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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton Police Chief Andy Strait congratulates new Assistant Police Chief John Grist.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton Police Chief Andy Strait congratulates new Assistant Police Chief John Grist.

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Water topics top Clayton council agenda

Megan Horn
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
CLAYTON-- Clayton City Council members discussed construction on portions of their water system infrastructure at Tuesday’s meeting.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Nurse Practitioner Natalie Hunter gives Rosa Gray a COVID-19 vaccine at the vaccination clinic held at the Rabun County Recreation Department on Tuesday.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Nurse Practitioner Natalie Hunter gives Rosa Gray a COVID-19 vaccine at the vaccination clinic held at the Rabun County Recreation Department on Tuesday.

Over 700 receive COVID-19 vaccine

Megan Horn
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
TIGER-- Over 700 people received the COVID-19 vaccine at a free vaccination clinic held at the Rabun County Recreation Department on Tuesday, according to Rabun County Nurse Manager Dulene Jones.  “We didn’t have any doses that we wasted,” Jones said.
Submitted photo. Madison Griffin is excited and gives a thumbs up as she attends Rabun County Middle School Tuesday for the first day back for face-to-face instruction.

Submitted photo. Madison Griffin is excited and gives a thumbs up as she attends Rabun County Middle School Tuesday for the first day back for face-to-face instruction.

Rabun students return to campus

Megan Horn
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
TIGER-- Rabun County Schools returned to face-to-face instruction on Tuesday.  In December, officials announced a shift to virtual, distance-based learning for all instruction due to an increase in COVID-19 cases.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Forward Rabun held the first meeting of their Executive Board Tuesday. Front row: Dr. April Childers, Irene Bynum-Faith and Juanita Shope. Back row:Rick Story, executive director, Todd Webb, Claude Dillard, Greg James and Robert Pittman.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Forward Rabun held the first meeting of their Executive Board Tuesday. Front row: Dr. April Childers, Irene Bynum-Faith and Juanita Shope. Back row:Rick Story, executive director, Todd Webb, Claude Dillard, Greg James and Robert Pittman.

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Forward Rabun board discusses community's future

Megan Horn
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
CLAYTON-- Forward Rabun discussed economic development in Rabun County at their inaugural executive committee meeting on Tuesday.  Committee members discussed healthcare, education, tourism, marketing and economic development and site selection.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Tallulah Falls City Clerk Linda Lapeyrouse, left, and Council Members Joey Fountain and Craig Weatherly receive the city’s fiscal year 2020 audit in a presentation from Joely Mixon of Mixon, Mixon, Brown and Tench CPAs at the Tallulah Falls town council meeting last Thursday.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Tallulah Falls City Clerk Linda Lapeyrouse, left, and Council Members Joey Fountain and Craig Weatherly receive the city’s fiscal year 2020 audit in a presentation from Joely Mixon of Mixon, Mixon, Brown and Tench CPAs at the Tallulah Falls town council meeting last Thursday.

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Tallulah Falls appoints Tilley new council member

Megan Horn
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
TALLULAH FALLS-- Tallulah Falls town council members appointed Tommy Tilley as the new council member at last Thursday’s council meeting.  Tilley will serve the remainder of Deb Goatcher’s term, which ends in December 2021.  Goatcher resigned her position this past December.
COVID-19 Local Update

COVID-19 Local Update

Ingles now offering COVID-19 vaccinations

News Staff
Friday, January 15, 2021
Ingles Markets are now offering COVID-19 vaccinations.  "Each Ingles store that has a pharmacy will distribute the vaccine," said Ronald Freeman, Chief Financial Officer. This includes the Rabun County store located at 176 US-441, Clayton.  Customers can go to the Ingles website, https://www.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County EMS Paramedics David Jones, left, and Jon Wilbanks decontaminate the back of an ambulance with a spray disinfectant at Station 1 before responding to a call. All ambulances and equipment are brought to the station to be decontaminated after every call as part of safety measures during an uptick in coronavirus cases in the county.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County EMS Paramedics David Jones, left, and Jon Wilbanks decontaminate the back of an ambulance with a spray disinfectant at Station 1 before responding to a call. All ambulances and equipment are brought to the station to be decontaminated after every call as part of safety measures during an uptick in coronavirus cases in the county.

Majority of EMS calls now relate to COVID-19 as virus surges through Rabun County

Megan Horn
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has affected everyone in one way or another.  With infections rising in record numbers every day, emergency medical personnel have been on the front lines helping others at a great risk to their own health because of increased chances of exposure.
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COVID-19 surges through Rabun County

Wayne Knuckles
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
CLAYTON—Rabun County hit a deadly stretch of COVID-19 fatalities to begin the new year, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health (GDPH). The disease killed one local resident per day during the period Jan. 5-11, state records indicate.