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Water War Dispute has been dragging on for 5 years

Wayne Knuckles
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
CLAYTON—it’s been called the Water War. Rabun County and the city of Clayton have been fighting over water and sewer issues since at least 2015.  That was the year a Service Delivery Strategy (SDS) for water service expired.

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Commissioners hear zoning requests

Megan Horn
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
CLAYTON--Building regulations and rezoning requests were topics of discussion at the Rabun County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday.  Commissioner Will Nichols was not present at the meeting.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Retirees of Rabun County Schools, Judy Burch, 14 years, Becky Cross, 25 years, and Pop Wilburn, 13 years, were recognized at the September Board of Education meeting.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Retirees of Rabun County Schools, Judy Burch, 14 years, Becky Cross, 25 years, and Pop Wilburn, 13 years, were recognized at the September Board of Education meeting.

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School board votes to jump-start ESPLOST with bonds

Megan Horn
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
TIGER-- The Rabun County Board of Education approved a motion to allow the sale of bonds with an interest rate of .82 percent in order to jump-start Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax Projects (ESPLOST), at their meeting last Thursday.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Jason Waldroup, public works director for the city of Clayton, graduated in August with a certification as a Certified Public Manager from the University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institutes of Government.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Jason Waldroup, public works director for the city of Clayton, graduated in August with a certification as a Certified Public Manager from the University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institutes of Government.

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Waldroup completes his certification as public manager

Megan Horn
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Jason Waldroup, public works director for the city of Clayton, graduated in August with a certification as a Certified Public Manager from the University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government.  “It’s a really awesome program,” Waldroup said in an interview Tuesday.

Shirley named interim head at North Georgia Technical College

News Staff
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
ATLANTA, GA—Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) Commissioner Greg Dozier announced his appointment today of Dr. Michele Shirley as North Georgia Technical College’s (NGTC) Interim President after the recent death of NGTC President Dr. Mark Ivester. Dr.
Georgia is lagging in its count of the 2020 U.S. Census. (U.S. Census Bureau photo)

Georgia is lagging in its count of the 2020 U.S. Census. (U.S. Census Bureau photo)

State leaders press census with only days to go before deadline

News Staff
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Local leaders from Rome to Savannah pressed Georgians on Monday to complete the 2020 census with only 10 days left before the deadline. Georgia ranks near the bottom of states in its progress on the decennial count, which influences federal money allocations and political representation.

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Rabun County makes bid for Clayton water, sewer

Wayne Knuckles
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
CLAYTON—The Rabun County Board of Commissioners has again offered to purchase the city of Clayton’s water and sewer services, and remove one of the major bones of contention still blocking a Service Delivery Strategy (SDS) that has cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants and...
Photo courtesy Lisa Hopper. Funeral services were held Sunday for Rabun County volunteer David Ramey.

Photo courtesy Lisa Hopper. Funeral services were held Sunday for Rabun County volunteer David Ramey.

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Ramey remembered for his selfless service

Megan Horn
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
David Ramey is remembered by his community as a selfless servant who gave generously and abundantly, embodying the biblical teaching of John 15:13, “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” Ramey, 50, of Wiley passed away on September 9, 2020.