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Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. The Jan. 12 storm downed trees that disrupted power for residents. Among those fallen trees were this one on Old Highway 441 near Leaning Chimney in Clayton.

Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. The Jan. 12 storm downed trees that disrupted power for residents. Among those fallen trees were this one on Old Highway 441 near Leaning Chimney in Clayton.

Nickel-sized hail, downed trees pepper county

Megan Horn
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Winter weather is in full force in Rabun County as portions of the county, and other areas in the region, were hit with high winds, fallen trees and a hail storm Thursday, Jan. 12. Bad weather is the theme this winter since the season officially began Dec.

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Local officials band together for broadband

Megan Horn
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Rabun County was once again booted out of state funding for broadband expansion  as Gov. Brian Kemp announced on Jan. 4 the second batch of grant funds to increase high-speed internet access in 28 counties – which does not include Rabun.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Crowds attended the Rabun County Board of Commissioners meeting on Nov. 29 for the first reading of the eventually passed Short-term Rental Ordinance. The ordinance was passed on Dec. 27.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Crowds attended the Rabun County Board of Commissioners meeting on Nov. 29 for the first reading of the eventually passed Short-term Rental Ordinance. The ordinance was passed on Dec. 27.

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Compliance key with county’s short-term rental ordinance

Megan Horn
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Amendments to Rabun County’s Short-Term Rental (STR) Ordinance are official as the Rabun County Board of Commissioners approved the passage in a unanimous vote on Dec. 27, 2022, after six months of public meetings, debate and several drafts.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The cause of the fire at 579 Connector Road off Camp Creek Road in Wiley remains under investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s Office.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The cause of the fire at 579 Connector Road off Camp Creek Road in Wiley remains under investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s Office.

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Two blazes destroy residences in county

News Staff
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Rabun County Fire Services responded to two structure fires recently with both resulting in total residential losses. The first fire occurred on Jan. 6 at 137 Pond View Drive in the Glassy Mountain area near Tiger, according to a press release from the Rabun County Fire Services.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Mountain City Police Chief Tom Garrison is all smiles as he cuts his cake at his retirement reception from the City of Mountain City on Dec. 30, 2022. Garrison retires after serving as a law enforcement officer for 28 years and Mountain City Police Chief for 18 years.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Mountain City Police Chief Tom Garrison is all smiles as he cuts his cake at his retirement reception from the City of Mountain City on Dec. 30, 2022. Garrison retires after serving as a law enforcement officer for 28 years and Mountain City Police Chief for 18 years.

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Garrison retires after 18 years as Mountain City police chief

Megan Horn
Thursday, January 5, 2023
MOUNTAIN CITY– Mountain City Police Chief Tom Garrison has officially retired after 28 years of law enforcement service, with 18 of those years as Mountain City Chief of Police.

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Teacher a leader in the classroom

Megan Horn
Thursday, January 5, 2023
Rabun County resident Carolyn Dillard is passionate about helping others and has devoted her life to helping children succeed through education and community programs.