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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton citizen Dee Daley, second from left, talks with Milton Garland Sr., president of Garland Contractors Inc., Developer Omar Zavala, and Sarah Gillespie, Clayton Planning and Zoning Board member, and looks at site plans for a rezoning for a potential 91-unit development located across from Clayton City Hall, 37 Bynum St./0 Holden st, following the hearing on Monday. The hearing was to rezone the property from Residential Zone (R2) and Highway Business (HB) to Planned U

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton citizen Dee Daley, second from left, talks with Milton Garland Sr., president of Garland Contractors Inc., Developer Omar Zavala, and Sarah Gillespie, Clayton Planning and Zoning Board member, and looks at site plans for a rezoning for a potential 91-unit development located across from Clayton City Hall, 37 Bynum St./0 Holden st, following the hearing on Monday. The hearing was to rezone the property from Residential Zone (R2) and Highway Business (HB) to Planned U

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Rezoning hearing sparks heated debate

Megan Horn
Thursday, March 24, 2022
CLAYTON– It was standing room only at the City of Clayton courtroom Monday morning as crowds of citizens turned out to the public hearing of the City of Clayton Planning and Zoning Board on a rezoning for property located across from Clayton City Hall, 37 Bynum St./0 Holden st.

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Moratorium bars non-traditional building projects

Megan Horn
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Rabun County has seen an uptick in building projects within the past year. In unincorporated areas, a majority of those requests are for non-traditional developments. The Rabun County Board of Commissioners voted on Jan.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Tallulah Adventures, LLC is coming to Tallulah Falls this summer. A soft opening will be held in the summer of 2022 and a grand opening is planned for the fall. Kyle Jerome, food service manager, left, Spencer Turk, with business development, and Bill Turk, managing member, stand in front of the old Georgia Power building that is being repurposed for the business a couple weeks ago. Crew members have continued the process of repurposing the facility.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Tallulah Adventures, LLC is coming to Tallulah Falls this summer. A soft opening will be held in the summer of 2022 and a grand opening is planned for the fall. Kyle Jerome, food service manager, left, Spencer Turk, with business development, and Bill Turk, managing member, stand in front of the old Georgia Power building that is being repurposed for the business a couple weeks ago. Crew members have continued the process of repurposing the facility.

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Tallulah Adventures to open this summer

Megan Horn
Thursday, March 24, 2022
TALLULAH FALLS– Adventure awaits in Rabun County with its abundance of outdoor recreation activities and scenic views to enjoy.

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Local candidates qualify for May 24 General Primary election

Megan Horn
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Qualifying for the May 24 General Primary election has ended as the local Rabun County races will each only have one candidate on the ballot. The Rabun County Republican Party had five people qualify for local office, while no Democratic candidate qualified.
Site Development Plans for 37 Bynum St./0 Holden St.

Site Development Plans for 37 Bynum St./0 Holden St.

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Development coming to Clayton with 91 units

Megan Horn
Thursday, March 17, 2022
CLAYTON– Land clearing is underway for a 91-unit rental development planned on property located across from Clayton City Hall, 37 Bynum St./0 Holden St. as the project is stirring up more than dust.

Trash pickup continues for Clayton City residents

Megan Horn
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Trash pickup will continue for Clayton City residents. Clayton City Council members approved a bid from Central Waste to continue picking up household garbage inside city limits at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. The rate for Clayton city residents who opt for garbage pickup will increase to $19.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Hiawassee Street in Clayton is closed for replacement of a damaged or collapsed pipe. Crews are working to have the road open up this week.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Hiawassee Street in Clayton is closed for replacement of a damaged or collapsed pipe. Crews are working to have the road open up this week.

Hiawassee Street closed for pipe replacement

Megan Horn
Thursday, March 17, 2022
CLAYTON– The entrance to Hiawassee Street from Highway 76 W in Clayton is temporarily closed while city officials repair a sewage line in the area.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune.

Otto, N.C. man charged with DUI after Mountain City crash

News Staff
Thursday, March 17, 2022
MOUNTAIN CITY– An Otto, N.C. man is charged with DUI-less safe and reckless driving following a single-vehicle crash on Georgia 15 at George Eller Curve in Mountain City March 5. Joshua Allen Caruthers, 33, was driving south on Georgia 15 around 7 p.m.