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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Dillard City Council member Claude Dillard, right, presents Mayor Bill Robinson with a plaque on behalf of the city, thanking him for his 20 years of service as mayor, at a reception following Tuesday’s council meeting.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Dillard City Council member Claude Dillard, right, presents Mayor Bill Robinson with a plaque on behalf of the city, thanking him for his 20 years of service as mayor, at a reception following Tuesday’s council meeting.

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Robinson steps down after 20 years as mayor

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 16, 2021
DILLARD– Dillard city officials bid Mayor Bill Robinson farewell after serving 20 years as mayor. Council Member Claude Dillard will take office as the new mayor in January. Robinson was presented with a plaque to honor his service to the city, at a reception following Tuesday’s council meeting.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. STAR Teacher Jane Johnson stands with the Rabun County Class of 2022 STAR Student Aidan Thompson.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. STAR Teacher Jane Johnson stands with the Rabun County Class of 2022 STAR Student Aidan Thompson.

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Rabun County announces STAR Student and Teacher

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 16, 2021
TIGER– Rabun County High School recently announced its 2021-2022 STAR Student for a senior who enjoys physics with an aspiration of attending Georgia Tech to become a civil engineer. Aidan Thompson is the STAR Student with an SAT score of 1480 out of 1600.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. MedLink Georgia has bought the Georgia Mountain Market building. The 75,000-square-foot structure with 12 acres currently houses the indoor flea market and other businesses. The building was originally established in 1952 as a factory producing garments.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. MedLink Georgia has bought the Georgia Mountain Market building. The 75,000-square-foot structure with 12 acres currently houses the indoor flea market and other businesses. The building was originally established in 1952 as a factory producing garments.

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MedLink buys Georgia Mountain Market building

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 9, 2021
CLAYTON– MedLink Georgia has bought the Georgia Mountain Market building in Clayton, confirmed Dave Ward, chief executive officer of MedLink Georgia, Inc. – Family Health Center, Monday. “MedLink was excited to learn that the Georgia Mountain Market building had come available for sale.
Enoch Autry. Santa waves to all the nice Rabun County children as his lit sleigh rolls down Main Street.

Enoch Autry. Santa waves to all the nice Rabun County children as his lit sleigh rolls down Main Street.

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Parade welcomes season

News Staff
Thursday, December 9, 2021
An estimated 1,000-plus spectators in the holiday spirit lined Main Street in Clayton Dec. 4 as the “HomeTown”-themed annual Christmas parade ushered in the season for Rabun Countians.
Tony Penrose/The Clayton Tribune. The Clayton DDA held a dedication of the Charlie Mac Dickerson Memorial Park Dec. 1, with city officials and community members in attendance. The park was established to honor Dickerson, who was a local business owner and community member dedicated to service. Pictured are DDA members Greg Funkhouser, left, Pepper Kelly, Cassandra Clouser, chair, Karen Bacon and Vaughn Rogers.

Tony Penrose/The Clayton Tribune. The Clayton DDA held a dedication of the Charlie Mac Dickerson Memorial Park Dec. 1, with city officials and community members in attendance. The park was established to honor Dickerson, who was a local business owner and community member dedicated to service. Pictured are DDA members Greg Funkhouser, left, Pepper Kelly, Cassandra Clouser, chair, Karen Bacon and Vaughn Rogers.

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‘A pillar of community’

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 9, 2021
CLAYTON– The Clayton Downtown Development Authority (DDA) held a dedication of the Charlie Mac Dickerson Memorial park Dec. 1 with city officials and community members in attendance.
Photo courtesy of Conner Horn. Shown is Lake Burton with it seawall on Dec. 7, 2021. The lake is scheduled to reach normal operating elevation by May 1, 2022, following its reservoir drawdown.

Photo courtesy of Conner Horn. Shown is Lake Burton with it seawall on Dec. 7, 2021. The lake is scheduled to reach normal operating elevation by May 1, 2022, following its reservoir drawdown.

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Getting on level with lakes

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Reservoir drawdowns and refills for Lake Burton and Lake Rabun are scheduled to continue through the end of December and into next year.
Photo submitted courtesy Margaux Dolenc. North Georgia Community Foundation board member Rob Fowler (from left); Debbie Dalhouse, Paws 4 Life volunteer; Jennifer Marcellino, Paws 4 Life CEO; Becca McClain, shelter director; Everett Lampros, shelter public relations manager; and Robert Shippey and Linda Foster, North Georgia Community Foundation board members, pose with a $6,619 North Georgia Community Foundation Grant check awarded to Paws 4 Life.

Photo submitted courtesy Margaux Dolenc. North Georgia Community Foundation board member Rob Fowler (from left); Debbie Dalhouse, Paws 4 Life volunteer; Jennifer Marcellino, Paws 4 Life CEO; Becca McClain, shelter director; Everett Lampros, shelter public relations manager; and Robert Shippey and Linda Foster, North Georgia Community Foundation board members, pose with a $6,619 North Georgia Community Foundation Grant check awarded to Paws 4 Life.

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North Georgia Community Foundation awards Paws 4 Life grant

News Staff
Thursday, December 9, 2021
The North Georgia Community Foundation (NGCF) awarded a $6,619 grant to Rabun Paws 4 Life to purchase additional equipment for the shelter’s surgery suite.
Photo courtesy of Teka Earnhardt. Several Clayton Cafe employees and community members attended the cookbook signing event on Sunday. Pictured are Cheyenne Dulucai, Chyanne Vinson, Bella Andrews, Valerie Haggerty, Lisa Shilling, Seth Curtis, Bonnie Edmonds, owner, Will Curtis, Carleigh Rae Sturm, Amy Watts, Gary Sossebee, Ranee’ Thomas, and Monica Fortson. Bonnie Edmonds and Tom Edwards are the authors of the cookbook “A Northern Cook in a Southern Kitchen."

Photo courtesy of Teka Earnhardt. Several Clayton Cafe employees and community members attended the cookbook signing event on Sunday. Pictured are Cheyenne Dulucai, Chyanne Vinson, Bella Andrews, Valerie Haggerty, Lisa Shilling, Seth Curtis, Bonnie Edmonds, owner, Will Curtis, Carleigh Rae Sturm, Amy Watts, Gary Sossebee, Ranee’ Thomas, and Monica Fortson. Bonnie Edmonds and Tom Edwards are the authors of the cookbook “A Northern Cook in a Southern Kitchen."

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Clayton Cafe’s Edmonds holds signing for ‘A Northern Cook in a Southern Kitchen’

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Bonnie Edmonds is a Northern cook in a Southern kitchen. She owns Clayton Cafe on Main Street in Clayton and held a signing for her and Tom Edwards’s cookbook “A Northern Cook in a Southern Kitchen,” where she signed copies for community members to buy.