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Monday morning crash shuts down lanes of Ga. 15

Megan Horn
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
A Monday morning crash on Ga. 15 (Highway 441) at Ramey Boulevard shut down travel lanes and resulted in minor injuries for two drivers. Guadalupe Mercado-Castillo, 22 of Clayton, was driving a gray 2012 Nissan Versa and was stopped on Ramey Blvd. waiting to pull out onto Ga. 15.
Submitted photo. Rabun military veterans combined forces with local students last Tuesday, as the two groups came together to celebrate Veterans Day in a bit of a non-traditional way.

Submitted photo. Rabun military veterans combined forces with local students last Tuesday, as the two groups came together to celebrate Veterans Day in a bit of a non-traditional way.

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Rabun County students combine forces with local veterans

News Staff
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Rabun military veterans combined forces with local students last Tuesday, as the two groups came together to celebrate Veterans Day in a bit of a non-traditional way.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Pictured are RCHS Principal Justin Spillers, left; RCHS Teacher of the Year Bryan Getty; RCMS Principal Kechara Partin; RCMS Teacher of the Year Lisa Mooney; RCPS and System Teacher of the Year Jenna Hinkel; RCPS Principal Carla Truelove; RCES Teacher of the Year Jessica Streetman; and RCES Principal Jonathan Welch.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Pictured are RCHS Principal Justin Spillers, left; RCHS Teacher of the Year Bryan Getty; RCMS Principal Kechara Partin; RCMS Teacher of the Year Lisa Mooney; RCPS and System Teacher of the Year Jenna Hinkel; RCPS Principal Carla Truelove; RCES Teacher of the Year Jessica Streetman; and RCES Principal Jonathan Welch.

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Teachers of the Year honored at Rabun County Schools

Megan Horn
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
The Rabun County School System Teachers of the Year were honored with a banquet meal, special program and presentation of well-deserved awards Nov. 16 in the Fine Arts Building at RCHS.

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Clayton appoints Joyce as new RCWSA member

Megan Horn
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Clayton City Council members voted at its Oct. 17 meeting to appoint John Joyce as one of Clayton’s two representatives on the Rabun County Water and Sewer Authority (RCWSA). Brett Cohee is Clayton’s other representative on the Authority.

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Sentencing announced in homicide by vehicle case

Megan Horn
Thursday, November 16, 2023
A man has been sentenced to 15 years with five years to serve on offenses related to a Dec. 9, 2022, two-vehicle crash at North Johnson Avenue in Mountain City that killed passenger Curt Lamar Talley, 49. According to documents filed in Rabun County Superior Court Oct.
Photo courtesy Conner Horn. Rusty Russ salutes during the Veterans Day Ceremony at Veterans Park in front of the courthouse Nov. 11. Russ is Retired Army National Guard and served in the military for 16 years. He currently lives in Lakemont.

Photo courtesy Conner Horn. Rusty Russ salutes during the Veterans Day Ceremony at Veterans Park in front of the courthouse Nov. 11. Russ is Retired Army National Guard and served in the military for 16 years. He currently lives in Lakemont.

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Veterans honored during Saturday ceremony

Megan Horn
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Veterans Day is an important time to thank those brave men and women who made many sacrifices so we in the United States can live freely.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Old School Garden brought out enthusiastic gardeners for its Fall season plant sale on Oct. 7. The sale featured a large variety of perennial plants ready to plant for spring blooms as well as flowers, herbs, landscaping varieties and medical plants.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Old School Garden brought out enthusiastic gardeners for its Fall season plant sale on Oct. 7. The sale featured a large variety of perennial plants ready to plant for spring blooms as well as flowers, herbs, landscaping varieties and medical plants.

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Old School Garden rooted in community

Megan Horn
Thursday, November 16, 2023
The Old School Garden celebrated the Fall season as its Fall Plant Sale on Oct. 7 drew enthusiastic gardeners and plant lovers to the garden, located on Highway 76 West near Clayton City Hall.