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Neely remembered as 'coworker and friend'

Megan Horn
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
James Leslie “Les” Neely is remembered by friends and coworkers as someone who was exceptional at his job and always helped everyone he could.  Neely, 53, of Rabun County died on Aug. 19 at Mountain Lakes Medical Center.  He served Rabun County as a code enforcement officer for 28 years.

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Candidates qualify for November elections

Megan Horn
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
CLAYTON-- Qualifying for the Nov. 2 local election ended Friday and three cities have candidates vying for contested seats.  Clayton, Tallulah Falls and Mountain City have mayoral and council member seats up for grabs.

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Commissioners vote on TSPLOST agreement, referendum resolution

Megan Horn
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
CLAYTON-- Rabun County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to enter into a Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST) Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the cities of Clayton, Dillard, Mountain City, Sky Valley, Tallulah Falls and Tiger.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Don Fountain questions a witness in the courtroom on Tuesday.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Don Fountain questions a witness in the courtroom on Tuesday.

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Trial continues in 2014 boating death

Megan Horn
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
CLAYTON-- The trial continues in a case involving the death of a 7-year-old Florida boy on Lake Burton in July 2014.The trial began with opening remarks Aug. 17. Ryan Paul Batchelder, 7 of Lake Worth, Fla.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Former Rabun Gap student Delphine Hard of Otto, N.C. attended Space Camp in the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala. in July. She said her main goal is “to be the first kid on mars and one of the first kids in space.”

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Former Rabun Gap student Delphine Hard of Otto, N.C. attended Space Camp in the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala. in July. She said her main goal is “to be the first kid on mars and one of the first kids in space.”

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Space camp was 'out of this world' for student

Megan Horn
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.-- Former Rabun Gap student Delphine Hard of Otto, N.C. took a trip to outer space on her ninth birthday and attended Space Camp at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala.  “Space camp was super fun. It was out of this world,” Hard said.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The SPLOST project will allow expansion of the 96-bed county jail and the building of a new sheriff’s office facility to be relocated to a site across the street from the jail facility off of Bowen Creek Rd. in Tiger.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The SPLOST project will allow expansion of the 96-bed county jail and the building of a new sheriff’s office facility to be relocated to a site across the street from the jail facility off of Bowen Creek Rd. in Tiger.

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Sheriff's office expansion 'moving along great'

Megan Horn
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
TIGER – Construction is underway on the $7 million project to expand the Rabun County Detention Center and build a new sheriff’s office.  “This project is moving along great,” said Sheriff Chad Nichols.
Photo courtesy of Melissa White. A fallen tree on Cecil Cannon Rd. in Rabun Gap Tuesday was part of the aftermath caused by Tropical Storm Fred. The storm brought strong winds, flash flooding and some downed trees throughout Rabun County.

Photo courtesy of Melissa White. A fallen tree on Cecil Cannon Rd. in Rabun Gap Tuesday was part of the aftermath caused by Tropical Storm Fred. The storm brought strong winds, flash flooding and some downed trees throughout Rabun County.

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Fred brings strong winds, downed trees to Rabun

News Staff
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Fred moved through Rabun County Tuesday. Flash flooding and downed trees were reported throughout the county, resulting in temporary road closures.
COVID-19 Update

COVID-19 Update

CDC: Rabun's level of COVID community transmission still high

News Staff
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Rabun County’s level of COVID-19 community transmission is still classified as high, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data tracker Tuesday.  Towns, Habersham, Stephens and White counties also have classifications of high, based on the data.