Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia’s Ninth District, right, presents Sky Valley Police Officer Andrew Williams with a flag that was flown over the U.S. Capitol and a certificate designating him as a “Special Georgian of the Ninth” during a special event on Feb. 19 in Sky Valley. Williams was honored by Clyde for rescuing a couple from a Jan. 22 Sky Valley structure fire.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. The seats inside the Rabun County Civic Center were filled on Tuesday for a county town hall meeting about building codes and citations. Along the walls of the room, more people stood to listen at the event.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. A view of roadwork at Highway 441 and Henry Dillard Street in Dillard. Henry Dillard Street will be closed beginning March 2 while road and bridge work are completed.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. City of Sky Valley officials support planting a Cherry Tree to celebrate Georgia Arbor Day as well as George Washington, whose birthday is Feb. 22, and America’s 250th birthday, which is coming up on July 4. Pictured are Sky Valley Council Members CareySue Beasley, left; Jim Curtis; Beth Pence; Mayor Benita Cotton-Orr; Council Members Jesse Price; Tony Allred; and City Manager Jason Streetman.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Traffic was snarled on Tuesday on Highway 441 between Mountain City and Rabun Gap as crews worked on power lines. The current phase of the road expansion is set to continue until Halloween 2027.