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Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Officer Casey Brown was reinstated as a Sky Valley Police Officer after a special called personnel hearing with Sky Valley Council members Oct. 30. Pictured is Brown speaking under oath about his time as an officer.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Officer Casey Brown was reinstated as a Sky Valley Police Officer after a special called personnel hearing with Sky Valley Council members Oct. 30. Pictured is Brown speaking under oath about his time as an officer.

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Brown reinstated as Sky Valley police officer

Megan Horn
Thursday, November 2, 2023
**This article has been updated since press time** Dismissed for alleged policy violations, Sky Valley Officer Casey Brown has been reinstated to the police department following a 4-1 city council vote at a Monday, Oct. 30, special called meeting.

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Motorcyclist dies in crash

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Thursday, November 2, 2023
A Clayton woman has charges pending following a fatal crash involving a vehicle and a Canon, Ga., motorcyclist on Ga. 15 at Page Street in Mountain City on Sunday, Oct. 29.

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Lifetime Rabun Countian Lovell turns 100

Megan Horn
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Rabun County native Vernice Lovell was surrounded by friends and family at her 100th birthday party recently. Lovell was born Oct. 22, 1923, in Rabun County and lived her entire life here, just like generations of her family.

Polls open Tuesday for election

News Staff
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7, and advanced voting continues through Friday, Nov. 3. Out of six cities in Rabun County, only Clayton and Tallulah Falls have contested races and have candidates up for a vote on the ballot.

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Judge weighing aspects of Eden Cemetery lawsuit

Megan Horn
Thursday, November 2, 2023
In Rabun County Superior Court, Judge William R. Oliver is expected to hand down a decree within days on a lawsuit that would allow descendants of those buried in the Eden Cemetery to visit the graves on private property.
Submitted photo. An aerial view of a two-vehicle crash at Highway 441 south at East Boggs Mountain Road Friday, Oct. 27, where a School Resource Deputy was nearly hit while directing morning school traffic.

Submitted photo. An aerial view of a two-vehicle crash at Highway 441 south at East Boggs Mountain Road Friday, Oct. 27, where a School Resource Deputy was nearly hit while directing morning school traffic.

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RCSO deputy narrowly missed in Boggs Mountain intersection crash

Megan Horn
Thursday, November 2, 2023
**This story has been updated since press time** A Rabun County Sheriff’s Office school resource deputy was narrowly missed during a crash at the intersection of Highway 441 south at East Boggs Mountain Road on Friday, Oct. 27.
Submitted photo. Members of the Clayton First United Methodist Church gather outside the church on South Main Street in Clayton for a photograph at the 100th anniversary event. Below: Clayton Mayor Kurt Cannon (left) presents a framed proclamation to the church.

Submitted photo. Members of the Clayton First United Methodist Church gather outside the church on South Main Street in Clayton for a photograph at the 100th anniversary event. Below: Clayton Mayor Kurt Cannon (left) presents a framed proclamation to the church.

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Overflowing crowd celebrated 100 years at Clayton First United Methodist Church

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Thursday, November 2, 2023
Clayton First United Methodist Church’s Sunday service on Main Street was packed on Oct. 22 with those celebrating the 100-year history of the city’s United Methodist Church.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County middle and high school students join together for a time of prayer during the Oct. 25 “Fields of Faith” at Frank Snyder Memorial Stadium. This was the first time Rabun County and The Fellowship of Christian Athletes has hosted a “Fields of Faith” event.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County middle and high school students join together for a time of prayer during the Oct. 25 “Fields of Faith” at Frank Snyder Memorial Stadium. This was the first time Rabun County and The Fellowship of Christian Athletes has hosted a “Fields of Faith” event.

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Rabun County FCA hosts inaugural ‘Fields of Faith’ at Frank Snyder Memorial

Wade Cheek
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Rabun County’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes hosted its first-ever “Fields of Faith” event at Rabun County High School on Oct. 25.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Ashlynn York Blackwell is crowned 2023-2024 Miss RCHS at the Oct. 28 Scholarship Pageant. Miss RCHS 2022-2023 Rainny Marie Ramey presents Blackwell with her crown, sash and flowers.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Ashlynn York Blackwell is crowned 2023-2024 Miss RCHS at the Oct. 28 Scholarship Pageant. Miss RCHS 2022-2023 Rainny Marie Ramey presents Blackwell with her crown, sash and flowers.

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Blackwell crowned Miss RCHS

Megan Horn
Thursday, November 2, 2023
It was glitz and glamor in the Fine Arts Building at Rabun County High School Saturday, Oct. 28, as 17 contestants participated in the 68th Miss RCHS Scholarship Pageant. Ashlynn York Blackwell was crowned 2023-2024 Miss RCHS by four judges.

Georgia recognizes Retired Educators Day

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Thursday, November 2, 2023
Clayton Mayor Kurt Cannon proclaims Sunday, Nov. 5 “Retired Educators Day” in Clayton. This day honors the many men and women who dedicated their lives to educate and encourage the youth of Georgia. Georgia Retired Educators Association began in 1958.