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Lake Burton Wooden Boat Parade route.

Lake Burton Wooden Boat Parade route.

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Lake Burton Civic Association to host Wooden Boat Parade

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Thursday, May 21, 2026
[Clayton, GA] – The Lake Burton Civic Association (LBCA) will host its Seventh Annual Wooden Boat Parade and Show on Sunday, May 24. Rabun County is known as the “Wooden Boat Capital of Georgia” due to its impressive history of wooden boat ownership dating back to the early 1900s.
Submitted. Rabun County Commission Chairman Greg James talks before the panel at the PSC Hearing about storms.

Submitted. Rabun County Commission Chairman Greg James talks before the panel at the PSC Hearing about storms.

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Rabun County leaders address group at Georgia PSC hearing on storm recovery

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Thursday, May 21, 2026
Rabun County Commission Chairman Greg James and Forward Rabun Executive Director and Rabun County Chamber President Rick Story traveled to Atlanta on Wednesday, May 13, to represent Rabun County residents before the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC), offering testimony in support of Georgia...

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Ramshackle musical acts announced

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, May 21, 2026
In three weeks, Ramshackle will return to downtown Clayton with its day-long music, fun and food.Ramshackle is presented by the Clayton Merchants and Business Association (CMBA), along with the City of Clayton and various corporate sponsors.
Submitted photo. City of Clayton Mayor Roy Quilliams as well as Council Members Stacy Fountain and Tony Allen along with Lt. Matt Thomas were among city officials present during the swearing-in of Mike Turner as the City of Clayton Police Chief in Probate Judge Savannah Dixon’s courtroom last week.

Submitted photo. City of Clayton Mayor Roy Quilliams as well as Council Members Stacy Fountain and Tony Allen along with Lt. Matt Thomas were among city officials present during the swearing-in of Mike Turner as the City of Clayton Police Chief in Probate Judge Savannah Dixon’s courtroom last week.

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Turner sworn in as City of Clayton police chief

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Mike Turner was officially sworn-in as police chief for the City of Clayton as the Oath of Office was administered by Rabun County Probate Judge Savannah Dixon in the Rabun County Probate courtroom.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Evelyn Raines, 12, with the business “Paint the Town Sweet” was excited to see many visitors to the third annual EdVentures Resource Center Kids’ market last week. The business features paintings and homemade baked goods.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Evelyn Raines, 12, with the business “Paint the Town Sweet” was excited to see many visitors to the third annual EdVentures Resource Center Kids’ market last week. The business features paintings and homemade baked goods.

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EdVentures Kids’ Market sparks entrepreneur dreams

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Community members showed out to support young entrepreneurs during the EdVenture’s Resource Center Kids’ Market May 5-7. The young entrepreneurs sold products to the community such as arts, crafts, games, foods, jewelry, clothing and much more.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Elections Office Poll Workers Hollie Greene, left, Amanda Burrell, Pat Hopper, Ann D’Agostino and Deborah Asbury are ready to check in voters during Advanced Voting for the May 19 General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election. Advance voting ends Friday, May 15.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Elections Office Poll Workers Hollie Greene, left, Amanda Burrell, Pat Hopper, Ann D’Agostino and Deborah Asbury are ready to check in voters during Advanced Voting for the May 19 General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election. Advance voting ends Friday, May 15.

Advance voting ends Friday

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Advance voting for the May 19 General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election ends Friday, May 15, as Election Day approaches. Advance voting is held at the Rabun County Elections Office, 184 S. Main Street, Clayton. Early voting hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Gillespie resigns as Clayton city council member

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Clayton City Council Member Sarah Gillespie resigned her Post 4 position on Tuesday, May 12, “effective immediately.” Gillespie notified The Clayton Tribune and city officials of her resignation via email a couple of hours prior to the 4 p.m. Tuesday meeting.
Submitted. A rendering of the Terrora Day Use Area Beach at Tallulah Gorge State Park after construction to become ADA compliant. The area will include improved ADA parking; existing parking to remain; an improved driver to the kayak dock; a life jacket, rack and kayak rental kiosk; kayak storage racks; An ADA compliant kayak launch and another kayak launch; and ADA access to the picnic area and picnic pad; as well as improved picnic pads and refreshed beach sand.

Submitted. A rendering of the Terrora Day Use Area Beach at Tallulah Gorge State Park after construction to become ADA compliant. The area will include improved ADA parking; existing parking to remain; an improved driver to the kayak dock; a life jacket, rack and kayak rental kiosk; kayak storage racks; An ADA compliant kayak launch and another kayak launch; and ADA access to the picnic area and picnic pad; as well as improved picnic pads and refreshed beach sand.

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Tallulah Gorge beach area closed for construction

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 14, 2026
The summer is prime time for visits to beaches but those who usually frequent the Terrora Day Use Area Beach at Tallulah Gorge State Park will have to wait this year because the beach area is undergoing construction.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Rotary Club of Clayton’s Roaring 20s Murder Mystery Gala fundraiser was a “roaring success” as the community stepped back in time to support youth services in Rabun County. The event netted $140,000 and featured a buffet of food provided by Food Factory on Main out of Cornelia Ga., a live auction and a $10,000 Grand Prize Reverse Raffle.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Rotary Club of Clayton’s Roaring 20s Murder Mystery Gala fundraiser was a “roaring success” as the community stepped back in time to support youth services in Rabun County. The event netted $140,000 and featured a buffet of food provided by Food Factory on Main out of Cornelia Ga., a live auction and a $10,000 Grand Prize Reverse Raffle.

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Rotary Roaring 20s Gala fundraiser nets $140,000 for county’s youth

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 14, 2026
The Rabun County community was taken back in time to the 1920s for a spectacular fundraiser gala organized by the Rotary Club of Clayton on Saturday, April 25 at the Rabun County Civic Center. The fundraiser netted $140,000.