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RCSO awarded $20,976 grant from highway safety

News Staff
Thursday, December 7, 2023
The Rabun County Sheriff’s Office was recently awarded a $20,976 High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). This is the third year the sheriff’s office has received the grant and it will continue through September of 2024.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Fire Services recently put brand new Engine 1 into service and it has already responded to several calls within the county. The brand new apparatus replaces the 2018 engine that was previously used at Station 1.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Fire Services recently put brand new Engine 1 into service and it has already responded to several calls within the county. The brand new apparatus replaces the 2018 engine that was previously used at Station 1.

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Rabun County Fire Services responds to calls with new Engine 1 in service

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Rabun County Fire Services has seen a busy call volume this year with more than 2,000 calls so far, and a brand-new apparatus now helps respond to those calls. Fire services received Engine 1 on Oct. 23 and it’s already responded to several calls within the county.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Local officials and community members celebrate as the Bridge Creek Inn cuts the ribbon with Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce during the Open House event Nov. 25.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Local officials and community members celebrate as the Bridge Creek Inn cuts the ribbon with Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce during the Open House event Nov. 25.

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Bridge Creek Inn has grand opening, ribbon cutting

Megan Horn
Thursday, November 30, 2023
A Clayton Main Street staple was brought back to life as community members turned out for the grand opening of the long-anticipated Bridge Creek Inn last weekend. Community members had the opportunity to tour the three-story hotel located at 60 South Main Street during the open house.

Burn ban in Rabun now lifted

News Staff
Thursday, November 30, 2023
The Emergency Outdoor Burn Ban implemented in Rabun County has been lifted, according to local officials. The ban was effective at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, and ended Wednesday, Nov. 22, at noon.
Submitted photo. Tallulah Falls School students visit with Traces of Tiger residents.

Submitted photo. Tallulah Falls School students visit with Traces of Tiger residents.

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TFS students spread holiday cheer with residents at Traces of Tiger

News Staff
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Members of the Tallulah Falls School National Honors Society helped deck the halls with residents at Traces of Tiger on Tuesday, Nov. 14. The facility hung posters announcing that students were coming to help them decorate wreaths for their doors.
File photo/Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune.

File photo/Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune.

Clayton Christmas Parade Friday, Dec. 8

News Staff
Thursday, November 30, 2023
******This article has been updated since press time****** The holiday season is upon us with Saturday’s downtown Clayton parade and candle lighting highlighting the next round of festive activities.
Photo courtesy Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce. Rick Story, president of Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce, presents Melissa Heiden with a Certificate of Appreciation for hosting one of the year’s best Open House Events. Left: Those in attendance at the open house event bought some of the beautiful garden items at the Lakemont garden business.

Photo courtesy Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce. Rick Story, president of Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce, presents Melissa Heiden with a Certificate of Appreciation for hosting one of the year’s best Open House Events. Left: Those in attendance at the open house event bought some of the beautiful garden items at the Lakemont garden business.

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Harvest Moon Antiques, Garden & Art takes center stage at business event

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
Harvest Moon Antiques, Garden & Art, located at 28 Joy Bridge Rd., Lakemont, pulled out all the stops on Friday, Oct. 13, at the Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce “Business Center Stage and Open House Event.