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Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Chamber of Commerce President Juanita Shope has been hired by the county as a Business Development and Marketing Specialist. Meeting to discuss the appointment at the new Welcome Center on Highway 441 are, from left, Rick Story, executive director of the Development Authority of Rabun County, Claude Dillard, Development Authority board chairman and Dillard City Council member, Shope and Irene Bynum Faith, chairman of the Rabun County Chamber of Commerce.

Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Chamber of Commerce President Juanita Shope has been hired by the county as a Business Development and Marketing Specialist. Meeting to discuss the appointment at the new Welcome Center on Highway 441 are, from left, Rick Story, executive director of the Development Authority of Rabun County, Claude Dillard, Development Authority board chairman and Dillard City Council member, Shope and Irene Bynum Faith, chairman of the Rabun County Chamber of Commerce.

Chamber president to be county employee

CLAYTON—Rabun County Chamber of Commerce President Juanita Shope has been named Business Development and Marketing Specialist for Forward Rabun.

Gurtler, Clyde debate District 9 issues in Clayton

CLAYTON—The Rabun County Republican Party hosted a debate Saturday between Matt Gurtler and Andrew Clyde. Each is seeking the GOP nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives District 9 seat being vacated by Doug Collins in the Aug. 11 election.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rick Story, director of development for Rabun County, explains the Forward Rabun concept at Tuesday's city council meeting.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rick Story, director of development for Rabun County, explains the Forward Rabun concept at Tuesday's city council meeting.

Clayton city council hears Forward Rabun pitch

CLAYTON— Clayton council members heard a presentation about Forward Rabun from Rick Story, director of development for Rabun County, at Tuesday’s meeting. “I just wanted to come today and give you an idea of what Forward Rabun is,” Story said.
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File photo.

Early voting runoff races will begin next week

 CLAYTON— The general primary runoff election is set for Aug. 11 in Rabun County.   Early voting starts July 20 and runs through August 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Rabun County Board of Elections Office, with Saturday voting on August 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Election’s Office.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Tallulah Falls residents addressed council members in public hearings on adoption of an amendment to the city’s zoning map and a short-term rental ordinance that would not allow these types of rentals in the R-1 district.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Tallulah Falls residents addressed council members in public hearings on adoption of an amendment to the city’s zoning map and a short-term rental ordinance that would not allow these types of rentals in the R-1 district.

TF council considers ban on short-term rentals in R-1

TALLULAH FALLS— Tallulah Falls council members tabled the debated short-term rental ordinance after a public hearing on the matter at their meeting last Thursday.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The Lake Rabun Association held their annual wooden boat parade on Sunday as part of Fourth of July celebration events to bring the community together.. The wooden boat parade featured rare boats and boats ranging from the 1920s to 1970s.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The Lake Rabun Association held their annual wooden boat parade on Sunday as part of Fourth of July celebration events to bring the community together.. The wooden boat parade featured rare boats and boats ranging from the 1920s to 1970s.

Wooden boat parade a Lake Rabun tradition

LAKE RABUN— Since 1980, wooden boats have sailed across Lake Rabun during the Fourth of July holiday weekend. They once again came together to participate in the annual wooden boat parade Sunday. “We’re proud of our wooden boats on Lake Rabun,” said Thad Warren, co-chair of the event.
Rabun school start plans still in limbo

Rabun school start plans still in limbo

Rabun school start plans still in limbo

TIGER— The start date for the 2020-2021 school year remains in limbo due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Rabun County officials say that plans on when and how to start the school year are still being decided.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. An 83-year-old Rabun Gap man died after attempting to negotiate a curve in his 1998 Toyota Tacoma Xtracab on Ga.15 near Mountain City Rd. in Clayton on Monday.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. An 83-year-old Rabun Gap man died after attempting to negotiate a curve in his 1998 Toyota Tacoma Xtracab on Ga.15 near Mountain City Rd. in Clayton on Monday.

Rabun Gap man killed in one-vehicle accident

CLAYTON— A Rabun Gap man died following an accident on Ga. 15 (Highway 441)  near Clayton on Monday.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Mandy  Pileski, left, Mandy Kuntz and Lauren Shuman are new clinicians for the Georgia Mountain Psychological Associates (GMPA) nonprofit organization located at 281 Highway 441 South in Clayton. The goal of the 501(c)3 it to provide affordable and accessible therapy services to the Rabun County community.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Mandy Pileski, left, Mandy Kuntz and Lauren Shuman are new clinicians for the Georgia Mountain Psychological Associates (GMPA) nonprofit organization located at 281 Highway 441 South in Clayton. The goal of the 501(c)3 it to provide affordable and accessible therapy services to the Rabun County community.

Nonprofit mental health services now available

CLAYTON— A new nonprofit geared towards mental health services has come to Rabun County.  Georgia Mountain Psychological Associates (GMPA) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides therapy services to the community.
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Unsplash Photo.

School vaccinations to be available July 20-24

District 2 Public Health reminds all parents that now is a good time to get those required school vaccinations. With the challenges and uncertainty that we face with COVID-19, it can be easy to forget about school and necessary vaccines for your child (or children).