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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Jay Green gives the FY 2020 audit presentation to Clayton council members at Tuesday’s meeting.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Jay Green gives the FY 2020 audit presentation to Clayton council members at Tuesday’s meeting.

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Auditor: Clayton finances 'in good shape'

Megan Horn
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
CLAYTON-- The city of Clayton is “in good shape” financially according to the FY 2020 audit presented by Jay Green at Tuesday’s council meeting.  Council member Ara Joyce was not present for the regular council meeting, but was present for the prior executive session.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Claude Dillard, Forward Rabun chairman, discusses strategies for planning for inevitable growth set to come to Rabun County in the near future at Tuesday’s Forward Rabun board meeting. This was the first meeting of Forward Rabun’s full, 21-member board.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Claude Dillard, Forward Rabun chairman, discusses strategies for planning for inevitable growth set to come to Rabun County in the near future at Tuesday’s Forward Rabun board meeting. This was the first meeting of Forward Rabun’s full, 21-member board.

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Collaboration called 'key' at first Forward Rabun board meeting

Megan Horn
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
CLAYTON-- Collaboration among community leaders was the focal point for Tuesday’s Forward Rabun board meeting held at the Rabun County Civic Center.  This was the first meeting of the full 21-member board since the conception of  Forward Rabun.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Ashley York, left, is the case manager for the nonprofit, Christ-centered recovery residence Freedom Ministries Lighthouse and Dan Crane is the director. The nonprofit began in 2015 and has been at the facility in Lakemont for two years.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Ashley York, left, is the case manager for the nonprofit, Christ-centered recovery residence Freedom Ministries Lighthouse and Dan Crane is the director. The nonprofit began in 2015 and has been at the facility in Lakemont for two years.

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Freedom Lighthouse celebrates 2 years at Lakemont facility

Megan Horn
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
LAKEMONT-- Freedom Ministries Lighthouse, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Rabun County, celebrated their two-year anniversary at the Lakemont facility last Thursday.  It’s a nine-month Christ-centered recovery residence for men. It provides in-house and outpatient services to people in the community.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Ray Pagano requested a sidewalk variance for a Main Street building he wants to purchase for a new downtown business.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Ray Pagano requested a sidewalk variance for a Main Street building he wants to purchase for a new downtown business.

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Clayton council considering sidewalk request

Megan Horn
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
CLAYTON-- Clayton City Council members discussed a variance request for a patio in front of a business on Main Street and a rezoning request for the Rabun County Public Library at Tuesday’s work session.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune

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Beck Funeral Home seeks variance for proposed crematorium

Megan Horn
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
CLAYTON-- Clayton City Council members discussed a variance request from Sam Beck to operate a crematorium out of his business, Beck Funeral Home, at Tuesday’s council work session.  Beck is also the Coroner for Rabun County.
Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. Lake Rabun Foundation Executive Director Steve Raeber, left, and Director Emertius Buz Stone, right, present a check for $10,000 to Fight Abuse in the Home (FAITH) Executive Director Caroline Wallis Monday. The contribution put the LRF's total giving to Rabun County at over $2 million.

Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. Lake Rabun Foundation Executive Director Steve Raeber, left, and Director Emertius Buz Stone, right, present a check for $10,000 to Fight Abuse in the Home (FAITH) Executive Director Caroline Wallis Monday. The contribution put the LRF's total giving to Rabun County at over $2 million.

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Lake Rabun group tops $2 million in local giving

Wayne Knuckles
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
CLAYTON—In 1987, a group of families living on Lake Rabun decided to take an active role in the community. They started small, giving out their first $1,000 college scholarship to a Rabun County student.
Photo courtesy Sky Valley Police Department

Photo courtesy Sky Valley Police Department

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Crane falls on houses

News Staff
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
A crane caused significant property damage to two homes on Bogey Lane in Sky Valley when it malfunctioned while cutting down a tree in early afternoon March 3, according to Sky Valley Police Chief Vaughn Estes.  No injuries were reported.