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Submitted. Army veteran Jon Jones received a promotion in March of 1989. Jones retired as a Major after 20 years of military service. Below: Gary Cantwell served in the United States Army. He was deployed overseas to Vietnam in October of 1968 and returned in 1969.

Submitted. Army veteran Jon Jones received a promotion in March of 1989. Jones retired as a Major after 20 years of military service. Below: Gary Cantwell served in the United States Army. He was deployed overseas to Vietnam in October of 1968 and returned in 1969.

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VFW Post 4570 leaders are Army veterans

Megan Horn
Friday, November 8, 2024
Rabun County is blessed to be the home of many veterans who proudly served in the United States military. Gary Cantwell is commander for VFW Post 4570 and Jon Jones is quartermaster for VFW Post 4570.
File photo/Conner Horn. Rusty Russ salutes during the Veterans Day Ceremony at Veterans Park in front of the courthouse Nov. 11, 2023. Russ is a retired Army National Guard and served in the military for 16 years.

File photo/Conner Horn. Rusty Russ salutes during the Veterans Day Ceremony at Veterans Park in front of the courthouse Nov. 11, 2023. Russ is a retired Army National Guard and served in the military for 16 years.

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Ceremony to be held at courthouse on Veterans Day

Megan Horn
Friday, November 8, 2024
There are many ways veterans can be appreciated by the communities they live in. In Rabun County, there is no shortage of people honoring the brave men and women who sacrificed much. Each year a ceremony is held at the military monument in front of the Rabun County Courthouse, 25 Courthouse Sq.
File photo/Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. The annual Veterans Appreciation Dinner in 2023 filled the Rabun County Civic Center. This year the dinner is scheduled from Thursday, Nov. 7, at the 201 W. Savannah St. in Clayton. The program begins at 6 p.m.

File photo/Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. The annual Veterans Appreciation Dinner in 2023 filled the Rabun County Civic Center. This year the dinner is scheduled from Thursday, Nov. 7, at the 201 W. Savannah St. in Clayton. The program begins at 6 p.m.

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Veterans Appreciation Dinner honors brave men, women

Megan Horn
Friday, November 8, 2024
Rabun County supports the brave men and women who have served in the United States military. It’s important to thank veterans for their sacrifice and honor their bravery. Those courageous men and women answered the call to duty and put their lives on the line for the freedoms we have today.

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Story wins BOE Post 5 write-in election

Megan Horn
Friday, November 8, 2024
This year’s Nov. 5 election made history locally as there were no candidates who qualified listed on the ballot for the Post 5 Board of Education seat. Instead, for the first time in at least 20 years, three qualified write-in candidates ran for the post.

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The Battle for No. 47

News Staff
Friday, November 8, 2024
Former President Donald Trump won Georgia’s 16 electoral votes in the early morning hours Wednesday in the Nov. 5 General Election as he was declared the projected 47th Commander-in-Chief of the United States as he regained the Oval Office as he outdistanced Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Nichols cashes in re-election victory

Megan Horn
Friday, November 8, 2024
The Nov. 5 election brought a huge turnout on the federal, statewide and local levels as voters had a lengthy ballot that included three amendments from the state, a local SPLOST and special referendums for the City of Clayton.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. State representatives Lauren McDonald III and Brent Cox talk with state troopers and volunteers on their stop in Clayton on Oct. 29. Below: Michael Barlow, general manager of Troncalli Subaru of Cumming, Ga., stands with Israeli Consul General Anat Sultan-Dadon outside of Clipper Petroleum in Clayton. Barlow’s business helped fund supplies that went to Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee. Sultan-Dadon went with the group to provide support to the victims.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. State representatives Lauren McDonald III and Brent Cox talk with state troopers and volunteers on their stop in Clayton on Oct. 29. Below: Michael Barlow, general manager of Troncalli Subaru of Cumming, Ga., stands with Israeli Consul General Anat Sultan-Dadon outside of Clipper Petroleum in Clayton. Barlow’s business helped fund supplies that went to Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee. Sultan-Dadon went with the group to provide support to the victims.

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Volunteers, legislators take supplies to hurricane victims

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Friday, November 8, 2024
The collective strength of residents in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee was even more on display during early voting for the Nov. 5 General Election as, despite areas being ravaged by the devastation of September’s Hurricane Helene, voters turned out in record numbers.