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Tommy Culkin/The Clayton TribuneAfter four years as the head pastor at Clayton First United Methodist Church, Jeremy Lawson is moving to a new parish. Pictured, he stands in front of the cross outside the church’s Old Highway 441 North location.

By Tommy CulkinStaff Writer

CLAYTON — For four years, Jeremy Lawson has served the parish at Clayton First United Methodist Church and the peo-ple of Rabun County. Now, he is being called elsewhere, and will bid farewell to the commu-nity he’s come to love in June.

Originally from Connecticut, Lawson grew up in a religious household, and was himself always religious, but he nev-er initially saw himself as a pastor. Instead, he started out working in the financial sector.

“I was working in mortgag-es and loan origination and honestly, it was what I’d always

dreamt I would do,” Lawson said. “I’ve always enjoyed finances and working with numbers, and math was always my strong suit in school. So I was happy.”

However, in 2003 he got the unshakeable feeling that he


CLAYTON — A Rabun County High School teacher was arrested last week for being drunk while supervising the high school’s prom.

English Language Arts teacher John Kilby, 32, of Tiger, was arrested at the Rabun County Civic Center, where the school dance was held.

Arresting officer Travis Gibson was called to the scene by School Resource

Officer Tim Brown and Prin-cipal Jonathan Gibson. Upon arrival, Officer Gibson could

immediately tell Kilby was inebriated.

According to the incident report, Kilby had bloodshot eyes and smelled heavily of alcohol. When trying to administer a breathalyzer test, Of-ficer Gibson reported that Kilby repeatedly tried to trick the test by blowing around the straw and block

Teacher wasallegedly

drunk at promKilby on administrative leave whileschool officials conduct investigation

KILBY


CLAYTON — During the months-long process of nego-tiating a new service delivery strategy, Rabun County and its municipalities have put off the issues of water and sewer, knowing it would be a sticking point.

At the May 2 meeting, they discussed half of the conten-tious issue, though the county and Clayton were unable to make any headway on the issue of sewer services in the county,

An SDS is an intergovern-mental agreement between a county and its cities that outlines the utility provider of several services, including wa-ter, roads and animal control.

Rabun County’s strategy has

been in dispute since October 2015, when the delivery strate-gy in place expired. Without a signed strategy, the county and all its local governments lost their qualified local govern-ment designation and with it the ability to seek state funds through grants and loans.

The City of Clayton, which currently treats sewer inside its municipal boundaries, as well as the Town of Tiger, Mountain City and some un-incorporated area to the east and west of the city, proposed a strategy more doubling its service size — a proposal many county officials took issue with.

Clayton’s proposal stretches

Tommy Culkin/The Clayton TribuneWanda Smith (center) has always made it a point to be involved in her children’s lives. Pictured, from left, is daughter Lacy Bowyer, son Tristan Hooper, daughter Jessica Surls and son Luke Smith.


In motherhood, there is certainly never a dull moment. But don’t call motherhood itself a challenge. Not to Wanda Smith.

Wanda, along with husband David Smith are the parents of four — Lacy Bowyer, Jessica Surls, Luke Smith and Tristan Hooper.

While Lacy, Jessica and Luke are her

biological children, Tristan, who is 12, is technically Wanda’s nephew, though she’s raised him since infancy.

Because of hardships faced by Tristan’s biological parents, Wanda was asked to take him in when he was just a few weeks old. Her response was almost immediate.

“When I was asked, I told them I needed to check with David,” Wanda re

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CLAYTON — This week, the Clayton City Council began the process of process of planning the upcoming Fiscal Year 2019 budget. On Tuesday, the council put the Clayton Police Depart-ment under the financial microscope and heard the budget pro-posal of Chief Andy Strait.

Overall, the proposed FY19 police budget is listed at $946,690, up from the $911,900 of the current fiscal year.

Salaries rose from $543,000 budgeted in FY18 to a proposed $559,290 for FY19. Councilwoman Debbie Chisholm asked what led to the increase, and Strait told the council the increase is due to

a 3 percent raise for all the mem-bers of the department.

Potential improvements and renovations to the Clayton Police Department’s office were a point of discussion.

Strait had previously told the council the building needs re-pairs to the roof, which is riddled with leaks, as well as a new air conditioner unit.

“The roof is really an issue for us right now,” Strait told the council members. “The leak is pretty serious.”

Mayor Jordan Green said the council should prioritize the leaking roof, to which Strait and other council members con-curred.

Due to planned improvements to the roof, the council decided to budget $4,000 for building repair and maintenance, the same as the current fiscal year but increased from the original FY19 proposed amount of $2,500.

Strait had initially request-ed less for the budget line item because the department has only spent $1,210 to date.

The amount budgeted for legal services rose from $9,000 in FY18 to $13,500. Strait told the council the increase was due to two line items being condensed into one this time.

In the technology fund, $13,000 is budgeted for FY19, which was an empty budget line item in FY18. Despite being an empty line in the current fiscal year’s budget, $22,248 has been spent on it so far this year. Strait said this includes laptop service, Georgia Crime and Information Center services, and other technological aid.

Auto expenses rose $1,000 to $9,500 and payments on the police car are again budgeted for $34,700.

Another notable increase is the employee retirement plan fund, which rose from $18,000 to $22,000.

Strait requested $5,500 for trav-el and training. When asked why the department has only spent $2,116 so far in FY18, Strait ex-plained that most officer training courses occur towards the end of

the fiscal year, in March-June.Some areas of the budget saw

decreases from the current fiscal year. These include advertising, which was cut in half to $200; the computer maintenance line item, reduced from $1,500 to $1,000; and the gas and diesel expenses, lowered from $33,000 to $32,000.

Most of the budget remained unchanged from the current fis-cal year’s. Other notable budget items include $118,000 for group insurance, $40,000 for payroll taxes and $34,000 for insurance liability.

In revenues, the police depart-ment is estimated to bring in $450,000 in fines and forfeitures. This is down from the budgeted amount of $500,000 in FY18. To date in FY18, the department has collected $382,920.

The city’s next budget work-shop will be Tuesday, May 15, at 2 p.m.

How this story was discovered: Attended the meetingWho our sources were: Mayor Jordan Green, Police Chief Andy Strait, FY19 police budget

Clayton Council reviews police budget

NextSite to promote Rabun CountyBy Tommy Culkin

Staff Writer

CLAYTON — Rabun is a coun-ty on the rise, and to control the growth, consulting and analytics firm NextSite — in conjunction with Georgia Power — will be partnering with Rabun County’s leadership most involved with shaping the county’s business scene.

On Tuesday, NextSite Vice President of Business Development Andy Camp met with members of the Development Authority of Rabun County, Tourism De-velopment Authority, Chamber of Commerce, and various local governments to discuss economic growth.

Camp said NextSite can conduct research to see which businesses would work well in Rabun County, and then actively market the area to businesses meeting those quali-fications.

“NextSite’s focus is to provide unparalleled retail research anal-ysis and mapping support,” Camp said. “What we want to do is look at the direction or path that we’re

on, and look at how we can get in front of that so that we can work to our strengths.”

The first step NextSite will provide will be to conduct a study determining what businesses generate the most traffic and retail opportunities

“It’s all about where you’ve been, where you are now and where you want to be,” Camp said.

Camp said the first step will be to determine what generates the most traffic in the area. Access to cars is another big deal, he said.

With the initial survey done, Camp said NextSite will then use the data to perform a peer analy-sis, showing what other southeast-ern area Rabun County is most like. Camp said NextSite usually comes up with six to eight compa-rable companies.

NextSite will then promote Rabun County, actively seeking out appropriate businesses to bring in and representing Rabun at conferences in large cities like Atlanta and Charlotte, Camp said.

Chamber of Commerce Presi-dent Tony Allred told Camp many of Rabun’s residents are seasonal,

and asked if there were ways to account for that. Camp assured him that they would.

“We’d pull some existing infor-mation to get that insight,” Camp said. “As many things as I can know about a community we’re involved in, even if it’s not our pri-mary focus, I want to know it.”

TDA Executive Director Teka Earnhardt said Rabun was unique because it favors smaller, more unique businesses to the big box stores, and asked if that preference could be factored into NextSite’s work. Camp assured her it could.

NextSite has been hired by Georgia Power, which Camp said identified Rabun County as a com-munity of growth. Camp said the engagement lasts for three years.

Work will begin almost immedi-ately, Camp said, though a return on investment in the form of new businesses coming into the com-munity likely won’t be seen for about a year.

How this story was discovered: Attended the meetingWho our sources were: NextSite Vice President of Business Development Andy Camp, Chamber President Tony Allred, TDA Executive Director Teka Earnhardt

Tommy Culkin/The Clayton TribuneMarketing firm NextSite will work with Rabun County officials to help promote the county and direct its growth. Pictured, Georgia Power representative Rope Roberts introduces NextSite VP of Business Development Andy Camp at a meeting with local leadership.


CLAYTON — The Clay-ton City Council heard a pair of variance requests at its monthly City Coun-cil workshop on Tuesday.

One of the variance requests was made by Bill Griffin, speaking on be-half of Smoky Mountain RealMark LLC.

Griffin asked the council to cut of a 3.6 acre parcel of land currently zoned as highway busi-ness, and convert it into nine lots averaging 0.4 acres apiece. The devel-opment will be inside the Smoky Mountain Village gated community

“What we’re asking for is a variance to the cur-rent zoning lot minimum of a half acre for highway business, and apply the R1 lot size to this parcel,” Griffin said.

May-or Jordan Green asked Zoning and Or-dinance Officer Scott Dills why grant-ing a variance request is preferable to rezoning the land to residential, and Dills responded that the property owner might want to look into adding retail properties in the future. Griffin added that rezoning land is a more complicated process that granting the variance request.

Green inquired as to the size of the roadway, citing safety as a concern.

“The only reason I ask about the size of the road is, working in emergency services, I understand how much you need road width for emergency vehi-cles,” the mayor said.

Green told Griffin the width of the road was large enough for emer-gency personnel vehicles, though he was unsure if the cul de sac radius would be.

Griffin responded the road would be two lanes and 18 feet wide, with a 30 foot right-of-way and a cul de sac with a 40 foot radius.

Councilwoman Eliza-beth Chapman said she’s talked to residents about the request as research, and said most were in support of the variance request.

The council cannot take action at its workshops,

but they will have the option to vote next week at the regular council meeting Tuesday, May 15 at 4 p.m. Prior to the coun-cil meeting, the council will hold a public forum at 3:45 for people to voice their approval or disap-proval for the request. The meeting will be held at the Clayton Municipal Complex.

In other business, the council discussed a hard-ship variance request from Billy Johnson to allow an under the count-er grease trap in his new restaurant.

The council asked Dills whether most Clayton restaurants had normal grease traps or below the counter ones, and he said he wasn’t sure. City Attor-ney Mitch Baker suggest-ed Dills and the other council members do some

research on the matter before the next meeting.

Clarks’ on Main co-owner Erin Clark, who was in attendance, told the council that Clarks’ utilizes a normal grease trap.

Also on the agenda:l City Manager Cissy

Henry told the council she was in the process of re-ceiving quotes for a strip-ing and paving project.l Baker told the council

he had created a proposed set of guidelines for get-ting on the council’s meet-ing agenda. The terms of the guidelines will be voted on at the upcoming regular council meeting.

How this story was discovered: Attended the meetingWho our sources were: Bill Griffin, Mayor Jor-dan Green, Councilwoman Debbie Chisholm, Councilwoman Elizabeth Chapman, Ordi-nance and Zoning Officer Scott Dills, Attorney Mitch Baker

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CLAYTON — Each year, the Centers for Medicare and Med-icaid Services scores hospitals and other health care providers on a variety of catego-ries. Mountain Lakes Medical Center, Rabun County’s sole hospital, is scored as being on par with other hospitals.

MLMC shone in terms

of patient communi-cation, scoring an 84 percent approval rating — higher than the state average of 80 percent.

Mountain Lakes Medical Center also scored higher than the state average in terms of patients who reported their pain was always well controlled. The approval rating was 79 percent, higher than Georgia’s average of 71 percent.

In several other cases, the hospital was on par with the state averages. For instance, 66 percent of patients reported that they always received help as soon as they asked, with the state av-erage being 67 percent.

Sixty-eight percent of patients surveyed said the hospital always ade-quately explained med-ications to them before prescribing, slightly up from the state average of

65 percent.In total, 72 percent of

outgoing patients told CMMS they would rate MLMC as a nine or a ten on a scale of 0-10, match-ing the state average.

For the complete CMMS patient survey, visit medicare.gov.

How this story was discovered: Press release

from CMMS

Who our sources were: Annual hospital

survey

Mountain Lakes Medical Center receives performance scores

By Chris StilesStaff Writer

DILLARD — The City of Dil-lard held a public hearing to discuss their proposed budget for the fiscal year 2018-19 on Tuesday at City Hall.

The proposed budget has few major changes from the 2017-18 budget, with the exception of Spe-cial Purpose Local Option Sales Tax funds.

The SPLOST funds allocated as revenue in the 2017-18 budget is $133,308, the carry over from the previous year. Entering the 2018-19 fiscal year, the last year of the SPLOST cycle, the amount which transfers to the 2018-19 budget is $67,981.

The difference of $65,327 ac-counts for nearly all of the $70,677 difference in the city’s budget from the 2017-18 fiscal year to the 2018-19 fiscal year. The city’s proposed general fund budget is balanced between revenue and expenses at $586,881, down from $657,558 in 2017-18.

Mayor William Robinson says the lack of change in the budget is because the city has been hitting budget at the end of each fiscal year.

“I think we hit it pretty close last year,” Rob-inson said.

In addition to the difference in SPLOST, other changes in revenue streams include title and vehicle tax, up to $41,000 from a previous

amount of $35,000. Alcohol fees and tax and insurance tax are up $2,000 each, to $52,000 and $25,000, respectively. Occupa-tional tax is up to $12,000 from $10,500. Interest jumps from $150 in 2017-18 to $600 in 2018-19.

Revenue from Windstream is up $2,000 to a budgeted $6,000, and from Toccoa Natural Gas is up $200 to a budgeted $2,700. The only revenue stream to decrease is Georgia Power, which is down to $37,500 from a previous mark of $40,000.

Expenditures are divided into categories of administration and police. Administration is bud-geted for $274,029, down from $334,418 in 2017-18, and police is budgeted for $312,852, down from $323,140.

In administration, payroll taxes are up $6,835 to $22,835, and the salary of City Clerk Glenda Enloe is up $303 to $19,803. Health insurance expenses are up $1,290 to $8,490, and accounting fees and attorney fees are up $1,000 each to $15,000 and $8,000, respec-tively. Advertising is up $300 to $800, while gas utility is up $500 to $1,500 and street maintenance salaries are up $200 to $8,000. The miscellaneous fund is up $2 to a total of an even $1,000.

Administrative expenses that are proposed to drop include mayor travel and training, down $1,500 to $500. Council salaries are down $1,200 to $6,000, as the council now holds one less seat. Council expenses are down $800 to $1,700, and retirement is down $100 to $1,650.

Clerk’s training is down $500 to $1,500, office supplies are down

$300 to $4,500, computer supplies are down $300 to $1,200 and dues and subscriptions are down $100 to $800.

Elections is down to $50, from a previous mark of $300, as there are no municipal elections in the 2018-19 fiscal year. Water utility was cut in half, from $500 to $250.

Changes in the police depart-ment’s budget include a raise of $827 for Police Chief Jeremy Welch, to $42,137, and a raise of $2,424 for the department’s other two officers, to $39,539.

Retirement expenses are bud-geted to rise by $380 to $7,880, and health insurance is up $5,457 to a $33,957 total. The court technolo-gy fund will rise $1,000 to a $1,500 mark.

The gas and oil expense will drop $1,300 to $14,700. The court software fee will drop $4,000 to a $12,000 mark, while uniforms and training/education each drop $500 to a mark of $2,500 each.

The city’s water and sewer fund budget is proposed to go up $54,415, from a $264,403 budget in 2017-18 to a $318,818 budget in 2018-19. The 2018-19 expenses break down to $275,497 for operat-ing expenditures and $43,321 for non-operating expenditures.

The city’s tourism fund budget is proposed to drop $4,000, from $74,020 in 2017-18 to $70,020 in 2018-19. The two percent motel tax revenue is budgeted to drop from $74,000 to $70,000. In turn, the ex-penditures for the Dillard Tour-ism Association are budgeted to drop from $69,020 to $65,020.

How this story was discovered: Attended the meeting

Who/what our sources were: Dillard Mayor William Robinson,

City Clerk Glenda Enloe

Dillard Council holds budget hearing

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RABUN GAP — With the end of the fiscal year on the horizon, budget season is in full swing for Rabun County’s local governments and agencies. On Tuesday, the Rabun County Water and Sewer Authority re-viewed its preliminary FY19 budget.

Au-thority Gener-al Man-ager Bren-dan Thomp-son broke the budget into three catego-ries — the North Water System, the South Water System and the Waste-water System.

In the North Water

System, Thompson has budgeted a total of $467,981 in expenses and $709,520 in revenues for FY19. The South Water System has $1,087,130 in expenses and $1,287,501 in revenues. The Waste-water System has an estimated $367,224 in expenses and $460,478 in revenue.

The total budget, approximately $2.5 mil-lion, is notably higher than that of the current fiscal year, but Thomp-son said the difference is due to the completion last year of the Little Tennessee Water Treat-ment Plant.

Included in the au-thority’s revenues is $95,620 the authority is requesting from the Rabun County Board of Commissioners to repay the five-year Georgia Environmental Finance Authority loans the authority took out to complete the Little Ten-nessee Water Treatment

Plant.Thompson recom-

mended the authority in-crease the water rate for MultiTrade, which leas-es space in the Rabun County Business Park, by 6 percent each year for the next five years. In the proposed budget, Thompson predicted $322,920 in revenue from wholesale MultiTrade water sales.

The rate for retail customers will remain unchanged for FY19.

The wastewater rates for MultiTrade and Parkdale will rise by 8 percent in FY19.

The water and sewer rates for retail custom-ers will remain un-changed for FY19, but beginning in the fiscal year after that, rates will begin to rise over the next several years.

The county’s South Water System custom-ers, which include the City of Clayton, will see increases of 3 percent

in 2020, 2021 and 2022. And starting in 2018 and running through 2022, the authority’s waste-water system customers will see rate increases of 6 percent annually.

“This is part of our goal to be revenue suffi-cient in the next couple years,” Thompson said.

In the wastewater bud-get, $21,400 is budgeted for repair, maintenance and equipment collec-tion.

“That’s for work that needs to be done on the wastewater treatment plant,” Thompson ex-plained. “It needs a lot of TLC at the moment.”

The authority will vote to approve the bud-get at its next monthly meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, June 12.

How this story was discovered: Attended the

meeting

Who our sources were: RCWSA General

Manager Brendan Thompson, preliminary

budget

Water and Sewer Authority reviews proposed FY19 Budget

THOMPSON

Staff ReportsOn Monday, May 14, North

Georgia Technical College (NGTC) will hold two commence-ment ceremonies to honor the accomplishments of those stu-dents who have completed their program of study during the 2018 Spring Semester.

The first ceremony will be held in Union County on NGTC’s Blairsville Campus. Guest seat-ing will begin at 10 a.m. with the processional starting at 11.

The second ceremony will

be held at the Georgia Baptist Conference Center in Stephens County. Guest seating will be-gin at 5 p.m. with the ceremony beginning promptly at 6.

Additionally, all North Georgia Technical College Alumni are in-vited to the 2018 Annual Meeting and Awards Program to be held Saturday, June 9, in the Dining Hall Annex on the Clarkesville Campus. Beginning at 11:30 a.m., the Silent Auction will open with all proceeds going to the Alum-ni Scholarship Fund. The fried

chicken luncheon will be served at noon followed by the business meeting and election of officers. The highlight of the day is the Awards Program with outstand-ing graduates receiving Young Alumni, Career Achievement and Hall of Fame recognition.

Reservations are being taken at 706-754-7714 or [email protected] and must be made by the Friday, June 1 deadline. The cost for the meal is $10 per person.

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You get one chance to make a good first im-pression.

Ken Hodges aced that oppor-tunity in 1998.

As South Georgians, we know the feel of sand between our toes. Ken grew up in Al-bany. And just down Highway 91—in the summer—I ran barefoot on my grandmother’s Baker County farm. We know the rest of the state, too. We both have degrees from the University of Georgia. His diploma is from the law school, and that’s what I want to talk about.

My friend is an expert in the courthouse. After dis-tinguishing himself as both a prosecutor and a litigator, Ken is running for a seat on the Georgia Court of Appeals. I would never tell you how to vote, but I’m eager to tell you that I’m voting for Ken Hodges.

When I met Ken 20 years ago, he was doing exactly what he campaigned to do. When he took office at age 30, he was the youngest district attorney in Georgia. Ken had vowed to streamline operations. Within two years, he wiped out the backlog of eight death-penalty cases. Politicians are forever making promises, but Ken is more than just a politician. Ken is a man who keeps his word.

During his 12 years as district attorney, he operated his office under budget every year. Ken revolutionized the office with special emphasis on programs to better protect the children in his hometown.

Among his initiatives was the establishment of a unit to fight sexual assault.

In his second term, Ken Hodges was named Georgia’s “District Attorney of the Year.” His peers also elected him president of the state district attorneys’ association. Ken gained similar respect when he transitioned into private practice. As president-elect of the State Bar of Georgia, he maintains offices in Albany and Atlanta.

But there’s more to Ken than the lawyer shingles hanging outside his offices. While I respect his professional credentials, I go back to my first impression. From the start, I decided Ken was a man of honor and a very decent human being. Those thoughts have never wavered. Ken has the characteristics we should hope all of our elected officials possess.

To really appreciate Ken, you need to peek into the win-dow of his family life. He and his wife of 13 years, Melissa, have two vivacious children—Jack and Margaret. Every

time Ken and I are together—before we talk politics—he shows me pictures and tells stories about the loves of his life. His children fall into the age lineup of our eight grandchildren, so we always share plenty of anecdotes and laughs.

There’s something else I like about Ken Hodges. We both drive pickup trucks. He, too, knows how to loosen his tie and enjoy the beauty of outdoor Georgia. He hasn’t missed the opportunities of living in the heart of quail country. But because he is a devoted father, Jack and Mar-garet’s soccer games and other activities always come first.

Early voting is underway. In all the gubernatorial-race commotion, you could easily overlook the importance of the Court of Appeals cam-paign. The race is nonparti-san, meaning you don’t have to decide to vote Democrat or Republican.

Again, I would never tell you how to vote, but here’s how I’m casting my ballot. My candi-date has the legal knowledge, courtroom experience, person-al commitment and integrity that I want on the bench of the Georgia’s Court of Appeals. The decisions of those judges have tremendous impact on our lives.

That’s why I am voting for Ken Hodges.

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YOUR OPINIONWe must use our brainsto solve water issues

Water. Cool, clean water. It’s the stuff that makes life. From it, all life derives. Our brains and hearts are made up of about 75 percent water! Protecting our water sourc-es is, therefore, close to our heart but we must use our brains to solve a difficult problem.

As pressure from popu-lation growth along with potential threats of droughts continue, the watershed of North Georgia will become economically, politically and strategically more important. Now is the time to act, while we are building. Nowhere in our state is water more im-portant than in our temperate rainforest of Rabun County. Yet, we read each week in the news that our leaders are failing to address the issues. Clean water relies not only on rainfall and a clean water shed, but also on functional water and sewer systems.

Currently, the legacy sys-tem built long ago is broken. It needs replacing, not repair-ing, to ensure clean water is delivered to customers as well as waste removal so that clean water can be returned to the cycle. The water deliv-ered to the City of Clayton is first removed from Lake Rabun, filtered and treated, and then piped to a connec-tion near Walmart where part of that water is diverted

to serve the schools at Boggs Mountain. The remainder connects to the old legacy system that serves the City of Clayton. Although the losses are minimal up to that con-nection, some say that nearly 50 percent of the water never reaches its final destination due to the many leaks.

Breaks in the legacy pipes would also allow contami-nants in during periods of complete depressurization, common sense would tell you. Perhaps worse, howev-er, is the fact that the sewer and storm drains from the legacy system contribute to the pollution of Stekoa Creek, a feeder for the Chattooga River. The creek runs parallel to 441, turns and runs paral-lel to 76 before entering the River. This needs fixing!

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of appreciating the lowest unemployment rate for Afri-can-Americans in history, the liberals hate it because it was accomplished by the greatest president elected in modern times.

Trump has accomplished more for working class Americans in 14 months than the previous three presidents did in 24 years. The swamp demands lobbyists and big box stores donate millions to them in exchange for laws that allow the big box stores to operate with part-time help and no benefits. Why don’t the Dems get mad about this reality?

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We hear a lot about “the government” these days, and let’s face it, the very phrase conjures up negative emotions for many people.

That’s understandable, but in many ways it’s unfair the men and women on the front lines who do their best to serve the pub-lic each and every day.So we’re happy to report to you that this is National Public Ser-

vice Week, set aside to honor the men and women who serve us as federal, state, county and local government employees.Here in Rabun County, hundreds of folks work at the court-

house, in state and federal offices, in law enforcement and public safety. They go about their duties with professionalism, courtesy and respect. It’s high time they receive recognition for their efforts.President Donald Trump said it best in proclaiming May 6-12

National Public Service Week”:“During Public Service Recognition Week, we acknowledge our

… civil servants for their hard work and willingness to serve their fellow citizens. The contributions of these dedicated men and women strengthen our country and make a profound differ-ence in the lives of all Americans.“Members of our federal, state, and local workforces bring

incredible skills, tireless dedication, and selfless service to a broad range of career fields. Our nation’s civil servants include teachers, mail carriers, first responders, transit workers, and law enforcement officers.

“Every day, our nation’s civil servants help make America better, safer, and stronger. This week, we honor their efforts and extend our gratitude for their exceptionalism and steadfast commitment to serving the American people.”Here in Rabun County, hundreds of our friends and neighbors

go about their daily duties in ways that make life better for us all.From the courthouse to the post office, from classrooms to local

and state offices, and from police stations to fire departments, we’re extremely proud of the efforts of our local public servants and gratified to know they have a whole week set aside on their behalf.They ensure our safety, deliver our mail, help us renew our

driver’s license or obtain tags for our vehicle, teach our children and perform many more duties on our behalf.Their work can be difficult and the pay not always top scale, but

for many, they do what they do not because it’s a job, but because they genuinely enjoy public service.It’s easy to cast aspersions on our public servants when instead

we should recognize the effort and dedication they bring to their chose professions and to salute the role they play in making our society safer and the workings of government function better.Thanks to all who have chosen public service as their profes-

sion here in Rabun County.You make a positive difference locally each and every day.

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Young computer whiz vs. me: Score one for the geezer

Movie portrays the powerless fighting the powerfulI want you to watch a mov-

ie about eminent domain. No, let me start over.

I want you to watch a movie about a woman in a struggling town who leaves a bad mar-riage, buys and spruces up a rundown house with a beau-tiful view, meets a man who treats her well, and generally puts her life back together – only to see an ambitious governor and a cunning college president try to force the entire neighborhood out of their homes so they can give the land to a giant corporation. She leads the fight to stop them, culminating in a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Doesn’t that sound more interesting?

“Little Pink House” is the story of Susette Kelo, the wom-an from New London, Conn., whose last name and hometown are synonymous with the effort to defend private property rights against improper takings

by government for crony cap-italists. In 2005, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against her – and, by extension, homeowners across America – in finding governments can use eminent domain to take property from private citizens and give it to other private parties.

While that power historically had required a clear “public” purpose, such as building a highway on the seized land, the majority determined that fur-thering economic development renders enough public benefit to justify using it to benefit

another private owner.As the college president

claims multiple times during the film, “Economic develop-ment is social justice!”

To which one of her bewil-dered targets responds, “You’re gonna help the homeless by kicking people out of their homes?”

The Kelo decision has been much reviled in the years since. The silver lining is many states responded by restricting eminent domain to prevent such abuses. Shortly after the ruling, Georgia enacted some of the nation’s strongest pro-tections for private property, but in more recent years there have been efforts to chip away at those protections. We must remain vigilant.

But that’s all postscript to the rich story woven in “Little Pink House,” so named for the color Kelo chose to paint the exterior of her little cottage fronting the Thames River. (Actually, as her character,

played powerfully by two-time Academy Award nominee Catherine Keener, corrects a neighbor, the color was really named “Odessa rose.”)

Keener portrays Kelo as a hard-working EMT who hasn’t caught many breaks in life. Nor, it seems, has her town. The story begins in the late-1990s, when the U.S. economy was booming, but New Lon-don remains stuck with high unemployment and shuttered storefronts.

Clearing Kelo’s work-ing-class neighborhood to give to a major employer is the brainchild of a Re-publican governor seeking re-election, en route to a pos-sible run at the White House. He asks a liberal college president (called Charlotte Wells in the film and played by Jeanne Tripplehorn) to promote the project. She recruits not only Pfizer but a team of eager yuppies under the banner of creating 1,000

jobs and making New Lon-don “hip.”

The film’s contrasts – at one point, Susette and her new beau have pizza and beer in her barely furnished home while Wells and a Pfiz-er exec dine out on lobster and wine – work well. But it isn’t partisan or even ideo-logical in Hollywood’s too-fa-miliar manner. It simply tells anew the age-old story of the powerless fighting back against the powerful.

That Kelo comes up short in court isn’t rendered as heart-breaking. It’s instead inspiring – particularly when viewers see just what came of New London’s big plans for Pfizer as a savior, and of the land where once upon a time stood a little pink house.

Kyle Wingfield is president and CEO of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation: www.geor-giapolicy.org.

I watched a documenta-ry the other day about Apple’s first MacIntosh

computer.I used to put out newspapers

on one of those. I’ve used about every version of the Mac over the years, and quite a few PCs as well.

I like to think I’m about as well versed on computers and the Internet as anyone my age outside the technical support profession can be.

So I got a kick out of buying a new device the other day, when a baby-faced young clerk took a look at my driver’s license, glanced up at the snow on my roof and apparently rather arbitrarily decided this was my first rodeo.

“Is this your first time using a computer?” he asked politely, but just enough of a conde-scending tone to be mildly annoying.

Sure sonny. I probably have a couple in the closet older than you are.

“I’ve been on the Internet a few times,” I said, adding a sheepish smile and slightly befuddled look for effect.

“Well, we are going to need to set you up with a password,

first of all,” the young hipster continued. “You want to try to use something you can remem-ber easily, but others would find difficult to guess.”

“How about my Social Secu-rity number?” I said. “I have that memorized.”

“Oh no sir,” the clerk said patiently. “You want to be very careful about putting person-al information like that out on the Internet. If a crook got ahold of something like that, they could use it to do all sort of mischief.”

“Good point,” I said. “Let’s use my ex-wife’s instead.”

“Now the other thing you want to remember,” the young man continued, ignoring my feeble attempt at humor, “is

you should never give your password to anyone, for any reason.”

“Got it,” I said.“Okay,” he continued.

“Have you decided on a pass-word yet?”

“Yes, I have a good one in mind.”

“Excellent sir. Tell me what it is and I’ll get your account all set up.”

“No way, Jose,” I said. “You told me not to give that information to anyone. Say, are you messing with me or what?”

“No sir, I just want to help you get your account set up today.”

“Okay,” I said. “You have an honest face, so I’m going to trust you.”

“Thank you sir. Will you be downloading more than five gigabytes of data per month?”

“The only thing I gig is frogs, sonny. What in tarna-tion are you talking about?”

“The more information you consume, the more you have to pay, sir. If you only check email and do a little surfing occasionally, then five gigs should be plenty.”

“You’re lucky if you get one gig if you’re out on the river in a johnboat with a lantern in one hand,” I shot back. “Those dang bullfrogs can jump pret-ty fast. And I’ve never owned a surf board in my life. But what’s that got to do with my Internet account?”

“Let’s just start you with the five gigabyte data plan and you can always upgrade later if you find out you need more.”

“I like to watch that Netflix thing,” I offered. “Sometimes I just leave it running all day at the house while I’m at work to make it sound like somebody’s home. That wouldn’t take more than five gigs a month, would it?”

The young man stopped tap-ping his keyboard and finally looked up at me instead of down at the computer screen.

“You’re putting me on, ar-en’t you sir?”

“Sure am, sonny,” I said with a smile. “I had to give up my Netflix account as part of the divorce settlement. The ex claimed she’d suffer emotional trauma if she couldn’t watch Modern Family for eight hours in a row. Now days I watch that Hulu channel.”

“Sir …”“They have limited commer-

cial interruption, you know.”“Sir …”“They have a lot of good old

television shows too. That Al Bundy guy always cracks me up.”

I could tell by the way his face was all squinched up it was time to let the young fellow off the hook.

“Tell you what, friend,” I said. “Let’s just complete this sale and when I get home, I can fire up my 2.66 megahertz computer with the 16 gigs of random access memory and five terabyte solid state hard drive and fill out this account info using my LastPass ac-count.”

Stunned silence.In summary:Growing old … costly in

many different ways.Growing old but still able

to have fun with a kid young enough to be my grandson who thinks he’s smarter than me … priceless.

Score this one for the gee-zer.

Wayne Knuckles is publish-er and editor of The Clayton Tribune.

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Gene Leonard Coalley

Gene Leonard Coalley, 87, of Tiger, Ga. died Sunday, May 6, 2018 at his home.

Born November 22, 1930, he was the widow-er of Mary Ida Welborn Coalley, who died in 2010. He was employed by Reeves Hardware and Building Supply for many years, and deliv-ered building supplies and hardware to many building sites in Rabun County and the sur-rounding area. Many homes and businesses show his faithfulness. He was a member of the Clayton Volunteer Fire Department and a member of the Wolffork Christian Fellowship Center.

