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Photo courtesy K.A. Hamdy-Swink. This 1950 Chris Craft Runabout ‘17 is “Knot on Call” while participating in Lake Rabun’s annual Wooden Boat Parade on July 6. It is owned by Dr. Helen McSwain.

Photo courtesy K.A. Hamdy-Swink. This 1950 Chris Craft Runabout ‘17 is “Knot on Call” while participating in Lake Rabun’s annual Wooden Boat Parade on July 6. It is owned by Dr. Helen McSwain.

Wooden boats sail across Lake Rabun in celebration of Independence Day

Dozens of wooden boats sailed across Lake Rabun during Independence Day weekend on July 6. The annual Lake Rabun Wooden Boat Parade has been held every year since 1980 as a tradition. Wooden boats featured in the parade range from the 1920s to 1970s and some are rare.
Pictured are Dr. David Port, associate pastor of Church of the Mountains; Phebe Port; Mike Rogers; Jake Scott; Rick Main; Paula Main; Donna McCown; Ronda Lancaster; Adam Wright, lead pastor for Church of the Mountains; Debbie McNeil; Karan Turpin; Lamar Wright; Mark Lancaster; and Richard Dugas, care pastor for Church of the Mountains.

Pictured are Dr. David Port, associate pastor of Church of the Mountains; Phebe Port; Mike Rogers; Jake Scott; Rick Main; Paula Main; Donna McCown; Ronda Lancaster; Adam Wright, lead pastor for Church of the Mountains; Debbie McNeil; Karan Turpin; Lamar Wright; Mark Lancaster; and Richard Dugas, care pastor for Church of the Mountains.

Church of the Mountains, community participate in Statewide Bible Reading

Church of the Mountains and community members participated in the Statewide Bible Reading July 14 for the seventh year in a row, held outside the Rabun County Courthouse. The Statewide Bible Reading occurs on July 14 at 7:14 a.m.

NEGA 1 Million Cups welcomes The Watchmaker’s Workspace

Brenda Patterson of White Birch Inn and White Birch Provisions delighted 1 Million Cups attendees the morning of Wednesday, July 16 with tales of how her business ventures in Clayton grew from one business to two and now a third: The Watchmaker’s Workspace.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Commissioners are presented with a resolution proclaiming Rabun County as the “Waterfall Capital of Georgia” during the July 22 Board of Commissioners meeting. Pictured are Commissioner Kent Woerner, left; Chairman Greg James; Georgia District 10 Rep. Victor Anderson; Andrew Harris, Lake Burton resident who drafted the resolution and spearheaded the designation; and Commissioners Will Nichols and Tom Garrison. Not pictured is Commissioner Scott Crane.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Commissioners are presented with a resolution proclaiming Rabun County as the “Waterfall Capital of Georgia” during the July 22 Board of Commissioners meeting. Pictured are Commissioner Kent Woerner, left; Chairman Greg James; Georgia District 10 Rep. Victor Anderson; Andrew Harris, Lake Burton resident who drafted the resolution and spearheaded the designation; and Commissioners Will Nichols and Tom Garrison. Not pictured is Commissioner Scott Crane.

Commissioners presented with resolution; Rabun ‘Waterfall Capital of Georgia’

Rabun County has officially been recognized by the Georgia House of Representatives and Georgia Senate as the “Waterfall Capital of Georgia.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Northeast Georgia 1 Million Cups (1MC) now has a permanent home at the Bridge Creek Inn, 60 South Main Street, Clayton. The group 1MC provides a supportive and inclusive space for entrepreneurs and their communities to gather and connect where they can work through business challenges and identify opportunities. Pictured are Josh Parker; Danielle DeWitt with dog “Willow”; Bez Rengifo; Elizabeth Truax, general manager of the Bridge Creek Inn; Dianne Shaver; and Kayla Flaherty.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Northeast Georgia 1 Million Cups (1MC) now has a permanent home at the Bridge Creek Inn, 60 South Main Street, Clayton. The group 1MC provides a supportive and inclusive space for entrepreneurs and their communities to gather and connect where they can work through business challenges and identify opportunities. Pictured are Josh Parker; Danielle DeWitt with dog “Willow”; Bez Rengifo; Elizabeth Truax, general manager of the Bridge Creek Inn; Dianne Shaver; and Kayla Flaherty.

Northeast Georgia 1 Million Cups has permanent home at Bridge Creek Inn

Rabun County and the surrounding areas are home to many entrepreneurs who look forward to collaborating with one another on business ideas and strategies.

Ossoff outpacing GOP challengers for U.S. Senate

ATLANTA — The campaigns of the two announced Republicans for Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Jon Ossoff are disclosing similar amounts of outside campaign money raised. The unofficial reports from the two GOP candidates, U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-St.