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Sunday package sales passes by 700 votes

While municipalities were casting votes for elected officials, all of Rabun County’s registered voters could render their thoughts on a referendum concerning Sunday package sales of alcoholic beverages and the voters have opted to take a drink.

$$$ for roads coming thanks to T-SPLOST approval

Rabun County will implement its second-ever T-SPLOST to help maintain and improve roads throughout the county and in the municipalities after voters Tuesday favored the measure. The Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or T-SPLOST, passed 1,921 votes to 1,078.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Danette Peters (center) of Why Knot Designs of Blairsville, Ga., talks with customers at the Nov. 1 Of These Mountains Fall MarketPlace on the Rabun County Civic Center Pavilions property. Why Knot Designs was one of the 120 booths that set a record for vendors at the event at the height of “Leaf Season.”

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Danette Peters (center) of Why Knot Designs of Blairsville, Ga., talks with customers at the Nov. 1 Of These Mountains Fall MarketPlace on the Rabun County Civic Center Pavilions property. Why Knot Designs was one of the 120 booths that set a record for vendors at the event at the height of “Leaf Season.”

Of These Mountains MarketPlace peaks with record number of vendors

The day started out with ice on the ground, but as the sun provided warmth, more and more attendees got a first-hand look at all the Fall MarketPlace of Of These Mountains had to offer in its fifth year. And it had plenty to offer.
Submitted Photo. TFS juniors Haylen McGugan of Clarkesville, Callee Elrod of Clermont, Sophie Smith of Clarkesville, Shelby Whisnant of Toccoa, and Reagan Duff of Clermont practice using an EPIPen in the simulation lab.

Submitted Photo. TFS juniors Haylen McGugan of Clarkesville, Callee Elrod of Clermont, Sophie Smith of Clarkesville, Shelby Whisnant of Toccoa, and Reagan Duff of Clermont practice using an EPIPen in the simulation lab.

TFS students explore careers in medicine with Northeast Georgia Health System Mobile Simulation Lab experience

Inside several hospital rooms, students became doctors for a day, stepping into the roles of first responders and healthcare providers as they treated lifelike patients in a series of high-intensity scenarios.