Besides his wife and parents, Charlie and Gussie Free Coalley, he

was preceded in death by two daughters, Helen Welborn and Vickie Moss and by a son, Eugene Coalley and also two brothers, Edward Coalley and Dexter Coalley; by two sisters, Sara Smith and Lulu Belle Giles; by broth-er-in-law Henry Bud Welborn and sisters-in-law Bessie Mae Poole and Betty Welborn; and is survived by three sons, Ricky Coalley (Debra) of Tiger, Ga., David Coalley and Kenneth Coalley of Tiger, Ga.; one daugh-ter, Tracy Barcenas (Salvador) of Tiger, Ga.; a brother-in-law, Earl Welborn (Charlotte) of Clayton, Ga. He is also survived by seven grand-children, Joshua Sutton, Brandon Coalley, Bryar Coalley, Richelle Hart-well (Tray), Holly Hard-ing, Zane Harding and Elijah Brewer, as well as 13 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednes-day, May 9, 2018 at the Wolffork Christian Fellowship Center with Rev. Harvey Conner and Robbie Welborn officiat-ing. The body was placed at the church at 1 p.m. to lie in state. Burial will be in Pickett Cemetery.

Hunter Funeral Home is in charge of arrange-ments.

An online obituary and guest register is avail-able at www.hunterfu-neralhomega.com.

The Clayton Tribune, May 10, 2018

Barbara Lee Houck Martin

Barbara Lee Houck Martin, 75, wife of Far-rell Martin, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2018.

Born in Clayton, Ga., she was a daughter of the late Lee and Bertha Kell Houck. She retired from

Carolina Home Health-care.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children, Buddy Martin of Jacksonville, NC, Teresa Rodgers of Acworth, Ga., Tommy Martin of Chapin, Farah Martin of Easley; broth-ers, Ronald Houck of Su-wanee, Ga., Tom Houck of Clayton, Ga.; seven grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.

She was predeceased by son, James Roane; daughter Rohama Messi-er; siblings, Jean Norrie, Jerry, Dick, and Mike Houck; and grandson, Corey Joyce.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, May 9, from 6-8 p.m. at Gray Mor-tuary. The service will be Thursday, May 10, at 2:00 p.m. in the mortu-ary chapel, with burial at Greenville Memorial Gardens.

Gray Mortuary, Pelzer,

S.C. is in charge of ar-rangements.

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Death Notice

l Judy Ann Moss, 75, of Clayton, Ga., died Saturday, April 28 2018 at North Georgia Medical Center. A memorial ser-vice was held May 7, 2018 at Hunter Funeral Home, which was in charge of arrangements.

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TALLULAH FALLS — Budget season is in full swing, and on Mon-day, the Tallulah Falls Town Council began the process of reviewing its proposed Fiscal Year 2019 budget.

At the meeting, the town looked at the budget from the current fiscal year, and discussed areas that will likely need to be either increased or decreased for the upcoming fiscal year.In total, the town’s FY18 bud-geted expenses were approximately $412,000.

In the town’s administration budget, the council discussed adding $4,000 to the town’s GIRMA insur-ance form, which is state mandated. In FY18, $24,650 was allocated for it.

Other than that, the administrative budget will remain largely unchanged from FY18 to FY19, said Mayor Teri Dobbs.

Notable admin-istrative line items include $53,500 for salaries, $20,300 for professional ser-vices and

A topic of much discussion at the meeting was what to do with the police budget, since longtime Police Chief Bill Goatcher plans on retiring next year. Goatcher also oversaw the town’s streets department and served as the water superintendent.

He recommended promoting Offi-cer Matt Nall to chief and hiring oth-er people for his other roles. Dobbs said they will likely still open the job search up for applicants.

On the police budget, the FY18 expenses totaled $204,848.

Goatcher recommended raising the amounts budgeted for travel and ho-tel costs, saying the current amount

is not enough for officer training and the police chief conference he’s required to attend. Currently, travel and hotel expenses are budgeted at $400 and $800, but the council dis-cussed raising those amounts $600 and $1,000 respectively.

Miscellaneous purchases will likely increase from $1,500 to $6,000, because Goatcher said his depart-ment will need new tasers, medical kits and other various pieces of equipment.

The employee insurance, listed at $30,000, will see a reduction in FY19.

Other notable expenses include $85,263 for total salaries, $8,500 for the technology fund and $10,500 for gasoline.

In FY18, the Fire Department had a budget of $9,406. Based on discus-sions at the budget workshop, that amount won’t change much in FY19, though Goatcher did report that Fire Chief Mike Early, who could not make the meeting, would be request-ing some new radios.

The FY18 water budget totaled $32,980. As with fire, not many ad-justments were talked about at the workshop.

In FY18, $18,000 were budgeted for the consulting services of Wil-lard Ferguson — roughly half the department’s total budget. However, to-date in the current fiscal year, he’s only been paid approximately $5,000, Dobbs said.

In water revenues, the water department had budgeted $33,654 in revenues for FY18.

The town’s total budgeted revenues totaled $377,938 for FY18, including $150,000 for fines and forfeitures.


Who/what our sources were: Tallulah Falls FY19 budget, Police Chief

Bill Goatcher, Mayor Teri Dobbs

IN BRIEFMountain City awards paving project

MOUNTAIN CITY — The Mountain City City Council awarded a paving project for two city streets during their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday at the Mountain City Municipal Complex.

The paving of West Langston and Poplar streets was awarded to Pool Creek Paving, who bid $32,640. Their bid was not the lowest bid, as an-other firm bid $32,621.49, but the council awarded Pool Creek the project as they were more com-fortable with some of the specifics of that bid.

The firm estimates they can begin the project in the next two to three weeks.

In other business, the council opened bids for a recently-seized 2003 Honda Accord. The bids ranged from $501 to $1,000. The council ac-cepted the highest bid.

The council also ap-proved to give the right of way to a portion of Edu-cation Street to the state, who will pay $5,000.

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RABUN GAP — For years, the Development Authority of Rabun County worked to fill the empty space of the Rabun County Business Park. Now the facility has been filled, the authority has turned its attention to marketing other parts of the county, including the former Golden Memories Auction warehouse in Moun-tain City.

At the authority’s monthly meeting, Executive Director Ray Coulombe said he and Economic Development Man-ager Ryan Thornton have been work-ing to market the 16,679-square-foot warehouse to potential industries.

“We spent so long focused on the business park, but now we can finally turn our attention to growing the rest of the county, which is what develop-ment authorities are supposed to do,” Coulombe said.

DARC is promoting the facility on its website, and it in the process of getting the Georgia Department of Labor to promote it as well, Cou-lombe said.

“I think the location would be well suited for any indus-try,” Coulombe said. “Over the last six years we’ve gotten lots of inquiries from busi-nesses that wanted something smaller than the business park, but something smaller

like this building would be ideal for them.”

In other business, Coulombe told authority members that GAP Part-ners, which occupies approximately 92,000 sq. ft. of the business park, has renewed its lease for five years.

GAP Partners has leased space in the facility since 2010.


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Development Manager Ryan Thornton

Development Authority promoting Golden Memories warehouse

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CLAYTON — If you frequent many of Rabun County’s local festivals, the Hatch Camp and Art Farm or the restau-rants of downtown Clayton, you hear local musician Scott Low performing some of his original tunes. Or you can buy his upcoming album.

Low’s newest album, titled Burning Tires, Smoking Gun, is set to release Friday, June 15.

Previously, Low released The New Vin-tage in 2016 with 10 Foot Woody Records.

The New Vintage highlighted Low’s signature blend of folk and country mu-sic, with his smoky vocals and soulful guitar.

That is still present on Burning Tires, Smoking Gun. However, Low hopes to convey a deeper message too this time.

“This is a folk record not just about a broken heart or whatever, but sort of addressing the situations of the world,” Low explained. “And not necessarily politically, though there is somewhat of a political song on there. I’m just trying to spread some light.”

Though the album’s release is still

roughly a month away, a small sample is available for early listening, with the song “The Night the Music Died” streaming for free on Soundcloud. The song details Low’s “breakup” with the City of Athens.

“Then my heart told me to go north, then my songs told me to go forth,” he sings.

Low said he hopes to channel the mu-sical storytelling of some iconic song-writers, while staying true to himself and implementing his own flair and style.

“I’m hoping to be original but come with the intrigue and poignancy of Woody (Guthrie) and (Bob) Dylan — not just write songs about me but about us,” Low said.

In addition to the sneak peak on Soundcloud, Low’s fans can preorder the album on Bandcamp.

The album will consist of eight tracks, totaling approximately 33 minutes, Low said.

Low will ring in the album release with performances Saturday, June 16, at the Hatch Camp and Art Farm; and Sunday, June 17, at The Wicked Pig in downtown Clayton. On the day of the album’s release, Low will be performing at Hendershot’s Coffee Bar in Athens.

“I want to make a folk record, be a songwriter, simplify,” Low said. “I don’t want to struggle in the music indus-try or life in general and not be happy.

What’s the point if you aren’t at least chasing happiness?”

How this story was discovered: Tip from Scott Low

Who our sources were: Scott Low

Tommy Culkin/The Clayton TribuneLocal musician and owner of the Hatch Camp and Art Farm, Scott Low, has a new album scheduled to release in June. Pictured, Low performs at the 2017 Clayton Crawl.

Local musician releasing new album

Submitted PhotoIn June, local musician Scott Low will release his newest album, Burning Tires, Smoking Gun. Pictured is the album artwork for the album.


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east to west from one far end of the county to the other, and covers every-thing south of Mountain City except Tallulah Falls.

Clayton Attorney Mitch Baker said the city’s position is that it’s better equipped to treat south Rabun.

“Probably the biggest reason (for the city’s proposal) is that the only sewer treatment plant south of Rabun Gap is the city’s,” Baker said. “We honestly believe that if there’s going to be any growth, that sewer is going to come back to us to treat.”

SDS consultant Ray-mond Dickey, repre-senting Clayton, said the proposal is the most economical plan.

“(The Water and Sewer Authority’s) treatment plant is between Moun-tain City and Dillard,” Dickey said. “So it just doesn’t make sense to take taxpayer money and run sewer lines all the way into the south end of the county to treat sewer when you have a plant that can be expanded much closer to those areas which would cut down on the cost for everyone.”

City Councilwoman Mi-chelle Duquette said the proposal is also partly tied to the city’s plans to expand in the future.

County officials dis-agreed with the extent to which Clayton hopes to expand its treatment area. County Attorney Allyn Stockton said the city’s request for so much unincorporated area was incongruous with its stance of separation on other services.

“You’re taking from Satolah to Tate City,” Stockton said. “How can you reconcile this with what you’re saying about, ‘Oh, we won’t pay for county roads.’ I mean,

that’s 70 percent of the county.”

County Administrator Darrin Giles said the city would need to use county roads to access its sewer system under the pro-posed sewer system, even though the city officials have said previously that Clayton residents don’t need county roads.

A key concern raised by attorney Aaron Meyer, who represents the coun-ty, is the lack of represen-tation many Rabun Coun-ty residents would have if Clayton controlled most of the county’s sewer treatment.

“Who do those people go to if they’re not happy with the service they’re getting,” Meyer asked. “They can’t go to the city because they don’t vote for them. So you’re asking the county to put their faith in your hands, and they have no voting power. Most of the people don’t live in the city, and they’d have no political voice.”

Rabun County Water and Sewer Authority General Manager Bren-dan Thompson criticized the proposal for breaking

collection and treatment into two separate maps.

“I just think it’s going to create a whole lot of confusion,” Thompson said.

Baker responded that the delineation was intended to clear up confusion, and that the city would be willing to discuss combining the two maps if it means reaching a solution.

Meyer said he believes Clayton’s proposal was not made in good faith, alleging it would create a loophole in the current sewer contract between Clayton and Tiger, whereby Tiger could no longer handle its own sewer collection.

“As long as, along that Tiger line, Tiger can still go out and get 100,000 gallons from anyone who they can connect onto that line,” Meyer said. “My concern is they’re going to connect up to a new customer and you’re going to say, ‘Uh uh, they’re now in our treatment zone. You can’t add that customer.’”

Clayton representa-tives disagreed with that claim. Baker said the

city would be willing to include a clause guaran-teeing that.

Ultimately, Clayton and Rabun County did not reach a consensus on sewer treatment.

Another subject of much discussion at the meeting was the service of roads and bridges.

In previous SDS meet-ings, Clayton’s has been that cities should not have to pay for unincor-porated roads or bridges because city residents pay for the roads and bridges within their municipal boundaries. County officials have countered that county roads are a ubiquitous service throughout the county.

At the recent meet-ing, Clayton and Rabun officials disagreed over whether certain services should be included within roads service.

When discussing side-walks, for example, Meyer said the service should be included with roads. How-ever, Dickey disagreed.

“You can’t have a prima-ry benefit to city residents when it’s the unincorporat-ed residents who primarily

use the sidewalks, and there are sidewalks that are not part of any road system,” Dickey said.

Stockton said the argu-ment was moot because there are no unincorpo-rated sidewalks. Georgia Mountain Regional Com-mission Planning Director Adam Hazell suggested removing the county as a provider of sidewalk services in the SDS, but Meyer had reservations.

“My only concern would be later on, if we take the county off this form, they’re going to come back and say that the county has to pay for sidewalks out of unincorporated revenues,” Meyer said. “I think if we’re going to specify the cities doing sidewalks on a separate form, we need to go ahead and have some-thing acknowledging that the county’s using county revenues on any sidewalks it maintains.”

Dickey said he disagreed with Meyer’s assessment.

Another area where the city and county disagreed on whether it should be in-cluded with roads is storm drainage.

Dickey argued that storm drainage is separate

from roads because it ben-efits the properties along-side the roads more than the roads. Meyer argued that stormwater drainage is tied to roads and there-fore should be included with it.

“If there wasn’t a road in that spot, there wouldn’t be any county stormwater maintenance,” Meyer said. “It is part of the infra-structure of the roads. The county would not be building levies and rivers through people’s proper-ties. The county only puts in stormwater collection near roads, because if it didn’t do so, when it built the roads and the water increased, people would sue the county for flooding the roads.”

Dickey countered that people wouldn’t sue the county for letting its roads flood, but they would sue the county for allowing stormwater to flood their properties.

Hazell asked the local leaders to compile data showing the amounts of traffic and mileage within each jurisdiction, costs to maintain the roads, amounts previously received in Local Mainte-nance and Improvement Grants and other statistics.

In other business, the local representatives dis-cussed recycling services. Meyer requested sepa-rate forms be made for recycling collection and disposal, since Clayton and Sky Valley offer collection services for its residents, but the county offers recy-cling centers for all county residents.

Dickey said Clayton officials would have to consider the request before agreeing to it, and no offi-cial move was made on it.

The next SDS meeting will be held Wednesday, May 23, at 2 p.m. in the Rabun County Courthouse.

How this story was discovered: Attended

the meeting

Who our sources were: City Attorney

Mitch Baker, SDS consultant Raymond

Dickey, Attorney Aaron Meyer, County

Administrator Darrin Giles, County

Attorney Allyn Stockton, RCWSA General

Manager Brendan Thompson, Clayton City

Councilwoman Michelle Duquette, GMRC

Planning Director Adam Hazell

Tommy Culkin/The Clayton TribuneOn May 2, officials from Rabun County and its municipalities met to negotiate towards a new service delivery strategy. Pictured, represen-tatives discuss maps showing sewer treatment areas.

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ing the straw with his tongue.

When Kilby finally complied with the test, his blood alcohol content was determined to be .124. By comparision, the legal BAC driving limit is .08.

Kilby was taken to the Rabun County Detention

Center and charged with public drunkenness.

Rabun County Schools Superintendent Melissa Williams said Kilby has been placed on admin-istrative leave while the school investigates the situation.

“Rabun County Schools takes all reports of inappropriate behav-ior by employees very seriously,” Williams told The Clayton Tribune on Tuesday.

Williams declined to comment further, stating, “The school system does not discuss personnel situations in public.”

Kilby is a relatively new teacher at RCHS, now in his second year of employment with the school system.

How this story was discovered: Incident

report

Who our sources were: CPD incident report,

Superintendent Melissa Williams

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should be in ministry. Confused by the urge, he went to his grandfather, who had been a preacher, for guidance. Needless to say, his grandfather was delighted.

“He told me he’d always hoped one of his grandchildren would become a minister, but he said he never told us because he didn’t want us to feel like we were being pressured into it,” Lawson said.

Lawson talked to other family members, and they all concurred that they’d always thought he was destined to preach. For Lawson, that sealed the deal.

When Lawson first be-came a senior pastor, he realized that his experi-ence with finances came

in more handy than he thought it would.

“As senior pastor, we handle the finances and make sure we’re invest-ing in the missions and ministries the church is passionate about,” Law-son said. “Last summer, we completed a major renovation of our wor-ship space. It started off as a half-million dollar project, and we got it done for about $45,000. So it’s those little things that come in handy.”

Before coming to Rabun, Lawson had served in a variety of parishes and communi-ties, large and small. But upon arriving, it didn’t take long for him to real-ize Rabun County was a special place.

“With these mountains and lakes, it is truly one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen, but what makes it so special is the people,” Lawson said. “We have been so

embraced and loved since we came here.

“What I think sets this place apart is that, for the most part, the people all want to be here. It’s a place where the people were either born and raised here and chose to stay because they feel connected to the area, or they intentionally came to live here.”

Though many of Clayton First UMC’s community programs existed long before Law-son joined the church as head pastor, they never-theless grew under his watch. These include the Rabun Aide Program, where each June, church members and youth from across Georgia, go into the community and spend roughly a week helping the community. This includes building handicapped ramps, painting houses, mowing lawns and other forms of community service.

Another program Lawson has helped grow is the church’s Creative Learning Center, which serves as a preschool for children throughout the county.

“One of the old adages that I’ve always been in-spired by is the question, ‘If your church closed down tomorrow, would anybody outside the church notice.’ Clayton First, if we closed down tomorrow, the whole county would feel the effect.”

In his preaching, Law-son said he likes to have fun.

“I’m a firm believer that preaching can and should be fun,” he said. “It is okay to laugh, even when we’re talking about something serious… That being said, I hate jokes. But I like pointing out the inherent humor and sometimes absurdity of everyday life.”

Another way Lawson

connects with his con-gregation is by utilizing creative, extended met-aphors to help illustrate the lessons. An example he gave was a program he used a few years ago called The Gospel Ac-cording to Starbucks, where he served parish-ioners coffee before ser-vice, and then used the global coffee shop chain to make a metaphor for the day’s teachings.

“Part of it might be that everyone was hopped up on caffeine, but the people really seemed to connect with that one,” Lawson said with a laugh.

Though he has loved his time in Clayton, Lawson is now called by the Methodist Conference to another community — Hamilton Mill United Methodist Church in Gwinnett County.

The new church has a parish of roughly 3,200 members, much larger

than the church in Clay-ton.

Though Lawson has experience with large churches from previous places, he said he will miss the smaller commu-nity of Rabun.

“You know, this is a place where a traffic jam is three cars pulling up to an intersection at the same time,” he said. “It’s the antithesis to Atlan-ta.”

Lawson’s last service at Clayton First UMC will be June 3, and his first at the new parish will be June 24.

“I will miss Clayton, because this has become my home,” he said. “But, you know, it’s not good-bye forever. I’m only going to be a few hours away, so I definitely plan on coming up to visit whenever I miss the mountains.”

How this story was discovered: Beat reporting

Who our sources were: Jeremy Lawson

membered. “When I asked him, he just said, ‘What do you think?’ and I immedi-ately decided to take him. No hesitation.”

Her willingness to bring someone else into the fam-ily left an indelible impact on Lacy and Jessica, now parents themselves.

“She taught us to be selfless and kind and loving,” Jessica said. “It’s something I try to teach my own kids now.”

And as for Tristan, he’s always felt right at home.

Times were often tight when Lacy and Jessica were growing up, but the family always stuck together, with Wanda at the helm.

“It was tough a lot of times when they were growing up, and their friends have this or that, and you want to give them so much more than you had when you were grow-ing up,” Wanda said. “We always made sure they

had what they needed, but it was definitely hard.”

What Wanda maybe wasn’t able to always pro-vide in material posses-sions, she more than made up for in terms of involve-ment in her children’s lives, companionship and undying love.

Wanda was almost al-ways coaching her daugh-ters at the Rabun County Recreation Department, whether it be soccer, bas-ketball or softball.

With a laugh, Wanda remembered a time when Lacy was playing on the softball team at Rabun County High School. Somewhat embarrassed before the game, Lacy went up to Wanda and told her, ‘I just want you to be my mom, not my coach,’ and Wanda complied.

As luck would have it, the normal scorekeeper couldn’t make the game, and the coaches desper-ately looked for someone to step in. Initially, Wanda sat back, wanting to honor Lacy’s wishes. Finally, Lacy stepped forward and volunteered her mother.

‘I thought you just want-ed me here as your mom,” Wanda said, bemused.

“I know, but they need you,” a young Lacy re-plied.

To this day, Wanda enjoys coaching, and currently coaches some of her grandchildren in rec league soccer.

Each summer growing up, the Smith family spent a great deal of time bond-ing together — fishing, camping, hiking, and en-joying an annual vacation to the beach.

“We always used our tax money to take our kids to the beach,” Wanda said. “Seeing them in the water always warmed my heart. I’d love to have been able to take them to Disney World, but just being able to take some time out of the county was great.”

Wanda also placed an emphasis on education, and always supported her children in school.

“She would always take off work to come to awards banquets or any-thing else at the school,” Lacy said. “Looking back

on it, that was really big for us.”

Perhaps the best exam-ple of her insistence on education came towards the end of Lacy’s junior year of high school.

“I was ready to quit school; there were some exams I felt I just couldn’t pass and so I got frus-trated and just said, ‘I’m done,’” Lacy said. “Well, she encouraged me, she helped me study, and I went back my senior year, I passed those tests, and I graduated. Throughout that whole experience, she stood by me. She got stern and helped me, but she never looked down on me or anything.”

Even when her children

grew into adults, Wanda never stopped providing them motherly support and guidance.

Jessica said she tragical-ly lost a child a few years ago, and Wanda’s love and support helped her cope.

“I honestly don’t know what I would have done without her,” Jessica said. “She was my big-gest supporter and friend throughout it all. She was my rock.”

Last year, Wanda’s mother passed away, and her children provided her with the emotional sup-port that she had always provided them.

“The only reason I was able to stay strong is because they were strong

for me,” Wanda said.“But Momma, we

learned that from you,” Jessica replied.

The Clayton Tribune wishes Wanda Smith and all Rabun County mothers a Happy Mother’s Day.

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l Officers responded to a report of a suspicious package at a local store on May 5. The store own-ers advised the package had no return labels or addresses and that it was heavy. They said they were concerned because of a current lawsuit they are in. A bomb team was called, and upon their ar-rival, they found the box to be full of magazines.

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l On May 2, a Clayton man was charged with driving with a suspend-ed license after police stopped him for crossing the fog line. When the officer asked him for his license, the man handed him an identification card, saying he did not have a license. When the officer asked him why he was driving, the man said he went to get lunch.

Incident Reports

Saturday, April 21l Police charged a

Clayton man with DUI and endangering a child by driving under the influence after receiving a tip.

Sunday, April 29l While serving a

warrant on a male and female subject, a deputy reported the male was seen kicking the rear window of his cruiser, causing damage. The man now faces a felony charge of interference with government prop-erty in addition to the original warrant.

Monday, April 30l A deputy responding

to a report of a suspicious vehicle located a suspect and noticed that leaves were disturbed and it appeared that something heavy had been dragged through them to the back of the suspect’s truck. The deputy observed the front end of a vehicle and another car part in the man’s truck. The suspect told the deputy a friend had called him from jail and told him he could have the car parts. A call was placed to the jail, and the friend stated the suspect had permis-sion to be at his house working on a vehicle but did not have permission to be taking any parts. The friend added that he would like to press charges.

Tuesday, May 1l A woman told police

she confronted a contrac-tor about work he was supposed to finish two years ago. She said the man called her and was very angry she had sent him a certified letter. The man said he would come and finish the work, but when the woman told him not to come back to her property and that she had already called another contractor, he became even more angry and she was afraid he would come to her prop-erty. The man told police he did get aggravated but he wasn’t going to her property. The man was informed that if he did, it would be trespassing.

Wednesday, May 2l A man agreed to pay

damages after his dog at-tacked and injured three goats on Plum Orchard Road.

l An officer responded to a report of a driver asleep at the wheel at the

McDonald’s drive-thru. He observed a female with her head down who looked to be asleep. He observed the vehicle was in “drive” and spoke to the driver, who then let off the brake and allowed the car to roll forward. The officer instructed the driver to step out of the vehicle and noted her eyes were bloodshot and she had blurred speech. The driver stepped out of the vehicle, glanced over her shoulder, kicked off her shoes and began to flee on foot. The officer was able to grab her shirt but it ripped and the piece came off in his hand. He was then able to grab her by the back of her bra strap and take her to the ground. Both the woman and the officer were injured in the scuffle. Police noted an open container of Busch beer in her vehi-cle, as well as an empty hydrocodone bottle, a non-used syringe and multiple Q-tips. She was charged with DUI and obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers.

Thursday, May 3l Police stopped a vehi-

cle on Highway 441 after observing it failed to maintain lane. An officer approached the vehicle and noted the smell of marijuana. He asked the driver if there was marijuana in the vehicle and the driver said there was a small amount in the back seat. The driver added that some of the marijuana was for smoking and some for cooking. After the driver was removed from the vehicle, officers located a pipe with marijuana in the bowl on the driver’s side of the vehicle. Mov-ing to the back, the offi-cer located “a zip-up style lunch box, an unknown amount of marijuana in two zip bags, as well as a clear glass jar and a zip-loc bag of what I knew to be ‘shrooms.” On the front passenger side were located “a small orange container, which had sev-eral pills inside … and a grinder with a residue of marijuana inside.” The driver faces multiple charges in connection with the drugs.

l Police responded to a report of the theft of a campaign sign from a woman’s yard. The com-plainants had pictures of the sign as well as the female suspect’s vehicle. The case was turned over to the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office for fur-

ther investigation.l Police contacted the

owner of a wallet that was turned in to the Clayton Police Depart-ment. The wallet’s owner said approximately $2,300 in cash and a debit card were missing. The incident remains under investigation.

l Police initiated a traffic stop after ob-serving a vehicle fail to maintain lane on Highway 441. An officer noted the female driv-er fumbling with her paperwork when asked for her license and proof of insurance. He noted her eyes were watery and bloodshot and her speech was slurred. He also noted a strong odor of alcohol. She was asked to exit the vehicle, and as she did, the officer observed an open con-tainer of alcohol in the floorboard. The driver stated she had “a couple of beers” in the morning before her drive from Jacksonville. A search of the vehicle turned up six open alcohol containers and multiple medica-tions. She was charged with DUI, possession of open alcohol container and failure to maintain lane.

Friday, May 4l An officer noticed

the smell of marijuana coming from a vehicle stopped at a highway safety checkpoint on South Main Street. The driver and passenger were asked to step out of the vehicle and were questioned separately. According to the incident report, the driver “had an attitude and stated she had nothing on her.” The passenger “asked if she could be honest with me, I asked her to please do so. (She) stated she had a small amount of marijuana in her bra.” The passenger retrieved a baggy that appeared to be marijuana and handed it to the deputy. She was charged with possession of marijuana less than one ounce.

l A man told police someone came onto his property and cut a chain and stole the chain that had been blocking off a road on his property. He also stated that he had six no trespassing signs that were taken.

1 Police responded to a report of a man beating on the side of a trailer. When they arrived, the man said he just came down to see his wife but she would not let him

inside. The wife said the couple was separated and that things were not working out. She said he did not live there and she just wanted him gone from her property. The man was issued a crim-inal trespass notice and advised not to be back on the property.

Saturday, May 5l A man called po-

lice to report someone had been inside his residence while he was away, but nothing was missing. The man said when he came home the screen door was cut and he knew the door had been opened because he had stacked furniture against the door prior to leaving and the furniture had been moved. Upon further investigation, it was determined that EMS had responded to a report of a cardiac issue and went to the residence by mistake. Once they learned they had the wrong address they left and found the right resi-dence. The advised they did not cut the screen to gain entry to the resi-dence.

l Police stopped a vehicle for a busted tail light on Old Highway 441. Upon approaching the ve-hicle, the officer noticed the smell of marijuana. The driver admitted having smoked marijua-na shortly before getting behind the wheel. He was charged with driving under the influence of drugs.

l Witnesses observed a woman take a cooler from a rack outside Fam-ily Dollar and quickly put it in her vehicle with-out paying. The wom-an was contacted and allowed to pay for the cooler. She was issued a warning not to re-enter the store or she would be charged with criminal trespass.

Sunday, May 6l An officer noticed a

pickup truck driving at a very low rate of speed on Old Highway 441, then cross the double yellow line and stay stopped at a stop sign for a very long time. The officer initiated a traffic stop and the driver informed him she did not have a license, she was only trying to help someone get the truck home. She was charged with driv-ing without a license and failure to maintain lane.

Fire Blotter

Rabun County Fire Services responded to the following incidents from April 30 through May 6:

Monday, April 30l Nine medical re-

sponder or assist EMS calls

l Brush fire — Fern-wood Lane

Tuesday, May 1l Three medical

responder or assist EMS calls

l Fire alarm (false) — 220 Cathey Road

l Fire alarm (false) — 1678 Murray Cove Road

l Fire alarm (false) — 87 South Church Street

Wednesday, May 2l Two medical re-


l Motor vehicle colli-sion — Highway 76 East at Country Club Drive

l Fire alarm (false) — 128 Dallas Lane

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l Fire alarm (false) — 2834 Old 441 South

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l Landing zone stand-by — 162 Legacy Point

l Fire alarm (false) — 260 Ozark Lane

l Motor vehicle colli-sion — Tiger Connector at Buzz Saw Lane

l Vehicle fire — High-way 441 South at High-way 76 East

Saturday, May 5l Two medical re-


l Suspicious pack-age — 6772 Highway 441 North

Sunday, May 6l Two medical re-


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FRANKLIN, N.C. — The North Carolina State Bureau of Inves-tigation has taken over the investigation of a deputy-involved shoot-ing on Monday morning that left a Franklin man dead.

According to Macon County Sheriff’s Of-fice reports, deputies were called to a home on Pheasant Drive just before midnight on Sunday to a report that a resident could not exit his driveway because his neighbor had nailed boards down across the road to block it.

MCSO deputy Antho-ny Momphard spoke with the 911 caller be-fore making his way to a residence occupied by Michael Scott Knibbs.

“While conducting the investigation, (Mom-phard) was confronted by an armed suspect,” Macon County Sheriff Robert Holland said. “The deputy gave repeated commands to drop the weapon. The suspect took aggres-sive action toward the deputy, prompting the deputy to discharge his weapon in self-defense, which struck and killed the suspect.”

According to sheriff’s office reports, Knibbs brandished a shotgun

toward the officer and did not put down the weapon despite calls to do so by Momphard, who identified himself mul-tiple times as a deputy with the sheriff’s office.

According to a search warrant for the resi-dence issued after the shooting, Momphard fired six rounds from his service weapon, a Glock 22 pistol. Momphard used his radio to call for assistance and reported shots fired at 12:06 a.m. on Monday.

Macon County EMS arrived on scene and found Knibbs deceased in his living room.

“Upon my arrival at the residence and after checking on my officers and reviewing the scene, I contacted and request-ed the assistance of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation to conduct a full investi-gation into the incident,” Holland said. “We re-spect the SBI’s investiga-tion and I stand behind the deputy completely. Until the investigation is finished, (Momphard) will be on administra-tive leave.”

According to the search warrant issued for the residence, SBI in-vestigators seized a mag-azine from Momphard’s service weapon that was missing six bullets, along with a shotgun

and shotgun shells from inside the home.

“It’s a tragedy that someone lost their life because of a bad deci-sion,” Holland said. “My thoughts and prayers are with the family of the deceased and every-one involved, including my deputy.”

Following the inves-tigation by the SBI, the district attorney’s office will review the informa-tion to determine if any charges will be filed.

The family of a man killed in an officer-in-volved shooting just after midnight on Mon-day morning has hired an attorney to represent them during the course of an investigation into the incident by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.

Attorney Mark Mel-rose, of Waynesville, issued a statement on behalf of the family on Tuesday afternoon that disputes some of the accounts made in the Macon County Sheriff’s Office report.

Melrose stated that Knibbs was acting in self-defense when he grabbed a shotgun from his bedroom and walked toward the door of his residence where Mom-phard was knocking on the door. Melrose implied that Knibbs may not have known the

person knocking was a sheriff’s deputy.

“There was no patrol car parked outside the Knibbs home, no blue lights, and no advance warning that a rookie police officer was ap-proaching their home,” Melrose said in his statement. “Scott was concerned for the safety of his family. Scott retrieved the shotgun he kept in the bedroom for self-defense.”

According to MCSO reports, Knibbs bran-dished a shotgun toward the deputy and did not put down the weapon despite calls to do so by Momphard, who iden-tified himself multiple times as a deputy with the sheriff’s office.

Momphard fired six shots from his service pistol through an exteri-or window, which struck and killed Knibbs. According to search warrants issued to NCS-BI investigators, both Momphard’s magazine with six missing bullets and Knibbs’ shotgun and shells were recov-ered from the Knibbs’ living room.

Melrose characterized Knibbs as a family man who worked in construc-tion and had no criminal record and added that Knibbs “had nothing but respect for law enforce-ment.”

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DILLARD — Plans are drawn and ready for pending repairs to a clogged water line in Dillard that is causing water issues for some residents. The plans were presented to Dillard City Council in their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday at City Hall.

Zack Bryan, a project engi-neer from Engineering Manage-ment Inc., presented drawings to the council showing the plans for repairs that will be done on the two-inch pipe, locat-ed behind the Piggly Wiggly.

The plans will be sent this to the three firms who are planning to make bids on the project; Bryan is requesting the firms return their bids to EMI within two weeks, at which time EMI will report the bids to the city. Bryan estimates the project will cost approximately $17,500, which is less than the original estimate of $20,000 to $25,000 previously given by EMI.

Once the project is awarded and the firm that wins the bid gets supplies ready for the proj-ect, Bryan estimates the project will take less than one week.

