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COVID-19 Local Update

COVID-19 Local Update

Test results show high rate of spread

Wayne Knuckles
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Rabun County continues to have one of the highest rates of positives among those tested for COVID-19, which is a leading indicator of the rate of community spread, health officials say. As of Tuesday, the Georgia Dept. of Public Health reported 197 new cases of COVID-19 in Rabun County.
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Rabun schools go to virtual learning

News Staff
Thursday, December 17, 2020
TIGER--Rabun County Schools will implement virtual, distance-based learning for all instruction until the end of the year due to an increase in COVID-19 cases, officials announced this week. All instruction will be virtual, distance-based beginning Wednesday, Dec.
Photo courtesy Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School. Lucy Barry ’22 of Tiger, GA and Sam Watts of Thomasville, GA perform in Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School’s production of “Into the Woods.”

Photo courtesy Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School. Lucy Barry ’22 of Tiger, GA and Sam Watts of Thomasville, GA perform in Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School’s production of “Into the Woods.”

'Into the Woods' performed at Rearden Theater

News Staff
Thursday, December 17, 2020
"The show must go on" - it's a mantra the Rabun Gap arts department truly took to heart this season as they created and produced a one-of-a-kind musical experience in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Rabun Gap students performed "Into the Woods" as this year's fall musical.
Tiger Mountain Vineyards was recently awarded two gold medals in the annual 2020 Georgia Trustees Wine Competition.

Tiger Mountain Vineyards was recently awarded two gold medals in the annual 2020 Georgia Trustees Wine Competition.

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Rabun's Tiger Mountain Vineyards awarded 2 gold medals in Georgia competition

News Staff
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Tiger Mountain Vineyards was recently awarded two gold medals in the annual 2020 Georgia Trustees Wine Competition. Gold went to Tiger’s 2018 Cabernet Franc and to the 2018 Tannat, an unusual French varietal pioneered in Georgia by TMV founder, the late Dr. John Ezzard.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School will offer Pre-K for age 3 starting in the 2021-2022 school year. Applications are now open for the new program. Learn more at www.rabungap.org/earlylearning.  

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School will offer Pre-K for age 3 starting in the 2021-2022 school year. Applications are now open for the new program. Learn more at www.rabungap.org/earlylearning.  

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RGNS to open Early Learning Center for 3-year-olds

News Staff
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School is excited to announce the creation of our Early Learning Center which will include the addition of a half-day PreK program for three-year-olds.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton First United Methodist Church was the second place winner in the judging contest for the Clayton Christmas Parade last Saturday with the theme “Jesus is the Sweetest Treat.” Pastor Zack Martin waves at bystanders as the float travels down Main Street.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton First United Methodist Church was the second place winner in the judging contest for the Clayton Christmas Parade last Saturday with the theme “Jesus is the Sweetest Treat.” Pastor Zack Martin waves at bystanders as the float travels down Main Street.

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A very Clayton Christmas

Megan Horn
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
CLAYTON-- COVID didn't stop Christmas from coming to downtown Clayton last Saturday for the annual Christmas parade.  "The Christmas parade was absolutely fabulous," said Juanita Shope, president of the Rabun County Chamber of Commerce.
Michele Crawford, left, and Broderick Crawford own Crawford Art Gallery in Clayton and on December 1 celebrated 25 years of having a Main Street storefront.

Michele Crawford, left, and Broderick Crawford own Crawford Art Gallery in Clayton and on December 1 celebrated 25 years of having a Main Street storefront.

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Crawfords celebrate 25 years of bringing art to Main Street

Megan Horn
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
CLAYTON-- The North Georgia Mountains offer breathtaking views and a variety of plants and animals for the avid nature lover to enjoy.  Broderick and Michele Crawford capture the beauty of this wildlife in their paintings and photographs.  The couple owns Crawford Art Gallery and on Dec.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton Mayor Jordan Green and Clayton city council members signed a resolution to proclaim that whatever day on which the city of Clayton Christmas parade takes place is hereby declared “Carl Butler Day.” Butler, left, shakes hands with Jordan Green after the city adopted the resolution at Tuesday’s council meeting.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton Mayor Jordan Green and Clayton city council members signed a resolution to proclaim that whatever day on which the city of Clayton Christmas parade takes place is hereby declared “Carl Butler Day.” Butler, left, shakes hands with Jordan Green after the city adopted the resolution at Tuesday’s council meeting.

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'Carl Butler Day' is declared in Clayton

Megan Horn
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
CLAYTON-- Carl Butler came to Clayton in 1996 and hit the ground running as a businessman and community advocate.  And his contributions to Rabun County have not gone unnoticed.