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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Emergency personnel work the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Georgia 15 in front of RaceTrac in Clayton.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Emergency personnel work the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Georgia 15 in front of RaceTrac in Clayton.

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Clayton man treated following crash involving commercial vehicles

Megan Horn
Thursday, September 1, 2022
A Clayton man was transported for treatment of injuries following a two-vehicle crash on Georgia 15 in front of the RaceTrac service station in Clayton.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. A view of one of the vehicles after a two-vehicle crash on Georgia Highway 246 at the intersection of Scenic Overlook in Sky Valley on Aug. 19.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. A view of one of the vehicles after a two-vehicle crash on Georgia Highway 246 at the intersection of Scenic Overlook in Sky Valley on Aug. 19.

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Minor injuries reported in Sky Valley Overlook crash

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Thursday, September 1, 2022
SKY VALLEY– Minor injuries were reported in a two-vehicle crash on Georgia Highway 246 at the intersection of Scenic Overlook in Sky Valley on Aug. 19 around 9:30 a.m. When emergency personnel arrived, a white 2015 Chevrolet Express van, with the company logo DIRECTV, driven by Brandon M. Davis,...
Photo courtesy of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School opened the 2022-2023 school year on Aug. 24. Pictured is Early Learning student Hunter Weber as he swings on the playground. Weber will be a part of the Class of 2036.

Photo courtesy of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School opened the 2022-2023 school year on Aug. 24. Pictured is Early Learning student Hunter Weber as he swings on the playground. Weber will be a part of the Class of 2036.

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Rabun Gap opens 119th school year with record enrollment

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Thursday, September 1, 2022
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School started the first day of the 2021-2022 school year on Aug. 24 welcoming a record enrollment of 682 students to campus. Rabun Gap is serving more students than ever from the local area and around the world.

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Commissioners approve Lake Burton storage units

Megan Horn
Thursday, September 1, 2022
What was a proposal for storage units on Lake Burton will now be a reality as Rabun County commissioners approved in a 4-1 vote a request from Taywood LLC to rezone a tract consisting of 5.45 acres of land located at 8118 Bridge Creek Road from Agricultural (A) to Specific Purpose (SP) for the...
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. A crowd of surveyors and community members from Georgia, North Carolina and surrounding areas gather on Hale Ridge Road at Commissioners Creek at the state line on Aug. 13 to replace and document a surveying monument, dating back to 1819, on Commissioners Rock.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. A crowd of surveyors and community members from Georgia, North Carolina and surrounding areas gather on Hale Ridge Road at Commissioners Creek at the state line on Aug. 13 to replace and document a surveying monument, dating back to 1819, on Commissioners Rock.

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Surveying monument replaced at Georgia/North Carolina border

Megan Horn
Thursday, September 1, 2022
A crowd of surveyors and community members from Georgia, North Carolina and surrounding areas gathered on Hale Ridge Road at Commissioners Creek at the state line on Aug. 13 to replace and document a surveying monument, dating back to 1819, on Commissioners Rock.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Commissioners vote unanimously to pass the FY 2022 millage rate of 9.928 at a special called meeting Aug. 18.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Commissioners vote unanimously to pass the FY 2022 millage rate of 9.928 at a special called meeting Aug. 18.

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County passes FY2022 millage rate of 9.928

Megan Horn
Thursday, September 1, 2022
The Rabun County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed the FY 2022 millage rate of 9.928 at a special called meeting on Aug. 18 that followed the third public hearing where community members got a chance to speak about the increase.
Photo courtesy of Jim Antosiak. Rotary Club of Clayton President Leif Ericson hands a $2,429 donation check to Dr. Matthew Leff at the Rotary Club of Clayton meeting Aug. 18.

Photo courtesy of Jim Antosiak. Rotary Club of Clayton President Leif Ericson hands a $2,429 donation check to Dr. Matthew Leff at the Rotary Club of Clayton meeting Aug. 18.

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Rotary Club of Clayton donates to Marching Wildcats

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Thursday, September 1, 2022
Rotary Club of Clayton President Leif Ericson hands a $2,429 donation check to Dr. Matthew Leff at the Rotary Club of Clayton meeting Aug. 18. “This is one of the biggest fundraisers for the band we have had,” Ericson said as he presented the check.