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Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Assistant Director Hannah Cannon and Director Tiffany Prescott check the cribs in The Creative Learning Center’s infant program, set to open Aug. 5.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Assistant Director Hannah Cannon and Director Tiffany Prescott check the cribs in The Creative Learning Center’s infant program, set to open Aug. 5.

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Infant-ly crucial business venture

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, June 27, 2024
Growth in Rabun County is clearly evident as a wide variety of businesses have sprouted up around the contours of its mountainous terrain. Operation of those businesses takes employees who range from the young to the young at heart.

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City voters to decide on Sunday package alcohol sales on Nov. 5

Megan Horn
Thursday, June 27, 2024
Voters within the City of Clayton will have the opportunity to decide whether they want to allow Sunday package alcohol sales during the Nov. 5 general election. Clayton City Council members voted at the June 18 meeting to approve a Sunday alcohol retail sales referendum be on the ballot.

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Just out of this world

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, June 27, 2024
Rabun County annually sees an influx of visitors to witness first-hand all Georgia’s most northeastern county has to offer. They come from the home state, nationwide and internationally, but this weekend there may be other galaxies represented.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton Police Department officers work the scene of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Ga. 15 and Chechero Street the morning of June 20. Minor injuries were reported with the crash.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton Police Department officers work the scene of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Ga. 15 and Chechero Street the morning of June 20. Minor injuries were reported with the crash.

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Minor injuries reported in two-vehicle crash at Chechero Street intersection

News Staff
Thursday, June 27, 2024
A two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Ga. 15 and Chechero Street in Clayton city limits June 20 around 11:19 a.m. resulted in minor injuries. Harli Lynn Huber, 29 of Clayton, was driving a gray 2018 Toyota Sienna XLE and traveling south on Ga. 15 in the left lane.

Sid Weber Annual July 4 BBQ tickets going fast

News Staff
Thursday, June 27, 2024
Tickets for the Annual Sid Weber Memorial Cancer Fund Charity Barbeque are selling quickly and interested parties are urged to purchase immediately. The BBQ will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 5, in conjunction with the City of Sky Valley’s Independence Day Celebration.

Independence Day Events

News Staff
Thursday, June 27, 2024
When an Independence Day falls on a Thursday, expect popping places like Rabun County to turn the holiday into four consecutive days of celebrating America’s freedom.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton Police Department Chief Andy Strait (from left) presents Investigator Matt Thomas, Assistant Chief John Grist, Sgt. Andy Beck, and Officer Justin Buchanan with awards and medals for their heroic actions and lifesaving efforts for an infant during a call March 5, 2024. The officers’ actions will be recorded in the American Police Hall of Fame.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton Police Department Chief Andy Strait (from left) presents Investigator Matt Thomas, Assistant Chief John Grist, Sgt. Andy Beck, and Officer Justin Buchanan with awards and medals for their heroic actions and lifesaving efforts for an infant during a call March 5, 2024. The officers’ actions will be recorded in the American Police Hall of Fame.

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American heroes for saving baby’s life

Megan Horn
Thursday, June 27, 2024
Police officers dedicate their time and make sacrifices to protect and serve those communities they live in. Clayton Police Department officers Assistant Chief John Grist, Sgt.