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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Pictured are Bo Anderson; Brett Backer; Lilli Chase; Carlie Crane; Willow Fisher; Birdie Jordan; Caleb Long; Tate Ramey; Sarah Kate Roberson; Mackenzie Stancil; Jenica Steill; Loren Stiles; Anna Grace Thompson; and Jaycee Weber. Not pictured are Carson Becerra; Connor Horton; Garrett Horton; Blake Ramey; Dalton Ramey and Lizbeth Suarez.

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Students receive Lake Rabun Foundation scholarships

News Staff

Thursday, June 2, 2022

Lake Rabun Foundation Scholarship Program recipients were honored at the Lake Rabun Association annual Memorial Day meeting on Sunday. Students were introduced to membership and acknowledged at the Lake Rabun Pavilion.

Megan Broome/The ClaytonTribune. Dozens of family members and friends of Rabun County Detention Center Officer Courtney Faith Zajdowicz donned memory buttons of Zajdowicz during the May 25 court hearing. Jaime Avila Reyes was sentenced to 15 years to serve.

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Reyes gets 15 years for detention officer’s death

Megan Horn

Thursday, June 2, 2022

With dozens of family members and friends wearing pictured memory buttons of their deceased loved one, a Clayton man pled guilty to homicide by vehicle on May 25 in superior court and was sentenced to 15 years to serve for the September 2021 fatal crash of Rabun County Detention Center Officer...

Library summer reading begins with a SPLASH!

News Staff

Thursday, June 2, 2022

With the school year coming to an end the Rabun County Public Library is gearing up to kick off its Summer Reading Program (SRP) for 2022 centered on the theme “Oceans of Possibilities.” The SRP will be held from Wednesday, June 1, and ending Thursday, July 14.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Roger Glenn, United States Army Military Police Officer, Cindy O’Neil, Chris Dinofrio and Crystal Zajdowicz Cross place a wreath in honor of the men and women who fought and died for our country. Glenn was the speaker at the event.

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Community honors fallen heroes on Memorial Day

Megan Horn

Thursday, June 2, 2022

CLAYTON– The Rabun County community and U.S. veterans from the county and surrounding counties came out to the Rabun County Courthouse to honor fallen heroes on Memorial Day. “Remember our fallen heroes. They are the reason that we are free,” the program handout noted.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Attendees take advantage of the Business Expo and Networking event on May 26 at the civic center.

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Forward Rabun draws crowd for Business Expo Networking event

Megan Horn

Thursday, June 2, 2022

CLAYTON – A crowd turned out as Forward Rabun and the Rabun County Chamber of Commerce hosted a Business Expo, Networking and Luncheon Event on May 26 at the Rabun County Civic Center. The business event was organized to address the critical issue of employee recruitment and retention.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton City Council members and Clayton Planning and Zoning Board members converse at the first-ever joint meeting of the two boards on May 12 in the Clayton City Hall courtroom. Members discussed the future of development in Clayton and strategized about how to allow growth in the future.

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Clayton council, planning and zoning board hold joint meeting

Megan Horn

Thursday, June 2, 2022

CLAYTON– Clayton City Council members and Clayton Planning and Zoning Board members held the first-ever two-hour joint meeting on May 12 in the Clayton City Hall courtroom to discuss the future of development in Clayton and strategize about how to allow growth in the future.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune.

RCSO relocates

News Staff

Thursday, June 2, 2022

The Rabun County Sheriff’s Office has relocated to 56 Boen Creek Rd. in Tiger and is now open for business. Regular hours are from Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m; Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and closed daily for lunch from 1-2 p.m.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Pictured are Nancy Parrott, Barbara Wilson, Joanne Baumgartner, Gloria Stokes, and Jackie Baumgartner.

Food Bank of Northeast Georgia Teaching Kitchen grand reopening

Megan Horn

Thursday, June 2, 2022

The Food Bank of Northeast Georgia held a grand reopening of the Teaching Kitchen on May 20. The event was scheduled after the Teaching Kitchen had been closed for a period of time due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County High School graduates of the Class of 2022 throw their caps into the air at the May 27 ceremony at Frank Snyder Memorial Stadium and race to the bell.

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Graduates now ready to continue their stories of success

Enoch Autry - Publisher

Thursday, June 2, 2022

The lives of 151 from the Rabun County High School Class of 2022 will venture into their individual futures following the May 27 commencement at Frank Snyder Memorial Stadium.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County High School seniors received scholarships at the awards ceremony May 10 along with LBCA Scholarship Committee members Lin Goen, Cynthia Pagano and Diane White. The Class of 2022 graduates Friday evening.

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Lake Burton Civic Association awards $130,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors of RCHS

Enoch Autry - Publisher

Thursday, May 26, 2022

Thanks to generous donations from members this year, the Lake Burton Civic Association is awarding 34 scholarships to Rabun County graduating seniors. These scholarships range from one to four years and have a total value over four years of greater than $130,000.