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Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Pictured with their schools’ principals are this year’s four top teachers. From left are middle school principal Kechara Partin and RCMS teacher Emily Lovelady; primary principal Carla Truelove and teacher Sharon Lampros; high school principal Justin Spillers and teacher Hannah Miller; and elementary school teacher Natasha Mazarky and RCES principal Jonathan Welch. Mazarky also is this year’s system teacher of the year.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Pictured with their schools’ principals are this year’s four top teachers. From left are middle school principal Kechara Partin and RCMS teacher Emily Lovelady; primary principal Carla Truelove and teacher Sharon Lampros; high school principal Justin Spillers and teacher Hannah Miller; and elementary school teacher Natasha Mazarky and RCES principal Jonathan Welch. Mazarky also is this year’s system teacher of the year.

Top educators have ‘passion’ for job

The evening was highlighted by select quality educators who are described as having the upmost “passion” for teaching their students as these Rabun County School System employees daily go “above and beyond.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Veteran Doug Wayne and fellow soldiers salute the American Flag as Lora Burrell sings The Star-Spangled Banner at the opening of the Veterans Appreciation Dinner held at the Rabun County Civic Center.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Veteran Doug Wayne and fellow soldiers salute the American Flag as Lora Burrell sings The Star-Spangled Banner at the opening of the Veterans Appreciation Dinner held at the Rabun County Civic Center.

Successful salute to those who served

CLAYTON– The 2022 Veterans Appreciation Dinner was a success as over 200 veterans and their guests attended the event presented by the Rabun County Chamber of Commerce and Forward Rabun on Nov. 10.

Powers remembered as beloved friend, coworker

Long-time city of Sky Valley Building Inspector and City Marshal Bob Powers is remembered by many as a beloved friend and coworker who will be sorely missed. Robert (Bob) James Powers, 87, of Rabun Gap, was an Army veteran who died on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2022.

Early voting for Senate runoff begins Nov. 28

Election season isn’t over just yet as Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Herschel Walker will face Democrat incumbent Rev. Raphael Warnock in a runoff election slated for Tuesday, Dec. 6. A runoff will be held as neither Warnock nor Walker received over 50 percent of votes in the Nov.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Deputy Matt Chaney leads the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office S.T.E.P unit. The law enforcement agency was recently awarded a $24,724 High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). This is the second year the office has been awarded the grant.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Deputy Matt Chaney leads the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office S.T.E.P unit. The law enforcement agency was recently awarded a $24,724 High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). This is the second year the office has been awarded the grant.

RCSO awarded $24,724 grant by Governor’s Office of Highway Safety

TIGER– The Rabun County Sheriff’s Office recently received a $24,724 High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). This is the second year the law enforcement agency has been awarded the grant.

The Salvation Army Red Kettles Provide Love Beyond Christmas

TOCCOA – The familiar Red Kettle Campaign of The Salvation Army will soon be in full swing here in Toccoa, Clayton, Cornelia, Clarkesville and Northeast Georgia. The Christmas season represents the organization’s busiest and most important fundraising time of the year.
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.

Thank you to Clayton public works for your hard work

There are many pieces/parts involved when running a city or county government. City of Clayton officials have been working hard on many projects both downtown and in city limits to improve quality of life for all residents.