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Safe Kids Rabun seat safety checks this weekend

Child Passenger Safety Week is coming up next week, Sept. 15-21, and Safe Kids Rabun along with the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office is kicking it off by hosting a seat safety check this weekend. On Saturday, Sept. 14, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Signage is displayed at the Walgreens intersection recognizing the area as “Courtney Faith Zajdowicz Memorial Intersection.” Another sign is displayed at George Eller Curve that reads, “In Memory Of Courtney Faith Zajdowicz DUI Victim September 1, 2021.” Below: Photo submitted.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Signage is displayed at the Walgreens intersection recognizing the area as “Courtney Faith Zajdowicz Memorial Intersection.” Another sign is displayed at George Eller Curve that reads, “In Memory Of Courtney Faith Zajdowicz DUI Victim September 1, 2021.” Below: Photo submitted.

Walgreens intersection named in honor of late police officer Zajdowicz

Motorists traveling through the intersection at Walgreens in Clayton city limits will now notice signage recognizing the area as the “Courtney Faith Zajdowicz Memorial Intersection.
Submitted photos. The Sept. 7 “Rootstock” musical event held at the Rabun County Civic Center pavilions was free as bands played music for 10 hours. The event was geared toward bringing the youth and community together.

Submitted photos. The Sept. 7 “Rootstock” musical event held at the Rabun County Civic Center pavilions was free as bands played music for 10 hours. The event was geared toward bringing the youth and community together.

Rootstock Values Music Festival 2024 brings youth & community together

Maria Loveless hosted “Rootstock” at the Rabun County Civic Center pavilions on Sept. 7 to celebrate the young adults of Rabun County and bring the community together around our shared values and love for the county that we live in.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Numerous leaders in the community including officials, law enforcement, church leaders, nonprofit representatives and many others in Rabun County and the region came together to learn more about how to prevent violence at the Stopping Violence Breakfast on Aug. 29. The Community Room at the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia was filled with attendees.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Numerous leaders in the community including officials, law enforcement, church leaders, nonprofit representatives and many others in Rabun County and the region came together to learn more about how to prevent violence at the Stopping Violence Breakfast on Aug. 29. The Community Room at the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia was filled with attendees.

Community comes together at Stopping Violence Breakfast

It was a packed Community Room at the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia on Aug. 29 as the space was used for the Mountain Judicial Circuit Family Violence Task Force Stopping Violence Breakfast. Fight Abuse In The Home (F.A.I.T.H.) and Circle of Hope were also represented during the meeting.
Submitted photo. Matthew Johnson and Rebecca Bilbrey perform a scene from “Moon Over Buffalo” that will be performed in Dillard in October.

Submitted photo. Matthew Johnson and Rebecca Bilbrey perform a scene from “Moon Over Buffalo” that will be performed in Dillard in October.

‘Moon Over Buffalo,’ uproarious backstage comedy, coming to Dillard

Comic genius Jerry Seinfeld and his co-creator, Larry David, once pronounced their “theory” of their award-winning comedy series:  “No hugging; no learning.

Dangers of an unhealthy home are hard to spot

Mental health issues that may be linked to housing problems can affect one in 5 Americans. A home that promotes mental wellbeing is essential. Recently, in The Clayton Tribune, Rabun County Commissioner Kent Woerner and Dr.

Millage rate rollback for county, no tax increase

Those who live in county limits will not see a tax increase as the Rabun County Board of Commissioners voted at a special called meeting Aug. 27 to pass the rollback millage rate of 8.705. The vote was held prior to the regular scheduled work session of the monthly commission meeting.