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Submitted photo. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School hosted its third annual Second Grade Marketplace on Tuesday, Dec. 12, where students learned entrepreneurship and economics while raising money for a community garden. Pictured, Blake Ruiz, Class of 2034 of Otto, N.C., interacts with a customer on market day.

Submitted photo. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School hosted its third annual Second Grade Marketplace on Tuesday, Dec. 12, where students learned entrepreneurship and economics while raising money for a community garden. Pictured, Blake Ruiz, Class of 2034 of Otto, N.C., interacts with a customer on market day.

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Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School second grade holds successful market day

News Staff
Thursday, February 1, 2024
The third annual Second Grade Christmas Market at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School was a huge success, with student entrepreneurs making $2,775.54 and gaining real-world experience in product development, economics, and giving back. This year’s proceeds will support a new community garden on campus.
Submitted photo. Northeast Georgia Health System’s simulation center recently received national recognition for providing a safe environment that mimics the actual clinical environment for healthcare professionals to practice their skills.

Submitted photo. Northeast Georgia Health System’s simulation center recently received national recognition for providing a safe environment that mimics the actual clinical environment for healthcare professionals to practice their skills.

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Northeast Georgia Health System receives national recognition for its simulation center

News Staff
Thursday, February 1, 2024
GAINESVILLE, GA. – Patients of Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) can expect improved, safer patient outcomes as well as reduced costs thanks to leading training practices that recently received national recognition.
Submitted photo. Brian Mills underwent a totally endoscopic aortic valve replacement (TEAVR) at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville, and he was able to go home just 48 hours later.

Submitted photo. Brian Mills underwent a totally endoscopic aortic valve replacement (TEAVR) at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville, and he was able to go home just 48 hours later.

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Firefighter/paramedic gets new heart valve in new robotic surgery performed in Georgia for first time

News Staff
Thursday, February 1, 2024
GAINESVILLE, GA – A Habersham County firefighter/paramedic is back on the job after getting a new heart valve in a robotic surgery that was the first of its kind ever done in Georgia.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. RCHS senior drama student Isaac Craig, the 2023-2024 STAR Student, chose Georgann Lanich as his STAR Teacher. Craig earned a 1410 on the SAT and is in the top 10 percent of his graduating class.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. RCHS senior drama student Isaac Craig, the 2023-2024 STAR Student, chose Georgann Lanich as his STAR Teacher. Craig earned a 1410 on the SAT and is in the top 10 percent of his graduating class.

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Craig is a STAR Student in the classroom and on stage with STAR Teacher Lanich

Megan Horn
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Rabun County High School senior drama program student Isaac Craig shines academically and on the stage as he was recently named the school’s 2023-2024 STAR Student. Craig selected Fine Arts Department teacher Georgann Lanich as his STAR Teacher.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Sky Valley Mayor Hollie Steil takes the oath of office given by City Clerk Karen Fleming at Tuesday’s city council meeting.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Sky Valley Mayor Hollie Steil takes the oath of office given by City Clerk Karen Fleming at Tuesday’s city council meeting.

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Sky Valley swears in council members

Megan Horn
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Sky Valley City Council members were sworn into office during Tuesday’s first meeting of the year. The meeting was originally scheduled for Jan. 16 but had to be postponed due to a lack of quorum and potential inclement weather.
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Anderson proposes new LOST tax for Rabun, other Georgia counties

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Thursday, January 25, 2024
Georgia Rep. Victor Anderson (R-Cornelia) is working to help resolve Habersham County’s age-old tax squabble over Local Option Sales Tax (LOST). Anderson dropped a bill Tuesday that would exempt sales and use taxes collected for educational purposes to be exempt from the 2 cent local sales tax cap.