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Rabun County native celebrates 95 years in style

Rabun County native Florine Wall recently celebrated her 95th birthday surrounded by family, close friends and church members at Wolf Creek Baptist Church. Wall was born on Dec. 5, 1928, at her home in Rabun County. She is one of 14 children and has lived in the county her entire life.
Photo courtesy of Tallulah Falls School. At the Tallulah Falls School January Board of Trustees meeting, board member Alice Cookie Noel, a member of the Quilts of Valor committee for South Central Georgia and for the Lake Oconee Quilt Guild, presented President and Head of School Dr. Larry A. Peevy with a quilt created by Kathy Henderson, a member of the Lake Oconee Quilt Guild.

Photo courtesy of Tallulah Falls School. At the Tallulah Falls School January Board of Trustees meeting, board member Alice Cookie Noel, a member of the Quilts of Valor committee for South Central Georgia and for the Lake Oconee Quilt Guild, presented President and Head of School Dr. Larry A. Peevy with a quilt created by Kathy Henderson, a member of the Lake Oconee Quilt Guild.

TFS Head of School Peevy receives Quilt of Valor

The Quilts of Valor Foundation (QVF) is a grassroots group of quilters across America that makes quilts for veterans to express respect and appreciation to service members and veterans. These quilts have a three-part message: honor, thank you, and comfort.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Dr. Tom and Becky Callahan reminisce on their 63 years of marriage together as they hold a picture from their wedding day on June 18, 1960. The couple was married at Trenton Street Baptist Church in Harriman, Tenn.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Dr. Tom and Becky Callahan reminisce on their 63 years of marriage together as they hold a picture from their wedding day on June 18, 1960. The couple was married at Trenton Street Baptist Church in Harriman, Tenn.

Commitment is key for Callahans after 63 years of marriage

You don’t always know when or where you’ll meet your true love and sometimes it can happen in the most unexpected ways. Valentine’s Day is coming up Wednesday, Feb. 14, and is a day where many couples celebrate their love.

Nest of Knowledge

Rabun County native Rodney Coleman, 91, holds a large hornet’s nest found on his property in Tiger. Coleman said the nest was found 25 feet up in a tree on dead tree limbs and his children helped him extract it.
Photo courtesy Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce. Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce held a grand opening and ribbon cutting event for the Northeast Georgia Regional Library System Bookmobile on Jan. 24. The motto for the Bookmobile is “spreading library love…one mile at a time.”

Photo courtesy Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce. Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce held a grand opening and ribbon cutting event for the Northeast Georgia Regional Library System Bookmobile on Jan. 24. The motto for the Bookmobile is “spreading library love…one mile at a time.”

Blast from the past

The Northeast Georgia Regional Library System is “spreading library love…one mile at a time” with the new Bookmobile that provides library resources and services to Rabun, Habersham, Stephens and White counties.
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.

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School second grade holds successful market day

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.