Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. A record 1,564 participants take off during the beginning stages of the Lake Burton Fun Run. In the center, the eventual overall winner Nolan Weisdorfer of Holly, Mich.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Hundreds of people enjoyed the festivities at The Dillard House, which is the last Fourth of July hosted by the Dillard family. Below: Natalie Dillard took this picture of the biggest fireworks show yet at The Dillard House July 6.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Mary Lou Goehring from the Georgia Cameo Society dresses in 1800s fashion and presents a summer reading program describing the events that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem that eventually became the National Anthem of the United States of America. Children participate in the demonstration.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. The Ski Patriots again brought their own version of patriotism to Lake Burton as water skiers went around the 27-mile trek of the lake on Sunday, July 7.

Submitted photos/Tallulah Gorge State Park. A drone overhead of rescue crew members has a spotlight lighting the floor of Tallulah Gorge so rescuers can cross the river on a call to rescue two subjects Thursday, June 20, around 9:36 p.m.

Photo courtesy Laura Seberg. The Rotary Club of Clayton installed its 2024-2025 leadership team during an event at The Dillard House on Thursday, June 20. Gerald Hulett passes the gavel to incoming president Sheryl Webster, who will lead the club with the Rotary International theme of “The Magic of Rotary.”

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Joey Davenport displays some of the vegetables he grew out of his local garden.