Regional

Tom Law / On an early spring day, a Lake Hartwell boater makes his way between the spans of Broken Bridges – traveling directly on the state line of Georgia and South Carolina.

Spans of the Past

News Staff
Tuesday, June 23, 2020

A Toccoa landmark is about to receive new life, as the Broken Bridges area in Toccoa is set to become a focal point of a 10-mile waterway trek.

Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. Moonrise Distillery in Clayton was one of the first craft distilleries in the nation to convert production to hand sanitizer during the COVID-19 health emergency. Owner Doug Nassaur said Moonrise will continue to make bottles of sanitizer available to local residents as long as it is possible to do so.

Moonrise converts production to hand sanitizer for the community

News Staff
Monday, March 30, 2020
CLAYTON—When life gives you lemons, some people make lemonade. But when life gave Moonrise Distillery’s Doug, Jen, and C.J. Nassaur an unprecedented national health emergency, they made … hand sanitizer. “We half-joke around here that we sanitize people on the outside and on the...
Photo credit: Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center

New COVID-19 policy in place at Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center

News Staff
Monday, March 23, 2020
After further discussion with staff and the community, we are making some changes to our COVID-19 policies here at Foxfire. As we’ve previously stated, we are monitoring the policies of the state park systems and, thus, have adjusted our policy accordingly. Our goal in changing these policies...
Alexander “Sandy” Simon Jr.

‘A Stroke of Genius’ author is investing in Clayton’s future

News Staff
Friday, March 6, 2020
LAKEMONT—Alexander “Sandy” Simon Jr. is a living testament to the power of the human spirit to overcome life’s obstacles. A super-successful salesman, businessman and developer whose work included development of the Savannah Mall and a stint as business manager for Hollywood actor Burt...