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The Mountain Traveler cover contest now underway

News Staff
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Summer in Northeast Georgia is a great time for camping, attending a fun festival or planning a day trip for hiking or biking. If you have a photograph that represents this beautiful time of year, it could be featured on the cover of The Mountain Traveler’s summer 2025 edition.

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Satolah firefighters move into their new digs

News Staff
Thursday, April 17, 2025
More than 20 years after the Satolah community began looking for a piece of land for a new fire department, Rabun County Fire Services Station 8 recently moved into its new home off Highway 28. The new station is located at 2664 Highway 28, just a quarter mile up the road from the old station.
Pictured are Byron Haire, Lead Public Information Officer (PIO) for the Southern Area Gold Incident Management Team; Brent Saulsbury, Engine Boss and PIO for the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest; Jeffrey Schardt, district fire management officer for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service; and Anthony English, Community Wildlife Defense Grant Coordinator for the Georgia Forestry Commission.

Pictured are Byron Haire, Lead Public Information Officer (PIO) for the Southern Area Gold Incident Management Team; Brent Saulsbury, Engine Boss and PIO for the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest; Jeffrey Schardt, district fire management officer for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service; and Anthony English, Community Wildlife Defense Grant Coordinator for the Georgia Forestry Commission.

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Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest officially terminates burn ban order

Megan Horn
Thursday, April 10, 2025
The Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest has officially terminated the burn ban order that was instated March 27. The ban was implemented in response to heightened fire danger regarding the wildfire in the Warwoman Wildlife Management Area.
Photo courtesy Tallulah Falls School. Kevin Flinn, Cary Brague, Trish Cobourn, Dr. Larry A. Peevy, Carolyn Ronco and Jack Talmadge meet together during the SAIS re-accreditation committee’s visit to the Tallulah Falls School campus.

Photo courtesy Tallulah Falls School. Kevin Flinn, Cary Brague, Trish Cobourn, Dr. Larry A. Peevy, Carolyn Ronco and Jack Talmadge meet together during the SAIS re-accreditation committee’s visit to the Tallulah Falls School campus.

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TFS plans for success with Southern Association of Independent Schools re-accreditation committee

News Staff
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Tallulah Falls School hosted the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) re-accreditation committee. They met with parents, students, alumni, faculty, and staff to formulate plans for the school’s success for the next five years.
Screenshot of a video courtesy of Corporal Jimmy Watt/PIO/Oconee County Sheriff’s Office. A South Carolina National Guard helicopter brings Carrell Wayne Fowler and Sharon Kay Bramlett to a Landing Zone.

Screenshot of a video courtesy of Corporal Jimmy Watt/PIO/Oconee County Sheriff’s Office. A South Carolina National Guard helicopter brings Carrell Wayne Fowler and Sharon Kay Bramlett to a Landing Zone.

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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, Oconee County Emergency Services report missing hikers located

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Thursday, April 10, 2025
(Walhalla, SC)-- The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office and Oconee County Emergency Services are reporting two missing hikers were located the afternoon of Sunday, April 6. Carrell Wayne Fowler, 77, and Sharon Kay Bramlett, 68, were located on April 6 around 12:30 p.m.