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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Pictured clockwise are Tony Lima with spouse and board member Molly Lima; board member Curt Haban; Kitty Panell, secretary for superintendent; Dr. April Childers, Rabun County Schools superintendent; Ella Lima; and Bristol Lima.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Pictured clockwise are Tony Lima with spouse and board member Molly Lima; board member Curt Haban; Kitty Panell, secretary for superintendent; Dr. April Childers, Rabun County Schools superintendent; Ella Lima; and Bristol Lima.

Rabun County Schools BOE members honored during recent ‘School Board Appreciation Week’

TIGER– Rabun County Schools honored its Board of Education members during School Board Appreciation Week with a special dinner event held in the Rabun County High School cafeteria Thursday, March 16.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. April Biagioni (center) talks to David Ruth (left) and Vickie Prater about the Rabun County Seed Library and the different heirloom vegetable, herb, and flower seeds available to the public at the soft opening on March 16.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. April Biagioni (center) talks to David Ruth (left) and Vickie Prater about the Rabun County Seed Library and the different heirloom vegetable, herb, and flower seeds available to the public at the soft opening on March 16.

Rabun County Seed Library sprouts at local library

It’s officially Spring and Rabun Countians are gathering their tools to start their garden projects. Whether it’s a vegetable, herb or flower garden, the Rabun County Seed Library offers many seed supplies and educational resources to help patrons experience the joy of gardening.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Kami Ahrens, curator and director of education for Foxfire, is excited to hold a book launch event for the book she wrote and edited titled “The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Women: Stories of Landscape and Community in the Mountain South.” Crowds of people attended the event held at the Rabun County Civic Center Diner.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Kami Ahrens, curator and director of education for Foxfire, is excited to hold a book launch event for the book she wrote and edited titled “The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Women: Stories of Landscape and Community in the Mountain South.” Crowds of people attended the event held at the Rabun County Civic Center Diner.

Celebrating Women’s History Month with release of ‘The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Women’

The Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center celebrated Women’s History Month recently with a book launch event on Saturday, March 11, at the Rabun County Civic Center Diner for the newly released “The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Women: Stories of Landscape and Community in the Mountain South.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Gwen Fink (center) reacts to seeing husband Robert “Bob” Noble Fink’s memorial plaque hung as a dedication to the late Rotarian in the lobby of Community Dental, a dental clinic for low-income adults through Clayton Rotary Foundation, Inc., located at the Rabun County Health Department. Also pictured is Rotarian Tony Penrose (left). A dedication ceremony was held March 10 for Fink, who was a Rotarian instrumental in the establishment of the Community Dental Clinic.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Gwen Fink (center) reacts to seeing husband Robert “Bob” Noble Fink’s memorial plaque hung as a dedication to the late Rotarian in the lobby of Community Dental, a dental clinic for low-income adults through Clayton Rotary Foundation, Inc., located at the Rabun County Health Department. Also pictured is Rotarian Tony Penrose (left). A dedication ceremony was held March 10 for Fink, who was a Rotarian instrumental in the establishment of the Community Dental Clinic.

Late Bob Fink honored with plaque at Community Dental

Locals honored the legacy of the late Robert “Bob” Noble Fink in a special way on Friday, March 10, with a memorial plaque dedication event at the Community Dental Clinic.
Photo courtesy Rabun County 4-H. Rabun County ninth grader Peyton Hicks (left) won first place in the Georgia 4-H Northeast District Project Achievement for veterinary science at Rock Eagle 4-H Center from March 10-12. Hicks is shown with Stephens County’s Luke Roesch, Northeast District senior board member; and Denise Everson, Northeast District extension director.

Photo courtesy Rabun County 4-H. Rabun County ninth grader Peyton Hicks (left) won first place in the Georgia 4-H Northeast District Project Achievement for veterinary science at Rock Eagle 4-H Center from March 10-12. Hicks is shown with Stephens County’s Luke Roesch, Northeast District senior board member; and Denise Everson, Northeast District extension director.

Rabun County 4-H student wins first place

Georgia 4-H had its Northeast District Project Achievement at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton on March 10-12. Around 400 students from ninth-12th grade competed in a project of their choosing.
Submitted photo. Volunteers at the Currahee Brewing Company nonprofit night March 2 show support to the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia Food 2 Kids Program as the community came out and raised $2,900.

Submitted photo. Volunteers at the Currahee Brewing Company nonprofit night March 2 show support to the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia Food 2 Kids Program as the community came out and raised $2,900.

Currahee Brewing Company nonprofit night raises $2,900 for Food Bank

Currahee Brewing Company raised a glass to the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia for the Food 2 Kids Program on Thursday, March 2, during its nonprofit night where $2,900 was raised for the program. “It was a great event.