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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. RCHS Principal Justin Spillers, left, presents Abigail Page with an award in the auditorium of the Fine Arts Building on Senior Scholarship and Awards Night held on May 11.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. RCHS Principal Justin Spillers, left, presents Abigail Page with an award in the auditorium of the Fine Arts Building on Senior Scholarship and Awards Night held on May 11.

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RCHS seniors receive more than $1.3 million in scholarships

Megan Horn
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
CLAYTON-- Rabun County High School held its Senior Scholarship and Awards Night for the Class of 2021 in the RCHS Fine Arts building May 11.
Submitted photo.

Submitted photo.

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As warmer weather arrives, use care when dealing with bears

News Staff
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
With spring temperatures in place and summer right around the corner, the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, Town of Highlands and the BEAR task force got together via online video conference recently to discuss ways to mitigate human-bear encounters in 2021.
Submitted photos. (Left) Sadie Martin '21 of Clayton, Ga. receives her diploma from Head of School Jeff Miles during Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School's graduation ceremony on May 16. (Right) Tallulah Falls graduating Class of 2021 throw their caps in the air last Friday after receiving their high school diplomas.

Submitted photos. (Left) Sadie Martin '21 of Clayton, Ga. receives her diploma from Head of School Jeff Miles during Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School's graduation ceremony on May 16. (Right) Tallulah Falls graduating Class of 2021 throw their caps in the air last Friday after receiving their high school diplomas.

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Tallulah Falls, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Graduations

News Staff
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Class of '21 at RGNS represents 22 countries and 7 states in the U.S.  Special to The Clayton Tribune Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School celebrated graduates from the Class of 2021 during the School’s 118th Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 16.

Maintenance work planned in Clayton May 23

News Staff
Friday, May 14, 2021
The City of Clayton will be having planned maintenance for Main street on Sunday May 23, 2021 at 9 p.m.  The City crews will be making necessary repairs to the infrastructure including the replacement of a valve.

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Local doctor's license put on probation by medical board

Megan Horn
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
TIGER-- The medical license of Dr. Stephen Jarrard, who practices at Tiger Clinic, was put on probation for three years by the Georgia Composite Medical Board recently, following an investigation sparked by a complaint of inappropriate behavior in the workplace not related to a patient.

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Ex-police officer eyes $1 million lawsuit

Megan Horn
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
CLAYTON-- The city of Clayton was served with a notice of potential lawsuit alleging former Assistant Chief Ryan Hamilton was wrongfully terminated from the Clayton Police Department on October 15, 2020. The notice indicated $1 million may be offered as a settlement amount.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rick Story, director of development for Rabun County, Keri Coleman, assistant principal of Rabun County Primary School, April Childers, superintendent for Rabun County Schools, Brent Edward's, area manager for Georgia Power, Misty Houston, Rabun County Bank, Nicole Dover, director of strategy and communication at Habersham EMC, and Claude Dillard, vice president of Rabun County Bank, distribute lunches at RCPS last Thursday for Teacher Appreciation Week.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rick Story, director of development for Rabun County, Keri Coleman, assistant principal of Rabun County Primary School, April Childers, superintendent for Rabun County Schools, Brent Edward's, area manager for Georgia Power, Misty Houston, Rabun County Bank, Nicole Dover, director of strategy and communication at Habersham EMC, and Claude Dillard, vice president of Rabun County Bank, distribute lunches at RCPS last Thursday for Teacher Appreciation Week.

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Local groups honor Rabun teachers

Megan Horn
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
TIGER-- Forward Rabun partnered with local businesses to show appreciation to teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week last week.  Forward Rabun partnered with Rabun County Bank, Habersham EMC and Georgia Power to provide Chick fil A to teachers at each of the four county schools and the bus shop.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Eric Nease, engineer for the city of Clayton, addresses council members about fixing a slope on Shadyside Dr. that resulted from damage sustained in the storm back in late March, at Tuesday’s city council meeting. Nease said that the slope has started endangering the road infrastructure and should be fixed immediately. City officials will vote on an emergency declaration next week to speed-up the repair process.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Eric Nease, engineer for the city of Clayton, addresses council members about fixing a slope on Shadyside Dr. that resulted from damage sustained in the storm back in late March, at Tuesday’s city council meeting. Nease said that the slope has started endangering the road infrastructure and should be fixed immediately. City officials will vote on an emergency declaration next week to speed-up the repair process.

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Shadyside Drive emergency repairs discussed

Megan Horn
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
CLAYTON-- Clayton City Council members discussed passing a resolution for an emergency declaration to fix slopes on Shadyside Dr. that developed from a storm about six weeks ago, at their work session Tuesday.
Submitted photo. Moonrise Distillery in Clayton recently opened their new Speakasy Bar and Cocktail Patio.

Submitted photo. Moonrise Distillery in Clayton recently opened their new Speakasy Bar and Cocktail Patio.

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Moonrise Distillery takes top honors in state competition

News Staff
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Moonrise Distillery, an award-winning craft distillery and destination location located in Rabun County, recently announced their awards and recognition at the 2021 Georgia Trustees Wine and Spirits Challenge held on May 3, 2021 at the Metropolitan Club in Alpharetta Ga.