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The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) will begin offering the new bivalent COVID-19 booster this week.

The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) will begin offering the new bivalent COVID-19 booster this week.

New bivalent COVID-19 boosters offer enhanced protection

ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) will begin offering the new bivalent COVID-19 booster this week, as shipments of the vaccine arrive in the state.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Residents and council members attend the first public hearing of the FY 2022 proposed millage rate increase on Aug. 25. Residents attended in person and via teleconference. The proposed millage rate is 6.620 mills.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Residents and council members attend the first public hearing of the FY 2022 proposed millage rate increase on Aug. 25. Residents attended in person and via teleconference. The proposed millage rate is 6.620 mills.

Tallulah Falls to hold third public hearing, vote on millage

TALLULAH FALLS– The Town of Tallulah Falls will hold the third public hearing and vote on a millage rate of 6.620 mills at the regular monthly council meeting Thursday, Oct. 13, at 6 p.m. at Tallulah Falls Town Hall, 255 Main Street, Tallulah Falls.

Police read right

Clayton Police Department Investigator Matt Thomas reads to children at the Rabun County Public Library Sept. 14. Chief Andy Strait and Officer Joe Munger from the Clayton Police Department met with kids and parents at the library. Officers also handed out gift bags to those in attendance.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Maryjane Webb Phillips and Carl Green volunteer at one of the Food Distributions held at the American Legion Post 220 last month. The food distribution is held every Thursday from noon-6 p.m.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Maryjane Webb Phillips and Carl Green volunteer at one of the Food Distributions held at the American Legion Post 220 last month. The food distribution is held every Thursday from noon-6 p.m.

American Legion Post 220 serves up love to the community through food distribution

MOUNTAIN CITY– Rabun County residents have the opportunity to rock down to the American Legion Post 220 on Electric Avenue in Mountain City for a food distribution and hot meal every Thursday.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The Old School Garden at the Clayton City Hall Complex grounds off of Highway 76 hosts its fall plant sale on Oct. 1 as plenty of healthy and colorful plants were on display.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The Old School Garden at the Clayton City Hall Complex grounds off of Highway 76 hosts its fall plant sale on Oct. 1 as plenty of healthy and colorful plants were on display.

Old School Garden holds plant sale

The Old School Garden held its fall plant sale Saturday, Oct. 1. The beautiful weather brought a crowd of people to town for the event. The Old School Garden was decked out for the season with scarecrows, pumpkins, and of course plants.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr and his wife Joan stopped in Rabun County Sept. 27 to meet and greet public officials and community members. Front row: Charlie Brundage (left); Rabun County Republican Party Treasurer Linda Burns; Rabun County Republican Party Chair Ed Fickey; Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr; Commissioner Kent Woerner; and Rabun County Republican Party Secretary Ed Henderson. Back row: Scott Poss; Rabun County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Scott Chee

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr and his wife Joan stopped in Rabun County Sept. 27 to meet and greet public officials and community members. Front row: Charlie Brundage (left); Rabun County Republican Party Treasurer Linda Burns; Rabun County Republican Party Chair Ed Fickey; Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr; Commissioner Kent Woerner; and Rabun County Republican Party Secretary Ed Henderson. Back row: Scott Poss; Rabun County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Scott Chee

Attorney General Carr visits Rabun County

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr and his wife Joan made a stop in Rabun County on Sept. 27 to meet and greet public officials and constituents in front of the Rabun County Courthouse. He was hosted by the Rabun County Republican Party and local officials. Carr is running for re-election.
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.

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

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.

Rabun EMS thanks donors to ‘PROJECT LIFE LYFT 626’

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

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.

Police find another booby trap of nails

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.