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Tallulah Falls to vote on FY27 budget Thursday

Megan Horn
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Town of Tallulah Falls council members are scheduled to adopt the FY 2027 budget during the Thursday, June 11, regular meeting at 6 p.m. at Tallulah Falls Town Hall, 255 Main Street, Tallulah Falls. The town held a budget review public hearing on Tuesday, June 2.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Motorists passing through on Highway 441 and visitors to the City of Dillard should use caution as there is ongoing road construction in the area.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Motorists passing through on Highway 441 and visitors to the City of Dillard should use caution as there is ongoing road construction in the area.

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Be mindful of ongoing construction on Hwy. 441

Megan Horn
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Anyone traveling on Highway 441 from Clayton to the North Carolina line can see that construction is ongoing for the Highway 441 widening project. Various areas of the highway are lined with orange safety barrels, construction equipment, workers and lane merge signs.

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Greg and Laura Rhodes receive Buz Stone ‘Lake Rabun Cares’ Award

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Thursday, June 11, 2026
Greg and Laura Rhodes were recognized at the Lake Rabun Association’s (LRA) annual meeting during Memorial Day weekend on May 24 as recipients of the 2026 Buz Stone “Lake Rabun Cares” Award, which honors LRA members for their good work in the Rabun community.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Wildland Firefighter Thomas with the U.S. Forest Service talks to kids about fire safety and how to prevent forest fires during a Rabun County Public Library summer program event on Tuesday, June 9.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Wildland Firefighter Thomas with the U.S. Forest Service talks to kids about fire safety and how to prevent forest fires during a Rabun County Public Library summer program event on Tuesday, June 9.

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Kids learn the ‘bear’ necessities for preventing forest fires

Megan Horn
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Smokey Bear made a special appearance at a Rabun County Public Library summer community program on Tuesday, June 9.Kids gathered at the pavilions behind the Rabun County Civic Center for Storytime with Mrs. Kim (Cannon), with children’s services at the library.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Les Barnett with Mountain Man Music Custom Guitars showcases his unique panjos and canjos to kids at Foxfire Heritage Days. Barnett demonstrates his musical instruments to Chesney Godwin, 8; Tio O’Connell, 10; Astra O’Connell, 4; Emmy Kate, 2; and Henry Godwin, 5.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Les Barnett with Mountain Man Music Custom Guitars showcases his unique panjos and canjos to kids at Foxfire Heritage Days. Barnett demonstrates his musical instruments to Chesney Godwin, 8; Tio O’Connell, 10; Astra O’Connell, 4; Emmy Kate, 2; and Henry Godwin, 5.

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Celebrating Appalachian Heritage with Foxfire

Megan Horn
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Community members and visitors from all around got the opportunity to see Appalachian History come to life at the 18th annual Foxfire Heritage Days last weekend.

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Providing care for mental health in our community

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Physical limitations are not always visible. Blue handicap placards often do not disclose mental health crises.Lengthy mental illness issues are possible, but people also can have cases that are much more abrupt. Only medically certified professionals are capable of making a diagnosis.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton Mayor Roy Quilliams shares a laugh with Gov. Brian Kemp after the governor puts a Dooley for U.S. Senate sticker on Quilliams’ shirt at the May 29 Meet & Greet in Rabun County.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton Mayor Roy Quilliams shares a laugh with Gov. Brian Kemp after the governor puts a Dooley for U.S. Senate sticker on Quilliams’ shirt at the May 29 Meet & Greet in Rabun County.

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Path to U.S. Senate runs through Rabun

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, June 4, 2026
The Dooley and Kemp families have been close friends for decades as one family established itself through coaching, and the other established itself within the political arena.

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Rickman to leave Court of Appeals judgeship

News Staff
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Judge Brian Rickman is retiring from the Georgia Court of Appeals and joining a Cornelia law firm. He announced the decision Monday, and he plans for his last day on the bench to be July 2, the end of the court’s current term.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County Public Library kicked off its 2026 Summer Reading Program with a big community event on Tuesday, June 2.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County Public Library kicked off its 2026 Summer Reading Program with a big community event on Tuesday, June 2.

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‘Unearth a Story’ during summer reading

Megan Horn
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Families with children of all ages got the opportunity to go back in time and walk with the dinosaurs during the Tuesday, June 2 kick-off party for the 2026 Summer Reading Program. The program runs from June 2 until July 23.