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COVID-19 complications claim NGTC president

News Staff
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Dr. Mark Ivester, the beloved president of North Georgia Technical College, passed away late Saturday night due to complications from COVID-19. “With incredibly heavy hearts, we are so sad to say that Dr.
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Clayton leaves millage rate unchanged for coming year

Megan Horn
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
CLAYTON-- City of Clayton council members voted unanimously to keep the millage rate at 8.769 mills at Tuesday’s council meeting.  “That is the current millage rate of the city of Clayton,” said Mayor Jordan Green.  The millage rate is the amount of tax per dollar of assessed value of a property.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Ervin Leonard makes the dog houses for Habitat for Hounds and demonstrates how the doghouse door, which is made out of carpet, can be rolled up and velcroed during the hot summer months to allow for a breeze.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Ervin Leonard makes the dog houses for Habitat for Hounds and demonstrates how the doghouse door, which is made out of carpet, can be rolled up and velcroed during the hot summer months to allow for a breeze.

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Habitat for Hounds makes dog houses available

Megan Horn
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Brenda Nash found her calling in life, and it came in the form of man’s best friend: a dog named Dixie.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Dr. Guy Gober and golf tournament contestants pray before the start of the 16th annual prostate cancer awareness tournament held at the Rabun County Golf Course last Saturday

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Dr. Guy Gober and golf tournament contestants pray before the start of the 16th annual prostate cancer awareness tournament held at the Rabun County Golf Course last Saturday

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Golf tournament raises prostate cancer awareness

Megan Horn
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
CLAYTON--The Rabun County Golf Course played host to the 16th annual prostate cancer awareness tournament last Saturday, raising $1,600 for local scholarships.  “It went fantastic,” said Dr. Guy Gober, organizer of the tournament, about how it went.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Dr. Guy Gober, who organized the 16th annual prostate cancer awareness golf tournament, and partner Perry Thompson join as a team and play a round of golf to participate.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Dr. Guy Gober, who organized the 16th annual prostate cancer awareness golf tournament, and partner Perry Thompson join as a team and play a round of golf to participate.

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County golf course clubhouse open for business

Megan Horn
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
CLAYTON--The Rabun County Golf Clubhouse is now open after a new building was built following the demolition of the old clubhouse.  Darrin Giles, county administrator, said that the project cost about $750,000.  “It’s open and they are operating out of it,” Giles said.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Members of the Rabun County Republican Party and community patrons hold up campaign signs at the grand opening of their campaign headquarters last Saturday.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Members of the Rabun County Republican Party and community patrons hold up campaign signs at the grand opening of their campaign headquarters last Saturday.

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Rabun GOP opens new party headquarters

Megan Horn
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
CLAYTON-- The Rabun County Republicans conducted a ribbon cutting for their new Trump Victory 2020 Campaign Headquarters last Saturday.  It is located at the Clayton Indoor Flea Market, 811 U.S. Highway 441, with a separate entrance on the front of the building.
Andy Diffenderfer/The Clayton Tribune. Ridgeland running back KeSean Eubanks goes nowhere as Wildcat defenders Will McCraw, Chris Thompson and Hoff Windham pounce last Friday in Rossville.

Andy Diffenderfer/The Clayton Tribune. Ridgeland running back KeSean Eubanks goes nowhere as Wildcat defenders Will McCraw, Chris Thompson and Hoff Windham pounce last Friday in Rossville.

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ESPNU to shine national spotlight on Rabun County

News Staff
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
While the Rabun County High football Wildcats will play before the ESPN cameras Friday night, the network’s visit is a chance for the entire Rabun community to soak in the national spotlight. Rabun County will host Prince Avenue Christian on ESPNU at 8 p.m.
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

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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.