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Tom Adams Construction, of Rabun Gap, works to demolish the Rabun County Golf Club building. Demolition is underway after the strength of the building was compromised following a Dec. 23, 2021, structure fire. The building will be built back similarly with the golf carts relocated to the maintenance shed.

Tom Adams Construction, of Rabun Gap, works to demolish the Rabun County Golf Club building. Demolition is underway after the strength of the building was compromised following a Dec. 23, 2021, structure fire. The building will be built back similarly with the golf carts relocated to the maintenance shed.

Demolition of county golf club building continues

  Demolition of the Rabun County Golf Club building is now underway after the building sustained heat and smoke damage from a fire that occurred Dec. 23, 2021.
Photo courtesy Conner Horn. Holding their Georgia Press Association awards, The Clayton Tribune staff members Luke Morey, Megan Broome and Enoch Autry stand next to Community Newspapers, Inc., Chairman Alan NeSmith on June 9.

Photo courtesy Conner Horn. Holding their Georgia Press Association awards, The Clayton Tribune staff members Luke Morey, Megan Broome and Enoch Autry stand next to Community Newspapers, Inc., Chairman Alan NeSmith on June 9.

Tribune staff claims press association honors

JEKYLL ISLAND, GA. – The Georgia Press Association honored The Clayton Tribune and other state winners of the 2023 Better Newspaper Contest on June 9 at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel during the group’s 136th annual convention.

Dump truck overturns

A dump truck overturned on Bald Mountain Road near Sky Valley and left a Franklin, N.C., man with suspected serious injuries June 6 around 10:23 a.m.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Georgia Power crews work to restore power to area neighbors after a Mack truck crash at the intersection of Warwoman Road and Poly Gap Road June 1. Left: Photo courtesy of Clayton Police Department. A Mack truck crashed into a Georgia Power utility pole at the intersection of Warwoman Road and Poly Gap Road in Clayton June 1 around 3:21 p.m. Power was out to area residents for several hours and the section of the road was closed.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Georgia Power crews work to restore power to area neighbors after a Mack truck crash at the intersection of Warwoman Road and Poly Gap Road June 1. Left: Photo courtesy of Clayton Police Department. A Mack truck crashed into a Georgia Power utility pole at the intersection of Warwoman Road and Poly Gap Road in Clayton June 1 around 3:21 p.m. Power was out to area residents for several hours and the section of the road was closed.

Mack truck wreck on Warwoman Road causes power outage to area residents

CLAYTON– A Mack truck crash at the intersection of Warwoman Road and Poly Gap Road in Clayton June 1 caused a road closure and left area residents without power for several hours. A white 2018 Mack 600 MH600 with a Baldwin, Ga. Fieldale Farms logo, driven by Joel Ken Dockery, 55 of Dahlonega, Ga.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune.  Everett Lampros, public relations, volunteer and adoption coordinator, mans the Rabun Paws 4 Life booth answering questions and providing information about the organization.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Everett Lampros, public relations, volunteer and adoption coordinator, mans the Rabun Paws 4 Life booth answering questions and providing information about the organization.

Local events raise $1,676 for Rabun Paws 4 Life

The community supported Rabun Paws 4 Life through adoption and fundraising events Saturday, June 3, as the adoption event at Sole Place Shoes & Western Wear in Clayton and the fundraiser at Universal Joint in Clayton raised $1,676.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Ervin Chastain enjoys smiling, laughing and telling stories of his adventures in life. He was born on June 10, 1923, and recently celebrated the milestone with family, friends and former coworkers at Battle Branch Baptist Church. Pictured here, he holds a photo of himself at age 20 or 21 with parents Mack and Rosie Chastain. Behind him is a poster made by family members to honor his 100 years.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Ervin Chastain enjoys smiling, laughing and telling stories of his adventures in life. He was born on June 10, 1923, and recently celebrated the milestone with family, friends and former coworkers at Battle Branch Baptist Church. Pictured here, he holds a photo of himself at age 20 or 21 with parents Mack and Rosie Chastain. Behind him is a poster made by family members to honor his 100 years.

God and the Gospel bring 100 years of blessings and smiles to Rabun Countian

“It takes 13 muscles to smile and 32 muscles to frown, so why not smile?” This is Ervin Chastain’s philosophy on life every day as he fellowships with friends at Mountain View Health and Rehabilitation Center in Clayton and tells stories of his adventures.
Submitted photo. The Tallulah Falls Band members Kerry Cash, of Mount Airy, on Dobro (from left); Bryan Addis, of Mount Airy, upright bass; Ben Johnson, of Gum Log, banjo; and Stanley Starnes, of Lawrenceville, guitar play at the Tallulah Gorge State Park’s 30th anniversary. The band has been together for 22 years and plays on Saturday nights in the Tallulah Falls city park.

Submitted photo. The Tallulah Falls Band members Kerry Cash, of Mount Airy, on Dobro (from left); Bryan Addis, of Mount Airy, upright bass; Ben Johnson, of Gum Log, banjo; and Stanley Starnes, of Lawrenceville, guitar play at the Tallulah Gorge State Park’s 30th anniversary. The band has been together for 22 years and plays on Saturday nights in the Tallulah Falls city park.

Tallulah Gorge celebrates its 30th year as state park

From a lofty perch on his mountainside porch overlooking Tallulah Gorge, James Turpin reminisced about his boyhood days in the 1940s and 1950s playing in the wild, vast gorge and swimming in its pools. Now, he can see park visitors walking cleared trails and bunching up at overlooks.