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FAITH Sweetheart Ball rescheduled for Feb. 29 due to snowstorm

News Staff
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Saturday’s sudden snow storm affected more than drivers on local roads. FAITH’s (Fight Abuse in the Home) 22nd Annual Sweetheart Ball was cancelled for the first time in its history.   Months of preparation went into planning the ball that expected 340 guests.
Submitted Photo Sisters Cydni and Peyton Coppage of Sky Valley practice in their roles as rivals for Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School’s upcoming Cirque Arqadia Feb. 13-15.

Submitted Photo Sisters Cydni and Peyton Coppage of Sky Valley practice in their roles as rivals for Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School’s upcoming Cirque Arqadia Feb. 13-15.

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Sky Valley sisters to play rivals in ‘Cirque Arqadia’ at RGNS starting Feb. 13

News Staff
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Sisters Cydni  and Peyton Coppage of Sky Valley will take the Rearden Stage as rivals in Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School’s production of “Cirque Arqadia” this week. This year’s show, scheduled for February 13-15, is more student-driven than ever before.
Submitted photo.

Submitted photo.

Lieberman addresses Rabun Democrats

News Staff
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Matt Lieberman spoke at the general membership meeting of the Rabun County Democrats Monday. Lieberman is running for U.S. Senate to fill the seat formerly held by Johnny Isakson. "I am not a professional candidate. I feel in my gut so strongly a lot of good intentions go tom Washington, D.C.
Daniela Cintron/The Clayton Tribune. A Rabun County school bus ferries students home following the early dismissal.

Daniela Cintron/The Clayton Tribune. A Rabun County school bus ferries students home following the early dismissal.

Snow day in Rabun

News Staff
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Rabun County experienced the first significant snowfall of the new year last Friday. The white stuff began falling shortly after daybreak. Schools were dismissed early as some areas of the county received approximately 3 inches of accumulation.
Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune Development Authority of Rabun County board members marked the completion of the sale of the former Fruit of the Loom building to ELK International for $8.1 million Monday. From left are: Janney Sanders (DARC attorney), Claude Dillard (DARC chairman0, John Dillard, Greg Brown, Todd Webb, ELK Group International COO, Jim Bleckley, Leckie Stack, Elliott Keller, Bob Fink, Pete Halter, Robert Pittman and Rick Story, Director of Development for Rabun County.

Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune Development Authority of Rabun County board members marked the completion of the sale of the former Fruit of the Loom building to ELK International for $8.1 million Monday. From left are: Janney Sanders (DARC attorney), Claude Dillard (DARC chairman0, John Dillard, Greg Brown, Todd Webb, ELK Group International COO, Jim Bleckley, Leckie Stack, Elliott Keller, Bob Fink, Pete Halter, Robert Pittman and Rick Story, Director of Development for Rabun County.

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ELK completes purchase of business park building

Wayne Knuckles
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
The Development Authority of Rabun County (DARC) put the final touches on the sale of the former Fruit of the Loom building Monday during their regular monthly meeting. The board accepted a ceremonial check representing the $8.