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Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Pictured are RCHS Principal Justin Spillers, left; RCHS Teacher of the Year Bryan Getty; RCMS Principal Kechara Partin; RCMS Teacher of the Year Lisa Mooney; RCPS and System Teacher of the Year Jenna Hinkel; RCPS Principal Carla Truelove; RCES Teacher of the Year Jessica Streetman; and RCES Principal Jonathan Welch.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Pictured are RCHS Principal Justin Spillers, left; RCHS Teacher of the Year Bryan Getty; RCMS Principal Kechara Partin; RCMS Teacher of the Year Lisa Mooney; RCPS and System Teacher of the Year Jenna Hinkel; RCPS Principal Carla Truelove; RCES Teacher of the Year Jessica Streetman; and RCES Principal Jonathan Welch.

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Teachers of the Year honored at Rabun County Schools

Megan Horn
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
The Rabun County School System Teachers of the Year were honored with a banquet meal, special program and presentation of well-deserved awards Nov. 16 in the Fine Arts Building at RCHS.

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Clayton appoints Joyce as new RCWSA member

Megan Horn
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Clayton City Council members voted at its Oct. 17 meeting to appoint John Joyce as one of Clayton’s two representatives on the Rabun County Water and Sewer Authority (RCWSA). Brett Cohee is Clayton’s other representative on the Authority.

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Sentencing announced in homicide by vehicle case

Megan Horn
Thursday, November 16, 2023
A man has been sentenced to 15 years with five years to serve on offenses related to a Dec. 9, 2022, two-vehicle crash at North Johnson Avenue in Mountain City that killed passenger Curt Lamar Talley, 49. According to documents filed in Rabun County Superior Court Oct.
Photo courtesy Conner Horn. Rusty Russ salutes during the Veterans Day Ceremony at Veterans Park in front of the courthouse Nov. 11. Russ is Retired Army National Guard and served in the military for 16 years. He currently lives in Lakemont.

Photo courtesy Conner Horn. Rusty Russ salutes during the Veterans Day Ceremony at Veterans Park in front of the courthouse Nov. 11. Russ is Retired Army National Guard and served in the military for 16 years. He currently lives in Lakemont.

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Veterans honored during Saturday ceremony

Megan Horn
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Veterans Day is an important time to thank those brave men and women who made many sacrifices so we in the United States can live freely.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Old School Garden brought out enthusiastic gardeners for its Fall season plant sale on Oct. 7. The sale featured a large variety of perennial plants ready to plant for spring blooms as well as flowers, herbs, landscaping varieties and medical plants.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Old School Garden brought out enthusiastic gardeners for its Fall season plant sale on Oct. 7. The sale featured a large variety of perennial plants ready to plant for spring blooms as well as flowers, herbs, landscaping varieties and medical plants.

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Old School Garden rooted in community

Megan Horn
Thursday, November 16, 2023
The Old School Garden celebrated the Fall season as its Fall Plant Sale on Oct. 7 drew enthusiastic gardeners and plant lovers to the garden, located on Highway 76 West near Clayton City Hall.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Hundreds of patrons visited the “Of These Mountains Fall MarketPlace event at the Rabun County Pavilions on Nov. 4 Another MarketPlace event will be held at the same location in May.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Hundreds of patrons visited the “Of These Mountains Fall MarketPlace event at the Rabun County Pavilions on Nov. 4 Another MarketPlace event will be held at the same location in May.

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Annual event brings people to ‘These Mountains’

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, November 16, 2023
The mountains of Northeast Georgia provide year-round joy to residents and offer a respite for visitors who also enjoy soaking up the region’s pleasures.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Fight Abuse in the Home (F.A.I.T.H.) organized many events during October for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, including a Hope Walk where many community members walked in downtown Clayton while local businesses stood in solidarity holding candles on the sidewalk to bring awareness.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Fight Abuse in the Home (F.A.I.T.H.) organized many events during October for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, including a Hope Walk where many community members walked in downtown Clayton while local businesses stood in solidarity holding candles on the sidewalk to bring awareness.

Community stands in solidarity against domestic violence

Megan Horn
Thursday, November 16, 2023
The community came together in solidarity to fight domestic violence as the local nonprofit Fight Abuse In The Home (F.A.I.T.H.