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Streetman named new Sky Valley manager

Megan Horn
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
SKY VALLEY-- The city of Sky Valley recently hired Jason Streetman as their new city manager. Streetman's first day on the job was Monday.  "We are pleased to announce the hiring of a new Sky Valley City Manager," Mayor Hollie Steil said in a statement Tuesday.  "Mr.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Dr. Guy Gober, left, Irene Bynum Faith and Juanita Shope attend a reception honoring Shope last Thursday at The Diner below the Rabun County Civic Center. Shope recently stepped down as president and community liaison of the Rabun County Chamber of Commerce.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Dr. Guy Gober, left, Irene Bynum Faith and Juanita Shope attend a reception honoring Shope last Thursday at The Diner below the Rabun County Civic Center. Shope recently stepped down as president and community liaison of the Rabun County Chamber of Commerce.

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Shope honored for service to Chamber

Megan Horn
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
CLAYTON--A reception for former Rabun County Chamber of Commerce Director Juanita Shope was held last Thursday at The Diner below the Rabun County Civic Center.  It was announced earlier this month that Shope resigned as president and community liaison of the Chamber.
Photos from Georgia State Patrol. A 38-year-old Lakemont man died after striking a fallen tree in a one-vehicle accident on Old Ga. 15 on Feb. 15 in Tiger.

Photos from Georgia State Patrol. A 38-year-old Lakemont man died after striking a fallen tree in a one-vehicle accident on Old Ga. 15 on Feb. 15 in Tiger.

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Lakemont man killed when car strikes fallen tree

News Staff
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
TIGER-- A Lakemont man died in a one-vehicle accident on Feb. 15 when he struck a fallen tree on Old Ga. 15 just south of Mitcham Circle in Tiger.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Brooke Jones, left, gets her blood pressure taken by new County Nurse Manager Dulene Jones at the Rabun County Health Department.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Brooke Jones, left, gets her blood pressure taken by new County Nurse Manager Dulene Jones at the Rabun County Health Department.

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Jones leads Health Dept. through challenging times

Megan Horn
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
A passion for helping others is in the heart of Dulene Jones as she serves as County Nurse Manager at the Rabun County Health Department. Jones brings compassion and dedication to her job serving the very community where she was born and raised.

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Sheriff's office to create Domestic Violence Victims Unit

Megan Horn
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
CLAYTON-- The Rabun County Sheriff's Office will develop and implement a Patrol Domestic Violence Victims Unit after commissioners approved a Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) grant in the amount of $46,612 at the Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The Rotary Club of Clayton distributed gift cards and thank you notes to front-line healthcare workers at Mountain Lakes Medical Center last week. Pictured are Rotarians Tony Penrose, Jane Janes, Alexis Luckett, RN, Rotary President Wayne Knuckles, Paramedic Cole O’Connor, Emergency Department, Rotary president-elect Jef Fincher, Rachel Cowart, Chief Nursing Officer, and Rotarians Matt Mitcham and Ray Pagano.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The Rotary Club of Clayton distributed gift cards and thank you notes to front-line healthcare workers at Mountain Lakes Medical Center last week. Pictured are Rotarians Tony Penrose, Jane Janes, Alexis Luckett, RN, Rotary President Wayne Knuckles, Paramedic Cole O’Connor, Emergency Department, Rotary president-elect Jef Fincher, Rachel Cowart, Chief Nursing Officer, and Rotarians Matt Mitcham and Ray Pagano.

Healthcare Heroes

Megan Horn
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
CLAYTON-- The Rotary Club of Clayton recently recognized the efforts of local First Responders, who have been on the front lines of the national health emergency for nearly a year.

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Traffic stop leads to meth arrests

News Staff
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
TIGER-- A traffic stop in Tiger on Feb. 3 led to the arrest of two people for trafficking of methamphetamine.  “On Feb. 3 deputies with the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on Ga. 15 near the intersection of Rabun Park Dr. after observing a traffic violation.