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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The cause of a Highway 246 fire in Sky Valley remains unknown. A separate brush fire started across the state line in North Carolina.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The cause of a Highway 246 fire in Sky Valley remains unknown. A separate brush fire started across the state line in North Carolina.

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Cause of fire on Hwy. 246 not yet confirmed

Megan Horn
Thursday, March 10, 2022
The cause has not yet been confirmed for a brush fire that spread for acres along the mountains on the north side of Highway 246 in Sky Valley on the afternoon of March 4, according to Wendy Burnett, public relations director for the Georgia Forestry Commission.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Kimberly Rodriguez is the Records Clerk/Administrative Assistant at the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office. She began the position in January 2009 and said she loves her job. She said the duties of her job are “nonstop” and the key to success is being able to multitask and prioritize tasks so everything gets completed in a timely manner.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Kimberly Rodriguez is the Records Clerk/Administrative Assistant at the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office. She began the position in January 2009 and said she loves her job. She said the duties of her job are “nonstop” and the key to success is being able to multitask and prioritize tasks so everything gets completed in a timely manner.

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Rodriguez knows how to get things done

Megan Horn
Thursday, March 3, 2022
The Rabun County Sheriff’s Office constantly bustles with excitement from phones ringing off the hook, papers rustling and exchanging hands, people walking in and needing help, beeps coming from police scanners and dings from emails with Open Records Requests.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Firefighter Gordon Van Mol addresses fellow first responders and attendees during a presentation at the Rabun County Board of Commissioners meeting Feb. 22 and thanks them for saving his life after he went into cardiac arrest while battling a brush fire Nov. 27. The first responders were presented with plaques for their heroic efforts. “These people are at their best when you are at your worst,” a tearful Van Mol said.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Firefighter Gordon Van Mol addresses fellow first responders and attendees during a presentation at the Rabun County Board of Commissioners meeting Feb. 22 and thanks them for saving his life after he went into cardiac arrest while battling a brush fire Nov. 27. The first responders were presented with plaques for their heroic efforts. “These people are at their best when you are at your worst,” a tearful Van Mol said.

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Rabun first responders receive well-deserved Life Saving awards

Megan Horn
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Rabun County first responders were presented with Life Saving Awards for their efforts in saving the life of a firefighter, Gordon Van Mol, who went into cardiac arrest while battling a brush fire Nov. 27.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune.

Cat Gap Bridge closure advisory

News Staff
Thursday, March 3, 2022
The bridge on Cat Gap Rd. in Rabun County will be closed for approximately 120 days for the construction of a new bridge, according to a statement from Scott Provance, Rabun County road director. He said 911 numbers zero-1168 will be accessed from Plum Orchard Rd.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Community members participate in a Mental Health March hosted by Georgia Mountain Psychological Associates Feb. 22. The march and candlelight service were held to remember those who have lost their lives to mental illness.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Community members participate in a Mental Health March hosted by Georgia Mountain Psychological Associates Feb. 22. The march and candlelight service were held to remember those who have lost their lives to mental illness.

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GMPA holds mental health march

Megan Horn
Thursday, March 3, 2022
CLAYTON– Georgia Mountain Psychological Associates held a Mental Health March and Candlelight Service to remember those who have lost their lives to mental illness on Feb. 22. The marchers walked over to The Rock House on Main Street for a service that turned out a crowd of people.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Firefighters work to douse the remaining flames at a structure on Wolffork Church Road in Rabun Gap.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Firefighters work to douse the remaining flames at a structure on Wolffork Church Road in Rabun Gap.

Rabun Gap fire ruled arson

Megan Horn
Thursday, March 3, 2022
(Left photo: Photo courtesy of Dillard Police Chief Jeremy Parker.) RABUN GAP– A structure fire involving two structures on Wolffork Church Rd. in Rabun Gap Feb.