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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. A Hiawassee man died in a one-vehicle crash on Highway 76 west of Clayton near Turkey Gap Rd. Monday. 

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. A Hiawassee man died in a one-vehicle crash on Highway 76 west of Clayton near Turkey Gap Rd. Monday. 

Hiawassee man dies in one-vehicle crash in Rabun County

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Monday, February 14, 2022
A Hiawassee man died in a one-vehicle crash on Highway 76 West between Highway 197 and Turkey Gap Rd. Monday. Randolph Lee Franklin, 54, died Feb.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Surrounded by her Delta Nu college sorority, “Elle Woods,” played by Lucy Barry sings during the “Legally Blonde The Musical” performance Thursday at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School. The musical also will be performed Friday, Feb. 11, and Saturday, Feb. 12.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Surrounded by her Delta Nu college sorority, “Elle Woods,” played by Lucy Barry sings during the “Legally Blonde The Musical” performance Thursday at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School. The musical also will be performed Friday, Feb. 11, and Saturday, Feb. 12.

‘Legally Blonde The Musical’ Friday, Saturday at Rabun Gap

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Friday, February 11, 2022
“Legally Blonde The Musical” opened Thursday night at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School as two more shows are scheduled in the Rearden Theater on the campus. The shows on Friday, Feb. 11, and Saturday, Feb. 12, also will be at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online atwww.rabungap.

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SDS resolution closer to reality

Megan Horn
Thursday, February 10, 2022
A resolution to the years-long dispute between the city of Clayton and the Rabun County Government regarding the Service Delivery Strategy (SDS) is closer to reality. County and City of Clayton officials are finalizing the language and terms in legal documentation.

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Communication is strategy for Duvall

Megan Horn
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Forward Rabun recently hired Mickey Duvall as business and economic development strategist, and to move local business forward, effective communication is key. “You can’t see the need unless you listen and communicate,” Duvall said is his approach to the job he began in January.

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Vet to Vet cafe brings veterans together

News Staff
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Military veterans gathered Tuesday morning at the Rabun County Civic Center Diner to participate in the monthly Vet-to-Vet Cafe, sponsored by Forward Rabun and Hospice of Northeast Georgia Medical Center.

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One killed in Demorest fire

News Staff
Thursday, February 10, 2022
DEMOREST– A Habersham County man was killed in a fire that occurred on Jan. 21. Johnny Lee Higginbotham, 54, was killed in a fire on Habersham Mills Rd. in Demorest around 7:37 a.m. It completely destroyed the 30-year-old, 200-square-foot camper.