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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Juanita Shope, president of the Rabun County Chamber of Commerce, speaks to Clayton council members at their meeting Tuesday to pitch a partnership between Forward Rabun and the city of Clayton. Council members voted to use .75 percent of its hotel/motel tax to fund Forward Rabun while giving the Clayton Merchant and Business Association (CMBA) 1.25 percent of available hotel/motel tax funds.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Juanita Shope, president of the Rabun County Chamber of Commerce, speaks to Clayton council members at their meeting Tuesday to pitch a partnership between Forward Rabun and the city of Clayton. Council members voted to use .75 percent of its hotel/motel tax to fund Forward Rabun while giving the Clayton Merchant and Business Association (CMBA) 1.25 percent of available hotel/motel tax funds.

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Clayton council gives funds to Forward Rabun

Megan Horn
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
CLAYTON— Clayton council members voted unanimously at Tuesday’s meeting to allocate a portion of hotel/motel tax funds to Forward Rabun. Council member Michelle Duquette was not present at the meeting and participated via speakerphone.
Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. "I always wear a mask," said Keith Knudson as he prepared to shop at the Clayton Walmart Tuesday.

Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. "I always wear a mask," said Keith Knudson as he prepared to shop at the Clayton Walmart Tuesday.

COVID-19 cases up 45% in one week

Wayne Knuckles
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
CLAYTON—Confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose by 45 percent in Rabun County in the past week. It marked the single biggest weekly increase since the Georgia Dept. of Public Health began reporting statistics in March.
Early voting begins Monday.

Early voting begins Monday.

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Early voting begins Monday

Megan Horn
Sunday, July 19, 2020
 CLAYTON— The general primary runoff election is set for Aug. 11 in Rabun County.   Early voting starts July 20 and runs through August 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Rabun County Board of Elections Office, with Saturday voting on August 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Election’s Office.
COVID-19 Local Update

COVID-19 Local Update

As local COVID-19 cases climb, Clayton is taking new precautions

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
CLAYTON—The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Rabun County increased again in the past week.  There have now been 86 confirmed cases, three deaths and 16 hospitalizations due to the disease since March in Rabun County, according to information from the Georgia Dept. of Public Health (GDPH).

85 COVID-19 cases traced to local camp

Wayne Knuckles
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
LAKE BURTON—At least 85 children and counselors who attended YMCA Camp High Harbour on Lake Burton have tested positive for COVID-19 since June 24, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health (GDPH).
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The town of Tallulah Falls voted last week to contract with a company that provides automated laser speed detection devices similar to this unit in Mountain City, only the new equipment will automatically flag speed violations for possible citations by town police.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The town of Tallulah Falls voted last week to contract with a company that provides automated laser speed detection devices similar to this unit in Mountain City, only the new equipment will automatically flag speed violations for possible citations by town police.

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Tallulah Falls to place devices in school zones to identify and cite speeders

Megan Horn
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
TALLULAH FALLS— Tallulah Falls Council members at their meeting last Thursday voted 3-1 to contract with the company Blue Line Solutions for a system that would provide “automated speed enforcement” in the Tallulah Falls school zone.
Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Chamber of Commerce President Juanita Shope has been hired by the county as a Business Development and Marketing Specialist. Meeting to discuss the appointment at the new Welcome Center on Highway 441 are, from left, Rick Story, executive director of the Development Authority of Rabun County, Claude Dillard, Development Authority board chairman and Dillard City Council member, Shope and Irene Bynum Faith, chairman of the Rabun County Chamber of Commerce.

Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Chamber of Commerce President Juanita Shope has been hired by the county as a Business Development and Marketing Specialist. Meeting to discuss the appointment at the new Welcome Center on Highway 441 are, from left, Rick Story, executive director of the Development Authority of Rabun County, Claude Dillard, Development Authority board chairman and Dillard City Council member, Shope and Irene Bynum Faith, chairman of the Rabun County Chamber of Commerce.

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Chamber president to be county employee

Wayne Knuckles
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
CLAYTON—Rabun County Chamber of Commerce President Juanita Shope has been named Business Development and Marketing Specialist for Forward Rabun.

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Gurtler, Clyde debate District 9 issues in Clayton

Wayne Knuckles
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
CLAYTON—The Rabun County Republican Party hosted a debate Saturday between Matt Gurtler and Andrew Clyde. Each is seeking the GOP nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives District 9 seat being vacated by Doug Collins in the Aug. 11 election.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rick Story, director of development for Rabun County, explains the Forward Rabun concept at Tuesday's city council meeting.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rick Story, director of development for Rabun County, explains the Forward Rabun concept at Tuesday's city council meeting.

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Clayton city council hears Forward Rabun pitch

Megan Horn
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
CLAYTON— Clayton council members heard a presentation about Forward Rabun from Rick Story, director of development for Rabun County, at Tuesday’s meeting. “I just wanted to come today and give you an idea of what Forward Rabun is,” Story said.