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Shootings in Stephens leave three injured

News Staff
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Three victims are recovering from a pair of Sunday shooting incidents in Stephens County. The suspect alleged to have shot the trio of victims at two Stephens County convenience stores remained in the county jail without bond Tuesday afternoon.
Photo by Beau Evans/Capitol Beat News Service. Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan

Photo by Beau Evans/Capitol Beat News Service. Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan

Duncan pitches political nonprofit

News Staff
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
ATLANTA – Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan is leaving elective office next year to try to restore bipartisanship to the search for solutions to the problems facing America, the Republican from Cumming told a business audience Monday.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County 11-year-old native Carlos Lopez-Justus was invited to spend 12 days in Italy to train with professional soccer coaches after attending a summer camp at the Atlanta Calcio Academy (ACA) in Habersham. Out of 34 players in the 12U group at the camp, he was the only player to be invited to Italy.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County 11-year-old native Carlos Lopez-Justus was invited to spend 12 days in Italy to train with professional soccer coaches after attending a summer camp at the Atlanta Calcio Academy (ACA) in Habersham. Out of 34 players in the 12U group at the camp, he was the only player to be invited to Italy.

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Italy experience sparks pro dreams of young soccer player

Megan Horn
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Rabun County native Carlos Lopez-Justus dreams of becoming a professional soccer player. He started playing soccer at the Rabun County Recreation Department when he was 5-years-old. He hopes to become like his favorite player, Portuguese soccer player Christian Ronaldo.

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Clayton, Rabun County mired in water wars for decades

News Staff
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
[This is the second in a multi-part history of the Rabun County Water Wars, which have cost taxpayers more than a million dollars over the years] For both the Clayton-Rabun County WSA and the City of Clayton, 2005 was a less active year water and sewer-wise.
Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune

Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune

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Lawsuit: Board's zoning change vote was illegal

Wayne Knuckles
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
CLAYTON--The Rabun County Board of Commissioners acted illegally when they approved a zoning change in July for a 5-acre lot near Lake Burton to allow construction of a boat storage facility, a lawsuit filed last week alleges.
File photo. Rabun County Schools start back August 11. Pre-K starts back August 16.

File photo. Rabun County Schools start back August 11. Pre-K starts back August 16.

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Getting back in the groove of school

Megan Horn
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
TIGER-- Rabun County Schools will be back in session Aug. 11. Pre-K starts back Aug. 16.  “It allows us to have extra help with the smaller kids the first three days,” said Superintendent April Childers about why Pre-K starts later.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Bob Matis, owner of Civil War Corner Antiques in Dillard, owns a United States flag used in the Civil War in the Battle of Cold Harbor on June 3, 1864. It is displayed in his shop along with a display. The flag has 34 stars and two stripes are missing after being torn off in battle.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Bob Matis, owner of Civil War Corner Antiques in Dillard, owns a United States flag used in the Civil War in the Battle of Cold Harbor on June 3, 1864. It is displayed in his shop along with a display. The flag has 34 stars and two stripes are missing after being torn off in battle.

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Civil War battle flag displayed in Dillard

Megan Horn
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
DILLARD-- The shops in Dillard are filled with many unique antiques and collectables that tourists flock to patronize.  Civil War Corner Antiques owned by Bob Matis displays a unique piece of Civil War history, a United States flag used in the Battle of Cold Harbor on June 3, 1864.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun county and city officials met Monday to discuss the addition of a five-year, one percent Transportation Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST) on November’s ballot.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun county and city officials met Monday to discuss the addition of a five-year, one percent Transportation Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST) on November’s ballot.

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Officials discuss TSPLOST for November ballot

Megan Horn
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
CLAYTON--  The addition of a five-year, one-percent Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST) on November’s ballot was discussed among county and city officials in a meeting Monday.  If passed by voters, the current 7 percent sales tax would increase.