The council also heard from Andy Sudderth of R.M. Rose Distillers, who presented drawings for proposed signage at the intersection of Franklin Street and Henry Dillard Road which would direct traffic towards City Hall, the Dillard House, R.M. Rose and other businesses in the area. Sudderth said in a previous meeting he expects the signage would improve traffic flow.

Sudderth has worked with the Geor-gia Department of Transportation on the signs, although he is waiting for a price. Despite not knowing the price, the council went ahead and unanimously approved the signage.

Sudderth also presented drawings for

proposed construction at R.M. Rose, a matter he first brought up to the council last month. After drawings were presented for a porch and a temporary stage — both of which need city approval because the land is on city property — the council approved both unanimously.

Councilman Claude Dillard presented the city’s financial reports, which show a current surplus of $97,658.24 for the fis-cal year 2017-18. The city’s rev-enue of $435,422.71 exceeds the budgeted amount of $380,437.50 for the year to date, while the city’s expenses of $337,764.47 are less than the budgeted $380.443.50.

In other business,1 Rabun County Water and

Sewer Authority member Randy Speed, who is Dillard’s representative on the authority but is set to rotate off, requested that his replacement is named before next month, both for training purposes and so the individual can attend the next meeting to become familiar with the authority. Dillard Mayor William Robinson said he wants to look over potential candidates over the next couple of weeks, and could potentially call a meeting in the coming weeks to approve a candidate.

1 The Dillard Tourism Association has begun a marketing campaign, according to member Pam Thompson, which has led to more hits on their website (dillardgeorgia.com). The site saw 4,600 hits in April, which is the volume it usually sees in the summer during the peak of tourism season. Some hits have been referred from social me-dia; previously, the majority of hits were from search engine sites like Google.


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Wildcats begin spring practiceThe Rabun County High School Wildcats football team began preparations for the 2018 season with the start of spring practice on May 2. The spring game will be played on Friday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m. LEFT PHO-TO: Rising freshman quarterback Gunner Stockton (14) throws a pass to rising junior receiver Braxton Hicks (4). RIGHT PHOTO: Stockton hands off to rising sophomore running back Jack Merino (25).

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RABUN GAP — All season, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Head Softball Coach Cody Honeycutt has cited his team’s improvement.

On Senior Day on Friday in Rabun Gap, that improve-ment was clear to everyone watching, as the Eagles won 15-3 in four innings over NEXT School Eagle Ridge (South Carolina) to finish their season at 4-8.

“From the first practice to now, we have come head over heels of we can catch the ball, throw the ball, we’re hitting better, we understand softball fundamen-tals,” Honeycutt said. “We actually have that down now, we know where to go on certain plays. We’re to that point where next season we can go on and we can take the next step of winning games seriously, making sure that we know when we go into a game that we expect to win.”

Despite the final, the game was close early, as the Eagles led 2-0 after two innings.

Kyleigh Overholt scored in the first on a wild pitch after reaching on a walk, then Sadie Martin scored in the second on a wild pitch after reaching on a single.

“It’s the typical thing that (they’ve) done all year,” Honeycutt said. “It doesn’t matter if we’re home or away, it takes this team one or two innings to get used to things, and then they realize, ‘oh, we can play softball with the best of them,’ and they explode and do what they should.”

In the third inning, the Eagle bats took off. After Sa-vanna Clayton’s leadoff single, Overholt hit an inside-the-park home run. The next three batters reached on a walk and two errors, before senior Madeline Tucker hit a three-RBI triple to make it 7-0, as Alleson Queen, Diane Dallman and Martin all scored. Tucker scored on a wild pitch.

Josephine Nyakundi reached on an error and scored on a wild pitch. Nati Darnell reached on a walk, and scored on a Queen RBI infield hit. Martin and Tucker had RBI walks to score Overholt and Queen, and by the time the dust cleared the Eagles led 12-0.

Queen, who had not allowed a hit through three innings on the mound, gave up three runs in the fourth, an inning with three walks, two wild pitches to score runs, and a run-scoring single.

Queen, however, struck out five with only one hit al-

Chris Stiles/The Clayton TribuneTOP PHOTO: Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School senior softball players Remi Le, left, and Madeline Tucker were honored before the Lady Eagles’ game against NEXT School Eagle Ridge on Friday in Rabun Gap BOTTOM PHOTO: Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School freshman pitcher Alleson Queen throws a pitch during the Lady Eagles’ game against NEXT School Eagle Ridge on Friday in Rabun Gap.

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HOGANSVILLE — The surprise run of the Rabun County High School baseball team came to an end in the sec-ond round of the Georgia High School Association AA State Playoffs, as the Wildcats were swept in a best-of-three series at Callaway, falling 3-0 and 9-7 on Thursday.

The end of this year’s run also means the end of a four-year run for seniors Colin Crosby, Jonathan Henson, Chase Horton, Gavyn Jones and Grayson Lane. The senior class participated in the playoffs each year, reached the second round three times and reached the state semifinals in 2015.

While the senior lead-ership of the Wildcats helped lead them to this year’s second round, the contributions of young players were equally important, as Wildcats Head Baseball Coach Jack Lowry was quick to point out, which points to a bright future for the program.

“You had some seniors that led for a while, and today Brody Jarrard steps up; I don’t think he missed a ball all day, hit-ting,” Lowry said. “The young kids grew up; you had Brady (Wilson) and Brody (Jarrard) sitting in the middle of the lineup all year, sitting behind two big sticks with Chase (Horton) and Gavyn

(Jones), and the future is bright for Rabun County, and I know there’s some young kids coming up next year and I can’t wait to see what they do.”

The Wildcats finished the season at 12-18, with an 8-4 region record that finished tied for second in the region.

Game OneThe Wildcats

were shut out in the opener of Thursday’s doubleheader, falling 3-0, after some poor luck on numerous balls that were hit hard, but right at Callaway defenders.

“(We) fought and fought and fought, and just couldn’t find a hole in the first game, hitting-wise, and we squared a bunch of balls up — but that’s baseball,” Lowry said.

Grayson Lane pitched a complete game for the Wildcats, as the Cav-aliers scored single runs in the first, third and fifth innings.

“Grayson pitched his butt off, again. Giving up three runs — this team usually averages eight, 10, 15 runs, they had (16) runs in (both games in) the first round.”

The first Callaway run scored in the first on a

double-play groundout; the double play helped to prevent further damage.

Lane stranded two Cavaliers in the second, before Callaway scored in the third on a Chandler Lott RBI single.

A double play aided Lane in the fourth, before Lott had another RBI in the fifth on a fielder’s

choice ground-out in the fifth. Lane stranded two Cavaliers in the sixth.

Lane struck out one with no walks over his six innings,

allowing eight hits.Offensively, the Wild-

cats left five men on base over the course of the game. The best scoring threats for the Wildcats came in the second, third and fourth innings, when Wildcats reached scoring position before being stranded.

In the second, Jarrard singled, reached second

on a Hen-son single, and reached third on a ground-out, but

Henson was picked off to end the inning.

Aaron Bryson led off the third by being hit by a pitch, and was sacri-ficed to second by Jon Sego, but a strikeout and a flyout ended the threat.

Horton was hit with a pitch in the fourth, and reached second on a Jarrard single, before groundouts ended the inning.

After Aaron Bryson lined into a double play in the fifth, the next seven consecutive Wildcats were retired to end the game.

Jarrard was the lone Wildcats hitter with mul-tiple hits, with his first- and third-inning singles; the freshman also had a hard-hit liner in the seventh that was caught at third base.

Game TwoThe Wildcats overcame

a five-run deficit in the nightcap on Thursday, but Callaway made a comeback of their own in the seventh to win the game, 9-7, and clinch the series.

Rabun County trailed 6-1 after the top of the third, but came back to take a 7-6 lead after the fourth, before three late Callaway runs shifted the outcome in the Cava-liers favor.

Callaway’s at-bat in the top of the seventh began with Drake Wade reach-ing an error, then reach-ing third on an error on a pickoff attempt. Wade scored on an RBI ground-out to tie the game 7-7, before Lott reached on an error and Braelin Mitch-ell homered for a 9-7 lead.

“The kid that hit the home run, everybody in their region was telling me he’s just got crazy power, which he showed tonight,” Lowry said. ‘And that wasn’t even the hardest ball he hit. But

Callaway sweeps ‘Cats out of playoffsRabun’s run ends in second round

Chris Stiles/The Clayton TribuneRabun County Wildcats freshman first baseman Brady Wilson hugs senior pitcher Chase Horton (11) as Horton is taken out of the game in the seventh inning of the second game of the Wildcats’ playoff doubleheader at Callaway on Thursday.

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RABUN GAP — The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School baseball team has had an up-and-down sea-son, but finished on a high note on Saturday with a 12-6 Senior Day win over Anderson Cavaliers (South Carolina).

The Eagles had lost in their previous outing at Christ School (North Carolina), one of the best teams in the North Caro-lina Independent School Athletic Association.

The Eagles finished their season with an 8-15 record, with a 5-3 record in conference play.

“We’ve improved a lot,” said Eagles Head Baseball Coach Stuart Jump. “We finally started putting some things together and making plays and getting to the right spots and coming through with hits. The last two weeks of the season, we’ve hit the ball really well; if we could’ve started out like that, it could’ve been a totally different situation.

“The improvement’s been good, and we’ve got everyone coming back but two people, so we’re looking for good things next year.”

vs. Anderson CavaliersThe Eagles jumped out

to the lead, gave up the lead, and battled back to retake the lead and even-tually win on Saturday against Anderson Cava-liers, taking the season finale by a 12-6 final.

“It was nice; it’s always nice to be able to go out on a win,” Jump said. “It makes everyone feel good. It was probably made even a little bit nicer that we did come back.”

“It’s been kind of an all year thing,” said senior Harrison Shomaker. “In the first innings of a few games, we’ve given up some runs and been able to fight back, so it’s defi-nitely a trend that we’ve been on, but it’s a nice feeling to come back and win.”

Shomaker pitched four innings on his Senior Day, allowing one hit and one run with five walks and seven strikeouts, and also had two doubles, two RBIs and scored twice on of-fense. Shomaker and fel-low senior Steven Koster were honored before the game.

“It was definitely cool (to hit well and pitch well). I’ve been thinking about this for a while, getting to pitch on Senior Day, and it’s a good feeling to get the win.”

“Harrison was starting as a freshman, and when he was healthy he was starting as a sophomore and a junior, so we’re definitely going to miss him a lot,” Jump said. “He’s started at third base, first base, outfield and pitcher, so he’s done a lot of different things for us. Steven is a two-year starter as a center fielder. He’s really fast, and he’s played a great center field for us for two years. We’re definitely going to miss not having them around.”

Shomaker’s RBI double in the first scored Koster and gave the Eagles a 1-0 lead, and the Eagles added three runs in the third, with Gai Kumamoto reaching on a walk and scoring on an error before a two-run home run by Devyn Munroe scored Jake Knowles.

After a Cavaliers run in the fourth, Bryson Becker doubled in the bottom

half, and scored on an Alex Kehoe sacrifice bunt, giving the Eagles a 5-1 lead.

The Cavaliers took a 6-5 lead in the fifth, scoring five runs in the inning, aided by three walks and three hit batsmen.

The Eagles answered in the bottom of the fifth. Af-ter Shomaker walked, he scored on a Knowles RBI double; Knowles scored on an Alexander Cordero RBI single. Munroe, who reached on a walk, scored on a two-RBI triple by Justin Sanchez, which also scored Cordero. Sanchez then scored on a Kehoe RBI single. When the dust cleared, the Ea-gles led 10-6.

The Eagles added two more runs in the sixth, with Kumamoto leading off with a single and scor-ing on a Shomaker RBI double, and Shomaker scoring on a Cordero RBI single.

Becker, who pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings for the Eagles, earned the save by striking out the side in the seventh.

at Christ SchoolOn May 2 at Christ

School in Arden, North Carolina, the Eagles lost 8-6 against a strong Gree-nies team that is 20-2 on the season.

The Eagles trailed 3-0 after the first, but tied the game at 3-3 in the top of the second. The Greenies retook the lead at 4-3 in the second, but in the third, the Eagles scored twice for a 5-4 lead on the strength of a Shomaker single and doubles by Knowles and Sanchez.

The Eagles extended their lead in the fifth, when Knowles tripled

and scored on a Munroe squeeze-play bunt.

Christ School scored twice in the fifth with a home run to tie the game at 6-6, then scored twice in the sixth to take an 8-6 lead they would not relinquish.

Every Eagles starter earned at least one hit, as the team finished with

14. Cordero, Sanchez and Koster each had two hits and Jake Knowles had three, with a single, a dou-ble and a triple.

“It was really a great effort by our kids and we played one of our best games of the season, but came up a little short,” Jump said.

Chris Stiles/The Clayton TribuneTOP PHOTO: Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School senior Harrison Shomaker throws a pitch during the Eagles’ game against Anderson Cavaliers on Saturday in Rabun Gap. BOTTOM PHOTO: Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School senior Steven Koster swings at a pitch during the Eagles’ game against Anderson Cavaliers on Saturday in Rabun Gap.

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RABUN GAP — In three ceremonies over the last week, five differ-ent athletes from Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School signed to continue both their educations and their athletic careers at the college level.

Among the five stu-dent-athletes were one girls basketball player and four football players.

Girls basketball senior Josie Earnhardt signed on Thursday to play at Hiram College in Ohio.

“I really loved the size of the school, and how it was very similar to Rabun Gap. Everyone was very friendly there.”

Earnhardt also had of-fers from Centre College, Emory and Henry Col-lege, Kenyon College and Averett College.

Earnhardt, the daugh-ter of RGNS Athletic Director and Girls Bas-ketball Head Coach Dale Earnhardt, was a three-

year varsity captain for the Lady Eagles, and only missed one game over four years. She totaled 1,208 career points, with 512 rebounds, 171 steals and 176 assists, and was an all-conference selec-tion three times and an all-state honoree her senior year.

On Friday, three foot-ball players signed in one ceremony.

Onni Soininen and Luke Helmlinger both signed to play at Law-rence University in Wis-consin.

“The amazing campus and atmosphere there (stood out),” Soininen said. “Also the high academic level; I know if football doesn’t work out, I’ll have a very high academic education that I can use in the future.”

“The environment and the culture (stood out), and Coach Boone, the guy who was recruiting me, was a large part,” Helm-linger said. “I felt like

he wanted me, since the start, and I think talking to the other coaches, I felt like Lawrence had the most interest in me.”

Soininen, from Finland, also had offers from La-Grange College, Shorter University and Millsaps College.

Soininen led the Eagles with 103 tackles in 2017, with 65 solo tackles and four tackles for loss, while forcing four fumbles, re-covering two fumbles and blocking two field goals. Offensively, Soininen had eight carries for 24 yards and one touchdown, with four receptions for 36 yards.

Helmlinger, from Bra-zil, had other offers from Millsaps College, Nichols College, Baldwin Wal-lace University and Ohio Northern University.

Helmlinger had 59 tack-les, with 42 solo tackles and 10 tackles for loss, in the 2017 season, with two interceptions, one sack, one forced fumble

and one fumble recovery. He also had three recep-tions for 34 yards and one touchdown, and served as kicker for 14 kickoffs, totaling 661 yards for an average of 47.2.

Glenn Pearce also signed on Friday to play at Presbyterian College in South Carolina.

“It’s just the chance to go and do something amazing, with a program that’s basically starting all over,” Pearce said. “I also loved, when I went and visited for the spring game, Coach Spangler just talked to me about me, and other guys they’ve also recruited, coming in and being the difference-maker. It may be a tough season, because we’ve got a lot of inexperienced guys, but I’m just ready to work and learn over the next four years.”

Pearce, from New York City, also had offers from Lawrence University, Westminster College and

Hiram College.Pearce rushed 20 times

for 125 yards and one touchdown in 2017, with six receptions for 33 yards. He had 32 tackles, with 22 of them solo, and one interception, while returning 23 kickoffs for 565 yards, for an average of 24.6 yards per return.

On Tuesday, Bailey McBride signed to play at Concordia University in Wisconsin.

“I’m just going to go and feel it out,” McBride said. “I’m going to focus main-ly on my major; I just used football mainly as a medium to pay for school,

but I love the sport. I’m going to go and see how their offense is, what their coaches need me, and then take it from there.”

McBride, from The Bahamas, also had offers from Baldwin Wallace University, Lawrence University and LaGrange College.

McBride was the Ea-gles’ leading rusher in 2017, gaining 808 yards on 133 carries with 10 touch-downs. He also had five receptions for 34 yards and earned five tackles on defense, in addition to nine kickoff returns for 163 yards.

Five Rabun Gap Eagle athletes sign to play collegiately

Chris Stiles/The Clayton Tribune and Submitted PhotosLEFT PHOTO: (1) Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School senior Josie Earnhardt signed to play basketball at Hiram College in a ceremony on Thursday. Pictured are, in front from left, Josie Earnhardt and Teka Earnhardt, and in back from left, Dallas Earnhardt, Luke Earnhardt and RGNS Athletic Director Dale Earnhardt. MIDDLE PHOTO: Three Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School senior football players signed to play college football in a ceremony at the school on Friday. Pictured, from left, are Glenn Pearce, who signed to play at Presbyterian College, Lucas Helmlinger, who signed to play at Lawrence University, and Onni Soininen, who also signed to play at Lawrence. RIGHT PHOTO: Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School senior Bailey McBride signed to play football at Concordia University in a ceremony on Tuesday. Pictured, from left, are Eagles Assistant Football Coach Cody Honeycutt, McBride and Eagles Head Football Coach Shawn Bryson.

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AREA SPORTS ROUNDUP

Lady Cats golf advances to state

ELBERTON — The Rabun County High School girls golf team advanced to the state

tournament with a team score of 213 in the Area 4 tournament on May 2 at Arrowhead Pointe in Elberton.

The Lady Cats finished second in the event, behind area champions Elbert County.

Carrie Beck finished second individually with a 100.

The state tournament will be May 21-22 in Waynesboro. The girls will play at Waynesboro Country Club, while senior Sam Speed, who qualified individually last week, will play at Apple-wood Country Club, also in Waynesboro.

Chris Stiles

Eagles golf finishes second in conference

HIGHLANDS, N.C. — The Rabun Gap-Nacooch-ee School Eagles boys golf team finished second in their conference tourna-ment at Highlands Coun-try Club in Highlands, North Carolina.

The Eagles shot a team score of 349, finishing sec-

ond behind Christ School (North Carolina).

Jaxson Koebel-Secky was the Eagles’ low scor-er, shooting a 77 to earn All-Conference honors.

The Eagles did not qualify for the state tour-nament, but will return their top five scorers next season.

Chris Stiles

Eagles soccer drops two

RABUN GAP — The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Lady Eagles soccer team continued their re-cent struggles with a pair of losses last week.

On Friday, the Eagles traveled to Veritas Chris-tian (North Carolina), and lost 4-1.

The Eagles scored on

a Shania Gonzalez goal, assisted by Sally Bloom. The game was tied 1-1 at halftime, before Veritas scored three times in the second half, including one goal on a penalty kick.

On Saturday, the Eagles’ fortunes were no better at Cannon School (North Carolina), fall-ing by a 3-0 final to the eighth-ranked Cougars.

The game was close for most of the afternoon, as the Eagles trailed 1-0 with 20 minutes remaining before two late goals by Cannon.

Senior goalkeeper Josie Earnhardt made 20 saves in the game.

The Lady Eagles played their Senior Day game against Asheville School (North Carolina) on Wednesday, but the result was unavailable at press time.

Chris Stiles

Five Wildcats named All-Region

TIGER — After a strong season and a run to the second round of the Geor-gia High School Associa-tion AA State Playoffs by the Rabun County High School baseball team, five players were awarded with postseason honors.

Senior Chase Horton was named Region 8-AA Pitcher of the Year, and was named first-team All-Region at pitcher and third base. Senior Gavyn Jones was also named first team, at catcher.

Seniors Jonathan Hen-son and Grayson Lane were named Honorable Mention All-Region as pitchers, and freshman Brody Jarrard was honor-able mention as a utility player.

Chris Stiles

Submitted PhotoThe Rabun County High School girls golf team finished second at the Area 4 tournament at Arrowhead Pointe in Elberton on May 2. Pictured, from left, are Faith Cofield, Journey Quilliams, Carrie Beck and Cassidy Richardson.

Taking a deep breath

Whew.The last

eight months, both per-sonally and professional-ly, have been an absolute whirlwind.

Profession-ally, I’ve been in my first eight months on the job here at The Clayton Tribune, and while I’ve certainly enjoyed my time here thus far, it’s also been a roller-coaster ride, from covering multiple deep playoff runs to the turnover of several co-workers on our staff, and everything in between.

Personally, while adjusting to life in a new home as far away from my family as I’ve ever been, I’ve had to deal with the loss of two grandparents — one on Christ-mas and the other just before Easter.

Now, as the high school sports year is winding down, I feel like I can finally take a deep breath.

Whew.Looking back to my arrival here eight

months ago, I realize I never wrote any kind of “hello, Rabun County” column, as I stepped in right in the middle of the fall sports season and haven’t had the time (or the space on the page) to write one since.

For many of you, such a column is no longer necessary, since we’ve gotten to know each other as I’ve seen you in the community through my work: at ball-games at Rabun County High School, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School and Tallu-lah Falls School; at council meetings in Dillard and Tiger; in our schools and our streets and at our festivals.

Others of you, I’ve gotten to know through my non-work life, through seeing you on the golf course or at a worship ser-vice at Clayton Baptist Church.

I’ve enjoyed getting to know each of you in this wonderful community, and you’ve all treated me with great kindness and made me feel as if you’ve known me for years instead of months.

For the rest of you, you may only know my name through reading the paper. So, here’s a little bit about myself, beyond just my byline:

I came to Rabun County from Mullins, South Carolina, a town about 45 miles from Myrtle Beach that’s like Clayton in a lot of ways — except the terrain. It’s really flat in Mullins, and here it’s… not. But, as you all are well aware, there are definitely advantages to this terrain, as we get to see the incredible natural beauty of Rabun County on a daily basis.

I graduated from Anderson University in South Carolina last May (a year ago this weekend, actually), where I majored in communications and was involved in the athletic department in multiple capaci-ties, while also working in the library and freelancing at the Anderson Independent Mail.

I’m a lifelong sports fan — a good quali-ty to have for someone in my line of work. My previous experience before Clayton includes working three summers in base-ball. As for my rooting interest… let’s just say I’ve enjoyed the Atlanta Braves’ hot start, and having Connor Shaw’s father (Rabun County Head Football Coach Lee Shaw) become one of my main sources has been really cool.

So that’s a little bit about me. For those of you I haven’t met, I look forward to seeing you around town soon.

Given the atmosphere around here, you might see me walking around taking a few more deep breaths of the crisp mountain air.

Now that a hectic time in my life has set-tled down, I’ll have to do that more often.

Chris Stiles is a staff writer for The Clay-ton Tribune. He can be reached at 706-782-3312 or at [email protected].

OPINION

Chris Stilesstaff writer

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Staff ReportsCLAYTON — Positive Athlete Amer-

ica has recently announced its 2017-18 class, and two local athletes and one coach have been honored by the orga-nization.

Tallulah Falls School senior Perry Gresham and Coach Scott Neal have been honored, along with Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School senior Sally Bloom.

Gresham was nom-inated by Neal.

“Perry, a cross country, swimming and track & field athlete, embodies the essence of a positive athlete,” said Neal. “Whether through consistent, focused, and motivated training, represent-ing Tallulah Falls School as a role model of proactive sportsmanship, or actively supporting causes that help

her community, Perry demonstrates a genuine devotion to solving, thriving, and contributing.”

Neal, the Indians athletic director and a multi-sport coach, was also a part of the 2017-18 class.

“Coach Neal’s positive influence and work ethic can be described as extraordinary. His student-athletes strive to succeed and they meet his exacting criteria for personal best,” said President and Head of School Larry A. Peevy. “Coach Neal’s positive outlook spills over into interactions with every stakeholder. He never wavers in his upbeat demeanor and his desire to make an impact.

Bloom, a senior tennis player from Cashiers, North Carolina, was the regional award winner for Northeast Georgia in girls tennis.

“Sally always has an upbeat attitude and is a great role model for her team-mates,” said Eagles Athletic Director and Coach Dale Earnhardt. “Her mild-mannered but very competitive nature are a huge contribution to the Eagles Tennis team and we’re very proud of her accomplishments both on the court and off.”

“It is very exciting and gratifying to be awarded this title,” Bloom said. “I feel as though all my hard work as an athlete has paid off.”

Positive Athlete America, started by former Georgia football player and Super Bowl MVP Hines Ward, awards scholarships to high school student-athletes based more on their character than their athletic perfor-mance.

Three locals receive Positive Athlete recognition

GRESHAM

NEAL

BLOOM

lowed over her four innings pitched, earning the win.

“I think Alleson may have had the most strikeouts she’s had all year, and she walked probably the fewest people she has all year,” Honey-cutt said. “That’s probably the best game she’s pitched overall, and had to really use nobody (in the field).”

The Eagles scored three runs in the fourth, with Julia Sadlon reaching on a walk and scoring on a Clayton RBI single, Nyakundi reaching on a single and scoring on an

Overholt RBI groundout and Darnell reached on a walk and scored on a Queen RBI single.

Both Rabun Gap seniors played well in their final high school game, as Tucker had four RBIs and a run, while Remi Le entered the game as a courtesy runner and scored.

“They haven’t played all year, and (Tucker) hits a single and a triple, and she goes in both times, and (Le) from Vietnam, who had never played any sport in her life, comes out here and now she can catch and field, and she was able to run the bases and score — she’ll have that for the rest of her life,” Honeycutt said. “That’s why we do it.”

EAGLESn CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1

Chris Stiles/The Claytno TribuneRabun Gap-Nacoochee School sophomore Josephine Nyakundi prepares to swing at a pitch during the Lady Eagles’ game against NEXT School Eagle Ridge on Friday in Rabun Gap.

that’s my fault — I should’ve pulled (Horton), that’s on me, not him, and I hate that he’s got to live with that the rest of his life. That’s what’s going to eat me up for while.”

Horton took the loss after pitching 6 1/3 innings, allowing seven hits and nine runs — only three were earned — with one walk and seven strikeouts.

After Callaway took the lead, the Wildcats started the seventh with a Jarrard single, but on a Henson flyout, Jarrard was called out on a contro-versial ruling that he had been passed by Henson on the basepaths. Lowry argued the call and was ejected.

“We hit the fly ball, and their coach came out and said that our guy passed our guy on the bases, which can’t happen,” Lowry said. “The funny thing is, the coach told me afterwards, he doesn’t know if he passed him or not. He just said, ‘I’m going to see what will happen (when I ask the umpires about

it).’”After the ruling, Lane grounded out

to end the game.The Cavaliers had taken a 6-1 lead

with three runs each in the second and third innings — with three of them unearned. Wesley Marchman’s RBI single put Callaway on the board in the second before two more scored on an error to make it 3-0.

The Wildcats answered with a run in the bottom of the second. Horton dou-bled, reached third on a Wilson single, and scored on a Jarrard RBI single, pulling the Cats to within 3-1.

Brooks Bledsoe had a two-RBI single for the Cavaliers in the third, and an additional run scored on an error, giv-ing the Cavaliers a 6-1 lead.

The Wildcats scored a run in the bottom half, in a rally that started with a Jones two-out single. Horton doubled to score Jones, making it 6-2.

Staring elimination in the face, the Wildcat bats came to life in the fourth, striking for five runs off Marchman.

Henson singled and Lane walked to start the inning, and the runners ad-vanced on a Bryson groundout. Henson scored on Sego’s RBI groundout, and

after Crosby and Jones walked, Lane scored on an error.

Horton then doubled to plate Crosby and Jones and tie the score at 6-6, and after Wilson was hit by a pitch, Jarrard singled to score Horton and give Rabun their first lead of the series at 7-6.

“That’s what they’ve done all year, is they’ve battled and battled, and hung around and hung around, and those are the kind of kids that you want to be around,” Lowry said. “And everybody talks about the baseball side of it, but that’s the kind of kids you want around in life, because they’re going to contin-ue to fight no matter what happens.”

Horton, who had retired Callaway in order in the fourth before the ‘Cats took the lead, pitched two more perfect innings in the fifth and sixth.

Offensively, as the Wildcats tried to add some insurance runs, Sego was hit by a pitch in the fifth and stole second, but was the only baserunner until Jar-rard’s seventh-inning hit.

Horton had three doubles, two runs and three RBIs in the game, while Jar-rard had three singles and Wilson had two singles. Jones, who reached twice with a single and a walk, scored twice.

CATS n CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1

Chris Stiles/The Clayton TribuneLEFT PHOTO: Rabun County Wildcats sophomore shortstop Jon Sego catches the ball for a forceout at second base during the second game of the Wild-cats’ playoff doubleheader at Callaway on Thursday. RIGHT PHOTO: Rabun County Wildcats Head Baseball Coach Jack Lowry (20) is ejected by an umpire while arguing a controversial call in the seventh inning of the second game, in front of Assistant Coach Matt Drummond.

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RABUN GAP PRESBYTERIAN8397 Wolff ork Rd., Rabun Gap706-746-2020Don Barber, Min.

TIMPSON PRESBYTERIAN35 Hawthorne Lane, ClaytonJeff Reynolds, Min.

WILEY PRESBYTERIAN207 Wiley Church Lane, Wiley706-782-3775

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CENTER FOR SPIRTUAL AWARENESS151 CSA Lane, Lakemont706-782-4723Roy Eugene Davis, Min.

CHAPEL OF SKY VALLEY817 Sky Valley Way, Sky Valley706-746-2999 (c) 772-321-9078Robert Biermann, Min.

CLAYTON FELLOWSHIP230 Industrial Blvd., 706-212-0435

KING MEMORIAL COMMUNITY4922 Persimmon Rd., Clayton706-782-4798Tony Westbrook, Min.

LIFE WAY COMMUNITY33 Sharon Dr., Rabun Gap706-982-3022Scott Woodard, Min.

MOUNTAIN SYNAGOGUE216 Roller Mill Rd., Franklin, NC858-524-9463Zvi Altman, Religious Leader

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHP85 Sierra Drive, Franklin, NC706-782-7978

UNITY – WAYFARERS CHAPEL151 Wayfarer Lane, off SR 246, Dillard

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Georgia Mountains Unitarian Universalist Church

l Georgia Mountains Unitarian Universalist Church, 439 South Park St, Dahlonega, will pres-ent “Mother’s Day vs. Mothers’ Day” beginning at 10:30 a.m. Mothers Day is a bit more complicat-ed than Hallmark can convey. Come explore the meaning of this celebra-tion in our country.

St. James Episcopal Churchl Mark your calendar

and join us for the next Lunch & Learn on Fri-day, May 11, 11:30am, in the Saint James Parish Hall. The topic is “My Aging Bones”, presented by John Hemmer, MD. Dr. Hemmer is an ortho-pedic doctor who practic-es in Gainesville with the Specialty Clinic of Geor-gia. He will cover a va-riety of topics related to bone health with time for questions and answers. There is no charge; how-ever, donations will be accepted. Reservations can be made by emailing the church office, [email protected] or calling 706-782-6179.

l The Bishop for the Diocese of Atlanta, The Rt. Reverend Robert Wright, will officially install The Reverend Mary Demmler, as the new priest for Saint James Episcopal Church. Join us on Sunday, May 20, at 2:00 p.m. for a day of celebrations as we will also be celebrating our 60th year as a parish in Clayton. There will be no morning services on May 20.

l Saint James Episco-pal Church, 260 War-woman Road in Clayton, will host their 12th annual Flower, Garden and Liturgical Arts Fes-tival June 22-23. Come share with us our gift to the community, “Flow-

ers and Faiths of Many Nations.” May we each be inspired as we view how spiritual values are cele-brated around the world. Friday at 10:30 a.m. there will be a demonstration of Ikebana, the Japanese are of Flower arranging. Daylilies will be featured in a demonstration on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. More info at www.stja-mesclayton.org or call 706-782-6179.

Dillard United Methodist Church

l On Sundays the Dillard United Meth-odist Church offers an early worship starting at 9 a.m., a Bible study at 10 a.m. and traditional worship at 11 a.m. Each first Sunday of the month is Communion. 5:30 Youth MYF. Adult Choir is at 6 p.m. on Wednes-days. The Dillard United Methodist Church offers chair yoga at 9:30 a.m. each Thursday morning and on Fridays Compan-ions Prayer/Bible Study starts at 10 a.m.

Wayfarers Unity Chapell In honor of Mothers

Day, May 13, Rev. Jessie James will present a celebration of the Divine Feminine that lives in us all. Alson on May 13, Wayfarers Unity Chapel will host a free Mothers Day concert at 1:30 in Dillard, featuring a bril-liant duo from Athens, Ga., Cicada Rhythm.

l Gentle Hatha Yoga Classes meet each Wednesday from 5:30 to 6:45 at Wayfarers Unity Chapel, 182 Wayfarers Lane, Dillard, led by yoga instructor, Dana Thiele. All levels of expe-rience welcome.

Blue Heights Baptist Churchl Blue Heights Baptist

Church is offering free

community lunch every third Saturday from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Chapel of Sky Valleyl The Chapel of Sky

Valley will hold Sacra-ment of Holy Commu-nion on the first and third Sundays of each month during the 10 a.m. service. For more infor-mation, call 706-746-2999.

Clayton Baptist Churchl Clayton Baptist

Church’s Children’s Ministry on Wednesday nights offers Awana Clubs for 2-year-olds (by Sept. 1) through sixth grade from 6:30-8 p.m. To register, visit claytonbap-tistchurch.com.

Clayton Presbyterian Churchl Clayton Presbyte-

rian Church is open for personal prayer Fridays.

Community Bible Church of Sky Valley

l Community Bible Church of Sky Valley hosts a Community Dinner every Tuesday night at 5:30 p.m. with prayer and Bible study following.

l Join the men of the church for the Men’s Prayer Breakfast every Monday morning at 7:30 a.m. at the Cupboard Café in Dillard.

