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Submitted photo. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Deputy Commissioner Thomas Barnard, Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites Director Angie Johnson, and Georgia Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Walter Rabon.
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Photo courtesy of Rick Story. Members of Forward Rabun’s Youth Leadership 2023-2024 class who recently visited the Georgia coast include Emma Rose Hunter (from left), Chloe Erlewine, Ethan “Elvis” Hunt, G.B. Anderson and Georgia Purcell.
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Submitted photo. Rabun County resident Paulette Williams (left); Charlotte Sleczkowski of Towns County; Kim Floria of Hall County; and June Krise of White County were welcomed by a packed crowd Monday, Sept. 9, in the community room of the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia.
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Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Community members came out to support Place of Hope North Georgia during its fourth annual fundraiser on Sept. 12. The event raised $102,000 from sponsorships, ticket sales, three “Live Auction collections” and a significant, anonymous donation at the end of the evening. Below: Each table at the event was decorated in Major League Baseball memorabilia to go with the theme of the evening.
Place of Hope North Georgia generates $102,000 at baseball-themed fundraiser
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Carla Wright, executive director of Choices Pregnancy Center, gives U.S. Congressman Andrew Clyde, who serves the Georgia’s Ninth District, a guided tour of the facility and explains the resources available in the “baby boutique” which includes clothes, blankets, formula and other supplies.
Congressman Clyde visits Choices Pregnancy Center
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. James Brim gives members of the Leadership Georgia group information about the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia. Below: Submitted photo: The Tallulah Gorge State Park one of the many stops for the Leadership Georgia class who visited Rabun County last week.
