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Photo submitted by Melissa and David Kidd. Rabun County Fire Services responded to a structure fire and vehicle on fire in Lakemont on Dec. 18, 2023. The fire is under investigation.

Photo submitted by Melissa and David Kidd. Rabun County Fire Services responded to a structure fire and vehicle on fire in Lakemont on Dec. 18, 2023. The fire is under investigation.

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State Fire Marshal’s Office investigating two blazes in Rabun County

Megan Horn
Friday, January 5, 2024
The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating two structure fires that occurred within 40 minutes of each other at 118 Angel Lane in Lakemont and 414 Dan Crane Road in Clayton on Dec. 18, 2023. Rabun County Fire Services confirmed both fires were a total loss.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Probate Judge Carlton Hobie Jones, III swears in Elections and Voter Registration Director Tammy Whitmire.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Probate Judge Carlton Hobie Jones, III swears in Elections and Voter Registration Director Tammy Whitmire.

Election Board members sworn in for 2024

Megan Horn
Friday, January 5, 2024
Probate Judge Carlton Hobie Jones, III swears in Rabun County Election Board members and officials in the Probate Courtroom Wednesday morning.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County commissioners approved a $1.4 million bid from Tom Adams Construction to rebuild the golf pro shop building. With commissioners hopeful work will start at the end of January, the project will take about 10 months to complete. It will be the third building on the same spot.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County commissioners approved a $1.4 million bid from Tom Adams Construction to rebuild the golf pro shop building. With commissioners hopeful work will start at the end of January, the project will take about 10 months to complete. It will be the third building on the same spot.

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Commissioners approve county’s golf pro shop rebuild at $1.4 million

Megan Horn
Friday, January 5, 2024
The Rabun County Golf Club building is set to be rebuilt thanks to a vote by commissioners on Dec. 19, 2023, to approve a $1.4 million bid from Tom Adams Construction to rebuild the Golf Pro Shop. The building sustained heat and smoke damage from a fire that occurred Dec. 23, 2021.
Photo courtesy of Lisa Broz. Over 100 people in the community volunteered to walk dogs and spend time with kittens during the “Walking Paws” event at Rabun Paws 4 Life Dec. 23. There were also four adoptions during the event.

Photo courtesy of Lisa Broz. Over 100 people in the community volunteered to walk dogs and spend time with kittens during the “Walking Paws” event at Rabun Paws 4 Life Dec. 23. There were also four adoptions during the event.

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Hundreds support Rabun Paws 4 Life ‘Walking Paws’

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 28, 2023
More than 100 people in the community showed up to Rabun Paws 4 Life Dec. 23 to share their caring hearts and lend helping hands for the “Walking Paws” event.

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Dillard passes amended hotel/motel tax ordinance

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Dillard City Council members voted at a special called meeting Dec. 21 on the second reading to amend the hotel/motel tax ordinance to clarify language and establish guidelines for operating hotels and motels in the city of Dillard.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Two of the vehicles involved in a five-vehicle crash on Dec. 21 remained in the middle of Highway 441 on Dec. 21 as first responders worked the scene. Minor injuries were reported and a Rabun County man was arrested following the crash.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Two of the vehicles involved in a five-vehicle crash on Dec. 21 remained in the middle of Highway 441 on Dec. 21 as first responders worked the scene. Minor injuries were reported and a Rabun County man was arrested following the crash.

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Minor injuries reported in five-vehicle crash in Clayton

News Staff
Thursday, December 28, 2023
A crash involving five vehicles on Highway 441 (Ga. 15) just before its intersection with East Savannah Street in Clayton on Dec. 21 resulted in minor injuries being reported. Georgia State Patrol responded at approximately 3:57 p.m., according to crash information from Georgia State Patrol (GSP).
Submitted photo. Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser raises $2,920 for Rabun County Fire Services and EMS.

Submitted photo. Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser raises $2,920 for Rabun County Fire Services and EMS.

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Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser raises $2,920 for Rabun County Fire Services and EMS

News Staff
Thursday, December 28, 2023
The Spaghetti Dinner Raise a Fork for Great Causes fundraiser at Clayton Cafe & Market Nov. 20 raised $2,920 for Rabun County Fire Services and Rabun County EMS. The quarterly spaghetti dinners raise money for local nonprofits and organizations.
Submitted photo. Habib Samady, MD, president of Georgia Heart Institute (from left); Ugochukwu Egolum, MD, program director of the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program; and John E. Delzell, Jr., MD, vice president of Medical Education for NGHS and Designated Institutional Official for NGMC, lead the program.

Submitted photo. Habib Samady, MD, president of Georgia Heart Institute (from left); Ugochukwu Egolum, MD, program director of the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program; and John E. Delzell, Jr., MD, vice president of Medical Education for NGHS and Designated Institutional Official for NGMC, lead the program.

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Northeast Georgia Medical Center matches new class of Fellows in Cardiovascular Disease

News Staff
Thursday, December 28, 2023
GAINESVILLE – More physicians are on the way to care for patients with cardiovascular disease as Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) learned who is joining the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program.