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Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Carolyn Culpepper with Family Hospice greets WWII U.S. Navy veteran Lt. J.G. Dr. Eldred Causey at the Vet-to-Vet Café for his 101st birthday on Feb. 11. Culpepper presented him with his button that has his motto, “Go with the Flow.”

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Carolyn Culpepper with Family Hospice greets WWII U.S. Navy veteran Lt. J.G. Dr. Eldred Causey at the Vet-to-Vet Café for his 101st birthday on Feb. 11. Culpepper presented him with his button that has his motto, “Go with the Flow.”

‘Go with the Flow’

With age comes wisdom and Lt. J.G. Dr. Eldred Causey imparted his wisdom to “go with the flow” at his 101st Birthday celebration during February’s Vet-to-Vet Cafe that fell on his birthday on Tuesday, Feb. 11.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Community members attended a public forum hosted by Rabun County Commissioners Scott Crane and Kent Woerner to gauge opinion and share information about HB 581.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Community members attended a public forum hosted by Rabun County Commissioners Scott Crane and Kent Woerner to gauge opinion and share information about HB 581.

Commissioners talk to community about HB 581

Community members had the opportunity to express their views about HB 581 at a public forum on Jan. 30 hosted by Rabun County Commissioners Scott Crane and Kent Woerner.
Submitted. Brenda Nash, founder and CEO of Habitat for Hounds, poses with a dog that was provided a free dog house by the nonprofit. Since 2010, over 375 dog houses have been distributed.

Submitted. Brenda Nash, founder and CEO of Habitat for Hounds, poses with a dog that was provided a free dog house by the nonprofit. Since 2010, over 375 dog houses have been distributed.

Habitat for Hounds provides shelter for man’s best friend

It is said that dogs are man’s best friend. So it’s important to make sure the canines have the resources they need to thrive. The 501(c)3 nonprofit Habitat for Hounds is dedicated to that mission of providing dogs with adequate shelter to better their lives at no cost to the owner.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. F.A.I.T.H.’s Furniture and More Store is now open after three weeks of renovations. It is located at 404 S. Main Street in Clayton. Pictured at the store on reopening day, Feb. 3, are Dena Crane, director of thrift stores; Mickey Battista, volunteer; Kay Wilkerson, staff member; Tristian Hooper, staff member; Nate Parker, staff member; and Brooke Cannon, CFO.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. F.A.I.T.H.’s Furniture and More Store is now open after three weeks of renovations. It is located at 404 S. Main Street in Clayton. Pictured at the store on reopening day, Feb. 3, are Dena Crane, director of thrift stores; Mickey Battista, volunteer; Kay Wilkerson, staff member; Tristian Hooper, staff member; Nate Parker, staff member; and Brooke Cannon, CFO.

F.A.I.T.H. Furniture and More Store now open after renovation

Visit the local nonprofit Fight Abuse in the Home (F.A.I.T.H.) at its Furniture and More Store in Clayton to furnish your home and also help its mission of providing free and confidential services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse and human trafficking. F.A.I.T.H.

Dahlonega Literary Festival 2025 celebrates 20th anniversary

The Dahlonega Literary Festival (DLF) celebrates its 20th anniversary Saturday, March 1, with a variety of events and authors appealing to fans of fiction and non-fiction. Twenty authors are featured including former Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal who will be the luncheon speaker.

Mountain Judicial Circuit Judge Smith passes away

Superior Court Judge Russell “Rusty” Smith of the Mountain Judicial Circuit passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. Rabun County Probate Judge Carlton H. Jones, III confirmed Smith’s passing to The Clayton Tribune Wednesday morning. Smith was appointed to the bench by former Gov.