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The Rabun County Historical Society and county archives are housed in this building at the corner of Church and Hiawassee Street in Clayton.

The Rabun County Historical Society and county archives are housed in this building at the corner of Church and Hiawassee Street in Clayton.

Historical Society keeps Rabun County history alive

News Staff
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Why should anyone care that Clayton was founded at the convergence of five important Cherokee trails? Or about how the coming of the railroad early in the twentieth century put Clayton on the map and forged its future?
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Brendan Thompson, general manager for the RCWSA, left, Claude Rickman, Dallas Taylor, Greg Peters, vice-chairman, Kent Woerner, County Commissioner, Roger Mullins, Jerry Krivsky, Jeff Hunter, Brett Cohee, and Darrin Giles, county administrator, stand inside their new office-shop building located on Yorkhouse Rd. in Rabun Gap.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Brendan Thompson, general manager for the RCWSA, left, Claude Rickman, Dallas Taylor, Greg Peters, vice-chairman, Kent Woerner, County Commissioner, Roger Mullins, Jerry Krivsky, Jeff Hunter, Brett Cohee, and Darrin Giles, county administrator, stand inside their new office-shop building located on Yorkhouse Rd. in Rabun Gap.

RCWSA moves into new office/shop building

Megan Horn
Thursday, January 16, 2020
RABUN GAP— After five years of saving and many months of construction, the Rabun County Water and Sewer Authority has moved into its new office-shop building and held its first meeting of 2020 on Tuesday, January 14. The building is located at 1650 Yorkhouse Rd., Rabun Gap.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The newly-elected Clayton City Council holds their first meeting of 2020 at the Clayton Municipal Complex on Tuesday. From left, Woody Blalock, Michelle Duquette, David Cross, Cissy Henry, city manager, Jordan Green, mayor, Mitch Baker, city attorney, Ara Joyce and John Bradshaw.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The newly-elected Clayton City Council holds their first meeting of 2020 at the Clayton Municipal Complex on Tuesday. From left, Woody Blalock, Michelle Duquette, David Cross, Cissy Henry, city manager, Jordan Green, mayor, Mitch Baker, city attorney, Ara Joyce and John Bradshaw.

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Food Bank agrees to repair culvert on Chechero

Megan Horn
Thursday, January 16, 2020
CLAYTON— The culvert at the intersection of the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia and Chechero Street, what’s been an ongoing controversy between the Food Bank and the city of Clayton, might be one step closer to being repaired.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Brendan Thompson, right, general manager for the Rabun County Water and Sewer Authority, discusses a partially unpaid August 2019 water bill for the city of Clayton with Council Members at their meeting on Tuesday.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Brendan Thompson, right, general manager for the Rabun County Water and Sewer Authority, discusses a partially unpaid August 2019 water bill for the city of Clayton with Council Members at their meeting on Tuesday.

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City disputes county water bill

Megan Horn
Thursday, January 16, 2020
CLAYTON— The balance due on water bills for the city of Clayton and the city of Tiger sewer bill caused heated debate among City Council members and the Rabun County Water and Sewer Authority (RCWSA) at the Clayton City Council meeting on Tuesday.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Over 150 people turned out for a public forum on proposed changes in management and policy that would affect thousands of acres of National Forest Service land in Rabun County.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Over 150 people turned out for a public forum on proposed changes in management and policy that would affect thousands of acres of National Forest Service land in Rabun County.

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Forest proposals spark lively discussion

Megan Horn
Thursday, January 16, 2020
 CLAYTON— What do Forest Service Lands mean to the people of Rabun County?
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The city of Sky Valley swore in their newly-elected officials at their city council meeting on Tuesday. From left, Councilmember Bill Oliver, Mayor Hollie Steil, Council Member Ed Morley and Council Member Bruce Turner. They joined Council Members Jim Curtis and Moody Barrick.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The city of Sky Valley swore in their newly-elected officials at their city council meeting on Tuesday. From left, Councilmember Bill Oliver, Mayor Hollie Steil, Council Member Ed Morley and Council Member Bruce Turner. They joined Council Members Jim Curtis and Moody Barrick.

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New Sky Valley officials looking forward to 2020

Megan Horn
Friday, January 10, 2020
SKY VALLEY— The city of Sky Valley swore in a new mayor and council members at their council meeting on Tuesday, and the elected officials said they are looking forward to working together for the citizens of their city in the sky.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Detention Center Officer Jeremy Gallagher was recently named Rabun County Sheriff’s Office Jailer of the Year. He said that he loves his job and serving the Rabun County community.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Detention Center Officer Jeremy Gallagher was recently named Rabun County Sheriff’s Office Jailer of the Year. He said that he loves his job and serving the Rabun County community.

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Jailer, Deputy of the Year recognized by Sheriff's Office

Megan Horn
Friday, January 10, 2020
Detective John Murphy and Detention Center Officer Jeremy Gallagher both went into law enforcement because they wanted to make a difference and help people. That commitment hasn’t gone unnoticed by their peers, who selected Murphy as Deputy of the Year and Gallagher as Jailer of the Year.

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Rabun ranked 2nd in state for number of flu cases

Megan Horn
Thursday, January 9, 2020
Make sure you cover your cough, because Georgia ranks as the sickest state in the United States. And Rabun County is ranked the second sickest county in the state, according to information in an article recently published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC).
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Jeff Harris is the new owner of the Piggly Wiggly in Dillard along with his wife Lisa. As of January 6, 2020 they are the new owners and plan for the store to have a “local, hometown grocery store feeling.”

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Jeff Harris is the new owner of the Piggly Wiggly in Dillard along with his wife Lisa. As of January 6, 2020 they are the new owners and plan for the store to have a “local, hometown grocery store feeling.”

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Local couple steps in to keep Dillard store from closing

Megan Horn
Thursday, January 9, 2020
DILLARD— Jeff Harris walked into the Piggly Wiggly in Dillard about three weeks ago to pick up something and learned that the store was scheduled to close. It was then that he decided he and his wife Lisa should consider taking action to keep it open.

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Closing on sale of business park building now set for Jan. 17

Megan Horn
Thursday, January 9, 2020
RABUN GAP— The oft-postponed $8.1 million sale of the 1-million-square-foot Rabun Business Park building to ELK Group International is now set for January 17, according to the Development Authority of Rabun County (DARC) Director’s Report at their meeting on Monday.