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Rabun County Middle tops RESA, state test scores

Megan Horn
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
[This is the second in a three-part series of articles revealing 2020-2021 state test scores for Rabun County Schools] TIGER--The past school year proved a challenge for school systems everywhere with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Top Photo: Courtesy of Elisha Ramey Higgins. Bottom photo: Courtesy of Matt Freeman.

Top Photo: Courtesy of Elisha Ramey Higgins. Bottom photo: Courtesy of Matt Freeman.

Week-long downpours drench Rabun

News Staff
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Ramey Road at Joe Davis Lane encounters extreme flooding Oct. 7 from a significant rain event several days in a row last week.  The Lake Burton Dam overflows Oct. 7 as the county is hit with a significant rain event several days in a row.

Local schools release COVID status

News Staff
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Rabun County Schools, Tallulah Falls School and Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School released COVID-19 updates.  Rabun County Schools For the week of Oct. 4-8:  Rabun County High School reported one active COVID-19 case rolling over from the prior week Monday-Wednesday, and none Thursday and Friday.
Andy Diffenderfer/The Clayton Tribune

Andy Diffenderfer/The Clayton Tribune

RCHS homecoming queen

News Staff
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Jenica Steill, left, was crowned Rabun County High School homecoming queen at halftime of the Wildcats' football game last Friday. At right is 2020 homecoming queen Josie Darnell. 
Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Adams. Guests enjoy a picnic style meal while listening to the Foxfire Boys at the Picnic for a Purpose.

Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Adams. Guests enjoy a picnic style meal while listening to the Foxfire Boys at the Picnic for a Purpose.

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Successful Picnic for a Purpose raises more than $40,000

News Staff
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
CLAYTON -- Place of Hope North Georgia’s first-time fundraiser, Picnic for a Purpose, was a sold-out success, raising more than $40,000 to support children and families in the Rabun County foster-care system.