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COVID-19 Update

GDPH now confirming 9 COVID-19 cases in Rabun County

News Staff
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
The Georgia Department of Health has issued their 7 p.m. update on COVID-19. One new case was reported in Rabun County.  The state has reported nine confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rabun County as of Wednesday, April 22.    No confirmed deaths have been reported for Rabun County.
Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. Rev. Don Barber, pastor of Rabun Gap Presbyterian Church, oversees preparations for Saturday's food distribution.

Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. Rev. Don Barber, pastor of Rabun Gap Presbyterian Church, oversees preparations for Saturday's food distribution.

Volunteers distribute food during COVID-19 crisis

Wayne Knuckles
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
RABUN GAP—Starting at the crack of dawn Saturday, approximately 70 volunteers sorted, bagged and distributed food packages with an estimated retail value of $80,000 at Rabun Gap Presbyterian Church.
Test totals for Rabun residents missing from state reporting

Test totals for Rabun residents missing from state reporting

Test totals for Rabun residents missing from state reporting

Wayne Knuckles
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
CLAYTON—How many cases of COVID-19 are there in Rabun County? The Georgia Department of Public Health website reported Tuesday that eight people have tested positive for the virus so far. In neighboring Habersham County, the number was 107.
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Clayton city council discusses COVID-19 issues

Megan Horn
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
CLAYTON— Clayton City Council members discussed the potential repercussions in Rabun County when Gov. Brian Kemp’s Executive Order goes into effect to reopen the government at their city council meeting Tuesday.
Families are impacted by the shelter-in-place order in many ways, including incidents of domestic violence and child abuse.

Families are impacted by the shelter-in-place order in many ways, including incidents of domestic violence and child abuse.

Rabun agencies working to keep families safe during COVID-19 crisis

Megan Horn
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the lives of everyone in some way, whether it be the loss of a senior year, the loss of a job, or the devastation of losing a loved one who succumbed to the unforgiving virus.

Counting COVID-19 testing cases on county level would be helpful

Wayne Knuckles
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Is Rabun County incredibly lucky, or is our COVID-19 case count severely underreported? The answer may be that it’s a little bit of both. As of Tuesday afternoon, the Georgia Dept. of Public Health District 2 website was reporting eight confirmed cases of COVID-19 locally, with no fatalities.

COVID-19 a harrowing experience for Rabun resident

News Staff
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
What feels like years was just months ago. I remember learning about a virus that was spreading quickly in a faraway town in China. Coronavirus felt so foreign to me at the time. From that moment on, it feels like someone hit the fast-forward button. News was changing by the hour.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rob Hawsey with the streets department pressure washes the sidewalk on Main Street Tuesday.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rob Hawsey with the streets department pressure washes the sidewalk on Main Street Tuesday.

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Clayton removes trees, makes sidewalk improvements

Megan Horn
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
CLAYTON— The Cypress trees that once lined Main Street in Clayton have been removed as part of the city’s Downtown Master Plan for parks, parking and streetscape improvements.  Council members voted 3-1 in September to approve the plan, spearheaded by the Savannah-based consulting firm TSW.