and EMS personnel and apparatus.

Photos courtesy Justin Upchurch/Rabun County Fire Services A view of the current Rabun County Fire Services Station 5 facility in Dillard with cramped quarters.Voters have an opportunity Nov. 5 to approve a SPLOST, which would allot $5.5 million for the construction of a new Station 5 to establish a more up-to-date facility that is larger and can accommodate fire and EMS personnel and apparatus.

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November voters to decide on SPLOST referendum

Megan Horn
Monday, August 26, 2024
Voters will head to the ballot box on Nov. 5 to decide who will represent them on the local, state and federal levels. Also to be voted on are alcohol referendums in the City of Clayton and a Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) for the entire county.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Dillard City Hall council meeting had a roomful attendance as citizens listened to David Marvin and Bryan Bullock discuss plans for the $52 million capital investment project, Dillard House Farm Resort.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Dillard City Hall council meeting had a roomful attendance as citizens listened to David Marvin and Bryan Bullock discuss plans for the $52 million capital investment project, Dillard House Farm Resort.

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Community supports Dillard House $52 million project

Megan Horn
Monday, August 26, 2024
The sale of The Dillard House by the Dillard family to Atlanta-based Legacy Ventures is official as it closed just a few weeks ago in July. Now that Legacy Ventures, inc. has taken it over, a $52 million capital investment project for the Dillard House Farm Resort has been proposed.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. This yellow 1974 AMC Gremlin with a 258 6 cylinder engine has its original interior and is owned by Brucz Richter. It was featured at last weekend’s Rockin’ Mountain Motor Show.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. This yellow 1974 AMC Gremlin with a 258 6 cylinder engine has its original interior and is owned by Brucz Richter. It was featured at last weekend’s Rockin’ Mountain Motor Show.

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Weekend’s car show a ‘Rockin’ event

Megan Horn
Monday, August 26, 2024
The Pharoah’s Car Club Rockin’ Mountain Motor Show was a successful event on Saturday, Aug. 17, as crowds of people showed out for a “rockin’” good time and to see unique and classic vehicles from around the area.

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The Northeast Georgian editor passes away

News Staff
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Matthew Osborne, editor of The Northeast Georgian since November 2019, died suddenly Tuesday morning at his home in Cornelia. He was 47. Osborne was a professional journalist for 25 years, starting in 1999 as a sports writer at the Lake City (Fla.

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Suspended Sheriff Nichols indicted

Megan Horn
Thursday, August 15, 2024
The Rabun County Grand Jury indicted Rabun County Sheriff Chad Nichols on one count of Violation of Oath of Office, O.C.G.A. 16-10-1, a felony grade crime, on Wednesday morning, according to a press release from George R. Christian, district attorney for the Mountain Judicial Circuit.
Photo from Rabun County EMS Facebook page. A helicopter lands in the roadway on Ga. 15 at its intersection with Market Circle in Rabun Gap Aug. 6 after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle. The pedestrian was airlifted to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville with suspected serious injuries.

Photo from Rabun County EMS Facebook page. A helicopter lands in the roadway on Ga. 15 at its intersection with Market Circle in Rabun Gap Aug. 6 after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle. The pedestrian was airlifted to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville with suspected serious injuries.

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Pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by vehicle in Rabun Gap

Megan Horn
Thursday, August 15, 2024
A pedestrian was struck and seriously injured by a vehicle on Ga. 15 at its intersection with Market Circle in Rabun Gap on Aug. 6. The crash occurred around 4:05 p.m.
Submitted photo. Michelle Waldrip and her CBS Core Leader, Mary Boland, share a joyful moment at the 2024 Community Bible Study May luncheon.

Submitted photo. Michelle Waldrip and her CBS Core Leader, Mary Boland, share a joyful moment at the 2024 Community Bible Study May luncheon.

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Community Bible Study transforms lives

News Staff
Thursday, August 15, 2024
CLAYTON, GA -- For Michelle Waldrip, joining the Community Bible Study (CBS) in Rabun County was a life-changing experience. After moving to the area, she felt adrift until someone invited her to the study.