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Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune.

Celebrating the Best

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.

Sale seeks to be ‘bridge over troubled waters’

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.

Early voting for March 12 election happening now

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Forward Rabun Youth Leadership participants visit State Capitol

Members of Forward Rabun’s Youth Leadership team joined a government class from Rabun County High School as they traveled to the Georgia State Capitol on Tuesday, Feb 13. During their visit, student participants spoke with local legislators as they observed day No.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Yumeng “Mandy” He, right, is the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School STAR Student with an SAT score of 1580 who named Upper School Science Teacher Nicole Ager as her STAR Teacher.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Yumeng “Mandy” He, right, is the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School STAR Student with an SAT score of 1580 who named Upper School Science Teacher Nicole Ager as her STAR Teacher.

Rabun Gap STAR Student He shines with STAR Teacher Ager

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Upper School student Yumeng “Mandy” He has a love for science, so when she was named this year’s STAR Student it’s no surprise she chose Upper School Science Teacher Nicole Ager as her STAR Teacher. He scored a 1580 on her SAT.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. This renovated building at 137 Hiawassee Street in Clayton will be the location of the new Rabun County Water and Sewer Authority (RCWSA) business office. The transition of water and sewer infrastructure from the City of Clayton to the RCWSA is scheduled to close at 9 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26 at the new location.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. This renovated building at 137 Hiawassee Street in Clayton will be the location of the new Rabun County Water and Sewer Authority (RCWSA) business office. The transition of water and sewer infrastructure from the City of Clayton to the RCWSA is scheduled to close at 9 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26 at the new location.

City water and sewer closing with RCWSA Monday

The transition of water and sewer infrastructure from the City of Clayton to the Rabun County Water and Sewer Authority (RCWSA) is scheduled to close at the start of next week.