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E. Lane Gresham/Tallulah Falls School. Shown in the photograph (from left) are Administrative Assistant to the President Melody Henderson, Joanna Radford, Maggie Rickman, Stacy Hall, Larry A. Peevy, Holly Borrow, Audrey Borchers and Heather NeSmith.

E. Lane Gresham/Tallulah Falls School. Shown in the photograph (from left) are Administrative Assistant to the President Melody Henderson, Joanna Radford, Maggie Rickman, Stacy Hall, Larry A. Peevy, Holly Borrow, Audrey Borchers and Heather NeSmith.

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President’s Advisory Council meets at TFS

News Staff
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
The President’s Advisory Council members met on Oct. 4 in a quarterly gathering at Tallulah Falls School. President and Head of School Dr. Larry A. Peevy recruits members to serve in a volunteer capacity to provide feedback from a parental perspective.
E. Lane Gresham/Tallulah Falls School. Tallulah Falls School Pit Vipers repeat as the grand champions.

E. Lane Gresham/Tallulah Falls School. Tallulah Falls School Pit Vipers repeat as the grand champions.

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TFS Pit Vipers repeat as World Jr. League BBQ champions

News Staff
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Memphis, Tenn., was the location of the stiffest competition yet for the Tallulah Falls School Pit Vipers barbecue competition teams. Seven-time World BBQ Champion Melissa Cookston hosted the World Jr. BBQ Championships on Oct.

Summer 2022 graduation at Georgia State University

News Staff
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
ATLANTA, GA -- More than 2,000 students graduated from Georgia State University during the Summer 2022 semester. Summer 2022 graduates from your coverage area include:  Reagan Bates of Clarkesville earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. On his visit to Rabun County, U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker takes a selfie with a gathering of attendees holding up campaign signs for the former football standout turned candidate. Walker faces Democratic incumbent Rev. Raphael Warnock in one of the most highly watched races in the nation.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. On his visit to Rabun County, U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker takes a selfie with a gathering of attendees holding up campaign signs for the former football standout turned candidate. Walker faces Democratic incumbent Rev. Raphael Warnock in one of the most highly watched races in the nation.

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Touchdown in Rabun for Walker

Megan Horn
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
It was a touchdown in Rabun County for Herschel Walker as he passed through Dillard Oct. 26 as part of his campaign for U.S. Senate. Accompanying him were South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, Morgan Ortagus, and Lt. Col. Michael Steele.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Alicia Hunnicutt was diagnosed with breast cancer on Nov. 5, 2020. Now for two years the Rabun County native is cancer-free.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Alicia Hunnicutt was diagnosed with breast cancer on Nov. 5, 2020. Now for two years the Rabun County native is cancer-free.

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Hunnicutt lives with purpose, positive outlook after breast cancer diagnosis

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Life brings new challenges every day but also new opportunities to make a difference and show kindness and gratitude toward others. Rabun County native Alicia Hunnicutt lives each day to the fullest, finding a positive perspective on even the most devastating and life-changing situations.

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Commission postpones second reading, vote

News Staff
Thursday, October 27, 2022
What was slated to be a vote by Rabun County Commissioners on the fate of the second reading of amendments to the Short-Term Rental Ordinance Tuesday turned out to be a postponement to a yet to be determined later date.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. A photograph taken the day after a structure fire occurred Oct. 19 on Wolffork Road in Rabun Gap.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. A photograph taken the day after a structure fire occurred Oct. 19 on Wolffork Road in Rabun Gap.

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No injuries reported in Rabun Gap structure fire

News Staff
Thursday, October 27, 2022
RABUN GAP-- No injuries were reported in a Rabun Gap structure fire. Rabun County Fire Services responded to a report of a structure fire at 7271 Wolffork Road in Rabun Gap on Oct. 19. Stations 1, 5 and 12 were dispatched to the fire at 8:32 a.m.