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Rabun County Library hosts ‘Food for Fines’

Megan Horn
Friday, May 6, 2022
Beginning May 2-31, patrons of the Rabun County Public Library can pay overdue fines with canned food as part of the “Food for Fines” program. Each canned or non-perishable food item with an unexpired “use by” date that’s donated pays up to $1 in overdue fines.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Jaycee Weber (left) is the Rabun County High School Valedictorian for the Class of 2022; Aidan Thompson is Salutatorian and Loren Stiles is this year’s Historian as the RCHS graduation is set for May 27 at Frank Snyder Memorial Stadium.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Jaycee Weber (left) is the Rabun County High School Valedictorian for the Class of 2022; Aidan Thompson is Salutatorian and Loren Stiles is this year’s Historian as the RCHS graduation is set for May 27 at Frank Snyder Memorial Stadium.

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RCHS top 3 seniors to speak at May 27 graduation ceremony

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 5, 2022
TIGER– The 2021-2022 school year is coming to an end, with the Rabun County High School graduation scheduled for Friday, May 27. For the graduating class of 2022, Jaycee Weber is Valedictorian; Aidan Thompson is Salutatorian; and Loren Stiles is Historian. Graduation is set for 8 p.m.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Cherie Faircloth speaks at the forum held at the Rabun County Civic Center April 21. She talked about the Rabun Gap community and the importance of officials consulting the Rabun County Joint Comprehensive Plan when discussing growth and development. The forum was organized to highlight the need for housing in Rabun County.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Cherie Faircloth speaks at the forum held at the Rabun County Civic Center April 21. She talked about the Rabun Gap community and the importance of officials consulting the Rabun County Joint Comprehensive Plan when discussing growth and development. The forum was organized to highlight the need for housing in Rabun County.

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Forum highlights growth, need for housing in county

Megan Horn
Friday, April 29, 2022
CLAYTON– A public forum organized by Rabun County Commissioners Scott Crane and Kent Woerner at the Rabun County Civic Center April 21 highlighted the need for housing in Rabun County and gave community members the opportunity to express their thoughts on what they want future growth in the county...
Photo courtesy of Conner Horn. The culver project at the Sky Valley entrance is finished. Motorists now are able to use the entrance.

Photo courtesy of Conner Horn. The culver project at the Sky Valley entrance is finished. Motorists now are able to use the entrance.

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Sky Valley culvert project now complete; main entrance open for motorists

Megan Horn
Friday, April 29, 2022
SKY VALLEY– The culvert project in Sky Valley is now complete. The main entrance to the Sky Valley Country Club was temporarily closed, beginning the second week in March, for repair of a large culvert, forcing motorists to use another entrance and exit into the majority of the town.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. A rezoning request for a 20.15 acre property off of Highway 76 East from Agricultural (A) to Commercial Business (CB) for the purpose of building storage units was denied by Commissioners in a 3-2 vote at Tuesday’s meeting. Kent Woerner, Greg James and Scott Crane show their hands in favor of the motion to deny the rezoning, while Will Nichols and Tom Garrison voted in opposition to the motion.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. A rezoning request for a 20.15 acre property off of Highway 76 East from Agricultural (A) to Commercial Business (CB) for the purpose of building storage units was denied by Commissioners in a 3-2 vote at Tuesday’s meeting. Kent Woerner, Greg James and Scott Crane show their hands in favor of the motion to deny the rezoning, while Will Nichols and Tom Garrison voted in opposition to the motion.

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County denies Highway 76 East rezoning in 3-2 vote

Megan Horn
Friday, April 29, 2022
Rabun County commissioners denied a rezoning request for property off of Highway 76 East from Agricultural (A) to Commercial Business (CB) for the purpose of building storage units in a 3-2 vote Tuesday. The property is located on Highway 76 East across from Godfrey Cemetery.