Grace Bible Churchl Grace Bible Church

hosts Family Bible Study at 6 p.m. Wednes-day. Grace Community Groups are offered at various times in various homes throughout the week. For more informa-tion, call 706-746-5823.

Tiger United Methodist Church

l Tiger United Meth-

odist Church will host Bible Study on Monday nights at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call Sammie Maxwell at 603-738-3395.

Wiley Church of God l Wiley Church of

God is now offering small groups. For more information, visit www.wileychurch.net.

l Celebrate Recovery, a Christian-based, 12-step program for dealing with hurts, habits and hang-ups, meets at 7

p.m. Thursdays at Wiley Church of God. For more information, call the church at 706-212-2809 or Gladys Clem at 706-782-3928.

Wiley Presbyterian Churchl Needles Group meets

the second and fourth Monday of every month at Wiley Presbyterian Fellowship Hall at 10 a.m. All needle crafters are welcome.

l Pastor Denny Read will be participating in a new Bible discussion group called “Grass Roots” on Thursday mornings at 11 a.m. All are welcome to gain new and deeper insight into the Bible.

l Wiley Presbyterian Church is a welcom-ing community. Come and join us as we offer communion on the first Sunday of each month.

Wolffork Baptist Churchl Wolffork Baptist

Church holds “Wonder-ful Wednesdays” each week starting at 6 p.m. at the church. It starts with a light dinner, then children and youth are involved with special ac-tivities and Bible teach-ing from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome with adult prayer and Bible study from 6:30-7:15 p.m. For more informa-tion or for transporta-tion needs, email [email protected].

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Clayton Farmers Market openingThe Clayton Farmers Market opened for the season on April 28. Part of the day’s events included the installation of a Connect 2 Protect pollinator garden outside the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia. Connect 2 Protect is a statewide program in connection with the State Bo-tanical Garden of Georgia, with pollinator gardens located all over the state and serving as educational tools. This garden will accompany the Food Bank’s new program called Bee Smart, Eat Smart, which teaches families where their food comes from through healthy, hands-on cooking. Pictured are Food Bank of Northeast Georgia Teaching Kitchen Coordinator Cara-Lee Langston, State Botanical Garden of Georgia Education Director Cora Keber and Courtney Scott from Wander North Georgia, who is one of the sponsors of the garden.

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SATURDAY

Foxfire Heritage Dayl Be sure to join us on The

Land Saturday, May 12th, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for Foxfire Her-itage Day. Come for a full day of interpretive demonstrations of weaving, blacksmithing, basketry, open hearth cooking, broom making, bark berry baskets, corn shuck dolls, early engines, and much more. Enjoy delicious food from our demonstrators and pick up lunch from our friends at Sun-day Diner, who will be onsite. Adults $10, children 6-13 just $5, and kids 5 and under get in free.

Nantahala Hiking Clubl The Nantahala Hiking

Club, in celebration of its 50th Anniversary, is offering three different hikes on May 12 that Club founder Rev. A. Rufus Dr. Morgan liked to do: a 5-mile strenuous hike, elevation change 1700 ft., to the bluffs on the Alum Cave Bluff Trail that continues to the top Mt. Le Conte. Meet in the Bi-Lo parking lot at 8:30 am in Franklin, drive 85 miles round trip. Call leaders Bill and Sharon Van Horn, 369-1983, for reservations. Able visitors are welcome; a moderate 4.5 mile hike, 500 ft. elevation change, to Rainbow and Turtleback falls on the Horse Pasture River in Gorges State Park, including a visit to the inter-esting Visitor’s Center. Meet at Cashiers Recreation Park at 10 am, drive 30 miles round trip. Call leaders Mike and Sue Ket-tles, 743-1079, for reservations. Visitors welcome; a moderate 5-mile hike, elevation change 300 ft., to Kimsey Creek in the Standing Indian Recreational Area, from the Back Country Parking Lot, up the creek, past an old homestead to a lovely meadow for lunch, perhaps with wildflowers along the way. Meet at Westgate Plaza in Franklin at 10 a.m., drive 32 miles round trip. Call leader Gail Lehman, 524-5298, for res-ervations. Visitors welcome.

Mothers Day Arts and Craftsl The Mothers Day Arts and

Crafts show will be held at Brasstown Valley Resort and Spa located in Young Harris, Georgia. Show dates are May 12-13. Hours for the show are Saturday from 10 a.m. 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Come out and enjoy the day or weekend with us. You can always find something unique and special for that special Mother! This show offers free admission and parking. For further information please call 706-897-6179.

MONDAY

Rabun Democratsl The Democratic Monthly

Meeting will be held at the Teaching Kitchen at the Food Bank at 5:30 p.m. Call (404) 219-8109 for information.

TUESDAY

Mountain Laurel Quilting Guildl Mountain Laurel Quilting

Guild will meet at the Clarkes-ville Methodist Church at 11:30 a.m. on May 15. The program will be “Put a Bird On It.” Please bring your favorite dish or dessert to share. We’ll also be showing our projects for the Challenge and we will be voting on them.

WEEKLY

Senior Center The Rabun County Senior

Center plans the following meals. Bread and dessert are served daily.

l Today: Brunswick Stew, Potato Triangles, Cornbread, Dessert

l Friday: Ham, Sweet Po-tato Casserole, Green Beans, Bread, Dessert

l Monday: Corned Beef, Steamed Cabbage, Carrots, Cornbread, Dessert

l Tuesday: Hamburger Steak w/Mushroom Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Carrots, Bread, Dessert

l Wednesday: Chicken Tenders, White Creamed Corn, Blackeyed Peas, Cornbread, Dessert

Free GED Classesl Free GED classes at the

Rabun County Learning Cen-ter at 184 South Main St., Suite 100. Call 706-782-1362 for more information.

Rabun County Public Libraryl Rabun County Public

Library will have storytime on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. The program is free and open to all children from birth to age 6. Storytime consists of books, music and crafts. To register or for more information, call the library at 706-782-3731.

Rabun County Head Startl Rabun County Head Start

is currently accepting applica-tions for the 3- and 4-year-old program for the 2017-18 school year. They are also currently accepting applications for chil-dren ages 18 months-4 years old for the 2018-2019 school year. Call 706-782-4718 for more information.

Weight Watchers l Weight Watchers are invit-

ing everyone to join! Meetings are held every Tuesday morn-ing at 9:30 a.m. (weigh in- 9 a.m.) at Bethel Baptist Church.

UPCOMING

Felted Bags for Fashionable Ladiesl Candi Mancini will pres-

ent “Felted Bags for Fashion-able Ladies” and demonstrate wet wool felting at the monthly meeting of the North Georgia Arts Guild at the Rabun Coun-ty Conference Center May 17. Coffee begins at 9:30 with the program beginning at 10 a.m.

Speed Addictsl Heaven’s Landing once

again hosts ultra-high speed auto racing, May 19 and 20 on its beautiful 5,200 foot private runway. Speed Addicts, LLC brings some of the fastest exot-ic cars in the world right into the Heaven’s Landing front yard. For more information go to: www.SpeedAddicts.racing, or email Speed Addicts, LLC at [email protected].

l Little Way School in Tiger will receive a portion of the proceeds if you purchase your tickets from the Heaven vs. Horsepower event at Heaven’s Landing May 19-20 online at speedaddicts.racing and enter promo code littleway (all low-ercase).

Jewelry Salel A $5 jewelry and acces-

sories sale will be held May 18 from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Mountain Lakes Medical Cen-ter Overlook Café. Proceeds will benefit the Mountain Lakes Medical Center Auxil-iary.

Tourism Development Authorityl The Tourism Development

Authority will meet May 21 at 5:30 p.m. at The Barn at Lake Rabun, located in Lakemont at 31 Barn Inn Road - Old 441 south to Lake Rabun Road to Barn Inn Road.

CASAl The Northeast Geor-

gia CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) program is excited to have it’s 11th annual Tee off for CASA golf tourna-ment on May 22. Participating as a sponsor and/or golfer in Tee Off for CASA is an easy way to make a huge difference in the lives of abused and ne-glected children in Northeast Georgia. The May 22 golf tour-nament will be at The Orchard Golf and Country Club. Call 706-886-1098 for information on registering to play, being a

sponsor and/or providing gifts for the bags or prizes.


Guild will host a Hexie Clock Workshop at the Clarkesville Methodist Church on Fri-day, May 25. Lucia Scroggs is teaching a clever way to create a working clock with a fabric face. There is no sew-ing required. You can match the colors in any room of your house with this wall clock. The clock’s face is made with 19 fabrik hexies. Clock parts need to be ordered and there is some pre-work involved. Pre-work information is on the Guild web site under Work-shop. To sign-up call Janice Chiaffredo or send email to [email protected] by May 15. Doors open at 9:30, start time 10:00 a.m. Bring a sack lunch.

Hunnicutt reunionl Family and friends are

invited to the Hunnicutt re-union on June 2 at the Wood-man Building in Dillard. Call Buster Hunnicutt for more information 706-982-5899.

North Georgia Community Playersl North Georgia Communi-

ty Players will have a summer drama camp at Dillard Play-house July 16-20, from 9-3, ending with a show on Friday July 20. Ages 8 and up. For ap-plications and info go to www.ngcommunityplayers.com or contact Sharon Purdy 706-782-0066.

Habitat for Humanityl Habitat for Humanity of

Rabun County will host the 13th Annual Hoedown BBQ Event on Thursday, July 12, 6-10 p.m.at the Dillard House Conference Center featuring the best barbecue dinner buffet, fundraising raffle and auctions. Attire is casual west-ern. Donor tables available or individual tickets ($60 adult and $20 child). Tickets must be purchased in advance. Save the date to attend and help us fund a new house/home for a Rabun County family. For information on attending or donating, please email: [email protected]

Sacred Threads Art Quilt Exhibitionl “A traveling exhibition

exploring themes of spiritu-ality, joy, inspiration, peace, brotherhood, grief and heal-ing” July 15, thru July 29 Open Sun 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Open Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Open Tues and Thurs, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Hayes-ville, North Carolina. Visit goodshepherdhayesville.org/events/sacredthreads for more information.

AREA MEETINGS

Chess Clubl The Clayton Chess Club

meets Sundays at 2 p.m. and Thursdays at 2 p.m. in the parish hall of St James Epis-copal Church, 299 Rickman Road. For more information, call 706-782-9717. This is a club for all adults and high school students who enjoy chess.

Clayton Writers Groupl Writers are invited to

join Clayton’s Writers Group, which meets the first Tuesday of every month at 1:30 p.m. at Clayton City Hall.

Disabled Veterans Chapter 15l Disabled American Vet-

erans Chapter 15 meets at 6 p.m. on the first Monday each month at the Lakemont fire house and offers assistance to all veterans’ needs. For more information, call Cmdr. and Service Officer Douglas Wayne at 706-782-2152.

l The chapter provides rides to those who need transporta-tion to the Veterans Adminis-tration hospitals. The van goes each Tuesday to Atlanta and each Thursday to Asheville, North Carolina. For a ride, call Doug Wayne at 706-782-2152 at least 48 hours before an appointment.

Veterans of Foreign Warsl Rabun County Veterans

of Foreign Wars, Post 4570, meets on the second Tuesday

of the month at 6 p.m. All eligible members are welcome to attend.

Pilot Clubl The Pilot Club of Clayton

meets at 4:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the United Methodist Church Cre-ative Learning Center Build-ing. For more information, call Michelle Black, 706-982-2315, or Mary Ann Rich, 706-490-1494.

Rabun Trout Unlimitedl The Rabun Chapter of

Trout Unlimited meets every third Tuesday of the month at Rabun Gap Presbyterian Church. Social begins at 6:30 p.m., meeting is at 7 p.m.

SEBAl The Southeastern Blue-

grass Association Rabun Chapter holds its monthly jam on the first Saturday of each month at Blue Ridge Music in Clayton. For more informa-tion, call 706-782-9852.

Kiwanis meetingsl The Kiwanis Club of

Rabun County meets at 11:45 a.m. on the first and third Thursdays of the month at Kingwood Country Club and Resort.

Lions Club meetingsl The Clayton Lions Club

meets the first and third Thursdays at 6 p.m. at the Cup-board Cafe in Dillard.


Guild will meet monthly at the Clarkesville United Methodist Church on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Lunch will be at 11:30 a.m., Show and Tell at 12:30 p.m. with meeting to follow thereafter.

Rabun Gap Masonic Lodge l Rabun Gap Masonic Lodge

No. 265 F. & A.M. meets on the second and fourth Thursday at 7:30 p.m. For more information visit: www.RabunGapMasoni-cLodge.org

Toastmastersl Franklin Community

Toastmasters meet every first and third Tuesday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at First Presby-terian Church, Tartan Hall, in Franklin, North Carolina, to become compelling and confident speakers. For more information, email [email protected] or cal 678-333-3622.

NEGM Beekeepers Associationl The monthly meeting of

the Northeast Georgia Moun-tain Beekeepers Association is at 7 p.m. on the second Thurs-day of the month at the Haber-sham County Extension Office in Clarkesville. For more in-formation, call 706-979-0734 or email [email protected].

Panther Brook Spiritual Centerl Free Programs are offered

at Panther Brook Spiritual Center in Turnerville. Inte-gral Yoga, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on the first Saturday of the month, also 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays, and 10 a.m.-noon Thursdays. Relax-ation Skills, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on the second Saturday of the month. Silent Retreat, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on the third Saturday of the month. Reservations are required. For more informa-tion, call Emerson Brooking at 706-754-7488 or visit www.pantherbrook.com.

P.E.O. Chapterl The P.E.O. Franklin,

North Carolina, area chapter meets the third Wednesday of the month. P.E.O. is a philan-thropic educational organiza-tion in which women celebrate the advancement of women, and educate women through scholarships, grants, loans and stewardship of Cottey College. Visiting P.E.O. mem-bers are welcome to attend the meetings. Call Carmen Mo-rales-Jones at 828-369-7669 or Linda Ellison at 828-369-5216.

Disability Resource Centerl Disability Resource Center

board meetings are held the third Tuesday of the month at

11:45 a.m. at 170 Scoggins Road, Demorest. Meetings are open to the public. Accommodations may be requested two weeks in advance at 706-778-5355 or 888-534-7144. Now recruiting board members.

Seabee Island Groupl The Seabee Island Group

is looking for all U.S. Navy Seabees to join the local Sea-bee Island group for fun and fellowship. The meetings are held the second Friday of each month at 1 p.m. at Major Leon Davenport Veterans Center. All Seabees are welcome. For more information, call Mike Ruback at 954-249-2707.

Master Gardeners Extension Volunteers

l Headwaters Master Gar-deners Extension Volunteers of Rabun, Habersham and White County meet at 9:30 a.m. the third Thursday of each month in rotating locations in Rabun, Habersham or White County. Please contact Kathy Booker at 706-782-9203 or Carol Balaun at 706-865-0930 for more informa-tion and meeting location each month.

Philanthropic Educational Organization

l Philanthropic Educa-tional Organization Franklin area Chapter meets the third Wednesday of the month. Philanthropic Educational Organization is an organiza-tion where women celebrate the advancement of women, and educate women through scholarships, grants, loans and stewardship of Cottey College. Visiting members are welcome to attend meetings. For more information, call 828-369-7669 or 828-369-5216.

SUPPORT GROUPS

Family Caregiver Support Groupl Family Caregiver Support

Group meets every Tuesday at 12:30-2 p.m. at The Clayton Baptist Ministry Activity Center, 120 S. Church St. in Clayton. For more Information call Mary Lou Faulkenberry at 706-970-1232.

FAITH Helpl FAITH in Rabun County

Inc. and Family Art Thera-py Center provide a weekly support group for women on Wednesdays from 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

l FAITH in Rabun County Inc. provides free parenting education on Fridays from 10-11:30 a.m. Call 706-212-2175 to register for classes.

AA meetingsl Alcoholics Anonymous

meets at 7 p.m. daily and 11 a.m. Thursdays at St. James Episcopal Church. A meeting also is held at 9 a.m. Tuesdays at Wiley Presbyterian Church. Dial 706-782-HELP (4357) for the 24-hour helpline.

Addicts at the Crossl Addicts at the Cross is a

mix between NA and Celebrate Recovery. Held every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Lighthouse in Mountain City. For more infor-mation, call 478-230-4036.

Al-Anon family groupl Al-Anon family group

meets every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church, Warwoman Road. No fees.

Grief Support Groupl A Grief Support Group

meets Mondays at Mountain Lakes Medical Center in the guest lounge from 10-11:30 a.m. For more information, call 706-782-0472.

Dementia Support Groupl Dementia Support Group

meets every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. at Clayton Baptist Church’s Ministry Activity Center. For more information, call Mary Lou Faulkenberry at 706-970-1232. Another group meets the first Tuesday of every month from 7-8 p.m. at 14 W. Palmer St., Franklin, North Carolina. For more informa-tion, call 828-349-9252.

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Staff ReportsRABUN GAP — Rabun Gap’s Lower

School are now published authors.Each class at the Eveylne Sheats

Lower School has published a book containing original writing by every student. The project, coordinated by third grade teacher Laura Anderson, celebrates the writing process and promotes a love of reading.

Some of the class book titles includ-ed “Kindergarten How To,” “Twisted Tales,” “There Once was a Shape,” “The Best Part of Me ,” “Together we can Change the World,” and more.

Classes held book release parties this month, inviting their parents and families to see the finished books and hear students read their work out loud.

Submitted PhotoLaura Anderson’s third-grade class at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School shows off their published books. Pictured, from left, are Mack Williams of Demorest, Emma Krivsky of Clayton, Ruby Karplus of Rabun Gap, McCaa Stapleton of Clarkesville, Hayden BySura of Rabun Gap, Maddie Newsom of Whittier, North Carolina, Juniper Sperry of Rabun Gap, Jack Johnson of Demorest, Gabe Elmer of Toccoa, Kayden Pendergrass of Rabun Gap, James Black of Toccoa, and Sophie Smith of Clarkesville.

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Staff ReportsRABUN GAP — Rabun

Gap-Nacoochee School celebrated its 80 seniors and their collegiate plans on Tuesday, May 1.

May 1 is National College Decision Day, marking the deadline for students to choose where they will attend college for the 2018-2019 academic year. At Rabun Gap, 100 percent of graduating seniors are accepted to college.

“Our students attend the most competitive colleges across the globe. We are also very proud of

the scholarships they are receiving this year,” said Head of School Dr. Antho-ny Sgro.

Rabun Gap’s Class of 2018 has earned, in total, 295 acceptances from top-tier liberal arts colleges to the most renowned research universities. Of these, Rabun Gap seniors had 45 acceptances from insti-tutions in the U.S. News & World Report’s Top 50 list, including Carnegie Mellon University, Tufts University, Duke Univer-sity, the Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory

University, New York Uni-versity, and the Universi-ty of California.

“We are proud of our seniors and their many choices,” said Cheryl Bar-ber, Director of College Counseling. “It is a long and challenging process to find that college fit and we are honored to be a part of guiding students and families towards their next phase of the academic journey.”

Rabun Gap held a special college spirit wear day on May 1, and seniors showed off their college of choice.

Submitted PhotoStudents from the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Class of 2018 show off their college choices on National Decision Day, May 1. Pictured, front row from left, are Zoe Owens of Conyers (Wellesley College), Grace Olofintuyi of Buford (Spelman College); Remi Le of Hanoi, Vietnam (Hollins University) and Mike Ji of Shanghai, China (New York University). In the back row from left are Edmundo Ortiz of Mexico City, Mex-ico (Bowdoin College), Cal Shelton of Rabun Gap (Hampden-Sydney College), Keah Gruduah of Conyers (Georgia Institute of Technology), Piper Wright of Clayton (Pepperdine University), and Matt Barr of Franklin, North Carolina (Elon University).

RGNS celebrates seniors’ college decisions

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RABUN MEMORIES

Photo courtesy of Rabun County Historical SocietyVisit www.rabunhistory.org

Rabun Bald fire towerA stone structure on the summit of Rabun Bald provides hikers with spectacular views that, on clear days, extend for more than 100 miles. The structure was the first fire tower in the area. It was constructed by Ranger “Nick” Nicholson, the first forest ranger in Georgia, and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) men at the GA-F6 Camp Warwoman in the 1930s. The CCC men also ran telephone lines from tree to tree up the mountain to establish communication with the tower. The tower had a glass-walled room that the United States Forest Service operated as a fire tower until the early 1970s. After the fire tower was taken out of service, a crew dismantled the metal-framed enclosure that sat on top of the stone base. Leaving the stone base intact, the crew replaced the metal cabin with the railed wooden observation platform which hikers enjoy today.

Library New ItemsSend Down the Rain

by Charles Martin — When Allie loses her second husband to a car accident, traumatized Vietnam War veteran Jo-seph reemerges from her past in time for them both to find comfort with one another, but a secret from the distant past might stand in the way.

The High Tide Club by Mary Kay Andrews — Hired by a million-aire from a vast barrier island home, an attorney learns the story of the new client’s now-deceased friends, her determina-tion to protect the land, clues about an unsolved

murder, and her plans for heirs and descendants.

The Other Lady Vanishes by Amanda Quick — Escaping from a sanitarium and taking a job at a tea shop in a 1930s California seaside resort town, Adelaide bonds with a man hiding as a widower before a local con artist’s murder draws them into the shadowy underground.

The Crooked Stair-case by Dean Koontz — Rogue FBI agent Jane Hawk tracks a powerful Department of Justice operative at the center of a high-tech conspiracy that killed her husband and now threatens those

closest to her as part of an agenda to seize power.

The Language of Kindness by Christie Watson — Presents an uplifting account of the novelist author’s previous career as a nurse and the remarkable patients she met in neonatal, cancer, mental health, emergen-cy room, and geriatric wards.

The World-Ending Fire by Wendell Berry — A collection of essays celebrating the cultural heritage of history and home argues that arro-gance must be abandoned in favor of respect and care for oneself, one’s neighbors, and the land.

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Staff ReportsTALLULAH FALLS — Dr. Kenneth Franklin, a

1963 graduate of Tallulah Falls School and resident of Turnerville, was named the 2018 Outstanding Former Student at the annual alumni homecoming luncheon, held April 21 at the school. Franklin accepted the award from TFS President and Head of School Larry A. Peevy.

“Kenneth has been a strong supporter of TFS for many years,” Peevy said. “I can think of no one that represents the values we attempt to teach our students better than Kenneth. I am proud to call him my friend.”

Following graduation in 1963 Franklin joined the U.S. Air Force where he served in a variety of capacities in-cluding a stint in combat security forces as a part of the Cold War. Afterward, Franklin attended Coosa Valley Technical School and North Georgia Technical College to acquire a degree in electronics. He holds a business degree from Truett-McConnell College, graduating with honors. Dr. Franklin also earned a PhD in Philos-ophy in Christian Counseling Psychology. He holds a Master’s in Metaphysics and is currently working on a PhD in Metaphysics.

Franklin acquired firefighter training from the Geor-gia Fire Academy and from the Texas Fireman’s School at Texas A&M University. He has served locally in emergency response for many years and was a member of the Tallulah Falls Fire Department from 1974-89.

Franklin was employed by the Georgia Power Com-pany for 38 years (1967-2005). His job responsibilities included hydro-power plant operator, power plant elec-trician and electric team leader.

The versatile Franklin was ordained as a Baptist minister in 1982. He has served as pastor in several churches including Tallulah Falls Baptist Church where has pastored since 2005. He also volunteers as a chaplain for several local organizations.

Many local organizations have benefited from Frank-lin’s generosity of time and talent. He logs many hours annually serving his community. He is a member of the American Legion, Volunteer Chaplains, past member of the Board of Associates of Tallulah Falls School, Citizens of Georgia Power, Tallulah Falls Chapter and is a member of the Georgia Egg Commission.

Franklin and his wife, Franchesca, have two grown children, four grandchildren and two great-grandchil-dren.

Submitted PhotoShown, from left, Dr. Kenneth Franklin receives a plaque from TFS President and Head of School Larry A. Peevy in recognition of being named the 2018 Outstanding Former Student.

Franklin named TFS

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CARRION TREE SERVICESpecializing in dangerous treeremoval and total tree care.Free estimates. 24 hour re-sponse. Fully Insured withWorkman's Comp and Gen-eral Liability. Every call an-swered personally by Owner,Emmanuel Carrion, with aquote the same day!! (828)371-4718. Carrion Tree Ser-vice. Now accepting creditcards.Do not put yourself at riskby hiring a tree companywithout Workmen's Comp.

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ckSWAN an established homefurnishings and gift store isseeking a creative, customerfocused individual, who has afriendly nature and the abilityto multi-task. Previous retailexperience preferred. Pleaseapply to [email protected].

Clarks' on Main DowntownClayton now hiring asap:Servers, food runners, bussersand experienced line cooks.Stop by for applications or call706-212-0101

Children's Ministry DirectorNeededLocal church seeking Children'sMinistry Director. Candidatemust be proficient in Microsoftsoftware, have strong organiza-tional, people and leadershipskills. Experience preferred.Please send resumes to: Per-sonnel Committee, ClaytonBaptist Church, 87 S. ChurchStreet, Clayton, GA 30525.Please no phone calls or walkin visits.

Church Administrator NeededLocal church seeking ChurchAdministrator. Candidate mustbe proficient in Microsoft soft-ware plus multi database expe-rience. Have a strong adminis-tration and financial back-ground with supervisory experi-ence. Please send resumes to:Personnel Committee, ClaytonBaptist Church, 87 S. ChurchStreet, Clayton, GA 30525.Please no phone calls or walkin visits.

Deal's Appliance is seeking anAppliance Technician and/or Installer. Apply within M-F, 8-5at 5418 Hwy 441 S, Wiley orsend resume to [email protected]

Medical Receptionist needed.Email resume to [email protected] or faxto 706-960-9418

RECEPTIONIST – PARTTIME only. Saturday work re-quired. This is a smoke freeworkplace. Apply in persononly at Eller & Owens Furni-ture – Franklin, NC location.

F.A.I.T.H. Furniture has twopick up/ delivery postitionsavailable. Must be able to lift100 lbs. plus pass backgroundcheck. Pick up applications atFAITH Furniture, ask for Jim.

Server needed. Exp a plus.Country Club. Stop by 1057 Or-chard Dr. Clarkesville 30523706-754-3156

Marketing and Project Manager(FT), Highlands Chamber ofCommerce and Visitors Centeris seeking a passionate and en-thusiastic marketing and projectmanagement professional tojoin our team. Through a com-bination of hands-on skill andvendor coordination, this posi-tion manages all aspects ofmarketing, including print collat-eral, digital outlets, social me-dia, enewsletters, content de-velopment and media relations,and provides marketing supportto the Events and MembershipManager. Requires projectmanagement skills, layoutskills, an eye for design, as wellas experience with and aptitudefor data/list/CRM managementand website updating. RequiresBA/BS in Marketing plus com-mensurate experience, or As-sociates Degree in Marketingand at least three years ofdemonstrated relevant experi-ence. Salary D.O.E. Send letterand resume to [email protected].

Marketing and Project Manager(FT), Highlands Chamber ofCommerce and Visitors Centeris seeking a passionate and en-thusiastic marketing and projectmanagement professional tojoin our team. Through a com-bination of hands-on skill andvendor coordination, this posi-tion manages all aspects ofmarketing, including print collat-eral, digital outlets, social me-dia, enewsletters, content de-velopment and media relations,and provides marketing supportto the Events and MembershipManager. Requires projectmanagement skills, layoutskills, an eye for design, as wellas experience with and aptitudefor data/list/CRM managementand website updating. RequiresBA/BS in Marketing plus com-mensurate experience, or As-sociates Degree in Marketingand at least three years ofdemonstrated relevant experi-ence. Salary D.O.E. Send letterand resume to [email protected].

SEASONAL POOL/TENNISMAINTENANCE ATTENDANT:HIGHLANDS FALLS COUN-TRY CLUB Looking for a sea-sonal pool & tennis mainte-nance attendant. For detailsemail [email protected] or call (828) 526-4118.

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Local Restaurant – GeneralManager needed. Hiring for full-time general manager position.Experience required, must passbackground and drug test.Salary based on experience.Call 678-913-4212

KITCHEN ASSISTANT NEEDED!!!

We are looking for an individualthat will be responsible for as-sisting cafeteria management,chefs and staff in all productionrelated to operations of cafete-ria and catering. Individual willwork on cash register systemand deliver catering and sup-plies. Work hours are Monday-Friday from 6:00am-2:30pm(Flex-ability required in regardsto occasional Saturday assign-ments). Please send all resumes to [email protected]

PRINT MEDIA GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Looking for a print mediagraphic designer. Full time po-sition. This position requiresadvanced knowledge of AdobeInDesign, Photoshop, and Il-lustrator. Knowledge of Word-press, MailChimp, and Canvais a strong plus. Excellent writ-ten and verbal communicationskills. Email resume to:[email protected]

Louie's on the Lake Restauranthiring waitstaff, kitchen helpand pizza makers. Please call Luis 706-782-3276

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Drivers with Class B or A CDLget premium pay hours, guar-anteed hours, Lots of Overtimehours with this local job. Withone year of CDL experience wewill train you to be a ConcreteDelivery Professional at greatstarting pay. www.morgancon-crete.com or call Mel at 706886-0431 ext. 108CTR-426969

Mount Vernon Mills, Inc., Alto,Georgia Plant is looking for fulltime employees. All hourlypositions. Pay up to $18. perhour depending on experienceand job preference and skills.

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Mountain View Health CareClayton

MVHC is seeking a qualifiedperson for Marketing and Cus-tomer Relations. Individualshould be goal driven and selfmotivated. Required: 1 yearexperience in LTC and 1 yearexperience in Marketing. Weoffer excellent benefits andflexible scheduling. If interest-ed please contact Alana Ford,HR: [email protected] or call for appointment 706-782-4276

Mountain View HealthCare547 Warwoman RdClayton, Ga 30525

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MVHC is seeking a qualifiedRN for Staff Development Pro-gram. Task includes, TrainingNA, Facility education pro-grams and Family/ residentEducation. Work with an out-standing team. Requires: 1year experience in LTC. We offer excellent benefitsand flexible scheduling. If interested please contactAlana Ford, HR: [email protected] Or call for appointment 706-782-4276

CNA's; PCA's; RN's; LPN's and Individuals interested in Caregiving for Seniors. Apply at www.mychoicehome.care

HUGE ESTATE SALEHUGE Estate Sale Open to the Public Fri. May 11 & Sat. May 12 9am * 4pm4328 Oak Valley RdToccoa, GA about 4 milesfrom Big A Rd.Look for Signs!! Lots of Hurricane oil Lamps,antique artwork & furniture,tools, plantation shutters,china,pottery & much more. View more pictures atpccNationalEstateCompany.com.

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OLD EDWARDS is looking forcandidates for the following po-sitions: Asst. F&B Manager,Sous Chef, Cooks, Front DeskSupervisor, Housekeeping Su-pervisor, Housekeepers, NailTechnicians, Spa Supervisor,Hostess, Bartenders, Servers,Bussers, Dishwashers, PastryAssociate, Spa Concierge & At-tendants, Bellmen, Front DeskAgents, Banquet Servers, Ex-perienced Sales Manager.Please apply online or send re-sume to [email protected].

PruittHealth Toccoa has open-ings for the following positionsL.P.N/RN Charge Nurse 7a-7p& 7p-7a ~ Full Time RN Weekend Supervisor 7a-7p~ Part Time Saturday & SundayRN Supervisor 3p-11p~ FullTime C.N.A 3p-11p & 7p-7a ~ FullTime Dietary Aide ~ Full Time Cook Full ~ Time Apply online at PruittHealthEmployment.comOnce you have set up your on-line account please search for Toccoa jobs. For more infor-mation, please call 706-886-8491CTR-422004

Front Office Receptionist forbusy adolescent wildernessprogram for troubled youth.Must be detail oriented, havestrong customer service skillsand have reliable transporta-tion. Must pass drug and back-ground screening. Please emailresume and 3 letters of recom-mendation to [email protected]

Medical Coordinator: This is a full-time position withon-call duties and a flex officeschedule. Duties and responsi-bilities include: coordinate witha local pharmacy to help man-age student medications, coor-dinate with local clinic andmedical director, 21 day medi-cal checks for students, coordi-nate student's appointments,be present at emergencyrooms as needed, address stu-dent medical issues under themedical director, update par-ents on students' health, andfacilitate staff training as need-ed. The Medical Coordinator ispart of the Emergency Re-sponse Team and rotates on anon-call system. A successfulapplicant will be detail orientedwith strong paperwork, organiz-ing, and filing skills. Current Licensure or certifica-tion as an RN, LPN, EMT or W-EMT preferred. Email resume and 3 letters ofrecommendation to [email protected]

Medical Coordinator: This is a full-time position withon-call duties and a flex officeschedule. Duties and responsi-bilities include: coordinate witha local pharmacy to help man-age student medications, coor-dinate with local clinic andmedical director, 21 day medi-cal checks for students, coordi-nate student's appointments,be present at emergencyrooms as needed, address stu-dent medical issues under themedical director, update par-ents on students' health, andfacilitate staff training as need-ed. The Medical Coordinator ispart of the Emergency Re-sponse Team and rotates on anon-call system. A successfulapplicant will be detail orientedwith strong paperwork, organiz-ing, and filing skills. Current Licensure or certifica-tion as an RN, LPN, EMT or W-EMT preferred. Email resume and 3 letters ofrecommendation to [email protected]

P/T WRITER, ARTICLE RE-SEARCHER

Looking for someone who cansummarize, write articles of in-terest and blog posts for ourcompany. Will help train on re-search, selection and publish-ing process used. Will alsotrain to use simple web tools,but you should already havebasic computer skills includingWord and Browser/search en-gine use. Pay is per hour($12.50+/hr), commensuratewith writing examples (pub-lished or not) and/or experi-ence for ~10 hours/week insmall office (Clayton) sharedwith other team members tostart. Multiple (3+ to start)short summaries, articles andposts on relevant topics areexpected per week while train-ing (90 days). Send email ofinterest and qualifications withany samples to [email protected]

FURNITURE DELIVERY most-ly in the Highlands-Cashiersarea. Professional appearingindividual experienced in deal-ing with the public. Good driv-ing record. Attention to detail.Monday thru Friday, some Sat-urdays & Sundays. Must applyin person. The SummerHouse 828-526-5577.

