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County keeps SPLOST going with new projects

Megan Horn
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Rabun Countians showed out to the polls in large numbers for the Nov. 5 General Election. The county-wide Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) passed with 6,262 voters choosing “Yes” and 3,694 voting “No.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. K9 Doug retired from the RCSO on Oct. 1 at the age of 8. Pictured with Handler Sgt. Brandon Hyer, the pair worked as partners for seven years to seize pounds of narcotics.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. K9 Doug retired from the RCSO on Oct. 1 at the age of 8. Pictured with Handler Sgt. Brandon Hyer, the pair worked as partners for seven years to seize pounds of narcotics.

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K9 Doug retires from Rabun sheriff’s office

Megan Horn
Thursday, November 7, 2024
After seven years of dedicated service to the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO), 8-year-old K9 Doug has retired. Sgt. Brandon Hyer, K9 trainer for the K9 Program and investigator with CID, was K9 Doug’s Handler.
Submitted photo. Angel DeJesus Rivera-Sanchez (right) appears with Public Defender Drew Powell in Habersham County Magistrate Court on Nov. 1 in this video screenshot.

Submitted photo. Angel DeJesus Rivera-Sanchez (right) appears with Public Defender Drew Powell in Habersham County Magistrate Court on Nov. 1 in this video screenshot.

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Accused murderer of Cornelia woman reportedly living in U.S. illegally

News Staff
Thursday, November 7, 2024
The man accused of killing 25-year-old Minelys Rodriguez-Ramirez of Cornelia last week is said to be living in the U.S. illegally. State Sen.
Submitted photo. Forward Rabun Youth Leadership class learns about Mountain Lakes Medical Center in Clayton.

Submitted photo. Forward Rabun Youth Leadership class learns about Mountain Lakes Medical Center in Clayton.

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Forward Rabun Youth Leadership gets ‘hospitalized’

News Staff
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Student participants in this year’s Forward Rabun Youth Leadership class ‘rushed to the hospital’ last week in anticipation of their October meeting.
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Rabun Pickleball Club Hurricane Benefit

News Staff
Thursday, November 7, 2024
On Oct. 10, the Rabun Pickleball Club hosted a hurricane relief benefit function at the Universal Joint in Clayton. Local band Sweet Charity donated their time and talents for a fun evening. The event raised over $2500 to help hurricane Helene victims in North Carolina and Georgia.

Committed to education, intervention & prevention of tobacco use

News Staff
Thursday, November 7, 2024
One of the 10 public health achievements of the last century was recognizing that tobacco use is a health hazard. The 1964 Surgeon General’s report named the health risks of smoking and in 2006, the American Cancer Society (ACS) won a major court case against “Big Tobacco.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Sayler Michelle Waldrip is crowned 2024-2025 Miss RCHS by last year’s 2023-2024 Miss RCHS winner Ashlynn York Blackwell (pictured center) on Saturday, Nov. 2. Below: Sayler Michelle Waldrip gracefully walks across the stage at the 69th Miss RCHS Scholarship Pageant. She was crowned 2024-2025 Miss RCHS. Waldrip also was voted by the audience for the title of “Miss Sweetheart.”

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Sayler Michelle Waldrip is crowned 2024-2025 Miss RCHS by last year’s 2023-2024 Miss RCHS winner Ashlynn York Blackwell (pictured center) on Saturday, Nov. 2. Below: Sayler Michelle Waldrip gracefully walks across the stage at the 69th Miss RCHS Scholarship Pageant. She was crowned 2024-2025 Miss RCHS. Waldrip also was voted by the audience for the title of “Miss Sweetheart.”

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Waldrip crowned 69th Miss RCHS

Megan Horn
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Contestants were the epitome of elegance and grace at the 69th Miss RCHS Scholarship Pageant held in the Fine Arts Building (FAB) at Rabun County Schools on Saturday, Nov. 2. It was glitz and glamor as the girls walked across the stage with poise and confidence.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The 2024 Forward Rabun Fall Business Breakfast sponsored by United Community Bank and Elk Home was a success as business and community leaders attended the Oct. 24 event in the Community Room of the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The 2024 Forward Rabun Fall Business Breakfast sponsored by United Community Bank and Elk Home was a success as business and community leaders attended the Oct. 24 event in the Community Room of the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia.

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Fall Business Breakfast presents projected economic outlook, grant opportunities for small businesses

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 31, 2024
The Forward Rabun 2024 Fall Business Breakfast brought a full crowd on Oct. 24 as business and community leaders had the opportunity to hear from guest speakers about next year’s projected economic outlook as well as learn about grant and loan opportunities for businesses.