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Submitted photo. Habitat requires "sweat equity" of each of their homeowners. Allison and Daniel's family have all joined in to help. From left to right: Kay Burrell, Daniel's mother, Daniel NIcholson, Jerry McFalls, Allison's father, Allison, and Allison's mother, Vicky McFalls.

Submitted photo. Habitat requires "sweat equity" of each of their homeowners. Allison and Daniel's family have all joined in to help. From left to right: Kay Burrell, Daniel's mother, Daniel NIcholson, Jerry McFalls, Allison's father, Allison, and Allison's mother, Vicky McFalls.

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Habitat helps provide shelter for Rabun County family

News Staff
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Meet Allison McFalls, a young woman, a native of Rabun County, and a graduate of Rabun County High School, who was diagnosed with a brain cyst when she was 17. This led to numerous surgeries over the next six years; in the end, she was left in a wheelchair.
COVID-19 Update

COVID-19 Update

Local COVID-19 cases continue to climb

Wayne Knuckles
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
CLAYTON—The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Rabun County stood at 33 as of Wednesday morning, an increase of 10 cases since June 4, according to the Georgia Dept. of Public Health (GDPH). An additional death due to COVID-19 was also confirmed in Rabun in the past week.
Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. Ed Henderson, left, secretary of the Rabun County Republican Party, talks with Dillard Police Chief Jeremy Parker Saturday morning.

Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. Ed Henderson, left, secretary of the Rabun County Republican Party, talks with Dillard Police Chief Jeremy Parker Saturday morning.

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Rabun Republicans rally before primary

Wayne Knuckles
Thursday, June 11, 2020
DILLARD—Rabun County Republicans held an old-fashioned political rally on the grounds of Dillard City Hall Saturday, with candidates from across North Georgia meeting with voters and supporters ahead of Tuesday’s primary election.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Candidate Hobie Jones sets up his tent outside the Civic Center and greets voters as they head to the polls for the primary election on Tuesday.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Candidate Hobie Jones sets up his tent outside the Civic Center and greets voters as they head to the polls for the primary election on Tuesday.

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Benfield, Jones and ESPLOST win

News Staff
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
CLAYTON— Lauren Benfield won the Republican nomination for Rabun County Tax Commissioner, Hobie Jones III won the race for Probate Judge and the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST) easily passed in Tuesday’s primary election.
Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton Police Chief Andy Strait, left, talks with vigil organizer Sarah Gillespie before the start of Saturday's Silent March.

Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton Police Chief Andy Strait, left, talks with vigil organizer Sarah Gillespie before the start of Saturday's Silent March.

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Marchers pray for unity

Megan Horn
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
CLAYTON— Communities around the country came together in recent weeks in solidarity against racism following the recent death of George Floyd in Minnesota that was captured on video and gained worldwide attention.  Rabun County followed suit with a silent march and vigil in Clayton on Saturday.
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Short-term rentals back on the agenda

Megan Horn
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
 CLAYTON— The yet-to-be approved short-term rental ordinance for the city of Clayton was discussed at the council work session Tuesday, with the second reading scheduled to be voted on next week.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Peggie Wilcox, circulation clerk, left, and Melissa Poslusny, senior clerk, demonstrate checkout procedures amidst the library's new contact precautions during the soft reopening of the Rabun County Library after being closed due to COVID-19.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Peggie Wilcox, circulation clerk, left, and Melissa Poslusny, senior clerk, demonstrate checkout procedures amidst the library's new contact precautions during the soft reopening of the Rabun County Library after being closed due to COVID-19.

Rabun library is open for business

Megan Horn
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
CLAYTON— Calling all bookworms.  The Rabun County Library is open for business and has implemented a reopening plan to keep patrons safe while browsing for books. Library hours will be Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with Fridays reserved for patrons aged 60 or older.

Georgia Power to resume shutoffs in mid-July

News Staff
Friday, June 5, 2020
Georgia Power and Atlanta Gas Light are poised to resume shutting off service in July for customers who do not pay their bills following months of abstaining from disconnections during the coronavirus pandemic.
7 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Rabun County.

7 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Rabun County.

7 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Rabun County

Wayne Knuckles
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
CLAYTON—Seven additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Rabun County in the past week, bringing the total number reported by the Georgia Department of Public Health (GDPH) to 23. It was the biggest one-week jump in reported confirmed cases in more than a month.