Moving Sale, Friday/ SaturdayMay 11th-12th and 18th-19th untilall gone. Tools, trailers, buildingmaterials, boats, kayaks, furni-ture, too much to list! 228 JimLovell Lane, Tiger, GA 30576.

Starting May 28th will have full-time opening for child age 1-3.Plenty of references. LoriMason Welch 706-212-0222

Wicked Pig BBQ now hiring allpositions. Call 706-782-4300 orapply in person.

We are looking for experiencedwait staff, bartenders andbussers. Must be a responsibleteam player with a positive atti-tude. Full time and part timepositions available. Apply inperson at Wild Thyme Gourmet343-D Main Street, HighlandsNC Please no phone calls.Wolfgangs restaurant is look-ing for experienced line cook,waitstaff, bartender and busser.Please call Jacque at828.526.3807.

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Looking for carpenters andgeneral laborers in Rabuncounty. Must have transporta-tion and be hard working. Callor text 706-982-2925

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STATE OF GEORGIACOUNTY OF RABUNNOTICE TO CREDITORS ANDDEBTORSAll persons indebted to Harold C.Bryant, deceased, are hereby notifiedto make immediate payment to the un-dersigned and all creditors of saiddecedent are hereby notified to rendertheir claims to the undersigned. Thisthe 13th day of April, 2018. Witnessmy/our hand(s) and seal(s), on the dayabove written.(Judith A. Bryant acting as Executrix ofthe Harold C. Bryant estate.) Address:4 Bryant Lane, Tiger, GA 30576, Tele-phone: (770) 540-61534-19,26, 5-3,10

STATE OF GEORGIACOUNTY OF RABUNNOTICE TO CREDITORS ANDDEBTORSAll persons indebted to Ethel W.Cantrell, deceased, are hereby noti-fied to make immediate payment to theundersigned and all creditors of saiddecedent are hereby notified to rendertheir claims to the undersigned. Thisthe 2nd day of May, 2018. Witnessmy/our hand(s) and seal(s), on the dayabove written.(Gary Taylor acting as Executor of theEthel W. Cantrell estate.) Address: 449Davis Gap Rd., Clayton, GA 30525,Telephone: (706) 490-91045-10,17,24,31

STATE OF GEORGIACOUNTY OF RABUNNOTICE TO CREDITORS ANDDEBTORSAll persons indebted to WilliamSpencer Rosenfeld, deceased, arehereby notified to make immediatepayment to the undersigned and allcreditors of said decedent are herebynotified to render their claims to the un-dersigned. This the 25th day of April,2018. Witness my/our hand(s) andseal(s), on the day above written.(Genevieve O'Brien Rosenfeld actingas Executrix of the William SpencerRosenfeld estate.) Address: 1143 EastWildcat Rd., Clarkesville, GA 30523,Telephone: (404) 805-17715-3,10,17,24

STATE OF GEORGIACOUNTY OF RABUNNOTICE TO CREDITORS ANDDEBTORSAll persons indebted to WilliamSpencer Rosenfeld, deceased, arehereby notified to make immediatepayment to the undersigned and allcreditors of said decedent are herebynotified to render their claims to the un-dersigned. This the 25th day of April,2018. Witness my/our hand(s) andseal(s), on the day above written.(Genevieve O'Brien Rosenfeld actingas Executrix of the William SpencerRosenfeld estate.) Address: 1143 EastWildcat Rd., Clarkesville, GA 30523,Telephone: (404) 805-17715-3,10,17,24

STATE OF GEORGIACOUNTY OF RABUNNOTICE TO CREDITORS ANDDEBTORSAll persons indebted to Tom EdwardJames, deceased, are hereby notifiedto make immediate payment to the un-dersigned and all creditors of the dece-dent are hereby notified to render theirclaims to the undersigned. This the11th day of April, 2018. Witness my/ourhand(s) and seal(s), on the day abovewritten.(Hilda Sanders James acting as Ex-ecutrix of the Tom Edward James es-tate.) Address: 128 Brooks Rd., High-lands, NC 28741, Telephone: (828)526-01904-19,26, 5-3,10

3/2 house on one-half acre,Covecrest, Tiger, GA. Askingprice is $225,000. FOR SALEor RENT. Call 239-994-2457

2BR, 1BA, very nice, perfect forcouple, no pets, water/ sewerincluded. Located in RabunGap. Please call 706-982-0099.

Scooters Restaurant for rent/lease in Dillard, GAFully EquippedCall for more information706-746-2423706-490-3259

2BR, 1BA, close to town, utilities included. $700 month.706-982-9355

STATE OF GEORGIACOUNTY OF RABUNNOTICE TO CREDITORS ANDDEBTORSAll persons indebted to Thomas O.Asbury, III, deceased, are hereby no-tified to make immediate payment tothe undersigned and all creditors ofsaid decedent are hereby notified torender their claims to the undersigned.This the 4th day of May, 2018. Witnessmy/our hand(s) and seal(s), on the dayabove written.(Anne B. Asbury acting as Executrix ofthe Thomas O. Asbury, III estate.) Ad-dress: 225 Stonecrest Court, Athens,GA 30605, Telephone: (706) 559-95755-10,17,24,31STATE OF GEORGIA

COUNTY OF RABUNNOTICE TO CREDITORS ANDDEBTORSAll persons indebted to Bruce CorbinHopper, deceased, are hereby noti-fied to mae immediate payment to theundesigned and all creditors of saiddecedent are hereby notified to rendertheir claims to the undersigned. Thisthe 1st day of May, 2018. Witnessmy/our hand(s) and seal(s), on the dayabove written.(Monyah E. Cathey fka Monyah E.Hopper acting as Executrix of theBruce Corbin Hopper estate.) Address:834 Cathey Road, Rabun Gap, GA30568, (706) 746-38145-10,17,24,31

STATE OF GEORGIACOUNTY OF RABUNNOTICE TO CREDITORS ANDDEBTORSAll persons indebted to Bruce CorbinHopper, deceased, are hereby noti-fied to mae immediate payment to theundesigned and all creditors of saiddecedent are hereby notified to rendertheir claims to the undersigned. Thisthe 1st day of May, 2018. Witnessmy/our hand(s) and seal(s), on the dayabove written.(Monyah E. Cathey fka Monyah E.Hopper acting as Executrix of theBruce Corbin Hopper estate.) Address:834 Cathey Road, Rabun Gap, GA30568, (706) 746-38145-10,17,24,31

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Public Auction Notice of thefollowing storage units con-taining personal and house-hold items:UNIT 211: LISA SANCHEZ; UNITS 244, 343, AND 525:BOB BOWEN; UNIT 312: ROD SMITH; UNIT 331: OSCAR HEDDEN.The entire contents of theseunits will be sold via publicauction on FRIDAY, MAY 25,2018, at 10:00 a.m. at HOME-TOWN STORAGE, RABUNGAP, GA, located at 88 JOHNBECK DOCKINS ROAD,RABUN GAP, GA, unless paidin full.

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NOTICE OF INCORPORATIONNotice is given that articles of incorpo-ration that will incorporate (NorthGeorgia Mountains Lodge #112,Inc.; Fraternal Order of Police) havebeen delivered to the Secretary ofState for filing in accordance withGeorgia Nonprofit Corporation Code.The initial registered office of the cor-poration is located at 300 GrandviewLane, Clayton, Georgia 30525 and itsinitial registered agent at such addressis Michael Palmer.5-10,17

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Invitation to Submit BidsFor

Waste Excavation and Processing Pilot Study

at the Boggs Mountain Road Construction

and Demolition Landfillfor the

Rabun County Board of Commis-sioners

The Rabun County Board of Commis-sioners (Owner) are seeking qualifiedcompanies (Bidder) to respond to theinvitation to submit bids for the wasteexcavation and processing pilot studyof Construction and Demolition wastecurrently disposed at the Boggs Moun-tain Road Construction and DemolitionLandfill; 718 Longview Road, Tiger,Georgia 30576.Sealed Bids for waste excavationand processing pilot study will bereceived at the Rabun CountyCourthouse located in the RabunCounty Courthouse, 25 CourthouseSquare, Clayton, Georgia 30525, un-til 1:00 p.m. legal prevailing time (lo-cal time) on Tuesday, June 12, 2018.All bids must be sealed and clearlymarked Waste Excavation and Pro-cessing Pilot Study and submitted tothe attention of Mr. Darrin Giles, Coun-ty Administrator. No bid may be with-drawn after the closing time for the re-ceipt of bids for a period of sixty (60)calendar days.The Work to be done consists of thefurnishing all materials and equipmentand performing all labor necessary forexcavating and processing up to15,000 cubic yards of construction anddemolition (C&D) wastes by screening,mechanical separation andgrinding/shredding the wastes prior todisposal of the processed waste in theapproved C&D landfill cell. C&Dwaste and soil shall be excavated fromCell 2 where recently disposed wastehas been placed over waste approxi-mately 20 years old. Excavated wasteand soil shall be screened by equip-ment with openings no larger than twoinches. Recyclables or recovered ma-terials may be further separated fromthe waste at the preference of the Bid-der. Any value of the recyclables orrecovered materials will be property ofthe Bidder provided they provide docu-mentation of an approved recycler orend user receiving the materials. Theremaining waste, after screening andany separation, shall be ground orshred to a six inch minus (nominal)size before depositing the material inCell 4 for the County to push into liftsfor landfilling. Soils separated from thewastes shall be tested (by others) andstockpiled onsite, within the groundwa-ter monitoring network or waste man-agement boundary.Plans, Information, and Bid Submis-sion Documents may be obtainedfrom Harbin Engineering, P.C. 41 WestJohnston Street, Forsyth, Georgia31029; (478) 992-9122. Printed docu-ments may be obtained at a cost ofOne Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00)per set; NON-REFUNDABLE. Elec-tronic copies of the same may bedownloaded and utilized for bidding.Contact Harbin Engineering, P.C. toobtain the http://www.sharefile.com hy-perlink and password to download thebid documents. Bid documents withplan sheets in Adobe "PDF" file formatare Twenty-Five Dollars $25.00 perset; NON-REFUNDABLE. Bid docu-ments with plan sheets in AutoCAD"DWG" file format are Fifty Dollars$50.00 per set; NON-REFUNDABLE.All anticipated federal, state or localpermits for these areas of workhave been obtained.A MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING

WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY,MAY 24, 2018 AT 1:00 P.M. AT THERABUN COUNTY BOGGS MOUN-

TAIN ROAD C&D LANDFILL LOCAT-ED AT 718 LONGVIEW ROAD,

TIGER, GEORIGA 30576.Bonds: All bids must be accompaniedby a Bid Bond in an amount not lessthan ten percent (10%) of the amountbid. The Successful Bidder, if award-ed the Contract, will be required to fur-nish a Performance Bond and Pay-ment Bond, each in the amount of onehundred percent (100%) of the Con-tract amount.The surety company on the contractperformance bond shall be a suretycompany authorized to do business inthe State of Georgia. Said bond andsurety shall be subject to approval bythe attorney for the OWNER.Payment of the Contract amount willbe made on a periodic basis on appli-cations for payment from the contrac-tor and approved by the engineerbased on work accomplished, productsfurnished and products stored at thesite. Such progress payment requestsshall be submitted by the contractor nolater than the 25th day of each monthduring the term of the Contract andshall be paid by the Owner within thirty(30) days after receipt of approvedprogress payment requests, less theretainage and other deductions provid-ed in the Contract Documents. Furtherdetails concerning the payment provi-sions of the Contract are contained inSection 14 of the General Conditionsof the Contract Documents.Qualifications of Bidder: Each Bid-der should have experience with wasteexcavation, handling, and relocationand demonstrate this to the satisfac-tion of the Engineer and Owner. TheBidder must hold a current GeneralContractor License issued by theGeorgia State Construction Industry Li-censing Board or employ a State ofGeorgia Certified Landfill Operator. Proof of professional liability and work-ers compensation insurance, and anE-Verify Affidavit shall be submittedprior to the execution of the contractwith Rabun County Board of Commis-sioners.Cost of Bidding: The Bidder shallbear all costs associated with thepreparation and submission of the bid,and the Owner shall in no case be re-sponsible or liable for those costs.Owner's Right: The OWNER re-serves the right to reject any or allbids, to waive informalities, and to re-bid. Rabun County Board of Commission-ers, Rabun County, GeorgiaGreg James, Chairman5-10, 5-24

Invitation to Submit BidsFor

Waste Excavation and Processing Pilot Study

at the Boggs Mountain Road Construction

and Demolition Landfillfor the

Rabun County Board of Commis-sioners

The Rabun County Board of Commis-sioners (Owner) are seeking qualifiedcompanies (Bidder) to respond to theinvitation to submit bids for the wasteexcavation and processing pilot studyof Construction and Demolition wastecurrently disposed at the Boggs Moun-tain Road Construction and DemolitionLandfill; 718 Longview Road, Tiger,Georgia 30576.Sealed Bids for waste excavationand processing pilot study will bereceived at the Rabun CountyCourthouse located in the RabunCounty Courthouse, 25 CourthouseSquare, Clayton, Georgia 30525, un-til 1:00 p.m. legal prevailing time (lo-cal time) on Tuesday, June 12, 2018.All bids must be sealed and clearlymarked Waste Excavation and Pro-cessing Pilot Study and submitted tothe attention of Mr. Darrin Giles, Coun-ty Administrator. No bid may be with-drawn after the closing time for the re-ceipt of bids for a period of sixty (60)calendar days.The Work to be done consists of thefurnishing all materials and equipmentand performing all labor necessary forexcavating and processing up to15,000 cubic yards of construction anddemolition (C&D) wastes by screening,mechanical separation andgrinding/shredding the wastes prior todisposal of the processed waste in theapproved C&D landfill cell. C&Dwaste and soil shall be excavated fromCell 2 where recently disposed wastehas been placed over waste approxi-mately 20 years old. Excavated wasteand soil shall be screened by equip-ment with openings no larger than twoinches. Recyclables or recovered ma-terials may be further separated fromthe waste at the preference of the Bid-der. Any value of the recyclables orrecovered materials will be property ofthe Bidder provided they provide docu-mentation of an approved recycler orend user receiving the materials. Theremaining waste, after screening andany separation, shall be ground orshred to a six inch minus (nominal)size before depositing the material inCell 4 for the County to push into liftsfor landfilling. Soils separated from thewastes shall be tested (by others) andstockpiled onsite, within the groundwa-ter monitoring network or waste man-agement boundary.Plans, Information, and Bid Submis-sion Documents may be obtainedfrom Harbin Engineering, P.C. 41 WestJohnston Street, Forsyth, Georgia31029; (478) 992-9122. Printed docu-ments may be obtained at a cost ofOne Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00)per set; NON-REFUNDABLE. Elec-tronic copies of the same may bedownloaded and utilized for bidding.Contact Harbin Engineering, P.C. toobtain the http://www.sharefile.com hy-perlink and password to download thebid documents. Bid documents withplan sheets in Adobe "PDF" file formatare Twenty-Five Dollars $25.00 perset; NON-REFUNDABLE. Bid docu-ments with plan sheets in AutoCAD"DWG" file format are Fifty Dollars$50.00 per set; NON-REFUNDABLE.All anticipated federal, state or localpermits for these areas of workhave been obtained.A MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING

WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY,MAY 24, 2018 AT 1:00 P.M. AT THERABUN COUNTY BOGGS MOUN-

TAIN ROAD C&D LANDFILL LOCAT-ED AT 718 LONGVIEW ROAD,

TIGER, GEORIGA 30576.Bonds: All bids must be accompaniedby a Bid Bond in an amount not lessthan ten percent (10%) of the amountbid. The Successful Bidder, if award-ed the Contract, will be required to fur-nish a Performance Bond and Pay-ment Bond, each in the amount of onehundred percent (100%) of the Con-tract amount.The surety company on the contractperformance bond shall be a suretycompany authorized to do business inthe State of Georgia. Said bond andsurety shall be subject to approval bythe attorney for the OWNER.Payment of the Contract amount willbe made on a periodic basis on appli-cations for payment from the contrac-tor and approved by the engineerbased on work accomplished, productsfurnished and products stored at thesite. Such progress payment requestsshall be submitted by the contractor nolater than the 25th day of each monthduring the term of the Contract andshall be paid by the Owner within thirty(30) days after receipt of approvedprogress payment requests, less theretainage and other deductions provid-ed in the Contract Documents. Furtherdetails concerning the payment provi-sions of the Contract are contained inSection 14 of the General Conditionsof the Contract Documents.Qualifications of Bidder: Each Bid-der should have experience with wasteexcavation, handling, and relocationand demonstrate this to the satisfac-tion of the Engineer and Owner. TheBidder must hold a current GeneralContractor License issued by theGeorgia State Construction Industry Li-censing Board or employ a State ofGeorgia Certified Landfill Operator. Proof of professional liability and work-ers compensation insurance, and anE-Verify Affidavit shall be submittedprior to the execution of the contractwith Rabun County Board of Commis-sioners.Cost of Bidding: The Bidder shallbear all costs associated with thepreparation and submission of the bid,and the Owner shall in no case be re-sponsible or liable for those costs.Owner's Right: The OWNER re-serves the right to reject any or allbids, to waive informalities, and to re-bid. Rabun County Board of Commission-ers, Rabun County, GeorgiaGreg James, Chairman5-10, 5-24

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STATE OF GEORGIACOUNTY OF RABUN NOTICE TO CREDITORS ANDDEBTORSAll persons indebted to Julia LarkinRoberts Hopkins, deceased, arehereby notified to make immediatepayment to the undersigned and allcreditors of said decedent are herebynotified to render their claims to the un-dersigned. This the 24th day of April,2018. Witness my/our hand(s) andseal(s), on the day above written.(Richard Earl Hopkins, Jr. acting asAdministrator of the Julia LarkinRoberts Hopkins estate.) Address: POBox 1049, Clayton, GA 30525, Tele-phone: (706) 982-06735-03,10,17,24

IN THE JUVENILE COURT OFRABUN COUNTY

STATE OF GEORGIAIN THE INTEREST OF:M. J. Sex: Male DOB 4-24-06CASE# 2015-JU-11D. G. Sex: Female DOB 11-12-14CASE# 2015-JU-10D. B. Sex: Male DOB 7-04-03CASE# 2015-JU-09

NOTICE OF TERMINATIONTo: Dustin Boudreaux, ChristopherJones and John Doe, parent of chil-dren.By Order of Service by publication dat-ed April 19, 2017 you are hereby noti-fied that the Rabun County Depart-ment of Family and Children Serviceshas filed a Petition for Terminationagainst you. Georgia law provides thatyou can permanently lose your rightsas a parent. A petition to terminateparental rights has been filed request-ing the court to terminate your parentalrights to your child. A copy of the peti-tion to terminate parental rights is at-tached to this notice. A court hearing of your case has beenscheduled for the 27th day of June,2018 at 9:00 a.m. at the Juvenile Courtof Rabun County.If you fail to appear, the court can ter-minate your rights in your absence.Pursuant to Georgia Law, if you arethe putative father of the minor child orchildren, you are advised that you willlose all rights to the above-namedchild or children and will not be entitledto object to the termination of yourparental rights to the child or childrenunless within thirty (30) days of the re-ceipt of this notice you file a petition tolegitimate the child or children pur-suant to O.C.G.A. § 19-7-22 and filenotice of the filing of the petition to le-gitimate in the court in Juvenile Courtof RABUN County. If you fail to file aPetition to Legitimate within thirty (30)days of your receipt of this notice orfail to prosecute it to its final judgment,you will lose all rights to the child orchildren and the Court shall enter anorder terminating all your rights to thechild or children and you may notthereafter object to the termination ofyour rights to the child or childrenIf the court at the trial finds that thefacts set out in the petition to terminateparental rights are true and that termi-nation of your rights will serve the bestinterests of your child, the court canenter a judgment ending your rights toyour child.If the judgment terminates yourparental rights, you will no longer haveany rights to your child. This meansthat you will not have the right to visit,contact, or have custody of your childor make any decisions affecting yourchild or your child's earnings or proper-ty. Your child will be legally freed to beadopted by someone else.Even if your parental rights are termi-nated:(1) You will still be responsible for pro

viding financial support (child support payments) for your child's care unless and until your child is adopted; and

(2)Your child can still inherit from you unless and until your child is adopted.

This is a very serious matter. You should contact an attorney imme-diately so that you can be prepared forthe court hearing. You have the right tohire an attorney and to have him or herrepresent you. If you cannot afford tohire an attorney, the court will appointan attorney if the court finds that youare an indigent person. Whether or notyou decide to hire an attorney, youhave the right to attend the hearing ofyour case, to call witnesses on yourbehalf, and to question those witness-es brought against you.If you have any questions concerningthis notice, you may contact your attor-ney or the Rabun County Clerk of Ju-venile Court at (706) 782 – 3615.Filed in Office of Clerk Juvenile Court,Rabun Court, Georgia. This 19th day ofApril, 2018. Holly E. Henry-Perry,Clerk4-26, 5-3,10,17


STATE OF GEORGIAIN THE INTEREST OF:M. J. Sex: Male DOB 4-24-06CASE# 2015-JU-11D. G. Sex: Female DOB 11-12-14CASE# 2015-JU-10D. B. Sex: Male DOB 7-04-03CASE# 2015-JU-09

NOTICE OF TERMINATIONTo: Dustin Boudreaux, ChristopherJones and John Doe, parent of chil-dren.By Order of Service by publication dat-ed April 19, 2017 you are hereby noti-fied that the Rabun County Depart-ment of Family and Children Serviceshas filed a Petition for Terminationagainst you. Georgia law provides thatyou can permanently lose your rightsas a parent. A petition to terminateparental rights has been filed request-ing the court to terminate your parentalrights to your child. A copy of the peti-tion to terminate parental rights is at-tached to this notice. A court hearing of your case has beenscheduled for the 27th day of June,2018 at 9:00 a.m. at the Juvenile Courtof Rabun County.If you fail to appear, the court can ter-minate your rights in your absence.Pursuant to Georgia Law, if you arethe putative father of the minor child orchildren, you are advised that you willlose all rights to the above-namedchild or children and will not be entitledto object to the termination of yourparental rights to the child or childrenunless within thirty (30) days of the re-ceipt of this notice you file a petition tolegitimate the child or children pur-suant to O.C.G.A. § 19-7-22 and filenotice of the filing of the petition to le-gitimate in the court in Juvenile Courtof RABUN County. If you fail to file aPetition to Legitimate within thirty (30)days of your receipt of this notice orfail to prosecute it to its final judgment,you will lose all rights to the child orchildren and the Court shall enter anorder terminating all your rights to thechild or children and you may notthereafter object to the termination ofyour rights to the child or childrenIf the court at the trial finds that thefacts set out in the petition to terminateparental rights are true and that termi-nation of your rights will serve the bestinterests of your child, the court canenter a judgment ending your rights toyour child.If the judgment terminates yourparental rights, you will no longer haveany rights to your child. This meansthat you will not have the right to visit,contact, or have custody of your childor make any decisions affecting yourchild or your child's earnings or proper-ty. Your child will be legally freed to beadopted by someone else.Even if your parental rights are termi-nated:(1) You will still be responsible for pro

viding financial support (child support payments) for your child's care unless and until your child is adopted; and

(2)Your child can still inherit from you unless and until your child is adopted.

This is a very serious matter. You should contact an attorney imme-diately so that you can be prepared forthe court hearing. You have the right tohire an attorney and to have him or herrepresent you. If you cannot afford tohire an attorney, the court will appointan attorney if the court finds that youare an indigent person. Whether or notyou decide to hire an attorney, youhave the right to attend the hearing ofyour case, to call witnesses on yourbehalf, and to question those witness-es brought against you.If you have any questions concerningthis notice, you may contact your attor-ney or the Rabun County Clerk of Ju-venile Court at (706) 782 – 3615.Filed in Office of Clerk Juvenile Court,Rabun Court, Georgia. This 19th day ofApril, 2018. Holly E. Henry-Perry,Clerk4-26, 5-3,10,17


STATE OF GEORGIAIN THE INTEREST OF: D.G.Sex: FemaleDOB: 6/24/17CASE#2017-JU-0071CHILD UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE

NOTICE OF DEPENDENCY HEARING

TO: LILY WILSON, mother of theabove-named child By Order for Service by Publicationdated April 11, 2018, you are herebynotified that on February 14, 2018,Rabun County Department of Familyand Children Services, Georgia De-partment of Human Services, filed aPetition for Temporary Custodyagainst you as to the above-namedchild alleging that the child is depen-dent.You are required to file with the Clerkof Juvenile Court, and to serve uponSpecial Attorney General Richard W.Highsmith, an answer in writing withinsixty (60) days of the date of the Orderfor Service by Publication.This Court will conduct a final hearingupon the allegations of the Petition forTemporary Custody (dependency)against you on June 13, 2018, at 9:00a.m. at the Rabun County Courthouse,Clayton, Georgia.The child and other parties involvedmay be represented by a lawyer at allstages of the case. If you want alawyer, you may hire your own lawyerimmediately. If you cannot afford alawyer, you may ask for a lawyer to beappointed to represent you. The Courtwould inquire into your financial cir-cumstances and may appoint a lawyerto represent you. If you want a lawyerappointed to represent you, you mustlet the Court or the officer of this Courthandling this case know that you wanta lawyer immediately.WINTESS, the honorable B. NicoleCarswell, Judge of said Court, this the11th day of April, 2018.Filed in Office of Clerk Juvenile Court,Rabun County, Georgia. This 11th dayof April, 2018. Holly E. Henry-Perry,Clerk.4-19,26, 5-3,10

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STATE OF GEORGIACOUNTY OF RABUNNOTICE TO CREDITORS ANDDEBTORSAll persons indebted to Betty Sue Tal-ley, deceased, are hereby notified tomake immediate payment to the un-dersigned and all creditors of saiddecedent are hereby notified to rendertheir claims to the undersigned. Thisthe 1st day of May, 2018. Witnessmy/our hand(s) and seal(s), on the dayabove written.(Bryan Keith Talley acting as Adminis-trator of the Betty Sue Talley estate.)Address: 109 FT Black Circle, Dillard,GA 30537, Telephone: (706) 982-00625-10,17,24,31

STATE OF GEORGIACOUNTY OF RABUNNOTICE TO CREDITORS ANDDEBTORSAll persons indebted to Thad J. Wat-son, Jr., deceased, are hereby noti-fied to make immediate payment to theundersigned and all creditors of saiddecedent are hereby notified to rendertheir claims to the undersigned. Thisthe 3rd day of May, 2018. Witness my-our hand(s) and seal(s), on the dayabove written.(Tony Wesley Watson acting as Ad-ministrator of the Thad J. Watson, Jr.estate.) Address: 20 Asa Cove Lane,Rabun Gap, GA 30568, Telephone:(706) 746-35215-10,17,24,31

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STATE OF GEORGIACOUNTY OF RABUNNOTICE TO CREDITORS ANDDEBTORSAll persons indebted to Mary G.Williamson, deceased, are herebynotified to make immediate payment tothe undersigned and all creditors ofsaid decedent are hereby notified torender their claims to the undersigned.This the 2nd day of May, 2018. Witnessmy/our hand(s) and seal(s), on the dayabove written.(Carey King Williamson, III, acting asExecutor of the Mary G. Williamsonestate.) Address: 148 Sandpiper Ln.,Georgetown, SC 29440, Telephone:(843) 520-19475-10,17,24,31

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NOTICE OF SALE UNDERPOWER IN SECURITY DEEDG E O R G I ARABUN COUNTYOur File No. 18-160Under and by virtue of the power ofsale contained in a Deed to SecureDebt given by JOHN C. BEDING-FIELD to RABUN COUNTY BANKdated December 31, 1996 and record-ed in Deed Book U-16, Page 542,Rabun County, Georgia Records, con-veying the after described property tosecure the Notes hereinafter describedtogether with interest thereon as setforth therein, there will be sold by theundersigned at public outcry to thehighest bidder, for cash, before thecourthouse door of Rabun County,Georgia, within the legal hours of saleon the first Tuesday in June, 2016, thesame being June 5, 2018, the follow-ing described property:All that tract or parcel of land lying andbeing in Land Lot 15 of the Fifth LandDistrict of Rabun County, Georgia, andbeing Tract 1 consisting of 5.342acres, more or less, as described upona plat of survey dated March 21, 2013prepared by E. G. Davidson, R.L.S.No. 2586 and recorded in the office ofthe Clerk of Rabun Superior Court inPlat Book 64, Page 101. Said surveyis incorporated herein by reference fora full and complete description of theabove described lands.The above described lands are all ofthe lands described in a Deed To Se-cure Debt from John C. Bedingfield toRabun County Bank dated December31, 1996 and recorded in the office ofthe Clerk of Rabun Superior Court inDeed Book U-16, Page 542.he Deed to Secure Debt from John C.Bedingfield to Rabun County Bank dat-ed December 31, 1996 and recordedin the office of the Clerk of Rabun Su-perior Court in Deed Book U-16, Page542 conveys the above describedproperty to secure the following de-scribed notes:1. A Promissory Note to Rabun Coun-ty Bank dated April 5, 2013 in the origi-nal principal sum of $98,502.98. 2. A Promissory Note from John C.Bedingfield to Rabun County Bank dat-ed April 11, 2017 in the original princi-pal sum of $8,732.35.3. A Promissory Note from John Cuth-bert Bedingfield to Rabun County Bankdated June 13, 2017 in the originalprincipal amount of $8,732.35.The debt secured by said deed to se-cure debt has been and is hereby de-clared due because of, among otherpossible events of default, the failureto pay the indebtedness as and whendue and in the manner provided in theNotes and Deed to Secure Debt. The debt remaining in default, this salewill be made for the purpose of payingthe same and all expenses of this sale,as provided in the Deed to SecureDebt and by law. Said property will besold subject to any outstanding ad val-orem taxes (including taxes which area lien, but not yet due and payable),any matters which may be disclosedby a current accurate survey and in-spection of the property, any ease-ments, assessments, liens, encum-brances, zoning ordinances, restric-tions, covenants, and matters of recordsuperior to the Deed to Secure Debtfirst set out above. The entity that hasfull authority to negotiate, amend andmodify all terms of the Deed to SecureDebt with the Debtor is: RABUNCOUNTY BANK located at 121 Rick-man Street, Clayton, Georgia 30525,706-782-4571. The secured Creditoris not required by law to negotiate,amend or modify the terms of the Deedto Secure Debt.To the best knowledge and belief ofthe undersigned the party in posses-sion of the property is JOHN C. BED-INGFIELD ESTATE and/or any tenantor tenants in possession and saidproperty is located at 7861 Highway441 South, Lakemont, Georgia30552 and is designated as beingRabun County Tax Parcel # 046A-070.

