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Beau Evans/Capitol Beat News Service. Georgia Public Health Commissioner Kathleen Toomey talks about coronavirus testing at a news conference on March 5, 2020.

Beau Evans/Capitol Beat News Service. Georgia Public Health Commissioner Kathleen Toomey talks about coronavirus testing at a news conference on March 5, 2020.

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Governor issues final public health order for COVID-19

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp Tuesday issued what is expected to be the last statewide public health emergency of the coronavirus pandemic era. The order will expire on Thursday, July 1, at 12 a.m.

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Groups drop lawsuit over MLB All-Star game

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
ATLANTA – A business advocacy group that sued Major League Baseball (MLB) for moving the All-Star Game out of Georgia dropped the case Monday, nearly two weeks after an adverse court ruling.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Mike English, left, and Mary Serra are still searching for five of their missing bison after the herd wandered off of Tallulah Bison Ranch, a 48-acre farm located on Dandelion Ln. off of Persimmon Rd., on June 13. The couple has nine bison and are asking for help to locate the missing animals.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Mike English, left, and Mary Serra are still searching for five of their missing bison after the herd wandered off of Tallulah Bison Ranch, a 48-acre farm located on Dandelion Ln. off of Persimmon Rd., on June 13. The couple has nine bison and are asking for help to locate the missing animals.

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Buffalo go missing, presumed to be roaming Rabun County

Megan Horn
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
PERSIMMON-- Where do the buffalo roam?  Mary Serra and Mike English are still wondering after over a week of searching for their lost herd of bison in Rabun County.
Beau Evans/Capitol Beat News Service. State lawmakers and labor advocates protest last month outside the Georgia Department of Labor office in Atlanta.

Beau Evans/Capitol Beat News Service. State lawmakers and labor advocates protest last month outside the Georgia Department of Labor office in Atlanta.

Unemployed Georgians face cutoff of federal benefits

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
ATLANTA – Georgia is about to join 25 other mostly Republican-led states in cutting off supplemental federal unemployment benefits before the Biden administration ends the program in September.

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Clayton council votes to dispute April water bill

Megan Horn
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
CLAYTON-- Clayton City Council members voted Tuesday not to pay a $26,000 April water bill from the Rabun County Water and Sewer Authority (RCWSA) and to send a letter to them “stating that we (the city) disagree with the amended charge of $26,000.

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Fatal wreck in Tiger Sunday

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
TIGER-- A fatal accident involving a single vehicle occurred around midnight Sunday on Glassy Orchard Rd. near Bridge Creek Rd. in Tiger, according to the Motor Vehicle Crash Report from Georgia State Patrol (GSP).  The victim’s residence is on Glassy Orchard Rd., according to the report.

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Fink remembered for service to Rabun

Megan Horn
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Robert Noble (Bob) Fink, Sr. had many accomplishments throughout his life. His dedicated service to the Rabun County community and love for its people is something many remember most about him.  Fink, 87 of Clayton died on June 9, 2021 after an extended illness.

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Burn permits won't be required after July 1

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Beginning July 1, 2021 the Georgia Forestry Commission no longer requires notification to issue a permit when someone burns hand-piled vegetation and yard debris.  This comes about from changes to Georgia’s Outdoor Burn Notification System, Senate Bill 119.
John Murray is Firefighter of the year, left, Sgt. Riley Owens is Officer of the year, Rotary Club of Clayton President Wayne Knuckles, Sue Darnell receives the Jean Harris Professional Award, Jane Janes receives the Gold R. Award, Dr. Tom Callahan receives the J.C. Dover Wheel Award, Rachel Cowart, chief nursing officer for Mountain Lakes Medical Center, receives the Wheel Award on behalf of Mountain Lakes Medical Center, and Tim Ranney receives the W. Lee Arrendale Award.

John Murray is Firefighter of the year, left, Sgt. Riley Owens is Officer of the year, Rotary Club of Clayton President Wayne Knuckles, Sue Darnell receives the Jean Harris Professional Award, Jane Janes receives the Gold R. Award, Dr. Tom Callahan receives the J.C. Dover Wheel Award, Rachel Cowart, chief nursing officer for Mountain Lakes Medical Center, receives the Wheel Award on behalf of Mountain Lakes Medical Center, and Tim Ranney receives the W. Lee Arrendale Award.

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Rotary honors winners of community service awards

Megan Horn
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
CLAYTON-- The Rotary Club of Clayton announced its 2021 award winners at the club’s meeting held at the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia Teaching Kitchen last Thursday.
Photo courtesy of John Bradshaw. The city of Clayton will soon be receiving new playground equipment

Photo courtesy of John Bradshaw. The city of Clayton will soon be receiving new playground equipment

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Playground equipment coming to city

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
The city of Clayton will soon be receiving new playground equipment. City Council Member John Bradshaw said that Lee Collenback at Pro Turf and Landscape Maintenance had a contract with Rabun County Schools to tear down the fourth grade playground equipment.