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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Lt. Michael Bennett is the new assistant jail administrator at the Rabun County Detention Center. He started at the beginning of May.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Lt. Michael Bennett is the new assistant jail administrator at the Rabun County Detention Center. He started at the beginning of May.

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New assistant jail administrator wants to make a difference

Megan Horn
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Lt. Michael Bennett is passionate about helping others as a law enforcement officer. He’s been a police officer for about 11-and-a-half years.  That dedication has translated to his new role as assistant jail administrator at the Rabun County Detention Center.  “This is what I’m meant to do.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Leadership Rabun participants Josh Allen with Habersham EMC, left, Brent Edwards with Georgia Power, Chad Nichols with the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office and Sam Burns of the Rabun County Republican Party are handed their certificates of completion of the program by Tony Allred, former president of the Rabun County Chamber of Commerce at the Chamber’s after-hours event in Lakemont last month.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Leadership Rabun participants Josh Allen with Habersham EMC, left, Brent Edwards with Georgia Power, Chad Nichols with the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office and Sam Burns of the Rabun County Republican Party are handed their certificates of completion of the program by Tony Allred, former president of the Rabun County Chamber of Commerce at the Chamber’s after-hours event in Lakemont last month.

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Leadership Rabun participants receive certificates

Megan Horn
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
LAKEMONT-- Participants of Leadership Rabun were given certificates of completion at the Rabun County Chamber of Commerce after hours event in Lakemont last month.  The awards were handed out by former Chamber of Commerce President Tony Allred.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Will Davis, left, Rev. Lee Krivsky, pastor at New Hope United Methodist Church, back, Stella Merkle and Hannah Hickox work to build a ramp to improve accessibility at New Hope United Methodist Church last month as part of the Rabun Aid Program (RAP).

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Will Davis, left, Rev. Lee Krivsky, pastor at New Hope United Methodist Church, back, Stella Merkle and Hannah Hickox work to build a ramp to improve accessibility at New Hope United Methodist Church last month as part of the Rabun Aid Program (RAP).

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Rabun Aid Program pitches in for New Hope United Methodist Church

Megan Horn
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Students with the Rabun Aid Program (RAP) helped build a ramp to improve accessibility at New Hope United Methodist Church last month.  The church is located at 3011 U.S. Highway 76 East,Clayton.
Photo courtesy of the Rabun County Sheriff's Office

Photo courtesy of the Rabun County Sheriff's Office

Group completes Citizens' Law Enforcement Academy

News Staff
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
A group of community members completed the Citizens’ Law Enforcement Academy offered by the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office July 20.  “The Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce another successful completion of our Citizens’ Sheriff Academy.

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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.