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GBI crime lab rules Collier’s death suicide

After nine weeks of family members wondering what happened to Deborrah Collier, Habersham County Sheriff’s investigators announced last Friday that she died of an apparent suicide. When Collier was found dead Sept.

Lighting up our holiday season

TIGER–  The Christmas Village of Lights provided by the local nonprofit Fight Abuse in the Home (FAITH) and Kirk Knous will light up the night sky during two weekends of fun in December.

Gift buying & festival of trees as county preps for Christmas

This weekend is one of the best times of the year to be in downtwn Clayton and at the Rabun County Civic Center. And don’t forget to get entered in next weekend’s Dec. 3 Christmas Parade. The community is invited to “Christmas in Downtown Clayton” on Friday, Nov.

Free HIV testing at all District 2 health departments

GAINESVILLE – While great work has been done to improve the lives of people living with HIV, more than 32 million people have died worldwide from AIDS-related illness. People with HIV who take HIV medicine as prescribed can achieve an undetectable viral load and live a long and healthy life.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. City of Clayton workers work overnight Sunday, Nov. 13, to replace valves on Main Street in the downtown area. Workers replaced valves and a fire hydrant to improve the system. Crews worked overnight to minimize service disruption to nearby businesses.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. City of Clayton workers work overnight Sunday, Nov. 13, to replace valves on Main Street in the downtown area. Workers replaced valves and a fire hydrant to improve the system. Crews worked overnight to minimize service disruption to nearby businesses.

Clayton crews work overnight to repair valves

Clayton public works crews worked overnight Sunday, Nov. 13, to replace valves on Main Street as part of an ongoing process to replace valves and fire hydrants in the city.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Commissioner Kent Woerner, Sheriff Chad Nichols and Rep. Stan Gunter are presented with the 2022 Opportunity Grant from the North Georgia Community Foundation by Abigail Carter, director of strategic initiatives for the North Georgia Community Foundation, and Michelle Prater, president and CEO of the North Georgia Community Foundation. The $65,000 check was presented at the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office Nov. 18.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Commissioner Kent Woerner, Sheriff Chad Nichols and Rep. Stan Gunter are presented with the 2022 Opportunity Grant from the North Georgia Community Foundation by Abigail Carter, director of strategic initiatives for the North Georgia Community Foundation, and Michelle Prater, president and CEO of the North Georgia Community Foundation. The $65,000 check was presented at the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office Nov. 18.

RCSO awarded 2022 Opportunity Grant from North Georgia Community Foundation

The Rabun County Sheriff’s Office was recently awarded the 2022 Opportunity Grant from the North Georgia Community Foundation. In an event held at the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office Nov.