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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Hundreds of boaters turned out for a concert by the Atlanta duo of Banks and Shane Saturday to mark the 100th birthday of Lake Burton.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Hundreds of boaters turned out for a concert by the Atlanta duo of Banks and Shane Saturday to mark the 100th birthday of Lake Burton.

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Happy birthday, Lake Burton

Megan Horn
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
LAKE BURTON--Lake Burton’s Centennial Celebration went out with a bang Labor Day weekend as hundreds of boats floated toward a boat dock to listen to music and watch fireworks. The event was part of events celebrating the construction of the Georgia Power dam and the lake’s formation in 1920.
COVID-19 Local Update

COVID-19 Local Update

Schools are coping with COVID-19

Megan Horn
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Class is in session at Tallulah Falls School, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School and Rabun County Schools with positive cases of COVID-19 being reported.
E. Lane Gresham/Tallulah Falls School. Members of the Class of 2021 gather to watch the sunrise at Tallulah Falls School on the first day of school, Aug. 24. With enrollment for the 2020-21 academic year at 531 students – 423 day students and 108 boarding students, the Light in the Mountains remains bright. Forty-two students are from Rabun County.

E. Lane Gresham/Tallulah Falls School. Members of the Class of 2021 gather to watch the sunrise at Tallulah Falls School on the first day of school, Aug. 24. With enrollment for the 2020-21 academic year at 531 students – 423 day students and 108 boarding students, the Light in the Mountains remains bright. Forty-two students are from Rabun County.

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Tallulah Falls School enrolls 531 students for 2020-21 academic year

News Staff
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Students took cautious but confident first steps into the new academic year at Tallulah Falls School on Aug. 24.  With enrollment for the 2020-21 academic year at 531 students – 423 day students and 108 boarding students, the Light in the Mountains remains bright.
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Photo from Unsplash.

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Tallulah Falls city council rolls back millage rate

Megan Horn
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
TALLULAH FALLS--Tallulah Falls city council members adopted a rollback millage rate of 5.848 at their meeting last Thursday.  Council member Deb Goatcher was not in attendance.  This is a rollback from last year’s 5.868 rate.
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Photo from Unsplash.

State high school football kicks off amid COVID-19 concerns

News Staff
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
There were several times over the past few months that Robin Hines, who oversees rule-setting for high school sports in Georgia, had doubts the football season could happen this fall in the Peach State while the coronavirus pandemic raged on.
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Photo from Unsplash.

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Federal approval for scrapping Georgia end-of-year tests unlikely

News Staff
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday signaled it will deny Georgia’s request to waive year-end standardized tests for the 2020-21 school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, sparking a bold backlash from the state’s top school official. In a letter Thursday, U.S.
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Photo from Capitol Beat News Service website.

Child care help available for low-income families

News Staff
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Help is on the way for low-income Georgia families whose young children attend public schools that are holding classes virtually amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the state Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) announced Monday.

Mountain Traveler cover photo contest now underway

News Staff
Sunday, September 6, 2020
With colorful leaves and breathtaking scenery, fall in the Northeast Georgia mountains is the most beautiful time of year. If you have a photograph that represents this beauty, it could be featured on the cover of The Mountain Traveler’s fall 2020 edition.