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Photo courtesy Brian Panell. This aerial view shows a wildfire that started on the shoulder of Bettys Creek Road near Colony Road in Dillard April 19. Multiple agencies responded to the scene and the wildfire burned 9.3 acres.

Photo courtesy Brian Panell. This aerial view shows a wildfire that started on the shoulder of Bettys Creek Road near Colony Road in Dillard April 19. Multiple agencies responded to the scene and the wildfire burned 9.3 acres.

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Wildfire burns 9.3 acres after mobile home power pole collides with power line

Megan Horn
Thursday, April 27, 2023
DILLARD– A wildfire on Bettys Creek Road near Colony Road in Dillard burned approximately 9.3 acres Wednesday, April 19, after the power pole on a mobile home that was being transported collided with a power line. Rabun County Fire Services Station 5 was dispatched around 3:37 p.m.

Scaly Mountain Women’s Club sponsors scholarships

News Staff
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Scaly Mountain Women’s Club sponsors eight scholars in the Scaly/Sky Valley Fire District who are in good standing and currently receiving funds. New scholar, Reid Wheeler, is from Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School and plans to attend High Point University in High Point, N.C.
Submitted photo. Standing with his wife Sharon, Sonny Smart (far right) receives the Contribution to Amateur Football Award. A Rabun County resident, Smart is the father of current University of Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart (center). Among his career stops, Smart was the head football coach and athletic director at Rabun County High School.

Submitted photo. Standing with his wife Sharon, Sonny Smart (far right) receives the Contribution to Amateur Football Award. A Rabun County resident, Smart is the father of current University of Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart (center). Among his career stops, Smart was the head football coach and athletic director at Rabun County High School.

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Rabun County resident wins UGA award

News Staff
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Athens, GA – Last Monday in front several hundred Bulldog fans, the National Football Foundation’s University of Georgia chapter held its 37th Annual Awards Presentation at the Athens Country Club.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. When Independence Day weekend comes in July, a new statewide legislation involving wakeboarding and wakesurfing on Georgia lakes may be enforced if Gov. Brian Kemp signs the bill into law. Here two ducks swim in the waters of Lake Burton last year as the Ski Patriots prepare to continue their miles-long trek around the lake in honor of America.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. When Independence Day weekend comes in July, a new statewide legislation involving wakeboarding and wakesurfing on Georgia lakes may be enforced if Gov. Brian Kemp signs the bill into law. Here two ducks swim in the waters of Lake Burton last year as the Ski Patriots prepare to continue their miles-long trek around the lake in honor of America.

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LRA, LBCA join together on wake boat legislation

Megan Horn
Thursday, April 27, 2023
The Lake Rabun Association (LRA) and Lake Burton Civic Association (LBCA) have joined together in efforts on statewide legislation that would establish a buffer for certain activities involving wakeboarding and wakesurfing on the public lakes.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Pinwheels on display in front of the Rabun County Courthouse represent 129 victims of child abuse who were served in Rabun County this year. Pinwheels are also on display at Rabun County Division of Family and Children Services.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Pinwheels on display in front of the Rabun County Courthouse represent 129 victims of child abuse who were served in Rabun County this year. Pinwheels are also on display at Rabun County Division of Family and Children Services.

April is Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month

News Staff
Friday, April 21, 2023
The month of April is Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month. Pinwheels displayed during the month of April are a sign to the community that child abuse exists and as a community we can do something about it. F.A.I.T.H., Inc.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. This bench dedicated to the late Bob Powers will be placed near the Sky Valley pavilion and post office area in the city.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. This bench dedicated to the late Bob Powers will be placed near the Sky Valley pavilion and post office area in the city.

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Sky Valley celebrates the life and service of Bob Powers

Megan Horn
Friday, April 21, 2023
Sky Valley celebrated the life and service of long-time Sky Valley Building Inspector and City Marshal Bob Powers at Tuesday’s city council meeting with a proclamation in his honor. Powers passed away at the age of 87 on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2022. He was an Army veteran.