Week-long downpours drench Rabun

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.

Georgia Power to start vegetation cleanup Oct. 18

Beginning Oct. 18, Georgia Power Forestry and Right of Way contractors will be conducting vegetation maintenance along the rights of way in the Lakemont and Lake Rabun area.

Local schools release COVID status

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.

RCHS homecoming queen

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. 

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

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.

Woman dies, man hurt after jeep overturns in Mountain City

A Dublin, Ga., woman died and a man was injured after their jeep overturned in a creek at 1870 Ga. 15 in Mountain City last Friday.

Mother of 8-year-old killed in accident Wednesday dies Saturday morning

The mother involved in an accident Wednesday that killed an 8-year-old boy at Highway 76 W and Charlie Mountain Rd. in Clayton died Saturday morning, confirmed Rabun County Coroner Sam Beck, Saturday.

Rabun elections office won't open polls Monday, early voting begins Tuesday

CLAYTON-- The Rabun County Board of Elections Office will not hold early voting Monday, Oct. 11. Early voting will begin Tuesday, Oct. 12, according to Sandra Wood, elections and registrations clerk.  Early voting was scheduled to begin Oct.

8-year-old dies, three injured following accident Wednesday afternoon

An 8-year-old died in a two-vehicle accident at U.S. Highway 76 W and Charlie Mountain Rd. in Clayton Wednesday afternoon. Three others were injured. Gretchen Echols, 41, of Clayton, was traveling west on U.S.

Clayton awarded $750,000 grant for water system improvements

CLAYTON-- The City of Clayton was recently awarded $750,000 from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) for water system improvements.  The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program supports community projects, creates jobs and assists low-to-moderate-income citizens.