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Mountain City, Tiger approve 2025 budgets

Megan Horn
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Council members from the City of Mountain City and Town of Tiger recently approved their FY 2025 budgets. Both cities have a Fiscal Year of January-December. City of Mountain City The City of Mountain City approved the 2025 budget in the amount of $336,209 at the Dec. 10 council meeting.
Photo courtesy Mountain Lakes Medical Center. With the sunset in the background, Santa exits an AirLife helicopter at Mountain Lakes Medical Center to visit local youth on Dec. 19.

Photo courtesy Mountain Lakes Medical Center. With the sunset in the background, Santa exits an AirLife helicopter at Mountain Lakes Medical Center to visit local youth on Dec. 19.

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Santa arrives at medical center in style — via AirLife helicopter

News Staff
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
This past week, Santa Claus delighted the Mountain Lakes Medical Center community with a spectacular visit. Making quite the entrance, Santa arrived in a flash of excitement, his helicopter adorned with festive red and green Christmas lights.

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Habitat for Humanity cuts ribbon on 38th new home

News Staff
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Congratulations, Habitat for Humanity of Rabun County on your 38th new home ribbon cutting! Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce was honored to participate in the 38th completed home ribbon-cutting celebration on Wednesday, Dec. 18, at a Hope Drive address in  Clayton.

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High blood pressure and stroke and mental illness … Oh My!

News Staff
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
First, what is High Blood Pressure (HBP)? It is when blood forced through the arteries is too much. This higher force or pressure than WNL (“within normal limits”) has potential side effects of causing hypertension, heart attacks, strokes, anxiety, and mental illness.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Casidi Collins and Hayleigh Gosnell, tellers at My Georgia Credit Union in Clayton, are excited about their holiday decoration detailing popular Main Street businesses. The detailed display won them first place in the annual decorating contest held among the eight branch locations.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Casidi Collins and Hayleigh Gosnell, tellers at My Georgia Credit Union in Clayton, are excited about their holiday decoration detailing popular Main Street businesses. The detailed display won them first place in the annual decorating contest held among the eight branch locations.

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At home for the holidays at My Georgia Credit Union

Megan Horn
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
There’s nothing like being home for the holidays. Customers visiting My Georgia Credit Union are met with a beautiful mural on the side of the building, located on Plaza Way in downtown Clayton, that highlights the beauty of our community in the North Georgia Mountains.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Glowing characters and the sounds of holiday music greet visitors to the Christmas Village of Lights displayed at 90 Tiger Connector, Tiger.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Glowing characters and the sounds of holiday music greet visitors to the Christmas Village of Lights displayed at 90 Tiger Connector, Tiger.

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Christmas Village shines for charity again this weekend

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Colorful light displays and lively music feel the air during the holiday season. There are two more opportunities to see the 11th annual Christmas Village of Lights on display in Tiger on Friday, Dec. 20, and Saturday, Dec. 21, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at 90 Tiger Connector, Tiger, each day.