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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Marie Dunkle, board president for Georgia ForestWatch, left, and Ryan Foote, district ranger for the Chattooga River Ranger District of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in Lakemont, hold up a map of National Forest System Land in Georgia potentially for sale. Foote points to the location of Rabun County, where approximately 1,229 acres of the roughly 3,841 acres is located.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Marie Dunkle, board president for Georgia ForestWatch, left, and Ryan Foote, district ranger for the Chattooga River Ranger District of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in Lakemont, hold up a map of National Forest System Land in Georgia potentially for sale. Foote points to the location of Rabun County, where approximately 1,229 acres of the roughly 3,841 acres is located.

Proposed sale of forest lands draws public scrutiny at meeting

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 31, 2019
CLAYTON— The potential sale of roughly 3,841 acres—30 tracts—of National Forest System land in the state of Georgia has been a buzz of controversy with questions and concerns from community members about the impact it will have on the local environment.
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Rabun Teachers of the Year honored

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 31, 2019
TIGER— Rabun County Schools Teachers of the Year have been chosen for the 2020-2021 School Year and four teachers represent each of the county schools.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Jerry Buice lights a pile of wood on fire inside a metal building used for firefighter training at the Rabun County Fire Services training center at Station 4 in Lakemont.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Jerry Buice lights a pile of wood on fire inside a metal building used for firefighter training at the Rabun County Fire Services training center at Station 4 in Lakemont.

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Firefighters sharpen their rescue skills

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 31, 2019
LAKEMONT— Rabun County Fire Services sharpened their emergency response and victim rescue skills with their annual training at their Station 4 training center in Lakemont last week.
Lt. Misty Houston, Rabun County Emergency Medical Services, and Deputy Andy Beck help sort out people’s problems by walking through an example narrative of a peer in a crisis situation during a scenario-based workshop at Peer Support training held at Tabernacle Baptist Church last Monday.

Lt. Misty Houston, Rabun County Emergency Medical Services, and Deputy Andy Beck help sort out people’s problems by walking through an example narrative of a peer in a crisis situation during a scenario-based workshop at Peer Support training held at Tabernacle Baptist Church last Monday.

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Public safety officials receive peer support training

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 31, 2019
LAKEMONT— Rabun County public safety officials dedicate their time to helping residents in the community with their problems and concerns, but last week they got the opportunity to support each other and address questions and challenges they might be facing in their own professional and personal...
Annabelle Barkman, left, and Jan Timms check people in and verify voter registrations for residents who participate in early voting at the Rabun County Board of Elections Office on Monday. Early voting ends Friday, Nov. 1.

Annabelle Barkman, left, and Jan Timms check people in and verify voter registrations for residents who participate in early voting at the Rabun County Board of Elections Office on Monday. Early voting ends Friday, Nov. 1.

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Elections will be more costly, starting next year

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Georgia elections are going to look a lot different in 2020, and the Rabun County Board of Elections Office is being proactive to ensure all of the necessary steps are in place to move forward with voting.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Superintendent April Childers, left, Vanessa Balderas, Itzia Vasquez, Justin Cody, Melanie Mendoza, Roseanna Carver and assistant superintendent Jonathan Gibson attend the REACH signing ceremony in the Rabun County Band Room last Friday.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Superintendent April Childers, left, Vanessa Balderas, Itzia Vasquez, Justin Cody, Melanie Mendoza, Roseanna Carver and assistant superintendent Jonathan Gibson attend the REACH signing ceremony in the Rabun County Band Room last Friday.

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Rabun students earn more than $50,000 in scholarships

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 24, 2019
TIGER— Students from Rabun County Schools are one step closer to being financially prepared for college after receiving $10,000 each in REACH Georgia Scholarships.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The Rotary Club of Clayton has donated four Automated External Defibrillators to Rabun County EMS, two of which replaced old AED’s at the courthouse. Front, from left, Trampes Stancil, EMS captain, Mike Carnes, EMS director, Darrin Giles, county administrator, Tony Penrose; Middle, from left, Tim Ranney, Rotary president, Ray Pagano; Back, from left, Wayne Knuckles, Sheriff Chad Nichols, David Tatum and Matt Mitcham.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The Rotary Club of Clayton has donated four Automated External Defibrillators to Rabun County EMS, two of which replaced old AED’s at the courthouse. Front, from left, Trampes Stancil, EMS captain, Mike Carnes, EMS director, Darrin Giles, county administrator, Tony Penrose; Middle, from left, Tim Ranney, Rotary president, Ray Pagano; Back, from left, Wayne Knuckles, Sheriff Chad Nichols, David Tatum and Matt Mitcham.

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Rotary donates life-saving equipment to county EMS

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 24, 2019
CLAYTON— Rabun County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has new Automated External Defibrillators (AED’s) thanks to a donation from the Rotary Club of Clayton.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Superintendent April Childers, left, Marsha Smith, Donna Headrick, bus driver, and Marty Dixon, transportation director recognize Smith for her 33 years of dedication to Rabun County Schools at the Board of Education meeting on Thursday, Oct. 17.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Superintendent April Childers, left, Marsha Smith, Donna Headrick, bus driver, and Marty Dixon, transportation director recognize Smith for her 33 years of dedication to Rabun County Schools at the Board of Education meeting on Thursday, Oct. 17.

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Long-time school employee honored by Rabun BOE

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 24, 2019
TIGER— After 33 years of service to the Rabun County Board of Education, Marsha Smith announced her retirement and was recognized for her dedication to the school system at the Board of Education meeting on Thursday, Oct. 17.