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Blazer damaged extensively by fire

News Staff
Friday, March 1, 2024
A 2019 Chevrolet Blazer was damaged extensively after catching fire on Friday, Feb. 23. Rabun County Fire Services was dispatched to a vehicle fire at 108 West Savannah Street, Clayton, and personnel had the fire under control within three minutes of arrival. The vehicle was unoccupied.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune.

Celebrating the Best

News Staff
Friday, March 1, 2024
Hundreds attended the drop-in 2024 Readers’ Choice celebration hosted by The Clayton Tribune in the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia Community Room on Feb. 22. The winners from the readers’ voting in the 98 categories were presented with their awards and spent time talking with others.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. City of Clayton Attorney Mitch Baker hands RCWSA Finance Manager Traci Adams checks to help complete the sale of the water and sewer system on Monday at the new Clayton office.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. City of Clayton Attorney Mitch Baker hands RCWSA Finance Manager Traci Adams checks to help complete the sale of the water and sewer system on Monday at the new Clayton office.

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Sale seeks to be ‘bridge over troubled waters’

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Friday, March 1, 2024
Hugs and sighs of relief filled the newly opened Rabun County Water and Sewer Authority (RCWSA) business office Monday morning as officials from the City of Clayton and the county’s water and sewer department finalized a $3 million closing to conclude decades of debates.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Elections Office Poll Workers Hollie Greene, left, Ann D’Agostino and Amanda Burrell check in voters casting their ballots during Advanced Voting for the Presidential Preference Primary Tuesday. Early voting continues until Friday, March 8.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Elections Office Poll Workers Hollie Greene, left, Ann D’Agostino and Amanda Burrell check in voters casting their ballots during Advanced Voting for the Presidential Preference Primary Tuesday. Early voting continues until Friday, March 8.

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Early voting for March 12 election happening now

Megan Horn
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Early voting for the Presidential Preference Primary is in full swing at the Rabun County Elections Office as poll workers continue checking in voters since Monday, Feb. 19. As of 5 p.m.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The iconic Chick-fil-A Clayton location will look a little different later this year as plans are in the works to temporarily close for renovations at the existing site.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The iconic Chick-fil-A Clayton location will look a little different later this year as plans are in the works to temporarily close for renovations at the existing site.

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Clayton Chick-fil-A to be temporarily closed Sunday and the other days too

Megan Horn
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Chick-fil-A in Clayton – renown for being closed on Sundays – will soon be closed the other days of the week as the business plans to temporarily cease operations later this year for renovations at the existing facility.

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Rabun County EMS now equipped with new $300,000 ambulance

Megan Horn
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Rabun County Emergency Services is now equipped with a new ambulance that’s set to be fully in service within the next week. The Frazer Dodge 4500 4x4 is equipped with a Stryker Power Load System and will replace an older model ambulance, according to Mike Carnes, EMS/911 director.