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Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Patrol cars from multiple law enforcement agencies line U.S. 441 in Habersham County where a Louisiana man was taken into custody after a multi-county chase that started in Rabun on Aug. 21.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Patrol cars from multiple law enforcement agencies line U.S. 441 in Habersham County where a Louisiana man was taken into custody after a multi-county chase that started in Rabun on Aug. 21.

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Arrest made following vehicle pursuit into Habersham

News Staff
Thursday, August 24, 2023
A man is in custody following a vehicle pursuit Monday that traveled into Habersham County before the suspect lost control of the vehicle and spun out. Charles Austin Lawrence, 36 of Elm Grove, La., was arrested and booked into the Rabun County Detention Center Aug.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Mehran Ebadolahi (from left) talks with Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Head of School Jeff Miles as Andrea Sorgeloos and Keith Sorgeloos talk to guests at the Green & Gold Gala in the Woodruff Dining Hall.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Mehran Ebadolahi (from left) talks with Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Head of School Jeff Miles as Andrea Sorgeloos and Keith Sorgeloos talk to guests at the Green & Gold Gala in the Woodruff Dining Hall.

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Green & Gold Gala raises $100,000 for Rabun Gap-Nacoochee at fun inaugural event

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, August 17, 2023
The admiration and appreciation for Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School can be seen in how students and faculty visibly display their respect to its academics and how the community speaks in high regard of the learning center.

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Multiple agencies assist in murder investigation

Megan Horn
Thursday, August 17, 2023
The Rabun County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO), Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and multiple other agencies assisted in a murder investigation involving a deceased human body located in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Aug. 7, according to the RCSO.

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Clayton city council votes 3-2 to roll back millage rate

Megan Horn
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Clayton City Council members voted in a 3-2 motion to adopt the 2023 rollback millage rate of 7.476 at Tuesday’s meeting. Council members Woody Blalock, David Cross and John Bradshaw voted in favor of the motion while Amanda Harrold and Althea Bleckley opposed. The millage rate of 7.

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Rabun County Fire Services works structure, camper fires

Megan Horn
Thursday, August 17, 2023
A structure fire on Aug. 8 at 454 Luther Watts Rd. and a camper fire on Aug. 10 located at 1455 Highway 441 South caused significant damage to both residences. Rabun County Fire Services reported in their weekly report they were dispatched to Luther Watts Road in reference to a structure fire.
Submitted photo. While Sen. Raphael Warnock visited Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville on Aug. 8 to discuss the maternal health work Northeast Georgia Health System is doing, he received a tour of the neonatal intensive care unit.

Submitted photo. While Sen. Raphael Warnock visited Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville on Aug. 8 to discuss the maternal health work Northeast Georgia Health System is doing, he received a tour of the neonatal intensive care unit.

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U.S. Sen. Warnock visits the Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville to discuss maternal health

News Staff
Thursday, August 17, 2023
GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Maternal mortality is getting more and more attention in Georgia as the state has one of the country’s highest maternal mortality rates. Northeast Georgia Heath System (NGHS) is at the forefront of making changes to affect that rate for the better, and on Aug. 8, Sen.

Hangers Plus cuts ribbon to join Rabun County Chamber of Commerce

News Staff
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce celebrated its newest member “Hangers Plus” with a fantastic Ribbon-Cutting and Open House Event on Friday, Aug. 4, at its location,  91 E. Savannah Street, Clayton. The event was well attended with great refreshments following the ceremony.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton Police Department Sgt. William Wall and Chief Andy Strait were recognized for 10 years and 25 years of service respectively during Tuesday’s Clayton City Council meeting. Both officers were presented with appreciation plaques and honored during the meeting.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton Police Department Sgt. William Wall and Chief Andy Strait were recognized for 10 years and 25 years of service respectively during Tuesday’s Clayton City Council meeting. Both officers were presented with appreciation plaques and honored during the meeting.

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Wall, Strait recognized for years of service in Clayton Police Department

Megan Horn
Thursday, August 17, 2023
CLAYTON– Clayton Police Department Sgt. William Wall and Clayton Police Chief Andy Strait were recognized for their outstanding service during the Clayton City Council meeting Tuesday. Wall was given a plaque from the police department thanking him for 10 years of “exemplary service.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. With their cups they got from a food truck, 11-year-old Grayson Miller and his brother Asher, 8, have a reason to smile as they stay dry under a table at the Downtown Clayton Block Party as a storm blew through Main Street on Aug. 12. Water droplets can be seen coming off the table as the paper towels next to their feet on the street are saturated.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. With their cups they got from a food truck, 11-year-old Grayson Miller and his brother Asher, 8, have a reason to smile as they stay dry under a table at the Downtown Clayton Block Party as a storm blew through Main Street on Aug. 12. Water droplets can be seen coming off the table as the paper towels next to their feet on the street are saturated.

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Stormy weather does not rain on positive feedback for Downtown Clayton Block Party

News Staff
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Patrons of downtown Clayton didn’t let stormy weather rain on their parade as they showed up for the Downtown Clayton Block Party Saturday, Aug. 12, organized by the Clayton Merchants and Business Association (CMBA) despite the peppering of droplets and breezy conditions.