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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Mike Carnes, Rabun County EMS/911 Director, presents his department’s requested budget to commissioners at the county’s budget workshop for FY 2021 on Thursday, April 23.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Mike Carnes, Rabun County EMS/911 Director, presents his department’s requested budget to commissioners at the county’s budget workshop for FY 2021 on Thursday, April 23.

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Commissioners hear budget requests for 2020-21

Megan Horn
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
CLAYTON— At budget workshops with the Rabun County Board of Commissioners over the past two weeks, county department heads discussed their requested budgets for FY 2021 which included funding for additional personnel, new equipment and needed repairs among other items.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Shannon Speed, left, and Melissa White distribute meals to elderly Rabun County residents on Monday as part of the Meals on Wheels program run by the Rabun County Senior Center. Enough meals for five days are being delivered by employees on Mondays in order to limit potential exposure of the COVD-19 virus to elderly residents.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Shannon Speed, left, and Melissa White distribute meals to elderly Rabun County residents on Monday as part of the Meals on Wheels program run by the Rabun County Senior Center. Enough meals for five days are being delivered by employees on Mondays in order to limit potential exposure of the COVD-19 virus to elderly residents.

Meals on Wheels keep rolling despite COVID-19

Megan Horn
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Now more than ever, the Rabun County community is coming together to support each other and serve those in need during the COVID-19 crisis.  The Meals on Wheels program, run by the Rabun County Senior Center in Tiger, is still rolling along to deliver meals to those in need.
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COVID-19 Update

GDPH now confirming 9 COVID-19 cases in Rabun County

News Staff
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
The Georgia Department of Health has issued their 7 p.m. update on COVID-19. One new case was reported in Rabun County.  The state has reported nine confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rabun County as of Wednesday, April 22.    No confirmed deaths have been reported for Rabun County.
Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. Rev. Don Barber, pastor of Rabun Gap Presbyterian Church, oversees preparations for Saturday's food distribution.

Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. Rev. Don Barber, pastor of Rabun Gap Presbyterian Church, oversees preparations for Saturday's food distribution.

Volunteers distribute food during COVID-19 crisis

Wayne Knuckles
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
RABUN GAP—Starting at the crack of dawn Saturday, approximately 70 volunteers sorted, bagged and distributed food packages with an estimated retail value of $80,000 at Rabun Gap Presbyterian Church.
Test totals for Rabun residents missing from state reporting

Test totals for Rabun residents missing from state reporting

Test totals for Rabun residents missing from state reporting

Wayne Knuckles
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
CLAYTON—How many cases of COVID-19 are there in Rabun County? The Georgia Department of Public Health website reported Tuesday that eight people have tested positive for the virus so far. In neighboring Habersham County, the number was 107.
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Clayton city council discusses COVID-19 issues

Megan Horn
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
CLAYTON— Clayton City Council members discussed the potential repercussions in Rabun County when Gov. Brian Kemp’s Executive Order goes into effect to reopen the government at their city council meeting Tuesday.