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Sky Valley officials appear in court for ordinance decision

Megan Horn
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Sky Valley citizen Geraldine Smith and city officials appeared in Superior Court of Rabun County on Monday, Aug. 17 after Smith filed a lawsuit against the city alleging a March 5 decision by the council to adopt an amendment to the Sky Valley Zoning Ordinance that adds language allowing full-time...
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Community members are invited to help honor our first responders on Thursday, Aug. 27, at the Rabun County Civic Center for the fourth annual First Responders’ Appreciation Dinner. The event will have food, music, a raffle and much more.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Community members are invited to help honor our first responders on Thursday, Aug. 27, at the Rabun County Civic Center for the fourth annual First Responders’ Appreciation Dinner. The event will have food, music, a raffle and much more.

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Honor our first responders at this week’s appreciation dinner

Megan Horn
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Community members are invited to the fourth annual First Responders’ Appreciation Dinner in honor and recognition of our Rabun County first responders on Thursday, Aug. 27, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Rabun County Civic Center ballroom, 201 W. Savannah Street, Clayton.
File photo/Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. The Mountain City Post Office was suspended at the close of business on Feb. 28, 2023. The suspension was due to the non-renewal of a lease at the property where the Mountain City Post Office is housed, according to previous reporting by The Clayton Tribune.

File photo/Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. The Mountain City Post Office was suspended at the close of business on Feb. 28, 2023. The suspension was due to the non-renewal of a lease at the property where the Mountain City Post Office is housed, according to previous reporting by The Clayton Tribune.

Mountain City encourages opinions on post office feasibility study

Megan Horn
Thursday, August 27, 2026
A notice from Mountain City Mayor Grace Watts calls all residents of Mountain City to express their opinions about a discontinuance feasibility study being conducted by the United States Postal Service (USPS) on the proposed permanent closing of the Mountain City Post Office.
Photos courtesy the Rabun County Democratic Party. Rebecca Sims, Democratic candidate for Georgia House District 32, talks about district concerns.

Photos courtesy the Rabun County Democratic Party. Rebecca Sims, Democratic candidate for Georgia House District 32, talks about district concerns.

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Northeast Georgia Democrats unite around a vision for victory

Thursday, August 27, 2026
The Rabun County Democrats hosted an energizing panel of Democratic leaders who shared strategies and action plans for building momentum and winning key races in the upcoming elections on Aug. 10.
Photos courtesy Rabun County Republican Party. Rabun County Commissioner Tom Garrison, left, District 10 State Rep. Victor Anderson and Forward Rabun President Rick Story share a moment.

Photos courtesy Rabun County Republican Party. Rabun County Commissioner Tom Garrison, left, District 10 State Rep. Victor Anderson and Forward Rabun President Rick Story share a moment.

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Republicans wave red, white and blue

Thursday, August 27, 2026
More than 100 supporters attended Saturday’s Aug. 22 Red, White & Blue BBQ, the annual fundraiser for the Rabun County Republican Party held at the Pavilions in Clayton.

A new chief in Clayton

Megan Horn
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Kevin Marsteller was sworn-in as the new Chief of the Clayton Police Department by Probate Judge Savannah Dixon in the courtroom at Clayton City Hall Thursday, Aug. 27. Many city officials, friends, and family members of Marsteller were present during the swearing-in.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Over 100 classic automobiles “cruised-in” to downtown Clayton on Saturday, Aug. 8, for the Block Party & Cruise In. Hundreds of people attended the family-friendly event that featured classic automobiles, food trucks, music and local shopping and dining.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Over 100 classic automobiles “cruised-in” to downtown Clayton on Saturday, Aug. 8, for the Block Party & Cruise In. Hundreds of people attended the family-friendly event that featured classic automobiles, food trucks, music and local shopping and dining.

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Hundreds ‘cruise in’ for block party

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Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Hundreds of people flocked to Main Street in downtown Clayton for the Clayton Block Party & Cruise-In event on Saturday, Aug. 8.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Elected officials, local leaders and community members attended the Forward Rabun Legislative Breakfast held at The Dillard House on Aug. 18.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Elected officials, local leaders and community members attended the Forward Rabun Legislative Breakfast held at The Dillard House on Aug. 18.

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Community hears from elected officials

Megan Horn
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Community members got the opportunity to hear from elected officials on the federal and state levels during the Forward Rabun Legislative Breakfast held at the Dillard House on Tuesday, Aug. 18.