The sale will be conducted subjectto: (1.) confirmation that the sale is notprohibited under the U. S. BankruptcyCode; and (2.) final confirmation andaudit of the status of the loan with theholder of the Deed to Secure Debt.This 1st day of May, 2018.RABUN COUNTY BANK, as Attorneyin Fact for John C. Bedingfield underPower of Sale contained in SecurityDeed recorded in Deed Book U-16,Page 542, Rabun County, GeorgiaRecords. ALBERT O. ENGLISH, LLC, Attorneyfor RABUN COUNTY BANK, 17Chechero Street, Clayton, GA 30525(706) 782-4285THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS ADEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTINGTO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILL BE USEDFOR THAT PURPOSE.5-10,17,24,31

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER

OF THE CITY OF SKY VALLEY,GEORGIA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pur-suant to powers conferred under TheMunicipal Home Rule Act of 1965, theCity Council of the City of Sky Valley,Georgia, is considering an ordinancewhich will amend Sections 2.10, 2.21,and 3.11 of the Sky Valley City Charterby changing the description of theMayor as being a part of the legislativeauthority and to change the authoriza-tion that allowed the Mayor to vote, un-less it is in the event of a tie, as wellchanging the number of memberspresent to constitute a quorum. Cur-rently, the Mayor is listed as part of theexecutive and legislative authority andis allowed to vote on all matters beforethe city council. Also, the current quorum to conductmeetings is four members. If adopted,the proposed amendment would onlyallow elected city council members beconsidered part of the legislative au-thority of the city and the Mayor wouldnot be allowed to vote, unless the voteis required to break a tie vote by thecity council. Also, the number of council membersrequired for a quorum would be threemembers. A copy of the proposed amendment ison file in the Office of the Sky ValleyCity Clerk at Sky Valley City Hall, 3444Hwy. 246, Sky Valley, Georgia 30537,and in the Office of the Clerk of the Su-perior Court of Rabun County, 25Courthouse Square, Clayton, Georgia30525, for the purpose of examinationand inspection by the public. The SkyValley city clerk shall furnish anyone,upon written request, a copy of theproposed amendment. The city council intends to place theproposed amendment on first readingat the regular May meeting, which willbe held on May 22, 2018, beginning at10 a.m., and to vote on approving theproposed amendment at the regularJune meeting, which will be held onJune 26, 2018, beginning at 10 a.m.5-3,10,17

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER,RABUN COUNTYPursuant to the Power of Sale con-tained in a Security Deed given by El-ton David Smith and Wanda E.Smith to United Companies LendingCorporation dated 9/28/1994 andrecorded in Deed Book M15 Page 492Rabun County, Georgia records; aslast transferred to or acquired by EMCMortgage LLC, conveying the after-de-scribed property to secure a Note inthe original principal amount of $30,550.00, with interest at the ratespecified therein, there will be sold bythe undersigned at public outcry to thehighest bidder for cash before theCourthouse door of Rabun County,Georgia (or such other area as desig-nated by Order of the Superior Court ofsaid county), within the legal hours ofsale on June 05, 2018 (being the firstTuesday of said month unless saiddate falls on a Federal Holiday, inwhich case being the first Wednesdayof said month), the following describedproperty:All that tract or parcel of land lying andbeing in a part of Land Lot 21 of the4th Land District of Rabun County,Georgia, and being more fully de-scribed as follows:BEING TRACT 2, containing 4.13acres of land as shown by survey andplat by A. B. Turnbull, Georgia Regis-tered Surveyor No. 1557, dated July11, 1979, and recorded in the Office ofthe Clerk of Superior Court of RabunCounty, Georgia in Plat Book 16, Page41, and reference is had and made tosaid plat and record of same for amore full and complete description ofthe lands herein conveyed, expresslyreserving and exception here from theportion of the road right -of-way cross-ing said tract on the South side asshown on said plat, for public road useand ingress and egress in commonwith the public, including grantor here-in and his successors and assigns andgrantee herein, his successors and as-signs.Being same lands conveyed to EltonD. Smith a/k/a Elton Drew Smith fromVirginia D. Smith, et. al., by deed dat-ed October 12, 1979, and recorded onthe Rabun County, Georgia DeedRecords in Deed Book H-7, Page 181-182, together with road rights con-veyed therein and subject to excep-tions and reservations contained there-in. Said deed is referred to for furtheridentification of lands, road rights, andexceptions and reservations.The debt secured by said SecurityDeed has been and is hereby declareddue because of, among other possibleevents of default, failure to pay the in-debtedness as and when due and inthe manner provided in the Note andSecurity Deed. The debt remaining indefault, this sale will be made for thepurpose of paying the same and all ex-penses of this sale, as provided in theSecurity Deed and by law, including at-torneys fees (notice of intent to collectattorneys fees having been given).Said property is commonly known asRT 1 BOX 2264 Flint Mtn. Road,Tiger, GA 30576 together with all fix-tures and personal property attachedto and constituting a part of said prop-erty, if any. To the best knowledge andbelief of the undersigned, the party (orparties) in possession of the subjectproperty is (are): Elton David Smith ortenant or tenants.Rushmore Loan Management Ser-vices, LLC is the entity or individualdesignated who shall have full authori-ty to negotiate, amend and modify allterms of the mortgage. RushmoreLoan Management Services, LLC, POBox 52708, Irvine, CA 92619,888.504.7300 Note, however, that such entity or indi-vidual is not required by law to negoti-ate, amend or modify the terms of theloan.Said property will be sold subject to:(a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes(including taxes which are a lien, butnot yet due and payable), (b) unpaidwater or sewage bills that constitute alien against the property whether dueand payable or not yet due andpayable and which may not be ofrecord, (c) the right of redemption ofany taxing authority, (d) any matterswhich might be disclosed by an accu-rate survey and inspection of the prop-erty, and (e) any assessments, liens,encumbrances, zoning ordinances, re-strictions, covenants, and matters ofrecord superior to the Security Deedfirst set out above.The sale will be conducted subject to(1) confirmation that the sale is notprohibited under the U.S. BankruptcyCode; and (2) final confirmation andaudit of the status of the loan with theholder of the Security Deed. Pursuantto O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, whichallows for certain procedures regardingthe rescission of judicial and non-judi-cial sales in the State of Georgia, theDeed Under Power and other foreclo-sure documents may not be provideduntil final confirmation and audit of thestatus of the loan as provided immedi-ately above.EMC Mortgage LLC as agent and At-torney in Fact for Elton David Smithand Wanda E. Smith. Aldridge Pite,LLP, 15 Piedmont Center, 3575 Pied-mont Road, N.E., Suite 500, Atlanta,Georgia 30305, (404) 994-7637.THIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ACTING ASA DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTINGTO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILL BE USEDFOR THAT PURPOSE. 1208-2311A5-10,17,24,31

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER,RABUN COUNTYPursuant to the Power of Sale con-tained in a Security Deed given by El-ton David Smith and Wanda E.Smith to United Companies LendingCorporation dated 9/28/1994 andrecorded in Deed Book M15 Page 492Rabun County, Georgia records; aslast transferred to or acquired by EMCMortgage LLC, conveying the after-de-scribed property to secure a Note inthe original principal amount of $30,550.00, with interest at the ratespecified therein, there will be sold bythe undersigned at public outcry to thehighest bidder for cash before theCourthouse door of Rabun County,Georgia (or such other area as desig-nated by Order of the Superior Court ofsaid county), within the legal hours ofsale on June 05, 2018 (being the firstTuesday of said month unless saiddate falls on a Federal Holiday, inwhich case being the first Wednesdayof said month), the following describedproperty:All that tract or parcel of land lying andbeing in a part of Land Lot 21 of the4th Land District of Rabun County,Georgia, and being more fully de-scribed as follows:BEING TRACT 2, containing 4.13acres of land as shown by survey andplat by A. B. Turnbull, Georgia Regis-tered Surveyor No. 1557, dated July11, 1979, and recorded in the Office ofthe Clerk of Superior Court of RabunCounty, Georgia in Plat Book 16, Page41, and reference is had and made tosaid plat and record of same for amore full and complete description ofthe lands herein conveyed, expresslyreserving and exception here from theportion of the road right -of-way cross-ing said tract on the South side asshown on said plat, for public road useand ingress and egress in commonwith the public, including grantor here-in and his successors and assigns andgrantee herein, his successors and as-signs.Being same lands conveyed to EltonD. Smith a/k/a Elton Drew Smith fromVirginia D. Smith, et. al., by deed dat-ed October 12, 1979, and recorded onthe Rabun County, Georgia DeedRecords in Deed Book H-7, Page 181-182, together with road rights con-veyed therein and subject to excep-tions and reservations contained there-in. Said deed is referred to for furtheridentification of lands, road rights, andexceptions and reservations.The debt secured by said SecurityDeed has been and is hereby declareddue because of, among other possibleevents of default, failure to pay the in-debtedness as and when due and inthe manner provided in the Note andSecurity Deed. The debt remaining indefault, this sale will be made for thepurpose of paying the same and all ex-penses of this sale, as provided in theSecurity Deed and by law, including at-torneys fees (notice of intent to collectattorneys fees having been given).Said property is commonly known asRT 1 BOX 2264 Flint Mtn. Road,Tiger, GA 30576 together with all fix-tures and personal property attachedto and constituting a part of said prop-erty, if any. To the best knowledge andbelief of the undersigned, the party (orparties) in possession of the subjectproperty is (are): Elton David Smith ortenant or tenants.Rushmore Loan Management Ser-vices, LLC is the entity or individualdesignated who shall have full authori-ty to negotiate, amend and modify allterms of the mortgage. RushmoreLoan Management Services, LLC, POBox 52708, Irvine, CA 92619,888.504.7300 Note, however, that such entity or indi-vidual is not required by law to negoti-ate, amend or modify the terms of theloan.Said property will be sold subject to:(a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes(including taxes which are a lien, butnot yet due and payable), (b) unpaidwater or sewage bills that constitute alien against the property whether dueand payable or not yet due andpayable and which may not be ofrecord, (c) the right of redemption ofany taxing authority, (d) any matterswhich might be disclosed by an accu-rate survey and inspection of the prop-erty, and (e) any assessments, liens,encumbrances, zoning ordinances, re-strictions, covenants, and matters ofrecord superior to the Security Deedfirst set out above.The sale will be conducted subject to(1) confirmation that the sale is notprohibited under the U.S. BankruptcyCode; and (2) final confirmation andaudit of the status of the loan with theholder of the Security Deed. Pursuantto O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, whichallows for certain procedures regardingthe rescission of judicial and non-judi-cial sales in the State of Georgia, theDeed Under Power and other foreclo-sure documents may not be provideduntil final confirmation and audit of thestatus of the loan as provided immedi-ately above.EMC Mortgage LLC as agent and At-torney in Fact for Elton David Smithand Wanda E. Smith. Aldridge Pite,LLP, 15 Piedmont Center, 3575 Pied-mont Road, N.E., Suite 500, Atlanta,Georgia 30305, (404) 994-7637.THIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ACTING ASA DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTINGTO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILL BE USEDFOR THAT PURPOSE. 1208-2311A5-10,17,24,31

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER,RABUN COUNTYPursuant to the Power of Sale con-tained in a Security Deed given bySandra B. Hutchinson and John R.Hutchinson to Washington MutualBank, FA dated 2/9/2007 and recordedin Deed Book Q31 Page 336 RabunCounty, Georgia records; as last trans-ferred to or acquired by U.S. Bank NA,successor trustee to Bank of America,NA, successor in interest to LaSalleBank NA, as trustee, on behalf of theholders of the WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-OA3, conveying the after-describedproperty to secure a Note in the origi-nal principal amount of $ 2,005,000.00,with interest at the rate specified there-in, there will be sold by the under-signed at public outcry to the highestbidder for cash before the Courthousedoor of Rabun County, Georgia (orsuch other area as designated by Or-der of the Superior Court of said coun-ty), within the legal hours of sale onJune 05, 2018 (being the first Tuesdayof said month unless said date falls ona Federal Holiday, in which case beingthe first Wednesday of said month),the following described property:All that certain parcel of land situatedin Land Lot 6 of the 1st District of theCounty of Rabun and State of Georgia,being known and designated as Lot 4consisting of .88 acre more or less andLot 5 consisting of .82 acre more orless, Block C of Waterfall at Lake Bur-ton, said lots being located on the roadknown as Gray Fox Trail, and moreparticularly described upon that certainplat of survey dated April 14, 1999, byLeonida J. Sears, III, Georgia Regis-tered Land Surveyor No. 2628, saidplat recorded in Plat Book 42, Pages222-226, Clerk's Office Rabun Superi-or Court, reference to said plat beingfor the express purpose of incorporat-ing its description herein. Tax ID: 014C/403The debt secured by said SecurityDeed has been and is hereby declareddue because of, among other possibleevents of default, failure to pay the in-debtedness as and when due and inthe manner provided in the Note andSecurity Deed. The debt remaining indefault, this sale will be made for thepurpose of paying the same and all ex-penses of this sale, as provided in theSecurity Deed and by law, including at-torney's fees (notice of intent to collectattorney's fees having been given).Said property is commonly known as260 Grey Fox Trail, Clayton, GA30525 together with all fixtures andpersonal property attached to and con-stituting a part of said property, if any. To the best knowledge and belief ofthe undersigned, the party (or parties)in possession of the subject property is(are): John R. Hutchinson and SandraB. Hutchinson or tenant or tenants.Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. is theentity or individual designated whoshall have full authority to negotiate,amend and modify all terms of themortgage.Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc., LoanResolution Department, 3217 SouthDecker Lake Drive, Salt Lake City, UT84119, (888) 349-8955Note, however, that such entity or indi-vidual is not required by law to negoti-ate, amend or modify the terms of theloan.Said property will be sold subject to:(a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes(including taxes which are a lien, butnot yet due and payable), (b) unpaidwater or sewage bills that constitute alien against the property whether dueand payable or not yet due andpayable and which may not be ofrecord, (c) the right of redemption ofany taxing authority, (d) any matterswhich might be disclosed by an accu-rate survey and inspection of the prop-erty, and (e) any assessments, liens,encumbrances, zoning ordinances, re-strictions, covenants, and matters ofrecord superior to the Security Deedfirst set out above.The sale will be conducted subject to(1) confirmation that the sale is notprohibited under the U.S. BankruptcyCode; and (2) final confirmation andaudit of the status of the loan with theholder of the Security Deed. Pursuantto O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, whichallows for certain procedures regardingthe rescission of judicial and non-judi-cial sales in the State of Georgia, theDeed Under Power and other foreclo-sure documents may not be provideduntil final confirmation and audit of thestatus of the loan as provided immedi-ately above.U.S. Bank NA, successor trustee toBank of America, NA, successor in in-terest to LaSalle Bank NA, as trustee,on behalf of the holders of the WaMuMortgage Pass-Through Certificates,Series 2007-OA3 as agent and Attor-ney in Fact for Sandra B. Hutchinsonand John R. HutchinsonAldridge Pite, LLP, 15 Piedmont Cen-ter, 3575 Piedmont Road, N.E., Suite500, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, (404)994-7637. 1012-5379ATHIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ACTING ASA DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTINGTO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILL BE USEDFOR THAT PURPOSE.

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER,RABUN COUNTYPursuant to the Power of Sale con-tained in a Security Deed given bySandra B. Hutchinson and John R.Hutchinson to Washington MutualBank, FA dated 2/9/2007 and recordedin Deed Book Q31 Page 336 RabunCounty, Georgia records; as last trans-ferred to or acquired by U.S. Bank NA,successor trustee to Bank of America,NA, successor in interest to LaSalleBank NA, as trustee, on behalf of theholders of the WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-OA3, conveying the after-describedproperty to secure a Note in the origi-nal principal amount of $ 2,005,000.00,with interest at the rate specified there-in, there will be sold by the under-signed at public outcry to the highestbidder for cash before the Courthousedoor of Rabun County, Georgia (orsuch other area as designated by Or-der of the Superior Court of said coun-ty), within the legal hours of sale onJune 05, 2018 (being the first Tuesdayof said month unless said date falls ona Federal Holiday, in which case beingthe first Wednesday of said month),the following described property:All that certain parcel of land situatedin Land Lot 6 of the 1st District of theCounty of Rabun and State of Georgia,being known and designated as Lot 4consisting of .88 acre more or less andLot 5 consisting of .82 acre more orless, Block C of Waterfall at Lake Bur-ton, said lots being located on the roadknown as Gray Fox Trail, and moreparticularly described upon that certainplat of survey dated April 14, 1999, byLeonida J. Sears, III, Georgia Regis-tered Land Surveyor No. 2628, saidplat recorded in Plat Book 42, Pages222-226, Clerk's Office Rabun Superi-or Court, reference to said plat beingfor the express purpose of incorporat-ing its description herein. Tax ID: 014C/403The debt secured by said SecurityDeed has been and is hereby declareddue because of, among other possibleevents of default, failure to pay the in-debtedness as and when due and inthe manner provided in the Note andSecurity Deed. The debt remaining indefault, this sale will be made for thepurpose of paying the same and all ex-penses of this sale, as provided in theSecurity Deed and by law, including at-torney's fees (notice of intent to collectattorney's fees having been given).Said property is commonly known as260 Grey Fox Trail, Clayton, GA30525 together with all fixtures andpersonal property attached to and con-stituting a part of said property, if any. To the best knowledge and belief ofthe undersigned, the party (or parties)in possession of the subject property is(are): John R. Hutchinson and SandraB. Hutchinson or tenant or tenants.Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. is theentity or individual designated whoshall have full authority to negotiate,amend and modify all terms of themortgage.Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc., LoanResolution Department, 3217 SouthDecker Lake Drive, Salt Lake City, UT84119, (888) 349-8955Note, however, that such entity or indi-vidual is not required by law to negoti-ate, amend or modify the terms of theloan.Said property will be sold subject to:(a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes(including taxes which are a lien, butnot yet due and payable), (b) unpaidwater or sewage bills that constitute alien against the property whether dueand payable or not yet due andpayable and which may not be ofrecord, (c) the right of redemption ofany taxing authority, (d) any matterswhich might be disclosed by an accu-rate survey and inspection of the prop-erty, and (e) any assessments, liens,encumbrances, zoning ordinances, re-strictions, covenants, and matters ofrecord superior to the Security Deedfirst set out above.The sale will be conducted subject to(1) confirmation that the sale is notprohibited under the U.S. BankruptcyCode; and (2) final confirmation andaudit of the status of the loan with theholder of the Security Deed. Pursuantto O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, whichallows for certain procedures regardingthe rescission of judicial and non-judi-cial sales in the State of Georgia, theDeed Under Power and other foreclo-sure documents may not be provideduntil final confirmation and audit of thestatus of the loan as provided immedi-ately above.U.S. Bank NA, successor trustee toBank of America, NA, successor in in-terest to LaSalle Bank NA, as trustee,on behalf of the holders of the WaMuMortgage Pass-Through Certificates,Series 2007-OA3 as agent and Attor-ney in Fact for Sandra B. Hutchinsonand John R. HutchinsonAldridge Pite, LLP, 15 Piedmont Cen-ter, 3575 Piedmont Road, N.E., Suite500, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, (404)994-7637. 1012-5379ATHIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ACTING ASA DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTINGTO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILL BE USEDFOR THAT PURPOSE.

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWERSTATE OF GEORGIACOUNTY OF RABUNUnder and by virtue of the power ofsale contained in that certain Deed toSecure Debt (“Security Deed”) execut-ed by Calvin Grover Carter in favor ofCBT, a Division of SCBT, now knownas South State Bank, dated February4, 2013, and recorded at Deed BookJ39, Pages 53-63 of the Rabun Coun-ty, Georgia Deed Records, the under-signed will sell at public outcry to thehighest bidder for cash before the doorof the Courthouse of Rabun County,Georgia, during the legal hours of sale,on the first Tuesday in June, 2018, thatbeing June 5, 2018, the following de-scribed property:ALL THAT TRACT or parcel of land ly-ing and being in Land Lot 26 of the 5thLand District of Rabun County, Geor-gia, and being more particularly de-scribed as follows, to wit:For a full and complete description ofthe real property being hereby con-veyed, reference is hereby had andmade to a plat of survey dated June24, 1986 and prepared by William F.Rolader, GRLS. Said plat depictstwenty-five (25) tracts of land and isdesignated as Mountain Laurel ParkSubdivision. The real property beinghereby conveyed is Lot 15, containing0.881 acre. Said plat is of record inPlat Book 24, Page 42 in the Office ofthe Clerk of the Rabun Superior Court.Reference to said plat and the recordthereof is for the express purpose ofincorporating herein its description ofLot 15 containing 0.881 acre as depict-ed thereon.NOTE: This conveyance is made sub-ject to those certain restrictivecovenants which are recorded in theOffice of the Clerk of the Rabun Supe-rior Court in Deed Book J10, Page 339and amendments thereto of record inthe Office of the Clerk of the RabunSuperior Court.NOTE: This conveyance is made sub-ject to those road affidavits of record inthe following Deed Books: J10, Page423; G11, Page 317; Q11, Page 687and T11, Page 108, together with anyother recorded road affidavits, afore-said records.NOTE: Also conveyed is a perpetual,non-exclusive road right-of-way ease-ment over and across those roadstraversing subject property as depictedon said plat and the extension of thesame to Old U. S. Highway 441, apublic road. Said lands are conveyedsubject to those portions of the samelying within the right-of-way or boundsof those roads traversing the same.ALSO CONVEYED Is a 1996 Fleet-wood Mobile Home with model nameWeston and VIN# GAFLT75A64892-WE12.The debt secured by said SecurityDeed is evidenced by a Note (“Note”),dated February 4, 2013, executed byCalvin G. Carter to CBT, a Division ofSCBT, in the original amount of$47,658.52, payable, principal and in-terest from the date thereof shown onsaid Note on the unpaid balance untilpaid.Default has occurred in the payment ofthe debt evidenced by the Note andsecured by the Security Deed as a re-sult of the nonpayment of installmentsowed thereunder. The total balance ofsaid debt has, therefore, been de-clared due and the Security Deed fore-closable according to its terms.The foreclosure on the property inquestion is permitted by the ConsentOrder Modifying Automatic Stay datedMay 4, 2018, in the matter of In Re:Calvin Grover Carter, Case No. 18-20576-jrs, the United States Bankrupt-cy Court, Northern District of Georgia.The debt remaining in default, theproperty will be sold to the highest bid-der for cash as the property of CalvinGrover Carter, a/k/a Calvin G. Carter,the proceeds to be applied to the pay-ment of said indebtedness, attorney'sfees (notice of intention to collect attor-ney's fees having been given), and thelawful expenses of said sale, all asprovided in the Notes and the SecurityDeed, said sale to be subject to anyand all unpaid taxes and assessments,and restrictions, easements and liensof record with priority over the SecurityDeed referenced above.To the best of the undersigneds knowl-edge and belief, the property is in thepossession of Calvin Grover Carter,a/k/a Calvin G. Carter, and will be soldas the property of Calvin GroverCarter, a/k/a Calvin G. Carter.The undersigned will execute a deedto the purchaser as authorized in theaforementioned Security Deed.Calvin Grover Carter, a/k/a Calvin G.Carter By: South State Bank, f/k/aCBT, a Division of SCBT as Attorney-in-Fact. Hulsey, Oliver & Mahar, LLPP. O. Box 1457, Gainesville, GA 30503(770) 532-63125-10,17,24,31

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWERGEORGIA, RABUN COUNTYTHIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECTA DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OB-TAINED WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. Under and by virtue of the Power ofSale contained in a Security Deed exe-cuted by M. Homes LLC, in favor ofFIRSTCITY BANK, on July 21, 2006,said security instrument being record-ed in the Office of the Clerk of SuperiorCourt of Rabun County, Georgia, atBook: M30, Page: 674; and subse-quently modified on July 21, 2007, andsaid modification being recorded atBook N32, Page 623; and subsequent-ly transferred to MULTIBANK 2010-1SFR VENTURE, LLC; and subse-quently transferred to Park Tree In-vestments 19, LLC, conveying the af-ter-described property to secure aNote in the original principal amount of$125,000.00, with interest thereon asset forth therein, there will be sold atpublic outcry to the highest bidder forcash before the courthouse door ofRabun County, Georgia within the le-gal hours of sale on the first Tuesdayin June, 2018, the following describedproperty:All that tract or parcel of land lying andbeing in Land Lot 25 of the 4th District,Rabun County, Georgia, being Unit326, of Kings Point Condominium, asmore particularly described in that cer-tain Declaration of Condominium forKings Point Condominium (the "Decla-ration"), dated 11/30/78, recorded inDeed Book D-7, Pages 261-300,Rabun County, Georgia Records, andas shown on the As-Build Site Plan forKings Point condominium (the "SitePlan"), dated 5/18/79, and prepared byT. Lamar Edwards, Registered LandSurveyor, Lamar Edwards & Asso-ciates, Inc. recorded in CondominiumPlat Book 1, 1, aforesaidrecords and on certain architecturalplans prepared by David Newton, Ar-chitect, as modified and supplementedby plans prepared by Locatell, Deck-bar, McCormack Incorporated (the"Plans"), filed in the condominiumFloor Plan Cabinet of the aforesaidrecords, together with all the right, titleand interest appurtenant to the Proper-ty and the appurtenances thereto un-der the Declarations, and the Declara-tions, the Site Plan and the Plans areincorporated herein and made a partthereof by this reference. The con-veyance of the Property includes theconveyance of the undivided 1/33 in-terest in the "common elements" ofKings Point Condominium, as suchterms is defined in the Declaration,subject, however, to the reduction ofsuch undivided interest if, as and whenadditional property is submitted to theprovisions of the Declaration pursuantto Section 2, of Article III hereof. This conveyance is made SUBJECTTO the following: 1. All of the provisions of the Declara-tion and all the privileges, restrictions,reservations, limitations, conditions,options, agreements, uses, ease-ments, assessments and provisionsset forth or incorporated by referencetherein, as now or hereafter amended,including without limitation the Articlesof Incorporation and By-Laws of KingsPoint Condominium Association, Inc.and those matters shown by said SitePlans, all of which are madecovenants running with the propertyand binding on Grantee, whose accep-tance of this deed is evidenced of theagreement of Grantee to observe andbe bound thereby. 2. The provisions of the Georgia Con-dominium Act (GA.Laws 1975, Pages609-671, Ga. Code Ann. Chapter 85-16E), which, by acceptance of thisdeed, Grantees ordinances and regu-lations applicable of the Property. 3. State and County ad valorem realproperty taxes and assessments forthe current calendar year if not yet dueand payable and for subsequent years.4. Easement Agreement dated 8/16/78among Kingwood Inc., Inc. JohnBowles, Franklin 0. Briese, DavidClark, J. Dixon Phillips, Jr., Terry San-ford, W.J. Smith, Jr., and Robert J.Spiller, as Trustees of Cameron-BrownInvestment Group, and Trust CompanyBank recorded in Deed Book D-7,Pages 221-227, Rabun County, Geor-gia Records. 5. Easement dated June 11, 1979,from Trust Company Bank at King-wood Inn., Inc., recorded in Deed BookD-7, Pages 228-232, Rabun County,Georgia Records.The debt secured by said SecurityDeed has been and is hereby declareddue because of, among other possibleevents of default, failure to pay the in-debtedness as and when due and inthe manner provided in the Note andSecurity Deed. The debt remaining indefault, this sale will be made for thepurpose of paying the same and all ex-penses of this sale, as provided in Se-curity Deed and by law, including attor-ney's fees (notice of intent to collect at-torney's fees having been given).Citivest, Inc. can be contacted at 866-290-8795 x 212 or by writing to 425 Di-visadero St, Ste 207, San Francisco,CA 94117, to discuss possible alterna-tives to foreclosure.Said property will be sold subject toany outstanding ad valorem taxes (in-cluding taxes which are a lien, but notyet due and payable), any matterswhich might be disclosed by an accu-rate survey and inspection of the prop-erty, any assessments, liens, encum-brances, zoning ordinances, restric-tions, covenants, and matters of recordsuperior to the Security Deed first setout above.To the best knowledge and belief ofthe undersigned, the party in posses-sion of the property is M. Homes LLCor a tenant or tenants and said proper-ty is more commonly known as 251Shakespear Dr, Suite 326, Clayton,GA 30525.The sale will be conducted subject (1)to confirmation that the sale is not pro-hibited under the U.S. BankruptcyCode and (2) to final confirmation andaudit of the status of the loan with theholder of the security deed.Park Tree Investments 19, LLC, thecurrent lender as attorney in fact for M.Homes LLC. Jauregui & Lindsey, LLC244 Inverness Center Dr, Ste 200,Birmingham, AL 35242, 888-233-8845205-970-22335-10,17,24,31

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWERGEORGIA, RABUN COUNTYTHIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECTA DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OB-TAINED WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. Under and by virtue of the Power ofSale contained in a Security Deed exe-cuted by M. Homes LLC, in favor ofFIRSTCITY BANK, on July 21, 2006,said security instrument being record-ed in the Office of the Clerk of SuperiorCourt of Rabun County, Georgia, atBook: M30, Page: 674; and subse-quently modified on July 21, 2007, andsaid modification being recorded atBook N32, Page 623; and subsequent-ly transferred to MULTIBANK 2010-1SFR VENTURE, LLC; and subse-quently transferred to Park Tree In-vestments 19, LLC, conveying the af-ter-described property to secure aNote in the original principal amount of$125,000.00, with interest thereon asset forth therein, there will be sold atpublic outcry to the highest bidder forcash before the courthouse door ofRabun County, Georgia within the le-gal hours of sale on the first Tuesdayin June, 2018, the following describedproperty:All that tract or parcel of land lying andbeing in Land Lot 25 of the 4th District,Rabun County, Georgia, being Unit326, of Kings Point Condominium, asmore particularly described in that cer-tain Declaration of Condominium forKings Point Condominium (the "Decla-ration"), dated 11/30/78, recorded inDeed Book D-7, Pages 261-300,Rabun County, Georgia Records, andas shown on the As-Build Site Plan forKings Point condominium (the "SitePlan"), dated 5/18/79, and prepared byT. Lamar Edwards, Registered LandSurveyor, Lamar Edwards & Asso-ciates, Inc. recorded in CondominiumPlat Book 1, Page 261, aforesaidrecords and on certain architecturalplans prepared by David Newton, Ar-chitect, as modified and supplementedby plans prepared by Locatell, Deck-bar, McCormack Incorporated (the"Plans"), filed in the condominiumFloor Plan Cabinet of the aforesaidrecords, together with all the right, titleand interest appurtenant to the Proper-ty and the appurtenances thereto un-der the Declarations, and the Declara-tions, the Site Plan and the Plans areincorporated herein and made a partthereof by this reference. The con-veyance of the Property includes theconveyance of the undivided 1/33 in-terest in the "common elements" ofKings Point Condominium, as suchterms is defined in the Declaration,subject, however, to the reduction ofsuch undivided interest if, as and whenadditional property is submitted to theprovisions of the Declaration pursuantto Section 2, of Article III hereof. This conveyance is made SUBJECTTO the following: 1. All of the provisions of the Declara-tion and all the privileges, restrictions,reservations, limitations, conditions,options, agreements, uses, ease-ments, assessments and provisionsset forth or incorporated by referencetherein, as now or hereafter amended,including without limitation the Articlesof Incorporation and By-Laws of KingsPoint Condominium Association, Inc.and those matters shown by said SitePlans, all of which are madecovenants running with the propertyand binding on Grantee, whose accep-tance of this deed is evidenced of theagreement of Grantee to observe andbe bound thereby. 2. The provisions of the Georgia Con-dominium Act (GA.Laws 1975, Pages609-671, Ga. Code Ann. Chapter 85-16E), which, by acceptance of thisdeed, Grantees ordinances and regu-lations applicable of the Property. 3. State and County ad valorem realproperty taxes and assessments forthe current calendar year if not yet dueand payable and for subsequent years.4. Easement Agreement dated 8/16/78among Kingwood Inc., Inc. JohnBowles, Franklin 0. Briese, DavidClark, J. Dixon Phillips, Jr., Terry San-ford, W.J. Smith, Jr., and Robert J.Spiller, as Trustees of Cameron-BrownInvestment Group, and Trust CompanyBank recorded in Deed Book D-7,Pages 221-227, Rabun County, Geor-gia Records. 5. Easement dated June 11, 1979,from Trust Company Bank at King-wood Inn., Inc., recorded in Deed BookD-7, Pages 228-232, Rabun County,Georgia Records.The debt secured by said SecurityDeed has been and is hereby declareddue because of, among other possibleevents of default, failure to pay the in-debtedness as and when due and inthe manner provided in the Note andSecurity Deed. The debt remaining indefault, this sale will be made for thepurpose of paying the same and all ex-penses of this sale, as provided in Se-curity Deed and by law, including attor-ney's fees (notice of intent to collect at-torney's fees having been given).Citivest, Inc. can be contacted at 866-290-8795 x 212 or by writing to 425 Di-visadero St, Ste 207, San Francisco,CA 94117, to discuss possible alterna-tives to foreclosure.Said property will be sold subject toany outstanding ad valorem taxes (in-cluding taxes which are a lien, but notyet due and payable), any matterswhich might be disclosed by an accu-rate survey and inspection of the prop-erty, any assessments, liens, encum-brances, zoning ordinances, restric-tions, covenants, and matters of recordsuperior to the Security Deed first setout above.To the best knowledge and belief ofthe undersigned, the party in posses-sion of the property is M. Homes LLCor a tenant or tenants and said proper-ty is more commonly known as 251Shakespear Dr, Suite 326, Clayton,GA 30525.The sale will be conducted subject (1)to confirmation that the sale is not pro-hibited under the U.S. BankruptcyCode and (2) to final confirmation andaudit of the status of the loan with theholder of the security deed.Park Tree Investments 19, LLC, thecurrent lender as attorney in fact for M.Homes LLC. Jauregui & Lindsey, LLC244 Inverness Center Dr, Ste 200,Birmingham, AL 35242, 888-233-8845205-970-22335-10,17,24,31

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWERGEORGIA, RABUN COUNTY THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECTA DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OB-TAINED WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE. Under and by virtue of the Power ofSale contained in a Security Deed giv-en by Beverly Harden to MortgageElectronic Registration Systems, Inc.as nominee for Primary Capital Advi-sors LC, its successors and assigns,dated April 21, 2006, recorded in DeedBook Y29, Page 4, Rabun County,Georgia Records, as last transferred toMTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P. by assign-ment recorded in Deed Book W42,Page 388, Rabun County, GeorgiaRecords, conveying the after-de-scribed property to secure a Note inthe original principal amount of FOURHUNDRED SEVENTEEN THOU-SAND AND 0/100 DOLLARS($417,000.00), with interest thereon asset forth therein, there will be sold atpublic outcry to the highest bidder forcash before the courthouse door ofRabun County, Georgia, or at suchplace as may be lawfully designatedas an alternative, within the legal hoursof sale on the first Tuesday in June,2018, the following described property:SEE EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE APART HEREOF The debt secured by said SecurityDeed has been and is hereby declareddue because of, among other possibleevents of default, failure to pay the in-debtedness as and when due and inthe manner provided in the Note andSecurity Deed. The debt remaining in default, this salewill be made for the purpose of payingthe same and all expenses of this sale,as provided in the Security Deed andby law, including attorney's fees (no-tice of intent to collect attorney's feeshaving been given). Said property will be sold subject toany outstanding ad valorem taxes (in-cluding taxes which are a lien, but notyet due and payable), any matterswhich might be disclosed by an accu-rate survey and inspection of the prop-erty, any assessments, liens, encum-brances, zoning ordinances, restric-tions, covenants, and matters of recordsuperior to the Security Deed first setout above. MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P.is the holder of the Security Deed tothe property in accordance with OCGA§ 44-14-162.2. The entity that has fullauthority to negotiate, amend, andmodify all terms of the mortgage withthe debtor is: Shellpoint Mortgage Ser-vicing, 55 Beattie Place, Suite 110,Greenville, SC 29601 (800) 539-0267.

