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Trial in boating death ends in $200 million verdict

Megan Horn
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
CLAYTON-- After a two-week trial, a $200 million verdict was reached Saturday in the case involving the death of a 7-year-old Florida boy on Lake Burton in July 2014. The trial began with opening remarks Aug. 17 Ryan Paul Batchelder, 7 of Lake Worth, Fla.

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Clayton sends SDS settlement offer to county

Megan Horn
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
CLAYTON— Clayton city officials recently extended an offer to the county that, if agreed upon, would settle the years-long Service Delivery Strategy (SDS) that has cost taxpayers over a million dollars.

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Proposal addresses Clayton's accounting practices

News Staff
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
The City of Clayton’s financial accounting practices may be getting a complete overhaul. Elaine Kent and Brenda Norton, financial consultants working under the banner of Local Government Consulting Services LLC, submitted a proposal to Clayton City Council Aug. 23 during a called meeting.

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Story is new Chamber president

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021
CLAYTON— Rick Story was selected as the new President of the Rabun County Chamber of Commerce Tuesday.  “I am deeply honored and incredibly humbled,” Story said in a statement.
Photo by Beau Evans/Capitol Beat News Service. Georgia Public Health Commissioner Kathleen Toomey talks about coronavirus testing at a news conference on March 5, 2020.

Photo by Beau Evans/Capitol Beat News Service. Georgia Public Health Commissioner Kathleen Toomey talks about coronavirus testing at a news conference on March 5, 2020.

Kemp sending more Georgia National Guard troops for COVID fight

News Staff
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp committed up to 2,500 Georgia National Guard troops Monday to fighting the surge of COVID-19 cases across the state.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Don Fountain questions a witness in the courtroom Tuesday.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Don Fountain questions a witness in the courtroom Tuesday.

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Verdict reached in case involving 2014 boating death

Megan Horn
Saturday, August 28, 2021
CLAYTON-- After a two-week trial a verdict has been reached in the case involving the death of a 7-year-old Florida boy on Lake Burton in July 2014. The trial began with opening remarks Aug. 17 Ryan Paul Batchelder, 7 of Lake Worth, Fla.
Submitted photo. Buzz Williams, a Chattooga Conservancy program associate, foreground, observes as an antique hand-carved wooden canoe is lowered down a ridge.

Submitted photo. Buzz Williams, a Chattooga Conservancy program associate, foreground, observes as an antique hand-carved wooden canoe is lowered down a ridge.

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Historic canoe removed from Chattooga, awaiting transport to Clayton

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Wednesday, August 25, 2021
After six weeks of extreme manual effort, an ancient dugout canoe has been retrieved from Section III of the Chattooga River. The heart pine, hand carved canoe was discovered late last year by a group of paddlers and its location reported to the Chattooga Conservancy.