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Local groups seek funds for affordable housing

Megan Horn
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
CLAYTON-- Forward Rabun has partnered with local nonprofits Habitat for Humanity and Fight Abuse in the Home (FAITH) to apply for the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing (GICH) grant through the University of Georgia (UGA) in an effort to provide affordable housing in Rabun County.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County elections office is relocating to 184 S Main St. Suite 102 in Clayton (area below the health department). The office is currently located at 18 Old Raco High Dr. Suite 105.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County elections office is relocating to 184 S Main St. Suite 102 in Clayton (area below the health department). The office is currently located at 18 Old Raco High Dr. Suite 105.

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Rabun elections office moving to new location

Megan Horn
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
CLAYTON-- The Rabun County elections office is relocating after the Rabun County Board of Elections and Registration voted unanimously at their June 2 meeting to move the elections office to 184 S Main St. Suite 102 in Clayton (area below the health department), due to spacing issues.

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High-speed chase ends in drug seizure, arrest

Megan Horn
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
CLAYTON-- An attempted traffic stop by Rabun County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) deputies on Highway 76 East at Rainey Mountain Rd. in Clayton on July 1 led to a high-speed chase and the arrest of a Clayton man.
Megan Broome/The Clayton TribunePeggy Melton stands in front of a floral arrangement . depicting “God’s Bounty” at the 14th annual Flower Festival at St. James Episcopal Church on Saturday. The theme was “God’s Creation: Behold, I make all things new” and floral arrangements were created to represent and celebrate God’s creations.

Megan Broome/The Clayton TribunePeggy Melton stands in front of a floral arrangement . depicting “God’s Bounty” at the 14th annual Flower Festival at St. James Episcopal Church on Saturday. The theme was “God’s Creation: Behold, I make all things new” and floral arrangements were created to represent and celebrate God’s creations.

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Saint James hosts 14th Flower Festival

Megan Horn
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
CLAYTON-- St. James Episcopal Church held its 14th annual Flower Festival with the theme “God’s Creation: Behold, I make all things new” at the church on Saturday.  The church is located at 260 Warwoman Rd. in Clayton.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Vernon Jones, who recently announced his candidacy for governor in 2022, discussed his campaign platform and encouraged Republicans to be proactive with campaigning in the community at the Rabun County GOP meeting Saturday.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Vernon Jones, who recently announced his candidacy for governor in 2022, discussed his campaign platform and encouraged Republicans to be proactive with campaigning in the community at the Rabun County GOP meeting Saturday.

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Rabun GOP hears from 2022 candidate for Georgia governor

Megan Horn
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
DILLARD-- The Rabun County Republican Party heard from guest speaker Vernon Jones, who announced his candidacy for governor in 2022, at their monthly meeting held at the Dillard House Conference Center on Saturday.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Democrats hosted guest speaker Melita Easters, executive director and founding chair of the Georgia WIN list, at their monthly meeting held at the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia on Monday. Easters uses charts and maps to discuss and illustrate Georgia’s history of partisan party shifts in districts on a county-by-county basis from 2016 to 2020.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Democrats hosted guest speaker Melita Easters, executive director and founding chair of the Georgia WIN list, at their monthly meeting held at the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia on Monday. Easters uses charts and maps to discuss and illustrate Georgia’s history of partisan party shifts in districts on a county-by-county basis from 2016 to 2020.

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Democrats hear from Georgia WIN PAC founding chairperson

Megan Horn
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
CLAYTON-- The Rabun County Democratic Party hosted guest speaker Melita Easters, executive director and founding chair of the Georgia WIN list, at their monthly meeting held at the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia on Monday.
Submitted photo. Youth members of St. Ann’s Parish in Marietta, Ga. paint a home as a project for the Restore Mission Week with the Life Teen movement at Camp Covecrest recently..

Submitted photo. Youth members of St. Ann’s Parish in Marietta, Ga. paint a home as a project for the Restore Mission Week with the Life Teen movement at Camp Covecrest recently..

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Summer camp gives opportunity for teens to serve

Megan Horn
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
TIGER-- Many summer camps give students opportunities to serve their communities and give back to those in need.  The Life Teen movement at Camp Covecrest in Tiger allows students to serve others in need through various projects while also serving Christ.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Brian Panell, new EMA director, left, and Troy Keenan, head of the Rabun County mapping department, look over a map of an area of Rabun County and brainstorm ideas of how to improve radio communication in the area.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Brian Panell, new EMA director, left, and Troy Keenan, head of the Rabun County mapping department, look over a map of an area of Rabun County and brainstorm ideas of how to improve radio communication in the area.

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Panell named head of Rabun Emergency Management Agency

Megan Horn
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Brian Panell loves lending a helping hand to the people in  his community. It was that love that drove him to become a paramedic.  Panell was recently promoted to Rabun County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) director and began the position at the end of May.
Submitted photo. Will McCracken, Isaac Williams and Tate Nichols are part of the swiftwater rescue team with Rabun County Search and Rescue. Rescuers say that speciality training they received in Texas gave them the skills they needed to navigate through the strong current and locate a missing person on the Tallulah River in June.

Submitted photo. Will McCracken, Isaac Williams and Tate Nichols are part of the swiftwater rescue team with Rabun County Search and Rescue. Rescuers say that speciality training they received in Texas gave them the skills they needed to navigate through the strong current and locate a missing person on the Tallulah River in June.

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Search and Rescue team risks hazards to serve

Megan Horn
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
TIGER-- The Rabun County Search and Rescue team is made up completely of volunteers who dedicate their time to serve the residents of Rabun County.  There are approximately 40 team members.