To the best knowledge and belief ofthe undersigned, the party in posses-sion of the property is Beverly Hardenand Primary Capital Advisors LC or atenant or tenants and said property ismore commonly known as 1007 BearGap Rd, Lakemont, Georgia 30552. The sale will be conducted subject (1)to confirmation that the sale is not pro-hibited under the U.S. BankruptcyCode and (2) to final confirmation andaudit of the status of the loan with theholder of the security deed. MTGLQINVESTORS, L.P. as Attorney in Factfor Beverly Harden, McCalla RaymerLeibert Pierce, LLC, 1544 Old Alaba-ma Road, Roswell, Georgia 30076www.foreclosurehotline.net EXHIBIT “A” All of the leasehold interest in and toall that tract or parcel of land lying andbeing in Land Lot 129 of the 13th LandDistrict of Rabun County, Georgia, andbeing designated as Georgia PowerCompany Lease Lot 39 Area 1 of LakeRabun Recreational Development con-taining 1.62 acres as shown upon thatcertain plat of survey prepared byWilliam F Rolader, Georgia RegisteredLand Surveyor No. 2042, dated Jan-uary 15, 2004, revised April 19, 2006,which is recorded in the office of theclerk of Rabun Superior Court in PlatBook 56, page 291. Reference is hadand made to said plat and record ofthe same for a full and complete de-scription of the herein described prop-erty. There is also conveyed herewithall improvements, buildings and struc-tures located on the above-referencedGeorgia Power lease lot. MR/ved6/5/18 Our file no. 5747014 – FT185-10,17,24,31


STATE OF GEORGIAIN THE INTEREST OF: D.G.Sex: FemaleDOB: 6/24/17CASE#2017-JU-0071CHILD UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE


TO: LILY WILSON, mother of theabove-named child By Order for Service by Publicationdated April 11, 2018, you are herebynotified that on February 14, 2018,Rabun County Department of Familyand Children Services, Georgia De-partment of Human Services, filed aPetition for Temporary Custodyagainst you as to the above-namedchild alleging that the child is depen-dent.You are required to file with the Clerkof Juvenile Court, and to serve uponSpecial Attorney General Richard W.Highsmith, an answer in writing withinsixty (60) days of the date of the Orderfor Service by Publication.This Court will conduct a final hearingupon the allegations of the Petition forTemporary Custody (dependency)against you on June 13, 2018, at 9:00a.m. at the Rabun County Courthouse,Clayton, Georgia.The child and other parties involvedmay be represented by a lawyer at allstages of the case. If you want alawyer, you may hire your own lawyerimmediately. If you cannot afford alawyer, you may ask for a lawyer to beappointed to represent you. The Courtwould inquire into your financial cir-cumstances and may appoint a lawyerto represent you. If you want a lawyerappointed to represent you, you mustlet the Court or the officer of this Courthandling this case know that you wanta lawyer immediately.WINTESS, the honorable B. NicoleCarswell, Judge of said Court, this the11th day of April, 2018.Filed in Office of Clerk Juvenile Court,Rabun County, Georgia. This 11th dayof April, 2018. Holly E. Henry-Perry,Clerk.4-19,26, 5-3,10


STATE OF GEORGIAIN THE INTEREST OF: D.LSex: FemaleDOB: 12/9/04CASE#2018-JU-0004CHILD UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE


TO: CARLA JOWERS a.k.a. CARLALOVELL, mother of the above-named-child By Order for Service by Publicationdated March 19, 2018, you are herebynotified that on February 14, 2018,Rabun County Department of Familyand Children Services, Georgia De-partment of Human Services, filed aPetition for Temporary Custodyagainst you as to the above-namedchild alleging that the child is depen-dent.You are required to file with the Clerkof Juvenile Court, and to serve uponSpecial Attorney General Richard W.Highsmith, an answer in writing withinsixty (60) days of the date of the Orderfor Service by Publication.This Court will conduct a final hearingupon the allegations of the Petition forTemporary Custody (dependency)against you on June 13, 2018, at 9:00a.m. at the Rabun County Courthouse,Clayton, Georgia.The child and other parties involvedmay be represented by a lawyer at allstages of the case. If you want alawyer, you may hire your own lawyerimmediately. If you cannot afford alawyer, you may ask for a lawyer to beappointed to represent you. The Courtwould inquire into your financial cir-cumstances and may appoint a lawyerto represent you. If you want a lawyerappointed to represent you, you mustlet the Court or the officer of this Courthandling this case know that you wanta lawyer immediately.WINTESS, the honorable B. NicoleCarswell, Judge of said Court, this the19th day of March, 2018.Filed in Office of Clerk Juvenile Court,Rabun County, Georgia. This 19th dayof March, 2018. Holly E. Henry-Perry,Clerk.4-19,26, 5-3,10

STATE OF GEORGIACOUNTY OF RABUNNOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWERUnder and by virtue of the power ofsale contained in a Security Deed fromJOHN A. GARCELON and BEATRIZE. GARCELON to UNITED COMMU-NITY BANK, dated July 9, 2013,recorded October 3, 2013, in DeedBook H40, Page 51, Rabun County,Georgia records, said Security Deedbeing given to secure a Note fromJOHN A. GARCELON and BEATRIZE. GARCELON dated July 9, 2013, inthe original principal amount of TwentySix Thousand One Hundred SeventyFive and 00/100 ($26,175.00) Dollars,with interest due thereon on the unpaidbalance until paid; there will be sold bythe undersigned at public outcry to thehighest bidder for cash before theCourthouse door at Rabun County,Georgia, within the legal hours of saleon the first Tuesday in June, 2018, thefollowing described property:All that tract or parcel of land lying andbeing in Land Lot 6 of the 1st Districtof Rabun County, Georgia, being LotSixty-Three (63) containing 0.555acres, more or less, Phase 2, Unit 6,Block J of Waterfall Club, and moreparticularly described upon that certainplat of survey dated 06/11/13 by LandEngineering, Inc., Mitchell J. PaulkGRLS No. 2775, as recorded in PlatBook 62, Pages 73-75, (Plat) RabunCounty, Georgia records, which de-scription is incorporated herein by ref-erence and made a part hereof.The property is conveyed subject tothe setback lines as shown on afore-said Plat.The property is conveyed subject tothe 10 utility easements as shown onaforesaid Plat.The property is conveyed subject tothe Irrevocable Easement Agreementrecorded in Deed Book H39, Pages 1-56, Rabun County, Georgia records.The property is conveyed subject tothe Irrevocable Easement Agreementfor Access, Use and Enjoyment, Rightof First Offer and Restrictive Covenantas recorded in Deed Book H39, Pages57-114, and re-recorded in Deed BookN39, Pages 215-270, Rabun County,Georgia records.The property is conveyed subject toingress and egress easement that be-gins on Bent Grass Way at the bound-ary line between Lot 64 and Lot 63.Said easement shall run along theboundary line between Lot 64 and Lot63, Lot 65 and Lot 63, and Lot 66 andLot 68. Said easement shall serve theaforesaid lots.The debt secured by said SecurityDeed has been and is hereby declareddue because of, among other possibleevents of default, failure to pay the in-debtedness as and when due and inthe manner provided in the Note andSecurity Deed. The debt remaining indefault, this sale will be made for thepurpose of paying the same and all ex-penses of this sale, as provided in theSecurity Deed and by law, including at-torney's fees (notice of intent to collectattorney's fees having been given).Said property will be sold subject toany outstanding ad valorem taxes (in-cluding taxes which are a lien, but notyet due and payable), any matterswhich might be disclosed by an accu-rate survey and inspection of the prop-erty, any assessments, liens, ease-ments, encumbrances, zoning ordi-nances, restrictions, covenants, andmatters of record superior to the Secu-rity Deed first set out above.To the best knowledge and belief ofthe undersigned, the party in posses-sion of the property is JOHN A.GARCELON and BEATRIZ E.GARCELON or a tenant or tenants.UNITED COMMUNITY BANK, as at-torney in Fact for JOHN A.GARCELON and BEATRIZ E.GARCELON. L. Lou Allen, Stites &Harbison, PLLC, 520 West Main StreetBlue Ridge, Georgia 30513, (706) 632-7923, File No. 7484A-03860THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TOCOLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED WILL BE USEDFOR THAT PURPOSE.5-10,17,24,31

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OFRABUN COUNTY

STATE OF GEORGIAIN RE: ESTATE OF Marilyn JuneSchumacher, DECEASEDESTATE NO. 4460

NOTICEIN RE: Petition for Discharge of Per-sonal RepresentativeTO: the beneficiaries under the will,and to whom it may concern:This is to notify you to file objection, ifthere is any, to the above-referencedPetition, in this Court on or before May21, 2018.BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objec-tions to the Petition must be in writing,setting forth the grounds of any suchobjections. All objections should besworn to before a notary public or be-fore a Probate Court Clerk, and filingfees must be tendered with your objec-tions, unless you qualify to file as anindigent party. Contact Probate Courtpersonnel for the required amount offiling fees. If any objections are filed, ahearing will be scheduled at a laterdate. If no objections are filed, the Pe-tition may be granted without a hear-ing.Lillian W. Garrett, Judge of the ProbateCourt By: Savannah B. Dixon, Clerk ofthe Probate Court, 25 CourthouseSquare, Suite 215, Clayton, GA 30525,Telephone Number: 706-782-36145-10

IN THE PROBATE COURT OFRABUN COUNTY

STATE OF GEORGIAIN RE: ESTATE OF Robert EdwardSchumacher, DECEASEDESTATE NO. 4459

NOTICEIN RE: Petition for Discharge of Per-sonal RepresentativeTO: the beneficiaries under the will,and to whom it may concern:This is to notify you to file objection, ifthere is any, to the above-referencedPetition, in this Court on or before May21, 2018.BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objec-tions to the Petition must be in writing,setting forth the grounds of any suchobjections. All objections should besworn to before a notary public or be-fore a Probate Court Clerk, and filingfees must be tendered with your objec-tions, unless you qualify to file as anindigent party. Contact Probate Courtpersonnel for the required amount offiling fees. If any objections are filed, ahearing will be scheduled at a laterdate. If no objections are filed, the Pe-tition may be granted without a hear-ing. Lillian W. Garrett, Judge of the ProbateCourt By: Savannah B. Dixon, Clerk ofthe Probate Court, 25 CourthouseSquare, Suite 215, Clayton, GA 30525,Telephone Number: 706-782-36145-10

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER

OF THE CITY OF SKY VALLEY,GEORGIA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pur-suant to powers conferred under TheMunicipal Home Rule Act of 1965, theCity Council of the City of Sky Valley,Georgia, is considering an ordinancewhich will amend Sections 2.10, 2.21,and 3.11 of the Sky Valley City Charterby changing the description of theMayor as being a part of the legislativeauthority and to change the authoriza-tion that allowed the Mayor to vote, un-less it is in the event of a tie, as wellchanging the number of memberspresent to constitute a quorum. Cur-rently, the Mayor is listed as part of theexecutive and legislative authority andis allowed to vote on all matters beforethe city council. Also, the current quorum to conductmeetings is four members. If adopted,the proposed amendment would onlyallow elected city council members beconsidered part of the legislative au-thority of the city and the Mayor wouldnot be allowed to vote, unless the voteis required to break a tie vote by thecity council. Also, the number of council membersrequired for a quorum would be threemembers. A copy of the proposed amendment ison file in the Office of the Sky ValleyCity Clerk at Sky Valley City Hall, 3444Hwy. 246, Sky Valley, Georgia 30537,and in the Office of the Clerk of the Su-perior Court of Rabun County, 25Courthouse Square, Clayton, Georgia30525, for the purpose of examinationand inspection by the public. The SkyValley city clerk shall furnish anyone,upon written request, a copy of theproposed amendment. The city council intends to place theproposed amendment on first readingat the regular May meeting, which willbe held on May 22, 2018, beginning at10 a.m., and to vote on approving theproposed amendment at the regularJune meeting, which will be held onJune 26, 2018, beginning at 10 a.m.5-3,10,17

DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXSALE

Under and by virtue of certain tax Fi.Fa.s issued by the TaxCommissioner/Deputy Clerk of City ofSky Valley, Rabun County, Geor-gia, in favor of the State of Georgiaand County of Rabun, and the City ofSky Valley, against the followingnamed persons and the property asdescribed next to their respectivename(s). There will be sold for cash orcertified funds at public outcry, beforethe Courthouse door in Clayton,Rabun County, Georgia, between thelegal hours of sale, on the first Tues-day in June, 2018, the same beingJune 5th, 2018, and continuing onJune 6th, 2018, if necessary betweenthe legal hours of sale, 10:00 AM and4:00 PM. The below listed and de-scribed properties, or as much thereofas will satisfy the State, County, andCity tax execution on the respective in-dividual and property. The property(ies) hereinafter described have beenlevied on as the property of the per-sons whose names immediately pre-cede the property description. Each ofthe respective parcels of property arelocated in City of Sky Valley, RabunCounty, State of Georgia. The yearsfor which said Fi. Fa.s are issued andlevied are stated opposite the name ofthe owner in each case. Each defen-dant and tenant in possession, if appli-cable, has been notified of levy timeand place of sale. Purchaser shall payfor title, all transfer costs, all taxes, ad-vertising costs and recording fees. Anymobile home(s) situated on the parcelsare excluded from sale unless other-wise noted. Any mobile home includedwill be considered a fixture of the prop-erty. All redemption rights given to theland will apply to the mobile home.

Map & Parcel: 047B046Defendant in Fi Fa: Forton, CharlesCurrent Record Holder: Forton,Charles & JoanCRH Address: 2759 Privada Drive,The Villages, FL 32162Amount Due: $ 740.51Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: G12/420Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, City ofSky Valley, County of Rabun, LandLots 170 & 171, 2nd District. Being Lot290, of Ridgepole Area, Part 10, SkyValley Subdivision. As shown in PlatBook 16, Page 169. Or as further de-scribed in Deed Book G12, Page 420.Being known as Tax Map & Parcel047B046, Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 047B113ADefendant in Fi Fa: Rabun Resort In-vestors LLCCurrent Record Holder: Rabun ResortInvestors II LLCCRH Address: 8000 Capps FerryRoad, Douglasville, GA 30135Amount Due: $ 415.76Tax Years Due: 2017Deed Book: X37/501Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lots 171 & 194, 2ndDistrict, being 135.34 acres, more orless. Being Tract A. As shown in PlatBook 53, Page 187. Or as further de-scribed in Deed Book X37, Page 501. Being known as Tax Map & Parcel047B113A, Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 047D059Defendant in Fi Fa: Equity Trust CoFBO J Boshart IRACurrent Record Holder: Equity TrustCompany Custodian FBO John DBoshart IRACRH Address: PO Box 451340, West-lake, OH 44145Amount Due: $ 470.71Tax Years Due: 2017Deed Book: D41/181Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lots 166 & 171, 2ndDistrict, being 10.80 acres, more orless. Being Lots 12 & 13, Section C ofRidgepole Estates Sky Valley Subdivi-sion. As shown in Plat Book 28, Page86. Or as further described in DeedBook D41, Page 181. Being known asTax Map & Parcel 047D059, RabunCounty, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 058A032Defendant in Fi Fa: Road Runner Re-sortsCurrent Record Holder: Mud Creek In-vestments LLCCRH Address: 8000 Capps FerryRoad, Douglasville, GA 30135 - 6525Amount Due: $ 314.47Tax Years Due: 2017Deed Book: E34/694Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lots 195 & 196, 2ndDistrict, being 0.08 acres, more orless. As shown in Plat Book 53, Page191. Or as further described as a por-tion of that tract in Deed Book E34,Page 694. Being known as Tax Map &Parcel 058A032, Rabun County, Geor-gia.

Map & Parcel: 058A091Defendant in Fi Fa: Deaver, Jeanne HCurrent Record Holder: Deaver,Jeanne HCRH Address: 475 Mt Vernon High-way NE Apartment A208, Atlanta, GA30328Amount Due: $ 419.93Tax Years Due: 2017Deed Book: P22/469Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 196, 2nd District.Being Lot 106, Part 4 of North WoodsArea Sky Valley Subdivision. Asshown in Plat Book 8, Page 241. Or asfurther described in Deed Book P22,Page 469. Being known as Tax Map &Parcel 058A091, Rabun County, Geor-gia.

Map & Parcel: 058A134Defendant in Fi Fa: Adams, A WCurrent Record Holder: Adams, A WCRH Address: 612 New Haven Court,Fripp Island, SC 29920Amount Due: $ 379.44Tax Years Due: 2017Deed Book: A5/57Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 195, 2nd District.Being Lot 7, Part 3 of Upper MeadowsArea Sky Valley Subdivision. Asshown in Plat Book 8, Page 144. Or asfurther described in Deed Book A5,Page 57. Being known as Tax Map &Parcel 058A134, Rabun County, Geor-gia.

Map & Parcel: 058A254Defendant in Fi Fa: Mud Creek Invest-ments LLCCurrent Record Holder: The AkolaProject IncCRH Address: 2111 Commerce StreetDallas, TN 75201Amount Due: $ 314.57Tax Years Due: 2017Deed Book: G35/3, E43/395Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, City of Sky Valley, Land Lot195, 2nd District, being 0.42 acres,more or less. Being Lot 10, Part 2 ofUpper Meadows Area Sky Valley Sub-division. As shown in Plat Book 56,Page 46. Or as further described inDeed Book G35, Page 3 & Deed BookE43, Page 395. Being known as TaxMap & Parcel 058A254, Rabun Coun-ty, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 058A265Defendant in Fi Fa: Smith, DamianCurrent Record Holder: Smith, DamianCRH Address: 980 Vista View PlaceCleveland, GA 30528Amount Due: $ 416.01Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: H43/491Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 195, 2nd District.Being Lot 8, Part 3 of Upper MeadowsArea Sky Valley Subdivision. Asshown in Plat Book 8, Page 144. Or asfurther described in Deed Book H43,Page 491. Being known as Tax Map &Parcel 058A265, Rabun County, Geor-gia.

Map & Parcel: 058A375Defendant in Fi Fa: D'Angelo, CarolCurrent Record Holder: D'Angelo, Car-ol Jean ManningCRH Address: 763 Sky High Drive#258, Dillard, GA 30537Amount Due: $ 1,377.06Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016, 2015,2014Deed Book: W26/513; W26/520;W26/522Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 196, 2nd District.Being Lot 127, Part 5, of South WoodsArea, Sky Valley Subdivision. Asshown in Plat Book 8, Page 190. Or asfurther described as a portion of thetracts in Deed Book W26, Page 522;Deed Book W26, Page 520 & DeedBook W26, Page 513. Being known asTax Map & Parcel 058A375, RabunCounty, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 058A450Defendant in Fi Fa: Garrett, Clarence& Garrett, Mirian ECurrent Record Holder: Garrett,Clarence & Mirian ECRH Address: 105 West FernwoodRoad, Simpsonville, SC 29681Amount Due: $ 791.56Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: F6/613Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, City of Sky Valley, Land Lot195, 2nd District. Being Lot 27, Part 3,of MidWoods Area, of the Sky ValleySubdivision. As shown in Plat Book 8,Page 194. Or as further described inDeed Book F6, Page 613. Beingknown as Tax Map & Parcel 058A450,Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 058A500ADefendant in Fi Fa: Rabun Resort In-vestors LLCCurrent Record Holder: Rabun ResortInvestors II LLCCRH Address: 8000 Capps FerryRoad, Douglasville, GA 30135Amount Due: $ 397.04Tax Years Due: 2017Deed Book: X37/501Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lots 170 & 195, 2ndDistrict, being 99.64 acres, more orless. Or as further described as Tracts"B" & "B1" in Deed Book X37, Page501. Being known as Tax Map & Par-cel 058A500A, Rabun County, Geor-gia.

Map & Parcel: 058A521ADefendant in Fi Fa: Rabun Resort In-vestors LLCCurrent Record Holder: Rabun ResortInvestors I LLCCRH Address: 8000 Capps FerryRoad, Douglasville, GA 30135Amount Due: $ 327.47Tax Years Due: 2017Deed Book: X37/509Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lots 170, 171 & 194,2nd District, being 19.08 acres, moreor less. Being Tract C. As shown inPlat Book 53, Page 189. Or as furtherdescribed in Deed Book X37, Page509. Being known as Tax Map & Par-cel 058A521A, Rabun County, Geor-gia.

Map & Parcel: 058A570Defendant in Fi Fa: Mud Creek Invest-ments LLCCurrent Record Holder: The AkolaProject IncCRH Address: 2111 Commerce StreetDallas, TN 75201Amount Due: $ 314.57Tax Years Due: 2017Deed Book: G35/3; E43/395Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 171, 2nd District.Being Lot 57, Part 1 of Ridgepole AreaSky Valley Subdivision. As shown inPlat Book 56, Page 280. Or as furtherdescribed in Deed Book G35, Page 3& Deed Book E43, Page 395. Beingknown as Tax Map & Parcel 058A570, Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 058A572Defendant in Fi Fa: Mud Creek Invest-ments LLCCurrent Record Holder: RoadrunnerResorts LLC & Ugandan AmericanPartnership Organization Inc n/k/a TheAkola Project IncCRH Address: 975 Johnson FerryRaod Suite 450, Atlanta, GA 30342Amount Due: $ 314.57Tax Years Due: 2017Deed Book: A28/174; Y37/193Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Citya of Sky Valley, LandLot 194, 2nd District, being 0.53 acres,more or less. Being Lot 55 Part 1 ofRidgepoll Area Sky Valley Subdivision.As shown in Plat Book 54, Page 113.Or as further described in Deed BookA28, Page 174 & Deed Book Y37,Page 193. Being known as Tax Map &Parcel 058A572, Rabun County, Geor-gia.

Map & Parcel: 058C025BDefendant in Fi Fa: Anderson, James& Susan & Dorsett, Stephen & Mar-garetCurrent Record Holder: Aceia LLC;Alexis Group Int'l LLC & Dorsett,Stephen & MargaretCRH Address: 19325 Aqua SpringsDrive, Lutz, FL 33558 - 9709Amount Due: $ 513.50Tax Years Due: 2017Deed Book: P25/280, Y24/117,K34/42, K34/45, K34/47Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 170, 2nd District,being 5.45 acres, more or less. BeingLot 25, Section E of Ridgepole EstatesSubdivision. As shown in Plat Book28, Page 88. Or as further described inDeed Book P25, Page 280; DeedBook Y24, Page 117; Deed Book K34,Page 42; Deed Book K34, Page 45 &Deed Book K34, Page 47. Beingknown as Tax Map & Parcel058C025B, Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 058C051Defendant in Fi Fa: Mud Creek Invest-ments LLCCurrent Record Holder: Mud Creek In-vestments LLCCRH Address: 8000 Capps FerryRoad, Douglasville, GA 30135 - 6525Amount Due: $ 314.57Tax Years Due: 2017Deed Book: G35/3Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, City of Sky Valley, Land Lot170, 2nd District, being 0.38 acres,more or less. Being Lot 246, Part 9 ofRidgepole Area Sky Valley Subdivi-sion. As shown in Plat Book 52, Page198. Or as further described in DeedBook G35, Page 3. Being known asTax Map & Parcel 058C051, RabunCounty, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 058C079Defendant in Fi Fa: Summers, W L &Summers, Edna CCurrent Record Holder: Summers, W L& Edna C Estates & Heirs Known &Unknown ofCRH Address: PO Box 2817, LakeCity, FL 32055Amount Due: $ 419.93Tax Years Due: 2017Deed Book: O9/558Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 170, 2nd District.Being Lot 155, Part 2 of RidgepoleArea Sky Valley Subdivision. Asshown in Plat Book 16, Page 31. Or asfurther described in Deed Book O9,Page 558. Being known as Tax Map &Parcel 058C079, Rabun County, Geor-gia.

Map & Parcel: 058C179Defendant in Fi Fa: Dear, Arthur Tyrrel& Roxanna BCurrent Record Holder: Dear, ArthurTyrrel & Roxanna BCRH Address: 105 Vitality CircleOrmond Beach, FL 32174Amount Due: $ 366.44Tax Years Due: 2017Deed Book: S16/437Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lots 169 & 170, 2ndDistrict. Being Lot 30, of Alex MountainArea Sky Valley Subdivision. Asshown in Plat Book 18, Page 232. Oras further described in Deed BookS16, Page 437. Being known as TaxMap & Parcel 058C179, Rabun Coun-ty, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 058C273Defendant in Fi Fa: Sky Valley In-vestors LLCCurrent Record Holder: Sky Valley In-vestors LLCCRH Address: 8000 Capps FerryRoad, Douglasville, GA 30135 - 6525Amount Due: $ 338.89Tax Years Due: 2017Deed Book: T36/257Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lots 168, 169 & 170,2nd District, being 153.56 acres, moreor less. As shown in Plat Book 53,Page 198 & Plat Book 53, Page 195.Or as further describedas Tract U & Lin Deed Book T36, Page 257. Beingknown as Tax Map & Parcel 058C273,Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 058D010FDefendant in Fi Fa: Dear, Arthur Tyrrel& Roxanna BCurrent Record Holder: Dear, ArthurTyrrel & Roxanna BCRH Address: 105 Vitality Circle, Or-mond Beach, FL 32174Amount Due: $ 805.98Tax Years Due: 2017Deed Book: C28/503Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 169, 2nd District.Being Unit F, of Tunberry Condomini-ums of Sky Valley Subdivision. Or asfurther described in Deed Book C28,Page 503. Being known as Tax Map &Parcel 058D010F, Rabun County,Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 058D026Defendant in Fi Fa: Lau, ConradCurrent Record Holder: Lau, Conrad CCRH Address: 221 Blue Cedar Road, Irmo, SC 29063Amount Due: $ 446.65Tax Years Due: 2017Deed Book: W24/69Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 168, 2nd District.Being Lot 20, Part 1 of Flint Knob AreaSubdivision. As shown in Plat Book16, Page 189. Or as further describedin Deed Book W24, Page 69. Beingknown as Tax Map & Parcel 058D026,Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 058D042Defendant in Fi Fa: Armstrong, WilliamCurrent Record Holder: Jeffrey MooreRoth IRA 82 168032CRH Address: 7250 Highway 57,Counce, TN 38326Amount Due: $ 393.21Tax Years Due: 2017Deed Book: D44/153Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 1688, 2nd District.Being Lot 4, Part 1 of Flint Knob AreaSky Valley Subdivision. As shown inPlat Book 16, Page 189. Or as furtherdescribed in Deed Book D44, Page189. Being known as Tax Map & Par-cel 058D042, Rabun County, Georgia.

Alyssa MullinsTax Commissioner / Deputy ClerkDeed Book: Refers to Deed Recordslocated in the Rabun County Court-house, Clerk of Superior Courts Officewhere property is more fully described.4C-2-265-10,17,24,31



















































RABUN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION

NOTICE OF HEARING TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND

PARTIESA hearing will be held in the RabunCounty Courthouse at 6:00 p.m. beforethe Rabun County Planning Commis-sion on the 29th day of May 2018, con-cerning a Proposed variance from"Rabun County Code of OrdinancesChapter 56 Zoning." This hearing isheld under the authority granted by Ar-ticle XII of said Ordinance.The purpose of said hearing is to re-ceive comments on the variance pro-posedBy Jeff & Holly Cantrell concerningsetback requirements. Property is 1.82acres located at 2109 E Wildcat Road,tax parcel LB03 104L, Land Lot 106,and Land District 5. Plat is available toview in the Rabun County Planningand Zoning Office.At the hearing any interested partiesmay present data, make a statementor offer a viewpoint or argument eitherorally or in writing. Lengthy statementsshall be submitted in writing for the of-ficial record. Oral statements shall beconcise to afford all an opportunity tobe heard.Boyce Speed, ChairmanRabun County Planning Commission5-3,10

RABUN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS


PARTIESA hearing will be held in the RabunCounty Courthouse at 6:00 before theRabun County Board of Commission-ers on the 22nd day of May, 2018 con-cerning a proposed amendment to the“RABUN COUNTY OFFICIAL ZON-ING ORDINANCE”. This hearing isheld under the authority granted by Ar-ticle XIV of said Ordinance.For the purpose of Larry Gipson re-questing a variance to rezone 2 acresResidential (R-1) to Commercial Busi-ness (C-B) located at 7177 Old 441South Tax Parcel 045C 070 Land lot27 in the 5th Land District for use of ashop. At the hearing any interestedparties may present data, make astatement or offer a viewpoint or argu-ment, either orally or in writing.Lengthy statements shall be submittedin writing for the official record. Oralstatements shall be concise to affordall an opportunity to be heard.RABUN COUNTY BOARD OF COM-MISSIONERS5-3,10,17



PARTIESA hearing will be held in the RabunCounty Courthouse at 6:00 before theRabun County Board of Commission-ers on the 22nd day of May, 2018 con-cerning a proposed amendment to the“RABUN COUNTY OFFICIAL ZON-ING ORDINANCE”. This hearing isheld under the authority granted by Ar-ticle XIV of said Ordinance.For the purpose of LSCG Fund 6, LLCrequesting a variance to allow smallerlots then what is allowable for tax par-cel LB09 009 Land Lot 31 in the 13thLand District. At the hearing any inter-ested parties may present data, makea statement or offer a viewpoint or ar-gument, either orally or in writing.Lengthy statements shall be submittedin writing for the official record. Oralstatements shall be concise to affordall an opportunity to be heard.RABUN COUNTY BOARD OF COM-MISSIONERS5-3,10,17



PARTIESA hearing will be held in the RabunCounty Courthouse at 6:00 before theRabun County Board of Commission-ers on the 22nd day of May, 2018 con-cerning a proposed amendment to the“RABUN COUNTY OFFICIAL ZON-ING ORDINANCE”. This hearing isheld under the authority granted by Ar-ticle XIV of said Ordinance.For the purpose of Rick & LaurenWeaver requesting a variance to re-zone 2.2 acres from Agricultural (A) toCommercial Business (C-B) located atHwy 246 Dillard, GA Tax Parcel 047A057 land lot 191 in the 2nd Land Dis-trict for an agricultural tourism destina-tion which would include a café, eventspace and retail store. At the hearingany interested parties may presentdata, make a statement or offer a view-point or argument, either orally or inwriting. Lengthy statements shall besubmitted in writing for the officialrecord. Oral statements shall be con-cise to afford all an opportunity to beheard.RABUN COUNTY BOARD OF COM-MISSIONERS5-3,10,17


Under and by virtue of certain tax Fi.Fa.s issued by the Tax Commission-er of Rabun County, Georgia, in fa-vor of the State of Georgia and Countyof Rabun County, against the followingnamed persons and the property asdescribed next to their respectivename(s). There will be sold for cash orcertified funds at public outcry, beforethe Courthouse door in Clayton,Rabun County, Georgia, between thelegal hours of sale, on the first Tues-day in June, 2018, the same beingJune 5th, 2018, and continuing onJune 6th, 2018, if necessary betweenthe legal hours of sale, 10:00 AM and4:00 PM. The below listed and de-scribed properties, or as much thereofas will satisfy the State and County taxexecution on the respective individualand property. The property (ies) here-inafter described have been levied onas the property of the persons whosenames immediately precede the prop-erty description. Each of the respectiveparcels of property are located inRabun County, State of Georgia. Theyears for which said Fi. Fa.s are is-sued and levied are stated oppositethe name of the owner in each case.Each defendant and tenant in posses-sion, if applicable, has been notified oflevy time and place of sale. Purchasershall pay for title, all transfer costs, alltaxes, advertising costs and recordingfees. Any mobile home(s) situated onthe parcels are excluded from sale un-less otherwise noted. Any mobilehome included will be considered a fix-ture of the property. All redemptionrights given to the land will apply to themobile home.

Map & Parcel: 013034Defendant in Fi Fa: Hudgins, CynthiaLeigh GarrettCurrent Record Holder: Hudgins, Cyn-thia Leigh GarrettCRH Address: 345 Garrett Lane, Clay-ton, GA 30525Amount Due: $ 577.62Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: N14/468Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 26, 1st District, be-ing 3.15 acres, more or less. As shownin Plat Book 34, Page 29. Or as furtherdescribed in Deed Book N14, Page468. Being known as Tax Map & Par-cel 013034, Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 021060ADefendant in Fi Fa: Holcomb, TracyLynnCurrent Record Holder: Holcomb, Tra-cy LynnCRH Address: 102 Louing Creek TrailClayton, GA 30525Amount Due: $ 682.68Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: A 41/32Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 38, 1st District, be-ing 1.14 acres, more or less. As shownas "Reynolds" & Tract 3 in Plat Book61, Page 106. Or as further describedin Deed Book A41, Page 32. Beingknown as Tax Map & Parcel 021060A,Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 024014CDefendant in Fi Fa: Hopkins, VirginiaL. & Hopkins, Glenn C.Current Record Holder: Hopkins, Vir-ginia L. a/k/a Virginia B. HopkinsCRH Address: PO Box 124, Tiger, GA30576Amount Due: $ 2,118.67Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: Q14/654; Q14/660Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lots 60 & 71, 5th Dis-trict, being 13.39 acres, more or less.As shown as a portion of that tract inDeed Book Q14, Page 660. Or as fur-ther described in Deed Book Q14,Page 654. Less and Except: 0.50acres as described in Deed Book Z40,Page 51 & shown in Plat Book 62,Page 292. Being known as Tax Map &Parcel 024014C, Rabun County, Geor-gia.

Map & Parcel: 024014DDefendant in Fi Fa: Hopkins, Glenn C.& Virginia B. HopkinsCurrent Record Holder: Hopkins, Vir-ginia B.CRH Address: PO Box 124, Tiger, GA30576Amount Due: $ 907.00Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: X14/610Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 60, 5th District, be-ing 3.35 acres, more or less. As shownin Plat Book 33, Page 150. Or as fur-ther described in Deed Book X14,Page 610. Being known as Tax Map & Parcel 024014D, Rabun County, Geor-gia.

Map & Parcel: 030052Defendant in Fi Fa: Gaddis, Chris &TracyCurrent Record Holder: Gaddis, Chris& TracyCRH Address: 3685 Fence Road,Auburn, GA 30011Amount Due: $ 791.85Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016, 2015Deed Book: J10/338Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 97, 2nd District,being 2.00 acres, more or less. BeingTract 1C. As shown in Plat Book 24,Page 38. Or as further described inDeed Book J10, Page 338. Beingknown as Tax Map & Parcel 030052,Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 032001BDefendant in Fi Fa: Welch, BerthaSuzanne & Andrews, Gina LeighCurrent Record Holder: Welch, BerthaSuzanne & Andrews, Gina LeighCRH Address: 1252 Rainbow CreekRoad, Clayton, GA 30525Amount Due: $ 1,135.20Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: R17/431Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 19, 1st District, be-ing 0.80 acres, more or less. Or as fur-ther described in Deed Book R17,Page 431. Being known as Tax Map &Parcel 032001B, Rabun County, Geor-gia.

