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Clayton Crawl this weekend

CLAYTON— Let the good times crawl in the fall for the 11th annual Clayton Crawl this Saturday, Sept. 21 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. “We started the crawl 11 years ago to bring people to Main Street and to show them all the great shops and things we have in downtown.
Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. Tourism Development Authority Executive Director Teka Earnhardt, center, is greeted by Daphne Lisenby of Wolffork Valley Farms (left) and TDA board vice-chairman Laura Gurley at a reception Tuesday at Clayton Café.

Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. Tourism Development Authority Executive Director Teka Earnhardt, center, is greeted by Daphne Lisenby of Wolffork Valley Farms (left) and TDA board vice-chairman Laura Gurley at a reception Tuesday at Clayton Café.

In last action, TDA board restructures director's final pay

CLAYTON—The Rabun County Tourism Development Authority (TDA) voted unanimously to change the terms of executive director Teka Earnhardt’s final compensation package in an unusual Sunday afternoon meeting Sept. 15.

Tourism board votes to cease operations

CLAYTON—The Rabun County Tourism Development Authority board of directors voted 8-4 last Wednesday to cease functioning as of Sept. 15 and turn all assets and programs over to the county.
Jeff Miles is the 11th Head of School for Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School and looks forward to being part of the Rabun County community. Jeff Miles, left, poses with daughters Lia,6, Alison,2, and wife Kiana at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School.

Jeff Miles is the 11th Head of School for Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School and looks forward to being part of the Rabun County community. Jeff Miles, left, poses with daughters Lia,6, Alison,2, and wife Kiana at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School.

Jeff Miles takes the reins as 11th Head of School at Rabun Gap

RABUN GAP— Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School’s theme for the 117th academic school year is “building one community” and newcomer Jeff Miles is looking forward to building a strong relationship with the Rabun County community and the students and faculty of Rabun Gap as the 11th Head of School.

Fire incident under investigation

RABUN GAP— The exact cause and nature of a Rabun Gap fire is under investigation after two people were airlifted following severe burns on Wednesday, Sept. 4. Rabun County Emergency Medical Services and Rabun County Fire Services were dispatched at 8:12 p.m.
Tallulah Falls Mayor Teri Dobbs looks over a zoning map of the town at a joint work session of the City Council, Downtown Development Authority and Planning Commission last Thursday. City officials plan to add updates to the 1999 zoning map.

Tallulah Falls Mayor Teri Dobbs looks over a zoning map of the town at a joint work session of the City Council, Downtown Development Authority and Planning Commission last Thursday. City officials plan to add updates to the 1999 zoning map.

Tallulah Falls reviews town zoning map

TALLULAH FALLS— An update to the 1999 zoning map of Tallulah Falls was the hot topic of discussion at a meeting at Tallulah Falls City Hall last Thursday. The meeting was a joint work session of Tallulah Fall’s City Council, Downtown Development Authority and Planning Commission.

Clayton master plan is nearly ready

CLAYTON—Parks, parking and streetscape improvements are among the highlights of the new Downtown Master Plan for the city of Clayton. The plan, which is being prepared by the consulting firm TSW hired by the city, is about 80 percent complete.
Chris Brown, vice president of SHIELD616, presents new protective gear to the Rabun County Sheriff's Office at The Waterfall Club on Aug. 29

Chris Brown, vice president of SHIELD616, presents new protective gear to the Rabun County Sheriff's Office at The Waterfall Club on Aug. 29

Sheriff's Office receives high-tech protective armor

The Rabun County Sheriff’s Office recently received new protective gear thanks to the generous donations of people in the community. At a ceremony on Aug.
Joey Eller is the new 4-H Educator for Rabun County Schools and looks forward to working with teachers and students in the community.

Joey Eller is the new 4-H Educator for Rabun County Schools and looks forward to working with teachers and students in the community.

Eller is new 4-H Educator for Rabun County Schools

The new school year has officially started for students at Rabun County Schools, and as of August 1 the year has also started for Joey Eller, new 4-H Educator for Rabun County Schools. Eller was born and raised in Habersham County and has been a member of 4-H since he was in fifth grade.