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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.
Photography submitted. Performers take a bow at the close of “Cirque Synthetica” at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School in late October. Pictured (center) is Elizabeth Brenner, a member of the Class of 2024, from Franklin, N.C. RGNS Cirque members also performed at the Dec. 8 Clayton Christmas Parade on Main Street in Clayton.

Photography submitted. Performers take a bow at the close of “Cirque Synthetica” at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School in late October. Pictured (center) is Elizabeth Brenner, a member of the Class of 2024, from Franklin, N.C. RGNS Cirque members also performed at the Dec. 8 Clayton Christmas Parade on Main Street in Clayton.

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‘Cirque Synthetica’ wows audiences at Rabun Gap

News Staff
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School premiered its one-of-a-kind Cirque performance, “Cirque Synthetica,” on the Rearden Stage on Oct. 26-28.

In any language, that’s a big cabbage

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Rabun Countian Joey Davenport grew this 8-pound cabbage at his home. He said he watered it often to keep it from drying out and picked it in preparation for the freezing temperatures that are expected in the next few weeks.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Food Bank of Northeast Georgia Branch Manager James Brim and Victoria Anderson help with the presents that are given out to the children at the outdoor event in the Covered Bridge Shopping Center.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Food Bank of Northeast Georgia Branch Manager James Brim and Victoria Anderson help with the presents that are given out to the children at the outdoor event in the Covered Bridge Shopping Center.

You can ‘Bank’ on them helping

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Santa’s Toy Drive-Thru was held at the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia on Dec. 14 for three hours. The community was encouraged to bring the children to meet Santa and receive a special Christmas gift. 
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Sky Valley Police Chief Vaughn Estes looks forward to the upcoming year serving citizens and outlining future goals for safety and excellence as a department. January makes seven years Estes has been with the City of Sky Valley. Estes was reinstated as chief on Nov. 21.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Sky Valley Police Chief Vaughn Estes looks forward to the upcoming year serving citizens and outlining future goals for safety and excellence as a department. January makes seven years Estes has been with the City of Sky Valley. Estes was reinstated as chief on Nov. 21.

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Professionalism and community service key for Sky Valley Police

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Upholding a professional police department and serving the Sky Valley community with pride are goals important to Sky Valley Police Chief Vaughn Estes that continue into the new year. Estes was suddenly terminated from the city Oct.