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Kemp closes K-12 public schools through April 24

News Staff
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Atlanta, GA – Today Governor Brian P. Kemp issued Executive Order 03.26.20.02 closing public elementary and secondary schools for in-person instruction through April 24, 2020. Students may return to school on Monday, April 27, 2020.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Fortify Pi, a restaurant located on Main Street in Clayton, has this sign posted on their window Wednesday afternoon.The Clayton council proclaimed that businesses operating inside the city should limit the number of people in their establishments at any one time to one person per 100 square-feet of floor space, not including store employees.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Fortify Pi, a restaurant located on Main Street in Clayton, has this sign posted on their window Wednesday afternoon.The Clayton council proclaimed that businesses operating inside the city should limit the number of people in their establishments at any one time to one person per 100 square-feet of floor space, not including store employees.

Rabun County braces for COVID-19

Megan Horn
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
CLAYTON—Rabun County had no confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of press time Wednesday, but the community has seen a flurry of activity in recent days related to the virus as local officials continue to fine tune plans for a public-health emergency.
Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. From left, County Clerk Linda Ramey and commissioners Will Nichols, Kent Woerner and Greg James at last Thursday's emergency meeting of the Rabun County commission.

Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. From left, County Clerk Linda Ramey and commissioners Will Nichols, Kent Woerner and Greg James at last Thursday's emergency meeting of the Rabun County commission.

Commission keeps most county-run facilities closed

Megan Horn
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
CLAYTON— Commissioners met in an emergency session last Thursday to discuss the county’s COVID-19 pandemic response.
Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. Moonrise Distillery in Clayton was one of the first craft distilleries in the nation to convert production to hand sanitizer during the COVID-19 health emergency. Owner Doug Nassaur said Moonrise will continue to make bottles of sanitizer available to local residents as long as it is possible to do so.

Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. Moonrise Distillery in Clayton was one of the first craft distilleries in the nation to convert production to hand sanitizer during the COVID-19 health emergency. Owner Doug Nassaur said Moonrise will continue to make bottles of sanitizer available to local residents as long as it is possible to do so.

Moonrise converts production to hand sanitizer for the community

Wayne Knuckles
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
CLAYTON—When life gives you lemons, some people make lemonade. But when life gave Moonrise Distillery’s Doug, Jen, and C.J. Nassaur an unprecedented national health emergency, they made … hand sanitizer.

Our commitment to Rabun County

News Staff
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
COVID-19, known as coronavirus, has struck the United States and Georgia with a vengeance. Since 1897, Rabun County has been reading our pages for news and advertising. We want to thank you for your loyalty and support.  Pearl Harbor’s bombing on Dec. 7, 1941, and the horrific events of Sept.
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest

National Forest campgrounds closed

News Staff
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
  Camping and group recreation sites on the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests have been closed indefinitely for the health and safety of visitors and staff.
Local restaurants ban on-premises dining

Local restaurants ban on-premises dining

Clayton, Dillard ban on-premises dining

News Staff
Monday, March 23, 2020
DILLARD— The cities of Clayton and Dillard have taken steps to ban on-premises restaurant dining due to COVID-19 at separate emergency meetings on Monday, March 23. However, all restaurants are allowed to stay open to serve drive-thru and curbside customers.
Photo credit: Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center

Photo credit: Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center

New COVID-19 policy in place at Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center

News Staff
Monday, March 23, 2020
After further discussion with staff and the community, we are making some changes to our COVID-19 policies here at Foxfire. As we’ve previously stated, we are monitoring the policies of the state park systems and, thus, have adjusted our policy accordingly.