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Photo courtesy of Conner Horn. Emergency personnel work the scene of a single vehicle crash involving a semi-truck with an Amazon Prime logo on Ga. 15 just south of McKay Road in Lakemont Monday, April 10. The southbound lane was shut down for a short time as personnel worked the scene.

Photo courtesy of Conner Horn. Emergency personnel work the scene of a single vehicle crash involving a semi-truck with an Amazon Prime logo on Ga. 15 just south of McKay Road in Lakemont Monday, April 10. The southbound lane was shut down for a short time as personnel worked the scene.

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DUI charge for driver whose Amazon truck strikes guardrail

News Staff
Thursday, April 13, 2023
A semi truck with the Amazon Prime logo was derailed en route after striking a guardrail and becoming stuck in a single vehicle crash on Ga. 15 just south of McKay Road in Lakemont Monday, April 10. Stacey Darnell Dewberry, 52 of Griffin, Ga.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. This red 2006 Toyota Tundra, driven by a Mountain City man, went off the roadway in Mountain City, striking a power pole and concrete barrier.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. This red 2006 Toyota Tundra, driven by a Mountain City man, went off the roadway in Mountain City, striking a power pole and concrete barrier.

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Vehicle strikes power pole in Mountain City single-vehicle crash

Megan Horn
Thursday, April 13, 2023
MOUNTAIN CITY– A single vehicle crash in Mountain City Wednesday, March 29, resulted in a power pole and concrete barrier being struck in the area of Ga. 15 and West Langston Avenue. At approximately 4:33 p.m., first responders were dispatched to Ga.
Submitted photo. Rotarian Lee Penland presents a $10,000 grant check from the Clayton Rotary Foundation, Inc. to Rabun County Sheriff Chad Nichols to support the sheriff’s office mental health initiative as it establishes a mental health unit within the office.

Submitted photo. Rotarian Lee Penland presents a $10,000 grant check from the Clayton Rotary Foundation, Inc. to Rabun County Sheriff Chad Nichols to support the sheriff’s office mental health initiative as it establishes a mental health unit within the office.

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Clayton Rotary Foundation supports RCSO with $10,000 for mental health initiative

Megan Horn
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Clayton Rotary Foundation, Inc. recently awarded a $10,000 grant to the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office to support its mental health initiative and establish a mental health unit within the office. The initiative addresses mental health needs for the community. Clayton Rotary Foundation, Inc.
Submitted photo. Group photo of 2023 Georgia State Park and Historic Site award recipients (from left): John Shelnutt, Ronnie McClure, Shannon Crabb, Emmanuel Stewart, Derek Jackson, Taylor Kimbrough, Michael Teel with Black Rock Mountain and Tina Blackstock. Not pictured: Dionne Youmans.

Submitted photo. Group photo of 2023 Georgia State Park and Historic Site award recipients (from left): John Shelnutt, Ronnie McClure, Shannon Crabb, Emmanuel Stewart, Derek Jackson, Taylor Kimbrough, Michael Teel with Black Rock Mountain and Tina Blackstock. Not pictured: Dionne Youmans.

Georgia State Park and Historic Site employees receive awards during ranger conference

News Staff
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Several Georgia State Park and Historic Site employees were honored recently during a Rangers Conference held at Unicoi State Park. Around 140 assistant managers, interpretive rangers, administrative staff and maintenance rangers participated in training activities, team building and sharing ideas.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. The scenic overlook at the Tallulah Gorge in Tallulah Falls offers visitors quite a view. If a rails to trails project comes to fruition in Tallulah Falls and beyond, visitors will have the opportunity to see even more areas of the Northeast Georgia mountains.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. The scenic overlook at the Tallulah Gorge in Tallulah Falls offers visitors quite a view. If a rails to trails project comes to fruition in Tallulah Falls and beyond, visitors will have the opportunity to see even more areas of the Northeast Georgia mountains.

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The beginning details for the rails to trails

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, April 13, 2023
The Tallulah Falls Railroad was instrumental in the late 1880s for opening up the Northeast Georgia Mountains to the outside world. The railroad summoned industry and trade to the region and allowed fortunes to be made in the capitalization of local natural resources like timber and water.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Dr. Guy Gober of Tiger Clinic stands in front of his cake that reads “Happy Retirement!” during his retirement party Friday, March 31, after being in Rabun County for 33-and-a-half years.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Dr. Guy Gober of Tiger Clinic stands in front of his cake that reads “Happy Retirement!” during his retirement party Friday, March 31, after being in Rabun County for 33-and-a-half years.

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Dr. Gober retires after 48 years in medical field

Megan Horn
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
TIGER– Dr. Guy Gober has officially retired and a party held in his honor on Friday, March 31, at Tiger Clinic in Tiger was met with dozens of people who congratulated him and wished him well for the future. Gober most recently practiced as a urologist at Tiger Clinic with Dr. Stephen Jarrard.