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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Emergency personnel work at the scene of a Sept. 28 two-vehicle crash on Georgia 2 east of McWorter Lane in Rabun County just before the Georgia-South Carolina state line. Two female passengers from Franklin, N.C., suffered fatal injuries as a result of the crash and a Clayton man was life-flighted from the scene with reported serious injuries.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Emergency personnel work at the scene of a Sept. 28 two-vehicle crash on Georgia 2 east of McWorter Lane in Rabun County just before the Georgia-South Carolina state line. Two female passengers from Franklin, N.C., suffered fatal injuries as a result of the crash and a Clayton man was life-flighted from the scene with reported serious injuries.

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Two from Franklin, N.C. die in two-vehicle crash

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Two female passengers from Franklin, N.C., died in a two-vehicle crash in Rabun County on Sept. 28 on Georgia 2 east of McWorter Lane just before the South Carolina line. Judith Coolidge Hughes, 81, and Patricia Childers Safko, 91, suffered fatal injuries as a result of the crash around 3:14 p.m.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County EMS Captain Trampes Stancil, EMS/911 Director Mike Carnes; Paramedic Don White and EMT Will Shanks demonstrate how the Stryker Power Load System automatic hydraulic lifting equipment lifts patients who are on stretchers in and out of the ambulance. This system significantly helps reduce workplace injuries.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County EMS Captain Trampes Stancil, EMS/911 Director Mike Carnes; Paramedic Don White and EMT Will Shanks demonstrate how the Stryker Power Load System automatic hydraulic lifting equipment lifts patients who are on stretchers in and out of the ambulance. This system significantly helps reduce workplace injuries.

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Rabun EMS thanks donors to ‘PROJECT LIFE LYFT 626’

Megan Horn
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Thanks to dozens of donors, Rabun County EMS has a new tool to prevent back injuries and provide safer levels of care to patients. The Stryker Power Load System is automated hydraulic lifting equipment that lifts patients who are on stretchers into and out of ambulances.

Storm in Gulf sends state into swirl

News Staff
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Rabun County EMA/Search and Rescue provided tips on how to prepare for upcoming Hurricane Ian which is expected to make landfall soon. “Prepare now for potential impact from Hurricane Ian.

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Police find another booby trap of nails

Megan Horn
Thursday, September 29, 2022
SKY VALLEY– Sky Valley police officers have met with yet another booby trap of construction nails that flatten their tires when they pull over to the side of the road onto Winding Ridge Drive off of Highway 246 in Sky Valley. Sky Valley Police Officer Dottie Clark noticed the nails on Sept.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Dillard Police Chief Kenneth Watts is looking forward to keeping community members safe, building connections with citizens and business owners, and getting drugs off of the streets in his new leadership position.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Dillard Police Chief Kenneth Watts is looking forward to keeping community members safe, building connections with citizens and business owners, and getting drugs off of the streets in his new leadership position.

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Dillard police chief promotion for Watts

Megan Horn
Thursday, September 29, 2022
DILLARD– Dillard Chief of Police Kenneth Watts said he looks forward to continuing to build relationships with community members and business owners in Dillard in his new role as chief. Dillard City Council members voted unanimously Sept. 13 to approve Watts as police chief “effective immediately.
Tony Penrose/The Clayton Tribune. Mat Barnwell (left) Tyler Caswell, Jamie Langham, Micah McCracken, Stan Gunter, Clayton Mayor Kurt Cannon, Peter Evers, Sen. Bo Hatchett, and Rabun County Director of Development Rick Story break ground on the Bridge Creek Inn during a ceremony Sept. 21. It is expected to open Labor Day 2023.

Tony Penrose/The Clayton Tribune. Mat Barnwell (left) Tyler Caswell, Jamie Langham, Micah McCracken, Stan Gunter, Clayton Mayor Kurt Cannon, Peter Evers, Sen. Bo Hatchett, and Rabun County Director of Development Rick Story break ground on the Bridge Creek Inn during a ceremony Sept. 21. It is expected to open Labor Day 2023.

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Ground broken for downtown Bridge Creek Inn

Megan Horn
Thursday, September 29, 2022
CLAYTON– New life has been given to the Old Clayton Inn on Main Street in downtown Clayton as the Bridge Creek Inn held its groundbreaking on Sept. 21. The owners of the Bridge Creek Inn are Peter Evers, Tyler Caswell and Mat Barnwell of Ridgeline Investment Partners.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton Police Department Chief of Police Andy Strait and Investigator Matt Thomas educate the public on how to prevent becoming victim to different types of scams at the Rabun County Public Library earlier this month.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton Police Department Chief of Police Andy Strait and Investigator Matt Thomas educate the public on how to prevent becoming victim to different types of scams at the Rabun County Public Library earlier this month.

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Clayton PD educates on how to spot scams and fraud

Megan Horn
Thursday, September 29, 2022
The Clayton Police Department presented a seminar educating community members on how to spot scams and fraud. It was held at the Rabun County Public Library earlier this month.
Submitted photo.

Submitted photo.

Lake Burton Civic Association donates to fire department

News Staff
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Lake Burton Civic Association (LBCA) President Elizabeth Gill presents a $10,000 check to Matt and Barry Wood of Station 10 - The Lakes Volunteer Fire Department. LBCA is very thankful for the volunteers who staff the Fire Stations around the Georgia Power Lakes in Rabun County.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Shawn McKay, left, and Mark Nelson volunteer at the Station 12 BBQ last weekend.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Shawn McKay, left, and Mark Nelson volunteer at the Station 12 BBQ last weekend.

Tiger hosts Corn Festival & BBQ

Megan Horn
Thursday, September 29, 2022
The Town of Tiger was bustling with excitement this past weekend as community members showed out for the Inaugural Tiger Corn Festival and annual Station 12 volunteer fire station BBQ event Saturday, Sept. 24.