Map & Parcel: 032012ADefendant in Fi Fa: Carpenter, KristiCurrent Record Holder: Carpenter,Kristi B.CRH Address: 101 Carpenter Road,Clayton, GA 30525Amount Due: $ 1,428.54Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: C30/680Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lots 20 & 21, 1st Dis-trict, being 3.00 acres, more or less.As shown in Plat Book 57, Page 50. Oras further described in Deed BookC30, Page 680. Being known as TaxMap & Parcel 032012A, Rabun Coun-ty, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 032033Defendant in Fi Fa: Archuleta, GilbertThomasCurrent Record Holder: Archuleta,Gilbert ThomasCRH Address: 3332 Shorelake Drive,Tucker, GA 30084Amount Due: $ 476.60Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016, 2015Deed Book: C37/496Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 40, 2nd District.Being Lot 204. Or as further describedin Deed Book C37, Page 496. Beingknown as Tax Map & Parcel 032033,Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 038132Defendant in Fi Fa: Bethea, John R. &Bethea, Alice J.Current Record Holder: Bethea, JohnR. & Bethea, Alice J.CRH Address: 310 NW 197th AvenueHollywood, FL 33029Amount Due: $ 1,664.48Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: S30/634Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Gwinnett, Land Lot 188, 2nd District,being 3.23 acres, more or less. BeingLot SM 28, of Shadow Mountain atWynngate at Dillard Subdivision. Asshown in Plat Book 57, Page 220. Oras further described in Deed BookS30, Page 634. Being known as TaxMap & Parcel 038132, Rabun County,Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 040A073ADefendant in Fi Fa: Burrell, KristopherCurrent Record Holder: Burrell, Kristo-pherCRH Address: 1252 Rainbow CreekRoad, Clayton, GA 30525Amount Due: $ 660.29Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: Z 40/41Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Gwinnett, Land Lot 102, 2nd District,being 0.42 acres, more or less. BeingTract 2. As shown in Plat Book 62,7. Or as further described inDeed Book Z40, Page 41. Beingknown as Tax Map & Parcel040A073A, Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 040A073DDefendant in Fi Fa: Burrell, Edward,Sr.Current Record Holder: Burrell, Ed-ward, Sr. Estate & Heirs Known & Un-known ofCRH Address: 712 Wolffork ChurchRoad, Rabun Gap, GA 30568Amount Due: $ 1,167.47Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: X40/560Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Gwinnett, Land Lot 102, 2nd District,being 0.35 acres, more or less. BeingTract 1. As shown in Plat Book 62,Page 277. Or as further described inDeed Book X40, Page 560. Beingknown as Tax Map & Parcel040A073D, Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 040B056Defendant in Fi Fa: Green, Douglas E.Current Record Holder: Green, Dou-glas E.CRH Address: 691 John Beck DockinsRoad, Rabun Gap, GA 30568Amount Due: $ 407.08Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: X13/74Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Gwinnett, Land Lot 120, 2nd District.As shown in Plat Book 6, Page 243. Oras further described in Deed BookX13, Page 74. Being known as TaxMap & Parcel 040B056, Rabun Coun-ty, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 042C032Defendant in Fi Fa: Poplar Log Homes,Inc.Current Record Holder: Poplar LogHomes, Inc.CRH Address: 72560 Richard Single-tary Road, Pearl River, LA 70452Amount Due: $ 926.68Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: S18/523Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 10, 2nd District,being 4.08 acres, more or less. BeingLot 9, of Owl Mountain Retreat Subdi-vision. As shown in Plat Book 26,Page 128. Or as further described inDeed Book S18, Page 523. Beingknown as Tax Map & Parcel 042C032,Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 042C032GDefendant in Fi Fa: Poplar Log Homes,Inc.Current Record Holder: Poplar LogHomes, Inc.CRH Address: 72560 Richard Single-tary Road, Pearl River, LA 70452Amount Due: $ 922.24Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: S18/523Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 10, 2nd District,being 4.05 acres, more or less. BeingLot 8, of Owl Mountain Retreat Subdi-vision. As shown in Plat Book 26,Page 128. Or as further described inDeed Book S18, Page 523. Beingknown as Tax Map & Parcel042C032G, Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 042C032MDefendant in Fi Fa: Poplar Log Homes,Inc.Current Record Holder: Poplar LogHomes, Inc.CRH Address: 72560 Richard Single-tary Road, Pearl River, LA 70452Amount Due: $ 880.75Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: L38/531Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 10, 2nd District,being 3.09 acres, more or less. BeingLot 2, of Owl Mountain Retreat Subdi-vision. As shown in Plat Book 26,Page 128. Or as further described inDeed Book L38, Page 531. Beingknown as Tax Map & Parcel042C032M, Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 042C042ADefendant in Fi Fa: Hopper, Arlean &Hopper, KeithCurrent Record Holder: Hopper, Arlean& Hopper, Keith Estates & HeirsKnown & Unknown ofCRH Address: 1599 Highway 76 WestClayton, GA 30525Amount Due: $ 1,143.13Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: I16/100Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 19, 2nd District,being 4.00 acres, more or less. Or asfurther described in Deed Book I16,Page 100. Being known as Tax Map &Parcel 042C042A, Rabun County,Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 043B004Defendant in Fi Fa: Harvey, CatherineCurrent Record Holder: Harvey,CatherineCRH Address: 4 Bird Street, Rock Hill,SC 29730Amount Due: $ 389.34Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: G42/146Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 1, 5th District. Oras further described in Deed BookG42, Page 146. Being known as TaxMap & Parcel 043B004, Rabun Coun-ty, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 043C044Defendant in Fi Fa: Watts, Vaughan &Watts, Nancy V.Current Record Holder: Watts, NancyV. Estate & Heirs Known & UnknownofCRH Address: 74 Serenity Way, Tiger,GA 30576Amount Due: $ 424.83Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: W29/45Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lots 20 & 23, 5th Dis-trict, being 0.33 acres, more or less.Being Tract 1. As shown in Plat Book61, Page 171. Or as further describedin Deed Book W29, Page 45. Less andExcept: 0.14 acres as conveyed inDeed Book Y37, Page 103 & shown asTract 1D in Plat Book 61, Page 171;0.03 acres as conveyed in Deed BookY37, Page 105 & shown as Tract 1C inPlat Book 61, Page 171 & 0.37 acresas conveyed in Deed Book Y37, Page107 & shown in Plat Book 61, Page192. Being known as Tax Map & Par-cel 043C044, Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 044D007ADefendant in Fi Fa: Crouch, MarkCurrent Record Holder: Crouch, MarkCRH Address: 1693 East BoggsMountain Road, Tiger, GA 30576Amount Due: $ 619.54Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: P21/113Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 4, 5th District, be-ing 1.15 acres, more or less. Being Lot6B, of Amy Subdivision. As shown inPlat Book 13, Page 103. Or as furtherdescribed in Deed Book P 21, Page113. Being known as Tax Map & Par-cel 044D007A, Rabun County, Geor-gia.

Map & Parcel: 044D022HDefendant in Fi Fa: Lawrence, Darrel &SherriCurrent Record Holder: Lawrence,Darrell & SherriCRH Address: 43 Crazy Horse Lane,Tiger, GA 30576Amount Due: $ 766.37Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: E31/512Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 4, 5th District, be-ing 1.38 acres, more or less. As shownin Plat Slide 58, Page 77. Or as furtherdescribed in Deed Book E31, Page512. Being known as Tax Map & Par-cel 044D022H, Rabun County, Geor-gia.

Map & Parcel: 045C086Defendant in Fi Fa: Croson, Harold E.& Croson, Della M.Current Record Holder: Croson, HaroldE Estate & Heirs Known & Unknown of& Dahlin, Myra LouiseCRH Address: 1898 Patrick Street,Medford, OR 97504Amount Due: $ 480.70Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: V23/223; N7/652Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 16, 5th District, be-ing 1.03 acres, more or less. As shownas a portion of that tract in Plat Book12, Page 208. Or as further describedin Deed Book V23, Page 22 & DeedBook N7, Page 652. Less and Except:0.089 acres conveyed in Deed bookS23, Page 350. Being known as TaxMap & Parcel 045C086, Rabun Coun-ty, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 045D016Defendant in Fi Fa: Groom, Nora Su-sanCurrent Record Holder: Groom, NoraSusanCRH Address: 1065 McCrackin Road,Lakemont, GA 30552Amount Due: $ 1,431.89Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: S16/461; Z9/715Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 6, 5th District, be-ing 7.253 acres, more or less. Asshown in Plat Book 37, Page 319 &Plat Book 17, Page 81. Or as furtherdescribed in Deed Book S16, Page461 & Deed Book Z9, Page 715. Lessand Except: 3.00 acres described inDeed Book S16, Page 463 & shown inPlat Book 35, Page 308. Being knownas Tax Map & Parcel 045D016, RabunCounty, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 046D011Defendant in Fi Fa: Kemlein, ChrisH.,Trustee For Rachel & ZacharyCurrent Record Holder: Kemlein, ChrisH.,Trustee For Rachel Lauren Kemlein& Zachary Harris KemleinCRH Address: 1148 Pine Cove Drive,Lilburn, GA 30047Amount Due: $ 789.88Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: Z20/629Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 187, 13th District,being 1.50 acres, more or less. BeingTracts 1 & 2. Or as further described inDeed Book Z20, Page 629. Beingknown as Tax Map & Parcel 046D011,Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 047A108DDefendant in Fi Fa: Rowland, Barbara& Rowland, Wendy SueCurrent Record Holder: Lamb, Belle,Holder of a Life Estate; Rowland, Bar-bara & Rowland, Wendy Sue, Remain-dermanCRH Address: 110 Jonquil Drive, Cen-tral, SC 29630Amount Due: $ 563.70Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: F15/8Legal Description: Belle Lamb, holderof a Life Estate; Barbara Rowland &Wendy Sue Rowland, Remainderman,and the property located in RabunCounty, and being more fully dec-sribed as follows: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 191, 2nd District,being 2.75 acres, more or less. Asshown as a portion of that 5.19 acrestract in Plat Book 30, Page 302. Or asfurther described in Deed Book F15,Page 8. Being known as Tax Map &Parcel 047A108D, Rabun County,Georgia.


Map & Parcel: 051A136Defendant in Fi Fa: Thompson,Thomas Robin & ChantelCurrent Record Holder: Thompson,Thomas Robin & ChantelCRH Address: 1219 Pinnacle Drive,Clayton, GA 30525Amount Due: $ 2,001.51Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: H44/679; K34/80Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 34, 2nd District,being 0.85 acres, more or less. BeingLot 34 & part of Lot 35, Block A, of Pin-nacle Dale Acres Subdivision. Asshown in Plat Book 17, Page 208. Oras further described in Deed BookH44, Page 679 & Deed Book K34,Page 80. Being known as Tax Map &Parcel 051A136, Rabun County, Geor-gia.

Map & Parcel: 051C126Defendant in Fi Fa: Few, Joseph C. &Shirlee G.Current Record Holder: Few, JosephC. Estate & Heirs Known & Unknownof & Few, Shirlee G.CRH Address: 715 Freedom Lane,Roswell, GA 30075Amount Due: $ 429.93Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016, 2015Deed Book: N11/638Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lots 5 & 6, 2nd Dis-trict. Being Lot 168, of ScreamerMountain Subdivision. As shown inPlat Book 11, Page 99. Or as furtherdescribed in Deed Book N11, Page638. Being known as Tax Map & Par-cel 051C126, Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 051C309Defendant in Fi Fa: Hardie, Ralph S.Current Record Holder: Hardie, RalphS. Estate & Heirs Known & UnknownofCRH Address: 4560 SW 123rd Court,Ocala, FL 34481Amount Due: $ 411.31Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: I5/749Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 5, 2nd District. Be-ing Lot 810, Unit 8. As shown in PlatBook 10, Page 45. Or as further de-scribed in Deed Book I5, Page 749.Being known as Tax Map & Parcel051C309, Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 051C420Defendant in Fi Fa: Private Group Ac-quisition Management, LLCCurrent Record Holder: Private GroupAcquisition Management, LLCCRH Address: 312 Busse Highway,Suite 303, Park Ridge, IL 60685Amount Due: $ 432.76Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016, 2015Deed Book: G42/279Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 5, 2nd District. Be-ing Lot 587, Unit 5, of Screamer Moun-tain Subdivision. As shown in PlatBook 9, Page 361. Or as further de-scribed in Deed Book G42, Page 279.Being known as Tax Map & Parcel051C420, Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 051C574Defendant in Fi Fa: Whitter, J. Wayne& Whitter, Sylvia R.Current Record Holder: Whitter, J.Wayne Estate & Heirs Known & Un-known of & Whitter, Sylvia R.CRH Address: 393 Shadyside Drive,Apt. 22, Clayton, GA 30525Amount Due: $ 365.06Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: I9/479Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 6, 2nd District. Be-ing Lot 206. As shown in Plat Book 9,Page 279. Or as further described inDeed Book I9, Page 479. Being knownas Tax Map & Parcel 051C574, RabunCounty, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 052A061Defendant in Fi Fa: Barrett, Edward J.& Barrett, Elizabeth R.Current Record Holder: Barrett, Ed-ward J. Estate & Heirs Known & Un-known of & Barrett, Elizabeth R.CRH Address: 44 Equity Court, LakeJunaluska, NC 28745Amount Due: $ 385.76Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016, 2015Deed Book: K5/159Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 1, 4th District. Be-ing Lot 1301, Unit 13, of ScreamerMountain Subdivision. As shown inPlat Book 11, Page 67. Or as furtherdescribed in Deed Book K5, Page 159.Being known as Tax Map & Parcel052A061, Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 052A094Defendant in Fi Fa: Rogers, Bruce E.& Joann H.Current Record Holder: Rogers, BruceE. & Joann H.CRH Address: 116 Dogwood Drive,Seneca, SC 29678Amount Due: $ 402.31Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016, 2015Deed Book: Y11/550Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 1, 4th District. Be-ing Lot 1435, of Screamer MountainSubdivision. As shown in Plat Book11, Page 70. Or as further described inDeed Book Y11, Page 550. Beingknown as Tax Map & Parcel 052A094,Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 052B141Defendant in Fi Fa: Boshart, John D. &Susan M.,TrusteeCurrent Record Holder: Boshart, JohnD. & Susan M.,Trustees Boshart Fami-ly Trust dated April 22, 1992CRH Address: PO Box 7, MountainCity, GA 30562Amount Due: $ 436.43Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: Y38/430Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 25, 4th District. Be-ing Lot 104, Block EE, of KingswoodEstates Subdivision, Unit 1. As shownin Plat Book 51, Page 50. Or as furtherdescribed in Deed Book Y38, Page430. Being known as Tax Map & Par-cel 052B141, Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 052B235Defendant in Fi Fa: Knight, ChavisCurrent Record Holder: Knight, ChavisCRH Address: 1607 Dodds Avenue,Chattanooga, TN 37404Amount Due: $ 634.43Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: P41/560Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lots 24 & 25, 4th Dis-trict. Being Lot 104, Block FF, of King-wood Subdivision, Unit 1. As shown inPlat Book 45, Page 21. Or as furtherdescribed in Deed Book P41, Page560. Being known as Tax Map & Par-cel 052B235, Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 052B250Defendant in Fi Fa: CDH PremierProperties, LLCCurrent Record Holder: CDH PremierProperties, LLCCRH Address: 7676 Cotton Street,Harrisburg, NC 28075Amount Due: $ 634.43Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: R26/620Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lots 24 & 25, 4th Dis-trict, being 0.40 acres, more or less.Being Lot 111, Block JJ, of KingwoodEstates Subdivision, Unit 1. As shownin Plat Book 45, Page 22. Or as furtherdescribed in Deed Book R26, Page620. Being known as Tax Map & Par-cel 052B250, Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 052B408Defendant in Fi Fa: The Institute ForEducational Advancement, Inc.Current Record Holder: The InstituteFor Educational Advancement, Inc.CRH Address: 4920 Roswell Road45B #419, Atlanta, GA 30342Amount Due: $ 485.53Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016, 2015Deed Book: Z39/343Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 24, 4th District, be-ing 0.27 acres, more or less. Being Lot8, of The Timbers of Kingwood EstatesSubdivision. As shown in Plat Book56, Pages 169 171. Or as further de-scribed in Deed Book Z39, Page 343.Being known as Tax Map & Parcel052B408, Rabun County, Georgia.


Map & Parcel: 052B433Defendant in Fi Fa: The Institute ForEducational Advancement, Inc.Current Record Holder: The InstituteFor Educational Advancement, Inc.CRH Address: 4920 Roswell Road45B #419, Atlanta, GA 30342Amount Due: $ 485.53Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016, 2015Deed Book: Z39/343Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 24, 4th District, be-ing 0.40 acres, more or less. Being Lot33, of The Timbers of Kingwood Es-tates Subdivision. As shown in PlatBook 56, Pages 169 171. Or as furtherdescribed in Deed Book Z39, Page343. Being known as Tax Map & Par-cel 052B433, Rabun County, Georgia.



Map & Parcel: 052B436Defendant in Fi Fa: The Institute ForEducational Advancement, Inc.Current Record Holder: The InstituteFor Educational Advancement, Inc.CRH Address: 4920 Roswell Road45B #419, Atlanta, GA 30342Amount Due: $ 485.53Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016, 2015Deed Book: Z39/343Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 24, 4th District. Be-ing Lot 36, of The Timbers of King-wood Estates Subdivision. As shownin Plat Book 56, Pages 169 171. Or asfurther described in Deed Book Z39,Page 343. Being known as Tax Map &Parcel 052B436, Rabun County, Geor-gia.





Map & Parcel: 058A375Defendant in Fi Fa: D'Angelo, CarolJean ManningCurrent Record Holder: D'Angelo, Car-ol Jean ManningCRH Address: 763 Sky High Drive#258, Dillard, GA 30537Amount Due: $ 589.79Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: W26/513; W26/520;W26/522Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 196, 2nd District.Being Lot 127, Part 5, of South WoodsArea, Sky Valley Subdivision. Asshown in Plat Book 8, Page 190. Or asfurther described as a portion of thetracts in Deed Book W26, Page 522;Deed Book W26, Page 520 & DeedBook W26, Page 513. Being known asTax Map & Parcel 058A375, RabunCounty, Georgia.


Map & Parcel: 058D049Defendant in Fi Fa: Daniels, Alice V. &John K. (Estate Of)Current Record Holder: Laurence,Steven L., Esquire, & Upchurch,Thomas J., Esquire, as Co PersonalRepresentatives of the Estate of AliceValentia Daniels, DeceasedCRH Address: 709 West Park Avenue,Suite D, Edgewater, FL 32132Amount Due: $ 530.96Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: P44/549Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 168, 2nd District.Being Lot 31, Part I, of Flint KnobArea, Sky Valley Subdivision. Asshown in Plat Book 16, Page 189. Oras further described as Tract 2 in DeedBook P44, Page 549. Being known asTax Map & Parcel 058D049, RabunCounty, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: 2110MHDefendant in Fi Fa: Moss, DillardCurrent Record Holder: Moss, DillardEstate & Heirs Known & Unknown of;Moss, Jeff L; Crump, Glenda GCRH Address: PO Box 498, Clayton,GA 30525Amount Due: $ 659.42Tax Years Due: 2018, 2017, 2016Legal Description: Mobile Home: 1997,Serial # GAFLT54A78842HS12, locat-ed at Tax Map & Parcel 043B013,Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: C008030Defendant in Fi Fa: Butcher, ImogeneCurrent Record Holder: Butcher,James G. Estate & Heirs Known & Un-known ofCRH Address: 590 South Main StreetClayton, GA 30525Amount Due: $ 1,141.99Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: Y3/530; A4/175Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, City of Clayton. Being Lots17, 18 & 19, Block 8, of Clayton Holly-wood Subdivision. Or as further de-scribed in Deed Book Y3, Page 530 &Deed Book A4, Page 175. Beingknown as Tax Map & Parcel C008030,Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: C008031Defendant in Fi Fa: Butcher, A. R. Mrs.Current Record Holder: Butcher, Mr. &Mrs. A. R.CRH Address: PO Box 336, MountainCity, GA 30562Amount Due: $ 1,262.24Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016, 2015Deed Book: J2/502Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, City of Clayton. Being Lots20 & 21, Block 8, of Clayton HollywoodSubdivision. Or as further described inDeed Book J2, Page 502. Beingknown as Tax Map & Parcel C008031,Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: C016029Defendant in Fi Fa: Mance, WaltCurrent Record Holder: Mance, WalterEstate & Heirs Known & Unknown ofCRH Address: PO Box 584, Clayton,GA 30525Amount Due: $ 682.52Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: U12/457; U3/478Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, City of Clayton, Land Lot 1,5th District, being 0.42 acres, more orless. Being Tract A. Or as further de-scribed in Deed Book U12, Page 457& Deed Book U3, Page 478. Less andExcept: property conveyed Deed BookU12, Page 458 being Tract B & shown in Plat Book 30, Page 32. Being knownas Tax Map & Parcel C016029, RabunCounty, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: LR06128Defendant in Fi Fa: Young, Elva B.Current Record Holder: Young, Elva B.Estate & Heirs Known & Unknown ofCRH Address: 8875 SW 61st Court,Miami, FL 33156Amount Due: $ 1,530.10Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: D13/199Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, being 0.50 acres, more orless. Being Lot 9, of Lake Rabun,Lakeside Subdivision. Or as further de-scribed in Deed Book D13, Page 199.Being known as Tax Map & ParcelLR06128, Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: MC04013Defendant in Fi Fa: Alexander, E. Paul& Tina F.Current Record Holder: Alexander, E.Paul & Tina F.CRH Address: 210 East Wolf CreekRoad, Lakemont, GA 30552Amount Due: $ 616.58Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: Y13/196; U/640Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, City of Mountain City. BeingLots 11, 12 & 13, Block 4. As shown inDeed Book U, Page 640. Or as furtherdescribed in Deed Book Y13, Page196. Being known as Tax Map & Par-cel MC04013, Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: MC04047Defendant in Fi Fa: Henry, James &Henry, Marjorie L.Current Record Holder: Henry, JamesO. Estate & Heirs Known & UnknownofCRH Address: PO Box 279, MountainCity, GA 30562Amount Due: $ 1,217.91Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: F25/563Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, City of Mountain City, LandLot 79, 2nd District, being 0.56 acres,more or less. As shown in Plat Book48, Page 194. Or as further describedin Deed Book F25, Page 563. Beingknown as Tax Map & ParcelMC04047, Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: MC05052Defendant in Fi Fa: Burrell, Andy &Adolph, MaxCurrent Record Holder: Adolph, MaxEstate & Heirs Known & Unknown ofCRH Address: PO Box 190, MountainCity, GA 30562Amount Due: $ 819.32Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016, 2015Deed Book: Z21/622Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, City of Mountain City, LandLots 78 & 79, 2nd District. Or as fur-ther described in Deed Book Z21,Page 622. Being known as Tax Map &Parcel MC05052, Rabun County,Georgia.

Map & Parcel: MC05060Defendant in Fi Fa: Wheat, Mryle M.Current Record Holder: Wheat, MryleM.CRH Address: 123 Electric AvenueClayton, GA 30525Amount Due: $ 1,128.98Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: C15/618Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, City of Mountain City, LandLot 62, 2nd District. Being Lots 5 & 6.As shown in Plat Book 30, Page 300.Or as further described as a portion ofthose tracts in Deed Book C15, Page618. Being known as Tax Map & Par-cel MC05060, Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: MC05061Defendant in Fi Fa: Wheat, Mryle M.Current Record Holder: Wheat, MryleM.CRH Address: 124 Electric AvenueClayton, GA 30525Amount Due: $ 373.88Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: C15/618Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, City of Mountain City, LandLot 62, 2nd District. Being Lot 7. Asshown in Plat Book 30, Page 300. Oras further described as a portion ofthose tracts in Deed Book C15, Page618. Being known as Tax Map & Par-cel MC05061, Rabun County, Georgia.

Map & Parcel: P10403Defendant in Fi Fa: Mountain ValleyMedical Cnt & Dr. Charles PenningtonCurrent Record Holder: Pennington,Dr. Charles Estate & Heirs Known &Unknown of & Mountain Valley Medi-cal CenterCRH Address: PO Box 444, Dillard,GA 30537Amount Due: $ 1,034.87Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Legal Description: PERSONAL PROP-ERTY: Machinery, Equipment & Inven-tory

Map & Parcel: P183133Defendant in Fi Fa: Annnie's Market &DeliCurrent Record Holder: Annnie's Mar-ket & DeliCRH Address: 8476 Old Highway 441South, Lakemont, GA 30552Amount Due: $ 439.77Tax Years Due: 2016Legal Description: PERSONAL PROP-ERTY: Machinery, Equipment & Inven-tory

Map & Parcel: T001016Defendant in Fi Fa: Ivester, CharlesRussellCurrent Record Holder: Ivester,Charles RussellCRH Address: 4091 Highway 76W,Clayton, GA 30525Amount Due: $ 463.36Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: A33/258; P11/102Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 36, 5th District, be-ing 0.47 acres, more or less. BeingTract 3. As shown in Plat Book 25,Page 268. Or as further described inDeed Book A33, Page 258 & DeedBook P11, Page 102. Being known asTax Map & Parcel T001016, RabunCounty, Georgia.

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Map & Parcel: 040A073ADefendant in Fi Fa: Burrell, KristopherCurrent Record Holder: Burrell, Kristo-pherCRH Address: 1252 Rainbow CreekRoad, Clayton, GA 30525Amount Due: $ 660.29Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: Z 40/41Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Gwinnett, Land Lot 102, 2nd District,being 0.42 acres, more or less. BeingTract 2. As shown in Plat Book 62,Page 277. Or as further described inDeed Book Z40, Page 41. Beingknown as Tax Map & Parcel040A073A, Rabun County, Georgia.





















































































































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Map & Parcel: 013034Defendant in Fi Fa: Hudgins, CynthiaLeigh GarrettCurrent Record Holder: Hudgins, Cyn-thia Leigh GarrettCRH Address: 345 Garrett Lane, Clay-ton, GA 30525Amount Due: $ 577.62Tax Years Due: 2017, 2016Deed Book: N14/468Legal Description: All that tract of landbeing in the: State of Georgia, Countyof Rabun, Land Lot 26, 1st District, be-ing 3.15 acres, more or less. As shownin Plat Book 34, . Or as furtherdescribed in Deed Book N14, Page468. Being known as Tax Map & Par-cel 013034, Rabun County, Georgia.






























































































































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It has been an honor to represent Union, Towns, Rabun & White counties these past 2 years, and your support and encouragement mean so much to me.

So what have we done these past two years??

- Passed an Income Tax Reduction for first time ever! - Passed Campus Carry! - I was recognized as The Most Conservative Representative my freshman term! - Put our beautiful corner of Georgia in the national spotlight! - Introduced Constitutional Carry! (HB 156) - Introduced a bill to Repeal the $5 Hotel/Motel tax! (HB 364) - Never voted for and opposed all tax increases! - Fought corporate welfare and subsidies! - Killed a bad bill simply by signing up to speak against it!

But first a little recap...

When I first ran for State Represen-tative, I ran a campaign on bringing a new level of accountability and transparency to government, to lead by example, and stand for what is right.

That is why for the last 2 years I have explained every vote I cast on my website, mattgurtler.com.

As many of you know, I also write a weekly column to keep you informed about ‘What’s really going on?’ at the Capitol.

And I make sure every constituent has my personal cell number; (706) 490-2285, because I want to be the most accessible State Representative in Georgia.

Ultimately though I ran a cam-paign on bringing principles back into politics.

If we are Republicans we should always uphold the Constitution and our Second Amendment Rights, respect local control, protect life, individual liberty & freedom, and support the free market.

It is precisely because so many before have compromised their prin-ciples over politics that we have the massive and intrusive government we have today; on the Federal level but also on the State level.

Believe me I have seen a lot of compromise and back room deals over the last 2 years, more on that later...

Many of you remember during the last election I also went door-to-doorto get to know you, the voter, person-ally and asked ‘What is particularly important to you?’.

Because I want to know you, and I want you to know who I am and what I stand for, and continue to stand for; limited government conservative values and principles.

I’ve tried my best to vote by our val-ues and principles, even when public perception was counter-intuitive or when it had a political cost.

I learned very quickly there are two different types of politicians at the Capitol; those who work for The People, and those who work for Atlanta.

In the very first weeks of my first session in 2017, I was told how I should vote or I ‘wouldn’t have a bright future’. I was told I ‘wouldn’t be effective’ or ‘get things done’ if I didn’t go along to get along.

‘Sit down, don’t ask questions, and you’ll done fine down here’.

Basically they tell you to check your brain outside of the chamber doors. Not to exercise your own independent judgment or question the ‘process’ and forget your principles and conscience.

In exchange, they make sure you are re-elected. It’s ugly, but it’s true.

I wasn’t shocked but I was angry at what I was being told by so called ‘lead-ership’. We have a SWAMP here too…

Now, when I was an aide to my predecessor I saw the bad side of the culture down there, but when I became your Representative, I saw the ugly and abhorrent side.

It was worst than I had imagined, but gave me more passion and zeal to fight this self-serving system so many

became a part of by compromising themselves from day one.

The culture is ‘sick and twisted’ State Senator Josh McKoon told the Atlanta Journal Constitution, and I wasn’t going to be a part of it.

I take my job seriously and read every bill so I can make the best decisions.

As John Adams once said, ‘Stand on your principles, even if you stand alone’. He was spot on.

Not compromising our prin-ciples was how I became The Most Conservative Representative, both in the House and Senate. That’s 236 members!

And all I did was follow Republican principles, lead by example and very importantly, always build relation-ships...

More than once I would get an exponential increase in support (votes) from my colleagues by taking a stand, every time bringing more Representa-tives to the side of limited government.

For example, in 2017 when I first voted against the record $25 billion dollar State budget riddled with corpo-rate welfare subsidies (not the proper role of government whatsoever). I was the lone NO vote in the entire House and Senate.

This year, as another record State budget come to the floor for a vote, I was one of 14 Representatives to ques-tion how we spend your money!

That’s how we get things done.

That is precisely why we need leaders to speak out and fight, and be the conscience of our party.

True conservatives fighters is why we reduced the income tax, don’t have an Uber, or AirBNB tax, and continue to stop bad legislation.

I once signed up to speak against a horrible property tax bill, and by simply threating to expose how the bill hurts taxpayers, the bill was dropped and died. That’s being effective. Every time I have to vote on a bill I asked myself a series of questions:

- Does this decrease the size, scope,

or intrusiveness of government?

- Is it Constitutional?

If a bill doesn’t meet those criteria, I vote NO.

Standing up against the establish-ment isn’t easy, and there will be many more battles to come in order to win the war, but our numbers are growing.

Real conservatives, unafraid to challenge the status quo is what it’s going to take to repeal the state income tax, keep our Second Amendment rights, and end corporate welfare.

Leading by example is the only way to achieve real change, and that’s the charge I have taken and will continue to take if re-elected to the State House.

I hope you too would like to see these things happen so we all can have a more prosperous future for all Georgians.

I believe there is much more work to do and would be honored to have your support and trust once again at the ballot box on May 22nd.

‘As the session closed, it became clear that Gurtler upheld his campaign promises. It’s refreshing - and pert near unheard of - to see a politiciando what he said he would do.’- The Clayton Tribune April 6, 2017

Vote, May 22nd for the ONLY can-didate who has, and will continue to:

*** Lower Taxes & Reduce Spending

I will make sure there is a con-servative fight against government growth including HB 170 - the largest tax increase in Georgia history, and the $5 Hotel Tax. Georgia should live within its means, and do away with wasteful spending and programs that aren’t the proper role of government, including subsidies.

*** Let the Free Market Create Jobs

I will fight to repeal unnecessary and intrusive laws and regulations that make it harder for individuals and entrepreneurs to succeed. Over-bearing government is stifling our manufacturing, service, and tourism industries here in Georgia and the 8TH District.

Government has no business meddling in the private sector, and shouldn’t be picking winners and los-ers. We should create a level playing field, and make Georgia the best place for ALL businesses, so they will come here and stay here.

I received a 100% Anti Crony Capitalist rating from Americans for Prosperity. Being 1 of the only 2 Representatives out of the 180 voting members to receive a perfect rating.

*** Improve Education

I will advocate for school choice and returning local control of education into the hands of parents and teachers where it belongs. our children, and teachers are our highest priority, not bureaucrats.

School safety must become our highest priority and local school districts must take action to protect our children.

I introduced HR 1472 for thatvery reason, urging local school boards to implement provisionsfrom HB 60 enacted in 2014 toprotect our children.

*** Advocate Accountability & Transparency

I will continue to explain why I vote YES or NO to every bill on my website. I will also send out regular email newsletters and host regular town halls. I want the individuals of Union, Towns, Rabun & White counties to know ‘What’s really going on?’ down at the Capitol in Atlanta.

*** Protect Life, Liberty & Property

I will stand resolute in protecting and restoring our Second Amendment Rights, our Religious Liberty and ensuring the sanctity of Life is upheld.

I most assuredly will always put the Constitution first!

I got involved in politics when I was 18, I’m now 29, and my passion for the principles and values that made this country great has never left me.

That’s why you can count on me to fight for what’s right, even if it makes me unpopular with the special interest or the “go along to get along” crowd.

Because, it’s not about being popular,

it’s about doing the right thing.

Being a true Statesman means standing up for what you believe in and being part of the community you represent.

Our founding fathers fought for principles and values that have helped Americans thrive for generations; respect for God, love of country, limited government, individual liberty and personal responsibility.

But freedom isn’t free; those principles and values we hold dear are not a given.

As Thomas Jefferson said:

“Eternal vigilance is the priceof liberty.”

We need to bring principles and val-ues back to politics. Only then will we achieve true prosperity and freedom here in Georgia and the 8TH District.

Please vote for the most experienced and principled candidate in the May 22nd Primary election!

Early voting starts April 30th.

Sincerely,

State Rep. Matt GurtlerRepublican CandidateState House District 8

PS: If I can count on your support, please consider telling your friends on Facebook!

Learn more at mattgurtler.com or reach me on my personal cell phone number (706) 490-2285 or email [email protected] if you have any questions or comments.

MATT GURTLER REPUBLICAN FOR STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 8

[1] Awarded the Sentinel Freedom Award by the Georgia Republican Assembly for being the Most Conservative Legislator in the Georgia General Assembly. [2] Feb 14, 2017 - AJC: GOP Lawmaker says Nathan Deal top aide threatened him (politics.myajc.com/blog/politics)[3] Americans for Prosperity Georgia 2018 Corporate Cronysim [4] Rep. Gurtler is the ONLY candidate with an A rating from the NRA, endorsed by GeorgiaCarry.Org, who received a 100% Pro-Gun rating from Georgia Gun Owners, and is endorsed by Georgia Right to Life