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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Democrats held a meet-and-greet community event with local party representatives and Georgia State Senate Post 50 Candidate Paulette Williams Oct. 14 at the Rock House in Clayton. The group members proudly hold campaign signs and several visitors stopped by to chat with Williams and party members about the Democrat platform and upcoming election, for which early voting is happening now.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Democrats held a meet-and-greet community event with local party representatives and Georgia State Senate Post 50 Candidate Paulette Williams Oct. 14 at the Rock House in Clayton. The group members proudly hold campaign signs and several visitors stopped by to chat with Williams and party members about the Democrat platform and upcoming election, for which early voting is happening now.

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Democrats hold meet-and-greet with state senate candidate Williams

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 27, 2022
CLAYTON– The Rabun County Democrats campaigned and chatted with community members at the Rock House in Clayton Friday, Oct. 14, for a meet-and-greet event. Paulette Williams, Democratic candidate for Georgia State Senate 50 was at the event and met with visitors and citizens in Rabun County.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. A Georgia Power utility power pole was taken out on Hiawassee Street after it was struck by a red 2018 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Oct. 14. The single vehicle crash resulted in no injuries, but the road was closed for a period of time following the crash.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. A Georgia Power utility power pole was taken out on Hiawassee Street after it was struck by a red 2018 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Oct. 14. The single vehicle crash resulted in no injuries, but the road was closed for a period of time following the crash.

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No injuries reported in Hiawassee Street crash

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 27, 2022
CLAYTON– A 17-year-old Cairo, Ga., juvenile was not injured after striking a utility power pole in a single-vehicle crash on Hiawassee Street in Clayton Oct. 14.
Submitted photo. Rabun County Director of Development Rick Story, left; Don Martin; Barbara Anderson; Pete Cleaveland; Jeanine Marlow; and John Scaduto attend the GICH conference in Cartersville, Ga., recently with the GICH facilitator.

Submitted photo. Rabun County Director of Development Rick Story, left; Don Martin; Barbara Anderson; Pete Cleaveland; Jeanine Marlow; and John Scaduto attend the GICH conference in Cartersville, Ga., recently with the GICH facilitator.

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GICH committee members meet about affordable housing in Rabun County

News Staff
Thursday, October 27, 2022
In 2021, under the umbrella of Forward Rabun, Habitat for Humanity of Rabun County (Habitat) and Fight Abuse in the Home (FAITH) applied for assistance from the state program Georgia Initiative for Community Housing (GICH, pronounced GICK).
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. A helicopter lands on Georgia 15 at Seed Tick Road in Clayton Oct. 21 and emergency personnel work the scene following a crash involving a vehicle and motorcycle.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. A helicopter lands on Georgia 15 at Seed Tick Road in Clayton Oct. 21 and emergency personnel work the scene following a crash involving a vehicle and motorcycle.

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Victims hospitalized from crash involving motorcycle

News Staff
Thursday, October 27, 2022
An Anderson, Ala., man was life flighted and another was seriously injured in a crash involving a motorcycle on Georgia 15 at Seed Tick Road in Clayton Oct. 21.
Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. The RCHS 2022 Homecoming Queen Rainny Patterson (center) poses with Principal Justin Spillers and 2021 Homecoming Queen Janice Steill at halftime.

Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. The RCHS 2022 Homecoming Queen Rainny Patterson (center) poses with Principal Justin Spillers and 2021 Homecoming Queen Janice Steill at halftime.

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RCHS 2022 Homecoming Queen

Luke Morey
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Rainny Patterson was crowned RCHS 2022 Homecoming Queen on Friday, Oct. 21. 
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Homecoming Queen Cheney Moriarty and King Zeke Coghill pose with Head of School Jeff Miles and wife Kiana Miles.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Homecoming Queen Cheney Moriarty and King Zeke Coghill pose with Head of School Jeff Miles and wife Kiana Miles.

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2022 Rabun Gap Homecoming Queen and King

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Cheney Moriarty and Zeke Coghill were crowned as Rabun Gap Homecoming Queen and King on Friday, Oct. 21.
rabuncountyclerkofcourt.com. A constitutional challenge has been filed with the Office of Clerk for Rabun County Superior Court against the commissioners' scheduled second reading and potential Oct. 25 vote on the short term rental ordinance amendments.

rabuncountyclerkofcourt.com. A constitutional challenge has been filed with the Office of Clerk for Rabun County Superior Court against the commissioners' scheduled second reading and potential Oct. 25 vote on the short term rental ordinance amendments.

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Legal challenge deems short-term rental ordinance changes constitutional violations

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Friday, October 21, 2022
A constitutional challenge has been filed with the Office of Clerk for Rabun County Superior Court against the commissioners’ scheduled second reading and potential Oct.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. A view of the Sky Valley U.S. Postal Service center on Sky Valley Way. The Sky Valley Police Department and investigations division of the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office worked together to investigate break-ins that occurred at the end of September. The investigation yielded two arrests of a mother and son from Florida.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. A view of the Sky Valley U.S. Postal Service center on Sky Valley Way. The Sky Valley Police Department and investigations division of the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office worked together to investigate break-ins that occurred at the end of September. The investigation yielded two arrests of a mother and son from Florida.

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Stamping out postal thefts

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 20, 2022
SKY VALLEY– Two suspects have been identified and arrested in Florida in connection with the local investigation of the break-in at the Sky Valley U.S. Postal Service mail center on Sky Valley Way at the end of September.