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🌱 What Wellstar’s takeover of Clayton’s hospital could mean for your care

Also, don't miss Lauren Jordan on the Clayton Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • What Wellstar's takeover of Clayton's hospital could mean for your care
  • How Clayton's bars and churches are reacting to Georgia's new gun law
  • How a Clayton retreat drew 200 women and helped local families

Also on today's calendar: Ray Ferrara at Bridge Creek Inn and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 68 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Friday: Warmer with a shower in spots, temps: high: 76, low: 47.
  • Saturday: Sunny and beautiful, with a high of 78 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mergers and Acquisitions: An Overview of Notable Healthcare M&A Activity in 2026 (healthtechmagazine.net) — Mountain Lakes Medical Center in Clayton is set to join Wellstar Health System, a major metro Atlanta nonprofit network, in a deal expected to close August 1. For Clayton and Rabun County residents, that means potential access to more specialists, technology, and services while keeping care close to home in northeast Georgia.
   

• New Georgia Law Expands Guns in Public Places (rightspeak.net) — A sweeping new Georgia law now lets licensed gun owners carry firearms into many public places, including bars, churches, some government buildings, and potentially schools. In Clayton, Zeppelin's pub owner Cappy Taylor says she'll post signs banning guns, reflecting how local businesses and congregations must quickly decide their own policies under the expanded rules.
   

• Fall retreat challenges women to live with an undivided focus on Christ (christianindex.org) — Women from across Georgia just wrapped up a major faith retreat at Pinnacle Retreat Center in Clayton, where more than 200 attendees spent the weekend in worship, teaching, and service. The gathering also supported the Family Resource Center of Northeast Georgia with donated diapers, directly aiding vulnerable children and families in Rabun and surrounding counties.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Clayton

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    Saturday September 26
  • Lauren Jordan →
    Fortify Pizza & Burger Bar, 151 N Main St, Clayton
    5:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Clayton. Apply here.
  • RaceTrac posted a job opening for Store Associate in Clayton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Clayton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Clarkesville

  • HCSO Deputies honored for Recent Lifesaving Efforts in Clarkesville (wnegradio.com)
  • 0 Seye Wailo Trl, Clarkesville, GA 30523 (redfin.com)
  • State Rep Candidate Nick Mitchell works the Fair, talks issues (nowgeorgia.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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