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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Bradford Pear trees located near the Rabun County Public Library and Rabun County Tax Commissioner’s Office were recently cut down due to safety reasons and an expansion of the parking area. The trees are classified by the Georgia Forestry Commission as an “invasive” plant.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Bradford Pear trees located near the Rabun County Public Library and Rabun County Tax Commissioner’s Office were recently cut down due to safety reasons and an expansion of the parking area. The trees are classified by the Georgia Forestry Commission as an “invasive” plant.

County cuts non-native, invasive plants for safety

Megan Horn
Thursday, July 20, 2023
The area around the Rabun County Public Library and Rabun County Tax Commissioner’s Office is looking a little less shady as some of the trees were cut down recently for an expansion of the parking lot and safety reasons.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Crews continue work on construction of the 750,000 gallon ground-level water storage tank located on Yorkhouse Road in Rabun Gap. It is scheduled to be completed and on line in late September-early October 2023, with a 90-day function testing period to follow.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Crews continue work on construction of the 750,000 gallon ground-level water storage tank located on Yorkhouse Road in Rabun Gap. It is scheduled to be completed and on line in late September-early October 2023, with a 90-day function testing period to follow.

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Greg Peters Water Storage Tank project continues

Megan Horn
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Construction of the 750,000 gallon ground-level water storage tank located on Yorkhouse Road in Rabun Gap continues as crews completed the pre-stressed wire and structural concrete on the exterior last week.
Photo courtesy Habersham County Public Information. Law enforcement vehicles are parked in a line on Sunday, July 16, at the crash scene in Habersham County as five people died.

Photo courtesy Habersham County Public Information. Law enforcement vehicles are parked in a line on Sunday, July 16, at the crash scene in Habersham County as five people died.

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Hwy. 365 crashes take 5 lives, injure 7 others

News Staff
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Habersham County suffered two horrific crashes over the weekend, the worst of which killed five people, including two small children. Both crashes occurred on Highway 365, which has been notorious for being one of the most dangerous highways in the region.

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Tiger Drive-In Artisan Crafts and Flea Market cuts ribbon

News Staff
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce held a fantastic Ribbon-Cutting and Open House Event to celebrate and congratulate its member, Tiger Drive-In, on the newly opened Artisan Crafts & Flea Market Saturday, July 8, at its location, 2956 Old U.S. Highway 441 South, Tiger.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Both vehicles were towed away following a two-vehicle crash at Ramey Boulevard June 5 that resulted in minor injuries.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Both vehicles were towed away following a two-vehicle crash at Ramey Boulevard June 5 that resulted in minor injuries.

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Two-vehicle Ramey Boulevard crash results in minor injuries

News Staff
Thursday, July 20, 2023
CLAYTON– No apparent injuries resulted from a two-vehicle crash at Ramey Boulevard on June 5. Clayton officers were traveling south on Ga. 15 (Highway 441) when they drove up to a two-vehicle crash that had just occurred at the intersection of Ga.

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Roswell man ‘in stable condition’ after Hwy. 197 motorcycle crash

News Staff
Thursday, July 20, 2023
A Roswell, Ga., man is “in stable condition” after being seriously injured in a motorcycle crash on Highway 197 near Laurel Lodge Road July 16. Victor Carroll Hoye, 77, was driving a silver 2007 Suzuki DL 650K. Rabun County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the crash around 11:05 a.m.
Submitted photo by Kael Bell. Zach Coffman and Brad Hardeman of “Intension” perform at Salt Fest 2023. The other members of the band are Sam Coffman and Anthony De Peaza.

Submitted photo by Kael Bell. Zach Coffman and Brad Hardeman of “Intension” perform at Salt Fest 2023. The other members of the band are Sam Coffman and Anthony De Peaza.

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Salt Fest 2023 supports, raises funds for cystic fibrosis

News Staff
Thursday, July 20, 2023
More than 100 music lovers came together to support cystic fibrosis fighters on June 16 at the Mountain City Playhouse.