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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. County Attorney Allyn Stockton speaks to commissioners about amendments to the zoning ordinance for short-term rentals at the Board of Commissioners meeting Sept. 27. Commissioners Scott Crane and Tom Garrison are also pictured. Commissioners adopted the first reading of the ordinance amendment.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. County Attorney Allyn Stockton speaks to commissioners about amendments to the zoning ordinance for short-term rentals at the Board of Commissioners meeting Sept. 27. Commissioners Scott Crane and Tom Garrison are also pictured. Commissioners adopted the first reading of the ordinance amendment.

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Commissioners approve first reading to amend Short-Term Rentals county zoning ordinance

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 13, 2022
CLAYTON– The first reading of amendments to the zoning ordinance for Short-Term Rentals was approved by commissioners at the Sept. 27 Rabun County Board of Commissioners meeting.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Poll workers are gearing up for early voting and the Nov. 8 election. Shay Harbin, office assistant; and absentee poll workers Elaine Lawson; Rick Crouse; Mary Ann Rich; and Virginia Anderson work to mail out absentee ballots to voters on Tuesday.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Poll workers are gearing up for early voting and the Nov. 8 election. Shay Harbin, office assistant; and absentee poll workers Elaine Lawson; Rick Crouse; Mary Ann Rich; and Virginia Anderson work to mail out absentee ballots to voters on Tuesday.

Elections office gears up for early voting to start Monday

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 13, 2022
The Rabun County Board of Elections Office is gearing up for Election Day as early voting starts Monday, Oct. 17. Voters can cast their ballots at the Rabun County Board of Elections Office, 184 South Main Street, Suite 102, Clayton, during early voting Oct. 17-22, Oct. 24-29, and Oct. 31-Nov.
Courtesy Habersham County Sheriff's Office. This photo from the Tallulah Falls school zone camera shows Deborrah Collier’s rental car on Sept. 10.

Courtesy Habersham County Sheriff's Office. This photo from the Tallulah Falls school zone camera shows Deborrah Collier’s rental car on Sept. 10.

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911 calls further muddle murder of Collier

News Staff
Thursday, October 13, 2022
ATHENS-- Clarke County received three 911 calls to their dispatch center on Sept. 10 regarding the disappearance of Deborrah Collier. Collier, who was found dead on U.S.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Board of Education Chair and retired RCHS agriculture teacher Steve Cabe cuts the ribbon on the Rabun County Schools Agri-Science Center October 6. Pictured are Cabe with Rabun County FFA students; Board of Education Member Molly Lima; Rabun County Schools Superintendent Dr. April Childers; Rabun County Board of Education Members Wayne Stephens; Mark Beck; and Rabun County Board of Education Vice-Chair Curt Haban with Agriculture Education Instructor Clay Brown.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Board of Education Chair and retired RCHS agriculture teacher Steve Cabe cuts the ribbon on the Rabun County Schools Agri-Science Center October 6. Pictured are Cabe with Rabun County FFA students; Board of Education Member Molly Lima; Rabun County Schools Superintendent Dr. April Childers; Rabun County Board of Education Members Wayne Stephens; Mark Beck; and Rabun County Board of Education Vice-Chair Curt Haban with Agriculture Education Instructor Clay Brown.

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Rabun County Schools cut ribbon on Agri-Science Center

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 13, 2022
TIGER– The Rabun County Schools Agri-Science Center plants the seed of success for Future Farmers of America (FFA) students as they get hands-on experience learning about all that farming has to offer in the state-of-the-art facility. The ribbon cutting ceremony was held Oct.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The greased pig chases brought fun for kids of many ages and the 8-10-year-old group had the opportunity to catch the pig at the Foxfire Mountaineer Festival Oct. 8. Camden Nichols, 8, fell down only to get back up and win the chase by catching the little swine first.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The greased pig chases brought fun for kids of many ages and the 8-10-year-old group had the opportunity to catch the pig at the Foxfire Mountaineer Festival Oct. 8. Camden Nichols, 8, fell down only to get back up and win the chase by catching the little swine first.

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Successful Foxfire Mountaineer Festival draws crowd

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Appalachian culture came to life in Rabun County Saturday, Oct. 8, as crowds of people came out for the Foxfire Mountaineer Festival for a successful weekend event. The event was postponed from Oct.
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Motorcyclist faces dozens of charges following chase

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 6, 2022
A Lilburn, Ga., man faces a slew of charges after fleeing police officers on his blue 2007 Suzuki GSXR600 motorcycle when Georgia State Patrol troopers attempted to conduct a Sept. 26 traffic stop north on Georgia 15 near Lofty Branch Lane in Lakemont.
File photo. Local law enforcement agencies and faith-based organizations participate in the Faith & Blue event held at the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia last year by handing out food, diapers and literature with information about various topics to community members.

File photo. Local law enforcement agencies and faith-based organizations participate in the Faith & Blue event held at the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia last year by handing out food, diapers and literature with information about various topics to community members.

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Keeping faith in the blue

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 6, 2022
CLAYTON– The Rabun County Sheriff’s Office along with the faith community and other law enforcement agencies will host a drive-thru food and diaper distribution at the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia on Saturday, Oct. 8, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
CNI News Service. Habersham County Sheriff’s Office Investigator George Cason shows reporters a picture from the Tallulah Falls school zone camera of Deb Collier’s van traveling toward Clayton on Sept. 10.

CNI News Service. Habersham County Sheriff’s Office Investigator George Cason shows reporters a picture from the Tallulah Falls school zone camera of Deb Collier’s van traveling toward Clayton on Sept. 10.

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Investigators piecing together Collier’s murder

News Staff
Thursday, October 6, 2022
The attention to Deborrah Collier’s murder has spread nationally – and even internationally – because of its bizarre nature, but Habersham County Sheriff’s Investigatrors said Friday that they do not expect a quick answer to the puzzle.