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Law enforcement investigating Sky Valley mail center break-in
Megan Horn
SKY VALLEY– A break-in at the Sky Valley U.S. Postal Service center on Sky Valley Way is being investigated locally as mail and packages were reported missing at the end of September.
Sky Valley Chief of Police Vaughn Estes said an incident was reported on the morning of Sept.
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‘Pawsitively’ tired
Megan Horn
CLAYTON– Reeves Furniture received a Pawsitive review after a local black bear clawed its way into the store overnight on Friday.
The black bear, referred to as “Yogi” by Clayton Police officers, caused an estimated $6,469.97 in damages, according to the incident report.
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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. County Attorney Allyn Stockton speaks to commissioners about amendments to the zoning ordinance for short-term rentals at the Board of Commissioners meeting Sept. 27. Commissioners Scott Crane and Tom Garrison are also pictured. Commissioners adopted the first reading of the ordinance amendment.
Commissioners approve first reading to amend Short-Term Rentals county zoning ordinance
Megan Horn
CLAYTON– The first reading of amendments to the zoning ordinance for Short-Term Rentals was approved by commissioners at the Sept. 27 Rabun County Board of Commissioners meeting.
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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Poll workers are gearing up for early voting and the Nov. 8 election. Shay Harbin, office assistant; and absentee poll workers Elaine Lawson; Rick Crouse; Mary Ann Rich; and Virginia Anderson work to mail out absentee ballots to voters on Tuesday.
Elections office gears up for early voting to start Monday
Megan Horn
The Rabun County Board of Elections Office is gearing up for Election Day as early voting starts Monday, Oct. 17.
Voters can cast their ballots at the Rabun County Board of Elections Office, 184 South Main Street, Suite 102, Clayton, during early voting Oct. 17-22, Oct. 24-29, and Oct. 31-Nov.
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Blairsville dump-trucker driver dies in single-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon
Megan Horn
A Blairsville man died in a single vehicle crash on Georgia 2/Highway 76 West near Barnyard Lane in Clayton Tuesday afternoon.
A Mack dump truck, driven by Jerry James Payne, 75, of Blairsville, traveled off the south shoulder of Georgia 2.
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Courtesy Habersham County Sheriff's Office. This photo from the Tallulah Falls school zone camera shows Deborrah Collier’s rental car on Sept. 10.
911 calls further muddle murder of Collier
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ATHENS-- Clarke County received three 911 calls to their dispatch center on Sept. 10 regarding the disappearance of Deborrah Collier.
Collier, who was found dead on U.S.
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USDA is conducting vaccine drops to combat wildlife rabies in Georgia, surrounding states
News Staff
DALTON, Ga. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, working cooperatively with the Georgia Department of Health, will begin distributing oral rabies vaccine (ORV) baits for wildlife in parts of north Georgia during October.
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Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Board of Education Chair and retired RCHS agriculture teacher Steve Cabe cuts the ribbon on the Rabun County Schools Agri-Science Center October 6. Pictured are Cabe with Rabun County FFA students; Board of Education Member Molly Lima; Rabun County Schools Superintendent Dr. April Childers; Rabun County Board of Education Members Wayne Stephens; Mark Beck; and Rabun County Board of Education Vice-Chair Curt Haban with Agriculture Education Instructor Clay Brown.
Rabun County Schools cut ribbon on Agri-Science Center
Megan Horn
TIGER– The Rabun County Schools Agri-Science Center plants the seed of success for Future Farmers of America (FFA) students as they get hands-on experience learning about all that farming has to offer in the state-of-the-art facility.
The ribbon cutting ceremony was held Oct.
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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The greased pig chases brought fun for kids of many ages and the 8-10-year-old group had the opportunity to catch the pig at the Foxfire Mountaineer Festival Oct. 8. Camden Nichols, 8, fell down only to get back up and win the chase by catching the little swine first.
Successful Foxfire Mountaineer Festival draws crowd
Megan Horn
Appalachian culture came to life in Rabun County Saturday, Oct. 8, as crowds of people came out for the Foxfire Mountaineer Festival for a successful weekend event.
The event was postponed from Oct.
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