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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Commissioners Will Nichols, left, Kent Woerner, Chairman Greg James, and Tom Garrison, far right, vote to approve a rezoning request from Taywood, LLC to rezone the property 8118 Bridge Creek Rd. from Agricultural to Commercial Business at Tuesday’s commission meeting. Commissioner Scott Crane voted against the motion.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Commissioners Will Nichols, left, Kent Woerner, Chairman Greg James, and Tom Garrison, far right, vote to approve a rezoning request from Taywood, LLC to rezone the property 8118 Bridge Creek Rd. from Agricultural to Commercial Business at Tuesday’s commission meeting. Commissioner Scott Crane voted against the motion.

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County okays storage units at Lake Burton

Megan Horn
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
CLAYTON-- The courtroom at the Rabun County Courthouse was packed for Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting as commissioners passed a motion to rezone land located at 8118 Bridge Creek Rd. from Agricultural to Commercial Business for the development of storage units.
File photo. The public will have a chance to view historic wooden boats at Lake Burton Sunday afternoon.

File photo. The public will have a chance to view historic wooden boats at Lake Burton Sunday afternoon.

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Wooden boats to be in parade on Sunday

Wayne Knuckles
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
LAKE BURTON—Beauty, history and nostalgia converge on Lake Burton Sunday as the second annual Lake Burton Wooden Boat Parade sets sail from Timpson Cove. “It’s for people to enjoy,” said organizer Andrew Harris.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton DDA members Karen Bacon, vice chair, and Cassandra Clouser, board chair, listen to guest speaker Adam Hazell, planning director for the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission, talk about how to best organize their projects to make improvements to areas of downtown Clayton.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton DDA members Karen Bacon, vice chair, and Cassandra Clouser, board chair, listen to guest speaker Adam Hazell, planning director for the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission, talk about how to best organize their projects to make improvements to areas of downtown Clayton.

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DDA discusses downtown development projects

Megan Horn
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
CLAYTON-- The Clayton Downtown Development Authority discussed planning for future projects in downtown Clayton with guest speaker Adam Hazell, planning director for the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission (GMRC), at their meeting Tuesday.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. RCPS retirees were honored at the 2020-2021 retired employee reception last Thursday. Superintendent April Childers, left, and RCPS principal Jay Fowler, right, recognize RCPS retirees, from left, Cathy Shell, paraprofessional, Merrabeth Benton, assistant principal, and Robin Hurwitz, kindergarten teacher.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. RCPS retirees were honored at the 2020-2021 retired employee reception last Thursday. Superintendent April Childers, left, and RCPS principal Jay Fowler, right, recognize RCPS retirees, from left, Cathy Shell, paraprofessional, Merrabeth Benton, assistant principal, and Robin Hurwitz, kindergarten teacher.

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Rabun County Schools honor retirees with reception

Megan Horn
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
TIGER-- Rabun County Schools honored 2020-2021 retired employees with a reception held at Rabun County High School last Thursday. It was sponsored by Charles Black Construction.

School system receives funds for COVID recovery

Megan Horn
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
TIGER-- Rabun County Schools recently received its third round of funding from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act, Amy Pruitt, Rabun County Schools federal programs director, explained at last Thursday’s Board of Education meeting.  Rabun County Schools has been allocated $4.
A memorial to former mayor "Doc" Gillespie was recently unveiled at Kingwood Country Club Golf Course.

A memorial to former mayor "Doc" Gillespie was recently unveiled at Kingwood Country Club Golf Course.

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Former Clayton mayor remembered

News Staff
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Rabun County resident Larry “Doc” Gillespie, who passed away in 2020, was recently honored with a plaque and memorial placed in front of his home on the 14th hole at the Kingwood Country Club golf course.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Firefighters battle a blaze in the Vista Ridge Apartment Complex on Sunday.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Firefighters battle a blaze in the Vista Ridge Apartment Complex on Sunday.

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Firefighters respond to multiple blazes

News Staff
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Rabun County Fire Services responded to a report of a structure fire at 137 Marsen Knob Drive in the Vista Ridge Apartment Complex at 2:29 p.m. on Sunday. Stations 1, 5, and 12 responded on the initial alarm.

Water service in Clayton to be affected by construction Sunday

News Staff
Friday, May 21, 2021
The city of Clayton will be having planned maintenance for Main St. on Sunday, May 23 at 10:30 p.m.  City crews will be making necessary repairs to the infrastructure, including the replacement of a valve.  The areas of North Main St., South Main St., East Savannah St., West Savannah St.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Memories came pouring in as a portion of the old Clayton Elementary School was demolished over the past week. In May 1976, the entire Clayton Elementary School building flooded up to the waist of an adult. In the Spring of 1982, a tornado took the roof off of the library (where the Clayton court room is currently located).

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Memories came pouring in as a portion of the old Clayton Elementary School was demolished over the past week. In May 1976, the entire Clayton Elementary School building flooded up to the waist of an adult. In the Spring of 1982, a tornado took the roof off of the library (where the Clayton court room is currently located).

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Old Clayton Elementary remembered fondly as portion falls to demolition

Megan Horn
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
CLAYTON--  Demolition of part of the old Clayton Elementary School on Highway 441 is underway. Clayton City Hall and the police department are currently located there.