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Join training for Compression Only CPR and AED

News Staff
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and is a top cause of premature deaths in Rabun County. Every year, more than 28,000 people die of heart disease in Georgia. In 2022, over 702,000 people died from heart disease in the United States.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Families used the opportunity to get photos as the snow fell in downtown Clayton.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Families used the opportunity to get photos as the snow fell in downtown Clayton.

DeCORAated with snowy blast

Megan Horn
Thursday, January 16, 2025
**Updated since press time to include delays and cancellations for Friday Jan. 17** Winter Storm Cora plowed through Rabun County and Northeast Georgia as well as much of the State of Georgia last week with snow starting to fall on Friday, Jan. 10.
File photo/Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Utility crews work to clear Highway 441 North outside city limits of Clayton during Winter Storm Izzy in January 2022.

File photo/Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Utility crews work to clear Highway 441 North outside city limits of Clayton during Winter Storm Izzy in January 2022.

Schools announce closures, State of Emergency issued ahead of significant winter weather Friday

Megan Horn
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Many roads throughout Rabun County remain hazardous in the aftermath of Winter Storm Cora.  The Rabun County Board of Commissioners announced that the Rabun County Courthouse and all county facilities will open at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14. This is a two-hour delay from normal operations.

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The Consummate Coach: Remembering Sonny Smart

Wade Cheek
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Sonny Smart, the father of Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart and Rabun County resident and former Wildcat coach, passed away early on Saturday, Jan. 4, due to hip surgery complications after falling in New Orleans, La.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Four hundred officers have responded in relief to the recent terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans that killed 14 people and injured dozens more on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 1. 

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Four hundred officers have responded in relief to the recent terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans that killed 14 people and injured dozens more on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 1. 

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New Orleans Sugar Bowl postponed amid terrorist attack on Bourbon Street

Wade Cheek
Thursday, January 9, 2025
NEW ORLEANS — Pregame jubilation and anticipation was abruptly displaced with horror and safety concerns in New Orleans prior to the 91st Allstate Sugar Bowl as a pickup smashed through a city street filled with New Year’s partiers, killing 14 and injuring others.
Photo by Ryan Hanchett/CNI News Service. The North Carolina Department of Transportation reopened NC106 on Dec. 24, 2024, following nine weeks of work by local contractors.

Photo by Ryan Hanchett/CNI News Service. The North Carolina Department of Transportation reopened NC106 on Dec. 24, 2024, following nine weeks of work by local contractors.

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After 9 weeks of being closed, NC106 reopens to motorists

News Staff
Thursday, January 9, 2025
While it didn’t reach the level of a Christmas miracle, motorists in Highlands and surrounding communities were treated to a pleasant surprise on Christmas Eve when NC106 reopened to vehicle traffic following a nine-week closure.
Submitted photo. Community members participated in a Cleanup Day at Stekoa Creek Park on Saturday, Jan. 4. Pictured are: Front row: Elaina Cochran; Angela Delaney with Headwaters Master Gardeners; Suzanne Arpin with Headwaters Master Gardeners; Derek Watson; Josh Causin; Brycen Deason; and Waylon Watson. Back row: Lynn McShane with Headwaters Master Gardeners; Buzz Williams program specialist for Chattooga Conservancy; Lisa Causin; and Bethany Deason.

Submitted photo. Community members participated in a Cleanup Day at Stekoa Creek Park on Saturday, Jan. 4. Pictured are: Front row: Elaina Cochran; Angela Delaney with Headwaters Master Gardeners; Suzanne Arpin with Headwaters Master Gardeners; Derek Watson; Josh Causin; Brycen Deason; and Waylon Watson. Back row: Lynn McShane with Headwaters Master Gardeners; Buzz Williams program specialist for Chattooga Conservancy; Lisa Causin; and Bethany Deason.

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Community members support Cleanup at Stekoa Creek Park

News Staff
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Community members from Headwaters Master Gardeners, Chattooga Conservancy and Rabun County’s Boy Scout Troop 6 showed out for a Cleanup Day at Stekoa Creek Park on Saturday, Jan. 4. The focus was trash pickup and removal of invasive species such as English Ivy, Japanese Privet and Kudzu.