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Commissioners update building, business regualtions

Megan Horn
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
CLAYTON-- Amendments to Rabun County’s code of ordinances related to building and business regulations, as well as rezoning requests were passed at Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting.  Commissioner Scott Crane was not present at the meeting due to being deployed overseas.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Eric Neese, of the engineering company Freese and Nichols, Inc., and Public Works Director Jason Walroup address Clayton council members Tuesday and give an update on the GDOT project to widen Highway 441.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Eric Neese, of the engineering company Freese and Nichols, Inc., and Public Works Director Jason Walroup address Clayton council members Tuesday and give an update on the GDOT project to widen Highway 441.

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441 widening pushed back to 2022, officials say

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 22, 2020
CLAYTON-- The much-anticipated widening of Highway 441 has been pushed back to 2022, Clayton City Council members discussed Tuesday.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune.Firefighter Hunter Hargrave, left, and Assistant Fire Chief Justin Upchurch respond to the scene of a five-vehicle accident on Highway 441 at Bo James St. in Clayton on Monday.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune.Firefighter Hunter Hargrave, left, and Assistant Fire Chief Justin Upchurch respond to the scene of a five-vehicle accident on Highway 441 at Bo James St. in Clayton on Monday.

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5-vehicle accident results in minor injuries

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 22, 2020
CLAYTON-- A Franklin, N.C. man is charged with improper lane change following a five-vehicle accident in Clayton on Monday that resulted in minor injuries.   The accident occurred at Ga. 15 and Bo James St. at approximately 11:18 a.m.  Clyde Earl Callenback, 81 of Franklin, N.C.
Photo courtesy Deputy Ana Contreras.

Photo courtesy Deputy Ana Contreras.

Truck fire at Black Rock

News Staff
Thursday, October 22, 2020
On Sunday, Rabun County Fire Services Station 1 was dispatched at approximately 2:29 p.m. to a vehicle fire on Black Rock Parkway, Mountain City. Engine 1 arrived on scene at 2:40 p.m. and the engine compartment of a pickup pulling a camper was on fire.

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Clayton assistant police chief resigns over arrest video

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 22, 2020
CLAYTON—Clayton Assistant Police Chief Ryan Hamilton left the force last week after admitting he copied a police video showing the arrest of a 73-year old suspect who was tased and forcibly removed from his pickup truck after a slow-speed chase in May.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune.

Paws 4 Life distributes 214 rabies vaccinations

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Rabun Paws 4 Life Shelter administered 214 rabies shots at its vaccine clinic held at the Rabun Arena last Saturday.  “It went as smoothly as any I’ve ever seen,” said Dr. Stephen Arbitter of Rabun Animal Hospital, who administered the vaccines.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Voter Pamela Wawrzyk holds up an absentee ballot that was returned by the post office for an unknown reason. She said that she and her husband Stephen found the ballot in their mailbox when they came back from Florida and it had no indication of the reason it was returned. She cautioned voters to be sure and check their ballot status to make sure their ballot is received by the elections office for their vote to be counted.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Voter Pamela Wawrzyk holds up an absentee ballot that was returned by the post office for an unknown reason. She said that she and her husband Stephen found the ballot in their mailbox when they came back from Florida and it had no indication of the reason it was returned. She cautioned voters to be sure and check their ballot status to make sure their ballot is received by the elections office for their vote to be counted.

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Voters urged to track absentee ballots in mail

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Election season is in full swing with early voting, and absentee ballot requests have surged due to COVID-19. Some voters have had concerns about absentee ballots being returned back to them by the post office and not making it to the election’s office.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rep. Doug Collins talks with Sheriff Chad Nichols at a meet-and-greet held at the Rabun County Republican Party headquarters last Saturday. Collins is vying for a United States Senate seat and Nichols is running for reelection.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rep. Doug Collins talks with Sheriff Chad Nichols at a meet-and-greet held at the Rabun County Republican Party headquarters last Saturday. Collins is vying for a United States Senate seat and Nichols is running for reelection.

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Collins campaigns in Rabun County

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 22, 2020
CLAYTON-- Rep. Doug Collins, who is locked into a tight battle for a United States Senate seat, paid a visit to Rabun County Saturday for a meet-and-greet at the Rabun GOP headquarters in Clayton.  “Doug Collins set the room on fire. He’s a brilliant orator. He’s a conservative champion.
Web graphic. Know Georgia law for stopping for school buses.

Web graphic. Know Georgia law for stopping for school buses.

Emphasis is on the students during Bus Safety Week

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 22, 2020
This week is National Bus Safety Week and the theme is “red lights mean stop.”  Marty Dixon, transportation director, said that the theme emphasizes the importance of motorists stopping for school buses and being aware of Georgia law.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Angela Luke said that her husband Joe along with her close family were her support system when diagnosed with breast cancer and while going through cancer treatments.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Angela Luke said that her husband Joe along with her close family were her support system when diagnosed with breast cancer and while going through cancer treatments.

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Holiday cancer diagnosis strengthened faith, Luke says

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 22, 2020
The holidays are a time to take a break from the hustle and bustle of life and come together with friends and family to create memories.  This family time was crucial for Angela Luke when she was hit with a diagnosis of breast cancer the day after Christmas in 2017.