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Summer 2022 graduation at Georgia State University

News Staff
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
ATLANTA, GA -- More than 2,000 students graduated from Georgia State University during the Summer 2022 semester. Summer 2022 graduates from your coverage area include:  Reagan Bates of Clarkesville earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. On his visit to Rabun County, U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker takes a selfie with a gathering of attendees holding up campaign signs for the former football standout turned candidate. Walker faces Democratic incumbent Rev. Raphael Warnock in one of the most highly watched races in the nation.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. On his visit to Rabun County, U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker takes a selfie with a gathering of attendees holding up campaign signs for the former football standout turned candidate. Walker faces Democratic incumbent Rev. Raphael Warnock in one of the most highly watched races in the nation.

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Touchdown in Rabun for Walker

Megan Horn
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
It was a touchdown in Rabun County for Herschel Walker as he passed through Dillard Oct. 26 as part of his campaign for U.S. Senate. Accompanying him were South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, Morgan Ortagus, and Lt. Col. Michael Steele.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Alicia Hunnicutt was diagnosed with breast cancer on Nov. 5, 2020. Now for two years the Rabun County native is cancer-free.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Alicia Hunnicutt was diagnosed with breast cancer on Nov. 5, 2020. Now for two years the Rabun County native is cancer-free.

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Hunnicutt lives with purpose, positive outlook after breast cancer diagnosis

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Life brings new challenges every day but also new opportunities to make a difference and show kindness and gratitude toward others. Rabun County native Alicia Hunnicutt lives each day to the fullest, finding a positive perspective on even the most devastating and life-changing situations.

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Commission postpones second reading, vote

News Staff
Thursday, October 27, 2022
What was slated to be a vote by Rabun County Commissioners on the fate of the second reading of amendments to the Short-Term Rental Ordinance Tuesday turned out to be a postponement to a yet to be determined later date.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. A photograph taken the day after a structure fire occurred Oct. 19 on Wolffork Road in Rabun Gap.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. A photograph taken the day after a structure fire occurred Oct. 19 on Wolffork Road in Rabun Gap.

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No injuries reported in Rabun Gap structure fire

News Staff
Thursday, October 27, 2022
RABUN GAP-- No injuries were reported in a Rabun Gap structure fire. Rabun County Fire Services responded to a report of a structure fire at 7271 Wolffork Road in Rabun Gap on Oct. 19. Stations 1, 5 and 12 were dispatched to the fire at 8:32 a.m.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Democrats held a meet-and-greet community event with local party representatives and Georgia State Senate Post 50 Candidate Paulette Williams Oct. 14 at the Rock House in Clayton. The group members proudly hold campaign signs and several visitors stopped by to chat with Williams and party members about the Democrat platform and upcoming election, for which early voting is happening now.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Democrats held a meet-and-greet community event with local party representatives and Georgia State Senate Post 50 Candidate Paulette Williams Oct. 14 at the Rock House in Clayton. The group members proudly hold campaign signs and several visitors stopped by to chat with Williams and party members about the Democrat platform and upcoming election, for which early voting is happening now.

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Democrats hold meet-and-greet with state senate candidate Williams

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 27, 2022
CLAYTON– The Rabun County Democrats campaigned and chatted with community members at the Rock House in Clayton Friday, Oct. 14, for a meet-and-greet event. Paulette Williams, Democratic candidate for Georgia State Senate 50 was at the event and met with visitors and citizens in Rabun County.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. A Georgia Power utility power pole was taken out on Hiawassee Street after it was struck by a red 2018 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Oct. 14. The single vehicle crash resulted in no injuries, but the road was closed for a period of time following the crash.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. A Georgia Power utility power pole was taken out on Hiawassee Street after it was struck by a red 2018 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Oct. 14. The single vehicle crash resulted in no injuries, but the road was closed for a period of time following the crash.

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No injuries reported in Hiawassee Street crash

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 27, 2022
CLAYTON– A 17-year-old Cairo, Ga., juvenile was not injured after striking a utility power pole in a single-vehicle crash on Hiawassee Street in Clayton Oct. 14.
Submitted photo. Rabun County Director of Development Rick Story, left; Don Martin; Barbara Anderson; Pete Cleaveland; Jeanine Marlow; and John Scaduto attend the GICH conference in Cartersville, Ga., recently with the GICH facilitator.

Submitted photo. Rabun County Director of Development Rick Story, left; Don Martin; Barbara Anderson; Pete Cleaveland; Jeanine Marlow; and John Scaduto attend the GICH conference in Cartersville, Ga., recently with the GICH facilitator.

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GICH committee members meet about affordable housing in Rabun County

News Staff
Thursday, October 27, 2022
In 2021, under the umbrella of Forward Rabun, Habitat for Humanity of Rabun County (Habitat) and Fight Abuse in the Home (FAITH) applied for assistance from the state program Georgia Initiative for Community Housing (GICH, pronounced GICK).