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Suspect pulls AR-15 in road rage chase, wrecks in Hall County

News Staff
Thursday, October 28, 2021
An armed man fled a road rage incident Monday before wrecking his car in Hall County and being tracked down by Georgia Troopers. Just before 4 p.m. Monday, a BOLO alert was issued for a black Chrysler 300 after an alleged road rage incident involving a firearm.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. She Creek starts on the northwestern flank of Rainy Ridge and flows downstream to enter Lake Toccoa, which is used as an amenity of the Rainy Mountain Boy Scout Camp for swimming and other recreational purposes.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. She Creek starts on the northwestern flank of Rainy Ridge and flows downstream to enter Lake Toccoa, which is used as an amenity of the Rainy Mountain Boy Scout Camp for swimming and other recreational purposes.

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Impaired tributaries contribute to pollution in Stekoa Creek

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Saddle Gap Branch, Pool Creek and She Creek are impaired tributaries to Stekoa Creek.
Photo courtesy of Matt Leff, Rabun County Marching Wildcats

Photo courtesy of Matt Leff, Rabun County Marching Wildcats

Marching Wildcats net superior ratings at Pike invitational

News Staff
Thursday, October 28, 2021
The Rabun County Marching Wildcats competed in the Pike County Marching Invitational last Saturday in Zebulon, Ga. The band received superior ratings in all captions and were named the first runner-up in its class.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune

Food Bank of Northeast Georgia hosts 'spooktacular'

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 28, 2021
The Food Bank of Northeast Georgia held a spooktacular event Oct. 21 as families came through the Haunted Bridge at the covered bridge shopping center and kids dressed in Halloween costumes were given bags of candy.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Amanda Noffsinger sorts packages at the Clayton Post Office on Monday. The post office is receiving a higher volume of packages than usual for this time of year, receiving an average of 1,000 packages each day, according to Colby Nichols, acting supervisor for the Clayton Post Office.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Amanda Noffsinger sorts packages at the Clayton Post Office on Monday. The post office is receiving a higher volume of packages than usual for this time of year, receiving an average of 1,000 packages each day, according to Colby Nichols, acting supervisor for the Clayton Post Office.

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Clayton post office feels crunch

Megan Horn
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
It’s that time of year where families are beginning their holiday shopping. At the Clayton Post Office packages are arriving in volumes, more packages than they saw a year ago during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Brooke Cannon, grant administrator, left, Laura Davis, Empowering Families coordinator, Kayla Talley, FAITH legal advocate, Monica Blalock, director of community awareness, present books to Dyana Costello Banks, library manager, for donation to the Rabun County Public Library, in front of the library display.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Brooke Cannon, grant administrator, left, Laura Davis, Empowering Families coordinator, Kayla Talley, FAITH legal advocate, Monica Blalock, director of community awareness, present books to Dyana Costello Banks, library manager, for donation to the Rabun County Public Library, in front of the library display.

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Library recognizes domestic violence awareness month

Megan Horn
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
CLAYTON  — Fight Abuse in the Home (FAITH) teamed up with the Rabun County Public Library to recognize October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month with an informative booth in the lobby of the library.

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Clayton council OKs raise for city manager

Megan Horn
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
CLAYTON-- Clayton City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a 10-percent raise for City Manager Michael Esposito. The raise was approved after meeting in closed session to discuss personnel and litigation following the regular city council meeting.
Graphic courtesy of City of Clayton Public Works Department. Clayton plans on replacing a 12-inch water main on Old Highway 441 South and a six-inch water main on Clayton Road, as well as smaller service lines in portions of south Clayton.

Graphic courtesy of City of Clayton Public Works Department. Clayton plans on replacing a 12-inch water main on Old Highway 441 South and a six-inch water main on Clayton Road, as well as smaller service lines in portions of south Clayton.

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Clayton water, sewer fixes have city owing over $1.5 million

News Staff
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
While the City of Clayton has obtained a $750,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), the city also recently received a $1 million water facilities loan from the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority [GEFA], approved in November 2020, with funds made available in August 2021.

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Clayton council hears water line replacement plans

News Staff
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
The City of Clayton will be using a recently obtained $750,000 Community Development Block Grant  to install a new 12-inch water main along Old Highway 441 from the Booster Station located near Rabun County Golf Course to the north end of Leaning Chimney Drive.