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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Greg Purcell, technology director for Rabun County Schools, hands out Chromebooks to fifth grader Nevaeh Fain and sixth grader Hanby Denning during distribution at the Board of Education Office on Tuesday. The Chromebooks will allow students to complete online learning while students are out of school due to COVID-19.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Greg Purcell, technology director for Rabun County Schools, hands out Chromebooks to fifth grader Nevaeh Fain and sixth grader Hanby Denning during distribution at the Board of Education Office on Tuesday. The Chromebooks will allow students to complete online learning while students are out of school due to COVID-19.

County schools remain closed through at least April 24

Megan Horn
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
TIGER— Rabun County students have been doing their schoolwork from home amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and school officials say they are continuing to work hard to ensure the students have the resources they need to be successful and have meals to eat during this time. Georgia Gov.
Gov. Brian Kemp is sending more than 100 Georgia National Guard members to oversee operations at assisted-living facilities and nursing homes in the state where elderly residents have been infected with coronavirus.

Gov. Brian Kemp is sending more than 100 Georgia National Guard members to oversee operations at assisted-living facilities and nursing homes in the state where elderly residents have been infected with coronavirus.

National Guard to assist nursing homes

News Staff
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Gov. Brian Kemp is sending more than 100 Georgia National Guard members to oversee operations at assisted-living facilities and nursing homes in the state where elderly residents have been infected with coronavirus.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune Fortify Pi, a restaurant located on Main Street in Clayton, had this sign posted on their window last Wednesday afternoon. The Clayton council proclaimed that businesses operating inside the city should limit the number of people in their establishments at any one time to one person per 100 square-feet of floor space, not including store employees.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune Fortify Pi, a restaurant located on Main Street in Clayton, had this sign posted on their window last Wednesday afternoon. The Clayton council proclaimed that businesses operating inside the city should limit the number of people in their establishments at any one time to one person per 100 square-feet of floor space, not including store employees.

Updates on COVID-19 closings in Rabun County

News Staff
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Schools, public events and some services have been shut down or altered in Rabun County due to the COVID-19 national emergency.
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2 COVID-19 cases confirmed in Rabun County

News Staff
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
CLAYTON—The Georgia Department of Public Health confirmed two cases of COVID-19 in Rabun County Tuesday. The Clayton Tribune spoke with a COVID-19 victim by phone Monday, but is not releasing the name due to privacy concerns. The victim said test results were received Friday.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Lt. Misty Houston, left, takes the temperature of Council Member John Bradshaw before Monday's special called Clayton City Council meeting discussing COVID-19 concerns.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Lt. Misty Houston, left, takes the temperature of Council Member John Bradshaw before Monday's special called Clayton City Council meeting discussing COVID-19 concerns.

Clayton council updates COVID-19 response

Megan Horn
Monday, March 30, 2020
CLAYTON— Clayton city council members voted Monday to enact regulations on short-term rentals and hotels and motels in city limits in response to COVID-19, as well as clarify language in a motion passed last week that limited the number of people businesses can have in their establishment at a time.

COVID-19 response in Rabun County FAQ

News Staff
Sunday, March 29, 2020
The Clayton Tribune has compiled a list of common questions and answers concerning the COVID-19 virus, based on our reporting. This is a rapidly-developing story, and we will update this information as new details become available. What’s closed in Rabun County? Just about everything.

5 Rabun patients awaiting COVID-19 test results

Wayne Knuckles
Friday, March 27, 2020
CLAYTON—At least five patients from Rabun County—including several who are being quarantined in their homes—are awaiting results of COVID-19 testing, Mountain Lakes Medical Center officials confirmed Friday afternoon. As of noon Friday, no positive cases had been reported in Rabun County.