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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Elizabeth Harper is now cancer free after being diagnosed in December 2018. She said that it was detected in its early stages and strongly encourages women to get routine mammograms.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Elizabeth Harper is now cancer free after being diagnosed in December 2018. She said that it was detected in its early stages and strongly encourages women to get routine mammograms.

Early detection is vital, cancer survivor says

News Staff
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Just because you can’t see or feel something, doesn’t mean it’s not there and Elizabeth Harper learned this first-hand when she was diagnosed with breast cancer last December at age 59. “When they found my cancer, it was very small and in the beginning stages,” Harper said.
Wayne Knuckles/ The views from Rabun Bald are said to stretch for more than 100 miles when conditions are favorable.

Wayne Knuckles/ The views from Rabun Bald are said to stretch for more than 100 miles when conditions are favorable.

Mountain Traveler: Be Impressed by Rabun Bald

News Staff
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
According to Native American legend, Rabun Bald is inhabited by fire-breathing demon people, and some campers still report hearing strange sounds at night. But the spectacular views from the summit stretching more than 100 miles on a clear day are no myth.
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Murder suspect shot by police in Toccoa

News Staff
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
By J. Todd Truelove The Toccoa Record A 49-year-old Toccoa man charged with murder was caught Tuesday after he was shot by a Toccoa Police officer. The suspect, Kenton Deshawn Hall, was transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center for treatment, according Toccoa police chief Jimmy Mize.
Photo by Shane Scoggins/Franklin County Citizen-Leader — Kool Farm LLC owner Pedro Galvin shows off plans for his new plant to be built in the Central Franklin Industrial Park during a reception following a ground breaking for the new industry Friday.

Photo by Shane Scoggins/Franklin County Citizen-Leader — Kool Farm LLC owner Pedro Galvin shows off plans for his new plant to be built in the Central Franklin Industrial Park during a reception following a ground breaking for the new industry Friday.

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New industry breaks ground in Carnesville

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Thursday, September 19, 2019
By Shane Scoggins Franklin Co. Citizen-Leader CARNESVILLE – A Mexican businessman looking to expand his business in the United States was lured to Franklin County by I-85 and the poultry business.
The Pro Watercross races begin with a gated start, pitting competitors against each other to race to the first turn. FILE PHOTO

The Pro Watercross races begin with a gated start, pitting competitors against each other to race to the first turn. FILE PHOTO

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Watercross returns to Tugaloo State Park

News Staff
Thursday, July 25, 2019
They’ll be flying over the water and the water will be flying. The Pro Watercross Tour will return to Tugaloo State Park near Lavonia July 27-28. The Pro Watercross Tour stages personal watercraft lap races all over the country – from Florida to Texas to Wisconsin to Georgia – each summer.
Boats gather on Lake Rabun for boat church, a service of Clayton First United Methodist Church. PHOTO/MEGAN BROOME

Boats gather on Lake Rabun for boat church, a service of Clayton First United Methodist Church. PHOTO/MEGAN BROOME

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Boat Church

News Staff
Thursday, July 25, 2019
When taking the boat out on the lake, people typically spend their time relaxing, grilling or swimming in the water. At Clayton First United Methodist Church, people drive their boats to boat church. Christ’s ministry in the mountains found its way to Lake Rabun in the early 1970s by the Rev.
Shown in this undated photo is a group of men at the Hartwell Dam construction site. Construction of the dam began in 1955, after being authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1950.

Shown in this undated photo is a group of men at the Hartwell Dam construction site. Construction of the dam began in 1955, after being authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1950.

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The dam that changed Hartwell forever

News Staff
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Fog used to settle in the bottomland in the 1940s and hang over the Savannah River as it meandered its way from Hart County to the Atlantic Ocean, blanketing the rolling foothills of Northeast Georgia and the farms that dotted the landscape.