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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County's Tony and Maryjane Phillips have devoted a decade of their lives helping spread Christmas cheer at Christmas.

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Couple spends holidays spreading Christmas cheer to Georgia children

Megan Horn

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Santa and Mrs. Claus have been busy helping children in Rabun County this holiday season. The Rabun County couple of Tony and Maryjane Phillips have devoted a decade of their life helping children in need by spreading Christmas cheer as Mr. Santa Claus and Mrs. Hollie Claus.

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Cause of Sunday fire remains unknown

Megan Horn

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

CLAYTON-- The cause of a fire at 334 Rainey Mtn. Rd., Clayton on Sunday afternoon is unknown as of press time. Stations 1, 6 and 12 responded to a report of a structure fire, according to Justin Upchurch, assistant fire chief for Rabun County Fire Services.

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Sign thieves at work again

News Staff

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

The Rabun County Sheriff’s Office has received numerous reports regarding political yard signs being stolen, according to a statement from the RCSO. “No matter what your politics are, please be respectful and do not remove any signs without the permission of the owner,” according to the statement.

Photo courtesy Lauren Benfield

Benfield takes oath

News Staff

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Lauren Benfield is sworn in as tax commissioner by Probate Judge Lillian Garrett on Monday. She begins her term in January. Benfield won the Nov. 3 election for tax commissioner after running without opposition. She succeeds Sandy Smith who has served as tax commissioner since January 2009.

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Jones sworn in

News Staff

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Probate Judge Hobie Jones is sworn in by Superior Court Judge Chan Caudell at the Rabun County Courthouse on Tuesday. “I appreciate Hobie (Jones) inviting me to administer the oath of office,” Caudell said before administering the oath.

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Food Bank Christmas

News Staff

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Sarah McKissack, left, Brenda Nash and James Brim, manager of the Food Bank Mountain Branch, pass out holiday treat bags at the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia on Monday. Brim said that they wanted to pass out holiday treat bags as a gift to the children.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Byron Youngblood is the supervisor of customer services at the Clayton Post Office and retires at the end of the year after 34 years of service to the United States Postal Service.

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Youngblood leaving post office after 34 years

Megan Horn

Thursday, December 17, 2020

CLAYTON-- Customer service has always been the top priority for Byron Youngblood during his 34 years at the United States Postal Service. He began working at the Clayton Post Office on Oct. 11, 1986 and retires at the end of this year.

COVID-19 Local Update

Test results show high rate of spread

Wayne Knuckles

Thursday, December 17, 2020

Rabun County continues to have one of the highest rates of positives among those tested for COVID-19, which is a leading indicator of the rate of community spread, health officials say. As of Tuesday, the Georgia Dept. of Public Health reported 197 new cases of COVID-19 in Rabun County.

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Rabun schools go to virtual learning

News Staff

Thursday, December 17, 2020

TIGER--Rabun County Schools will implement virtual, distance-based learning for all instruction until the end of the year due to an increase in COVID-19 cases, officials announced this week. All instruction will be virtual, distance-based beginning Wednesday, Dec.

Photo courtesy Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School. Lucy Barry ’22 of Tiger, GA and Sam Watts of Thomasville, GA perform in Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School’s production of “Into the Woods.”

'Into the Woods' performed at Rearden Theater

News Staff

Thursday, December 17, 2020

"The show must go on" - it's a mantra the Rabun Gap arts department truly took to heart this season as they created and produced a one-of-a-kind musical experience in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rabun Gap students performed "Into the Woods" as this year's fall musical.