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Early voting runoff races will begin next week

Megan Horn
Wednesday, July 15, 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.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Tallulah Falls residents addressed council members in public hearings on adoption of an amendment to the city’s zoning map and a short-term rental ordinance that would not allow these types of rentals in the R-1 district.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Tallulah Falls residents addressed council members in public hearings on adoption of an amendment to the city’s zoning map and a short-term rental ordinance that would not allow these types of rentals in the R-1 district.

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TF council considers ban on short-term rentals in R-1

Megan Horn
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
TALLULAH FALLS— Tallulah Falls council members tabled the debated short-term rental ordinance after a public hearing on the matter at their meeting last Thursday.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The Lake Rabun Association held their annual wooden boat parade on Sunday as part of Fourth of July celebration events to bring the community together.. The wooden boat parade featured rare boats and boats ranging from the 1920s to 1970s.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The Lake Rabun Association held their annual wooden boat parade on Sunday as part of Fourth of July celebration events to bring the community together.. The wooden boat parade featured rare boats and boats ranging from the 1920s to 1970s.

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Wooden boat parade a Lake Rabun tradition

Megan Horn
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
LAKE RABUN— Since 1980, wooden boats have sailed across Lake Rabun during the Fourth of July holiday weekend. They once again came together to participate in the annual wooden boat parade Sunday. “We’re proud of our wooden boats on Lake Rabun,” said Thad Warren, co-chair of the event.
Rabun school start plans still in limbo

Rabun school start plans still in limbo

Rabun school start plans still in limbo

Megan Horn
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
TIGER— The start date for the 2020-2021 school year remains in limbo due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Rabun County officials say that plans on when and how to start the school year are still being decided.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. An 83-year-old Rabun Gap man died after attempting to negotiate a curve in his 1998 Toyota Tacoma Xtracab on Ga.15 near Mountain City Rd. in Clayton on Monday.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. An 83-year-old Rabun Gap man died after attempting to negotiate a curve in his 1998 Toyota Tacoma Xtracab on Ga.15 near Mountain City Rd. in Clayton on Monday.

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Rabun Gap man killed in one-vehicle accident

Megan Horn
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
CLAYTON— A Rabun Gap man died following an accident on Ga. 15 (Highway 441)  near Clayton on Monday.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Mandy Pileski, left, Mandy Kuntz and Lauren Shuman are new clinicians for the Georgia Mountain Psychological Associates (GMPA) nonprofit organization located at 281 Highway 441 South in Clayton. The goal of the 501(c)3 it to provide affordable and accessible therapy services to the Rabun County community.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Mandy Pileski, left, Mandy Kuntz and Lauren Shuman are new clinicians for the Georgia Mountain Psychological Associates (GMPA) nonprofit organization located at 281 Highway 441 South in Clayton. The goal of the 501(c)3 it to provide affordable and accessible therapy services to the Rabun County community.

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Nonprofit mental health services now available

Megan Horn
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
CLAYTON— A new nonprofit geared towards mental health services has come to Rabun County.  Georgia Mountain Psychological Associates (GMPA) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides therapy services to the community.
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School vaccinations to be available July 20-24

News Staff
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
District 2 Public Health reminds all parents that now is a good time to get those required school vaccinations. With the challenges and uncertainty that we face with COVID-19, it can be easy to forget about school and necessary vaccines for your child (or children).

NGTC announces plans for fall semester 2020

News Staff
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Clarkesville, GA — North Georgia Technical College announces fall semester 2020 academic plans for returning to campus for students.  The Clarkesville, Currahee and Blairsville campuses will begin fall semester Aug.
Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. Mountain Lakes Medical Center is now under unified ownership, it was announced last week.

Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. Mountain Lakes Medical Center is now under unified ownership, it was announced last week.

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Mountain Lakes plans improvements, expansion of local health care services

Wayne Knuckles
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
CLAYTON—Mountain Lakes Medical Center is under unified ownership and new corporate management for the first time in more than a decade. The 65,000 sq.-ft. critical care facility is now fully owned by Robert Lubin, an immigration attorney and investor from Herndon, Va.