Marketing Your Strengths

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Early-in-the-week rains cleared out for a fine Saturday on May 11 for the third-ever Of These Mountains Spring MarketPlace at the Rabun County Pavilions in Clayton.

Early-in-the-week rains cleared out for a fine Saturday on May 11 for the third-ever Of These Mountains Spring MarketPlace at the Rabun County Pavilions in Clayton. Visitors from multiple states came to enjoy vendors also from multiple states. “Our local community looks for things like this. I am…
The constant flow of water in Tallulah Falls typically is one of the more appealing aspects in town, but recently developing water flow is problematic – and pricey. A water leak of an estimated 400,000 gallons that happened in April will take time to repair. “Let’s talk about the ‘gorilla’ in the…
Two Clayton residents were arrested on cocaine-trafficking charges following a traffic stop. Rabun County Sheriff’s Office K9 units pulled over a 2020 black Honda Civic traveling north on GA 15/US 441 near the River Falls Campground on May 9, just before 4 p.m. While one K9 deputy spoke to the…
Northeast Georgia and Western North Carolina have strong ties to agriculture and agritourism, as is evident by the cattle seen grazing on farms of various acreage. A farming family with a regional presence now has established a Clayton retail business with fresh locally grown products has an array…
A Fayetteville, Ga., man was arrested in the early morning hours around Lake Burton for discharging a firearm. Just after 2 a.m. on May 8, Rabun County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 300 block of Finch Drive about a subject with a gun outside firing…
Lake Burton, nestled in the heart of Rabun County, invites you to the Fifth Annual Vintage Wooden Boat Parade and Show on Sunday, May 26. As the Georgia Legislature officially designated Rabun County as the “Wooden Boat Capital of Georgia,” this event is not just a celebration but a testament to…
A Tiger woman remains in jail on a combined $2,025,000 surety bond, after her arrest over weekend on charges of trafficking in methamphetamine and trafficking in fentanyl. Makenna Leeanna Ryan, 23, of Turpin Street, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 10:19 p.m. Saturday…
ATLANTA - U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is vowing to pause until next year a postal service restructuring plan that has caused massive delays in processing mail at a regional distribution center in Palmetto. In a letter to U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., chairman of the Senate Homeland…
Multiple GoFundMe accounts have been started after a surfing trip on the West Coast ended in tragedy for the son of Lake Burton residents and his two Australian friends last week. All three were found murdered just over the American border in a region known for its strong presence of the Mexican…
The combination of thinking and acting fast by a Rabun County Sheriff’s Office deputy and other law enforcement saved the life of a Clayton resident from a fire that could have spread. A Rabun County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post denotes their units and the Clayton Police Department discovered…
A 19-year-old Gainesville man drowned May 4 at the Tallulah Gorge State Park hiking. “At approximately 12:40 p.m. on Friday, Georgia game wardens were notified that a hiker had fallen into the river above Oceana Falls in Tallulah Gorge while hiking,” according to a report provided to The Clayton…

Spans of the Past (Lake Living Spring 2020)

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A Toccoa landmark is about to receive new life, as the Broken Bridges area in Toccoa is set to become a focal point of a 10-mile waterway trek. Broken Bridges over the Tugaloo River arm of Lake Hartwell has been a landmark along the Georgia/South Carolina border for well over 140 years. The...

Lake Living Spring 2020: Events Calendar

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FRANKLIN    Friday, June 12, 7-9 p.m., Main Street Music featuring Second Time Around in downtown Lavonia at the Gazebo.    Friday, June 26, 8:30-10 p.m., Movies Under the Stars, “Up,” at Lavonia Memorial Park.    Saturday, June 27,...

Color the Sky (Lake Living Spring 2020)

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Imagine looking up into the sky and watching a parade of hot air balloons.  It’s a spectacle that draws thousands of people to northeast Georgia. The Helen to the Atlantic Balloon Race & Festival, launched in 1974, takes place...