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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.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Inger Smith, Teaching Kitchen manager, works with Food Bank staff and volunteers in the kitchen to prepare meals for first responders and healthcare personnel on Wednesday.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Inger Smith, Teaching Kitchen manager, works with Food Bank staff and volunteers in the kitchen to prepare meals for first responders and healthcare personnel on Wednesday.

Food Bank providing meals again Friday for first responders, healthcare personnel

News Staff
Thursday, March 19, 2020
The Food Bank of Northeast Georgia Teaching Kitchen will be distributing freshly made meals to all first responders and healthcare personnel on Friday, March 20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.  The Teaching Kitchen distributed meals on Wednesday, March 18.
Photo courtesy Kristin Schupp Rabun County Primary, Elementary, and High School cafeteria staff come together to prepare 4,000 meals that fed 400 children for 5 days Monday. Director of School Nutrition Kristin Schupp said the Board of Education will continue this service as long as schools are closed for any child in our community.

Photo courtesy Kristin Schupp Rabun County Primary, Elementary, and High School cafeteria staff come together to prepare 4,000 meals that fed 400 children for 5 days Monday. Director of School Nutrition Kristin Schupp said the Board of Education will continue this service as long as schools are closed for any child in our community.

COVID-19

News Staff
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Schools, public events and some services have been shut down or altered in Rabun County due to the COVID-19 national emergency. The Clayton Tribune has compiled the following list of Rabun County resources that have been affected.
Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune County commissioners Will Nichols, left, and Kent Woerner at Friday’s emergency meeting of the Rabun County Board of Commissioners.

Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune County commissioners Will Nichols, left, and Kent Woerner at Friday’s emergency meeting of the Rabun County Board of Commissioners.

County closes most public venues, courthouse open

Megan Horn
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
CLAYTON— Meeting in emergency session Friday, March 13, the Rabun County Board of Commissioners agreed to cancel public events at all county venues and halt some services due to COVID-19 concerns.