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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton candidates for mayor and council member positions elected Nov. 2 were sworn-in to office Monday by Probate Judge Carlton H. Jones III. Mayor Kurt Cannon, left, Probate Judge Carlton H. Jones III, Council Member Althea Bleckley and Council Member Amanda Harrold pose for photographs following the ceremony.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton candidates for mayor and council member positions elected Nov. 2 were sworn-in to office Monday by Probate Judge Carlton H. Jones III. Mayor Kurt Cannon, left, Probate Judge Carlton H. Jones III, Council Member Althea Bleckley and Council Member Amanda Harrold pose for photographs following the ceremony.

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Clayton swears in newly elected officials

Megan Horn
Thursday, January 6, 2022
CLAYTON– Clayton candidates for mayor and council members elected Nov. 2 were sworn-in to office Monday by Probate Judge Carlton H. Jones III. The ceremony was held in the courtroom of the Clayton Municipal Complex. Kurt Cannon took the Oath of Office as mayor.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Dillard candidates for mayor and council member positions were sworn-in to office Tuesday by Probate Judge Carlton H. Jones III in the Probate Courtroom at the Rabun County Courthouse. Probate Judge Carlton H. Jones III, left, Mayor Claude Dillard, Council Member Jeff Harris and Council Member Tremaine “Terry” Wilson pose for photographs following the ceremony.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Dillard candidates for mayor and council member positions were sworn-in to office Tuesday by Probate Judge Carlton H. Jones III in the Probate Courtroom at the Rabun County Courthouse. Probate Judge Carlton H. Jones III, left, Mayor Claude Dillard, Council Member Jeff Harris and Council Member Tremaine “Terry” Wilson pose for photographs following the ceremony.

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Dillard elected officials sworn-in

Megan Horn
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Dillard candidates for mayor and council member positions were sworn-in to office Tuesday by Probate Judge Carlton H. Jones III in the Probate Courtroom at the Rabun County Courthouse. The city of Dillard did not hold an election Nov. 2 because all candidates ran unopposed.
Photo courtesy of Susan Kulow. A fallen tree on Highway 76 East in the Kingwood and Seedtick Rd. area Monday. Portions of Highway 76 East were shut down for several hours Monday while crews worked to clean up the roadway and restore power to the area.

Photo courtesy of Susan Kulow. A fallen tree on Highway 76 East in the Kingwood and Seedtick Rd. area Monday. Portions of Highway 76 East were shut down for several hours Monday while crews worked to clean up the roadway and restore power to the area.

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Gusts bust 2022 wide open

Megan Horn
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Heavy storms and extreme wind gusts overnight Sunday brought downed trees, power outages, tree limbs and debris scattered across Rabun County and surrounding counties. Some areas of Rabun County received snowfall. The storm left 2,380 Georgia Power customers without power as of Monday at 9:30 a.m.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Jaybo Shaw applauds his Wildcat players’ effort during Shaw’s last game as RCHS head football coach in Thomasville in the Class AA state quarterfinals. The Wayne County school board approved Shaw as the Class 5A Jackets’ new head football coach and assistant athletic director. Shaw, who also served as the RCHS athletic director, will start in Jesup on Jan. 17.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Jaybo Shaw applauds his Wildcat players’ effort during Shaw’s last game as RCHS head football coach in Thomasville in the Class AA state quarterfinals. The Wayne County school board approved Shaw as the Class 5A Jackets’ new head football coach and assistant athletic director. Shaw, who also served as the RCHS athletic director, will start in Jesup on Jan. 17.

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Shaw leaving Wildcat Nation for Jesup

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
When the Wildcats kick off the 2022 football season, currently no member of the Shaw family is projected to be the head coach of the reigning region championships after 10 years of a Shaw at the helm.
Photo courtesy of Jenifer Kulow. Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Highway 76 East was shut down for six hours due to trees and power lines being down following Monday's overnight storm.

Photo courtesy of Jenifer Kulow. Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Highway 76 East was shut down for six hours due to trees and power lines being down following Monday's overnight storm.

Storm brings downed trees, power outages across Rabun County

Megan Horn
Monday, January 3, 2022
Heavy storms overnight brought downed trees and power outages across Rabun County and surrounding areas.  As of 9:30 a.m. Monday, there were 2,380 Georgia Power customers without power, according to Chad Nation, Georgia Power spokesman.

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Resurfacing of roads on Mountain City's FY 2022 budget

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 30, 2021
MOUNTAIN CITY– Mountain City council members passed its $375,896.73 FY 2022 budget at a Dec. 14 council meeting. Last year’s budget was $372,872.63. Among projects for the year is the resurfacing of city roads. Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) grants are budgeted at $17,416.
Submitted photo. Shown are Daisy Stout, Manuel Espino, Hunter Brown, Vali Martin, Kaleb Thrasher, Amos Whitmire, Jobany Ramos, Brooks Beck, Eliza Hopper, Gabriel Sheppard, Cameron Jackson and Jayce Ramey. In the middle row are Aaron Dickerson, Noel Espita, Zayd Amiri, Aidyn Trusty, Isabella Figueroa, Geraldine Arredondo, Parker Southards, Ruby Hernandez and Miledy Balderas. In the back row are Courtney Bennett, Tate Nichols, Riley Owens, James Reed, Dakota Dills, Dalton Freeman, John Hutcheson, Tammy Jones.

Submitted photo. Shown are Daisy Stout, Manuel Espino, Hunter Brown, Vali Martin, Kaleb Thrasher, Amos Whitmire, Jobany Ramos, Brooks Beck, Eliza Hopper, Gabriel Sheppard, Cameron Jackson and Jayce Ramey. In the middle row are Aaron Dickerson, Noel Espita, Zayd Amiri, Aidyn Trusty, Isabella Figueroa, Geraldine Arredondo, Parker Southards, Ruby Hernandez and Miledy Balderas. In the back row are Courtney Bennett, Tate Nichols, Riley Owens, James Reed, Dakota Dills, Dalton Freeman, John Hutcheson, Tammy Jones.

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Students learn joy of giving during holidays

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 30, 2021
Rabun County Primary School students in Rachel Dixon and Parapro Beth Thompson’s second grade class recently learned the importance and joy of giving at Christmas by providing meals to Rabun County first responders.
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COVID-19 cases rapidly increase over holiday weekend

News Staff
Thursday, December 30, 2021
COVID-19 cases have rapidly increased over the holiday weekend, according to a statement from District 2 Public Health Monday. The number of cases nearly doubled in Georgia since Friday due to the Omicron variant.