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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

News Staff
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.

Mountain Ivy Garden Club hosts Garden Symposium Friday

News Staff
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Clayton, GA — The Mountain Ivy Garden Club is hosting Celebrate Spring: a Garden Symposium, on Friday, April 11, at the Rabun County Civic Center, at 201 W. Savannah St. in downtown Clayton. The event is from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. with registration at 8 a.m.
Zach Taylor/CNI News Service. Clarkesville Market Executive and Project Manager Sidney Roland cuts the ribbon with members of the Habersham Chamber of Commerce, Eclipse Brand Builders and Clarkesville officials backing him.

Zach Taylor/CNI News Service. Clarkesville Market Executive and Project Manager Sidney Roland cuts the ribbon with members of the Habersham Chamber of Commerce, Eclipse Brand Builders and Clarkesville officials backing him.

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Traditions Bank opens new branch in Clarkesville, Ga.

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Thursday, April 10, 2025
A Stoney’s sign hangs in the new bank’s conference room to commemorate the historic restaurant as a token of history and homage to the family business. The new Traditions Bank branch is built on the property that used to be Stoney’s, a restaurant that served the Clarkesville, Ga.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The new Freedom Ministries Lighthouse, Inc. Women of Worth (WOW) Recovery is located at 5987 Highway 441, Lakemont. It is Rabun County’s first residential, substance-abuse campus strictly for women. The goal is for it to open the campus by January 2026.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The new Freedom Ministries Lighthouse, Inc. Women of Worth (WOW) Recovery is located at 5987 Highway 441, Lakemont. It is Rabun County’s first residential, substance-abuse campus strictly for women. The goal is for it to open the campus by January 2026.

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The WOW Factor

Megan Horn
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Local nonprofit Freedom Ministries Lighthouse, Inc. has announced an expansion of services with Women of Worth (WOW) Recovery, Rabun County’s first residential, substance-abuse campus strictly for women. “It’s finally happening,” said Ashley York, director of WOW Recovery.