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Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Pictured are Debi Bock and David Bock with Highlands Festival, Inc.; Chief Ken Sigler; Assistant Chief Jamie Chastain; Jeff Marlow and Debra Marlow with Windfield Development; Steve Mehder with with Highlands Festival, Inc.; and firefighters from Sky Valley-Scaly Mountain Volunteer Fire & Rescue. Not pictured are Nancy and Rebecca Maddox with Windfield Development.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Pictured are Debi Bock and David Bock with Highlands Festival, Inc.; Chief Ken Sigler; Assistant Chief Jamie Chastain; Jeff Marlow and Debra Marlow with Windfield Development; Steve Mehder with with Highlands Festival, Inc.; and firefighters from Sky Valley-Scaly Mountain Volunteer Fire & Rescue. Not pictured are Nancy and Rebecca Maddox with Windfield Development.

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Sky Valley-Scaly Mountain Volunteer Fire & Rescue receives $20,000 donation

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 12, 2023
Sky Valley-Scaly Mountain Volunteer Fire & Rescue recently was presented with two $10,000 donation checks from proceeds from the Bear Shadow Festival in Highlands, N.C. Bear Shadow is a production of Highlands Festivals, Inc., a 501c3 organization, according to the organization’s website.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Tory and Megan Holton enjoy their family time at the Foxfire Mountaineer Festival with Anniston, 5, and Avery, 1, last Saturday. The annual event was held in downtown Clayton at the pavilions.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Tory and Megan Holton enjoy their family time at the Foxfire Mountaineer Festival with Anniston, 5, and Avery, 1, last Saturday. The annual event was held in downtown Clayton at the pavilions.

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Thousands celebrate heritage at Foxfire Mountaineer Festival

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 12, 2023
More than 2,000 people flocked to the North Georgia Mountains over the weekend to attend the Foxfire Mountaineer Festival in downtown Clayton.
Photo courtesy Rabun County 4H. Peyton Hicks with Dr. Laura Perry Johnson, the donor for the Georgia 4-H Veterinary Science Project. Hicks competed at State Congress in the Veterinary Science Project after winning at the District level in March. Johnson is the current UGA Associate Dean for Extension.

Photo courtesy Rabun County 4H. Peyton Hicks with Dr. Laura Perry Johnson, the donor for the Georgia 4-H Veterinary Science Project. Hicks competed at State Congress in the Veterinary Science Project after winning at the District level in March. Johnson is the current UGA Associate Dean for Extension.

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Hicks wins Veterinary Science at 80th Annual 4-H State Congress in Atlanta

News Staff
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Georgia 4-H celebrated excellence during the 80th Annual 4-H State Congress as top 4-H’ers from around the state gathered in Atlanta July 18-21.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Primary School teachers and elementary school third grade teachers celebrate RCPS being named a new Title I Rewards School. The announcement was made at RCPS Tuesday afternoon.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Primary School teachers and elementary school third grade teachers celebrate RCPS being named a new Title I Rewards School. The announcement was made at RCPS Tuesday afternoon.

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This school’s definitely the One

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Rabun County Primary School has achieved a rare and impressive honor. With an announcement made Tuesday, the school is one of only a few primary schools to become a Title I Reward School.

Election debate Wednesday

News Staff
Thursday, October 5, 2023
An election debate will be Oct. 11 at the Rabun County Civic Center for the two contested post seats for the Clayton city council. The Wednesday debate that is free to attend begins at 6 p.m.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Sky Valley Chief of Police Vaughn Estes converses with community members at Tuesday’s emergency called council meeting as many people came out to support Estes after he was suddenly terminated Oct. 2.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Sky Valley Chief of Police Vaughn Estes converses with community members at Tuesday’s emergency called council meeting as many people came out to support Estes after he was suddenly terminated Oct. 2.

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Sky Valley police chief terminated abruptly

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Sky Valley Chief of Police Vaughn Estes was suddenly terminated from the city on Monday, Oct. 2. January would have made seven years with the city.

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Macon Co. DA seeks death penalty in murder case

News Staff
Thursday, October 5, 2023
A man accused in the May 2022 murder of a Mountain City woman could face Death Row if convicted. Christopher Shields, 45, of Otto, is now facing capital murder charges in the first-degree murder of 42-year-old Tina Walkingstick Frizsell. Macon County (N.C.
File photo/Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Greased pig chases are among the fun activities for children at this weekend's Foxfire Mountaineer Festival.

File photo/Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Greased pig chases are among the fun activities for children at this weekend's Foxfire Mountaineer Festival.

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Foxfire Mountaineer Festival coming to Clayton this weekend

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 5, 2023
The community is gearing up for the Foxfire Mountaineer Festival coming to Clayton this weekend. “This is our biggest fundraiser of the year,” said Todd Faircloth, executive director of Foxfire Museum and Appalachian Heritage Center. The event is Saturday, Oct. 7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton City Council members voted unanimously to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the RCWSA to consolidate water and sewer services.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton City Council members voted unanimously to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the RCWSA to consolidate water and sewer services.

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Waves made with water & sewer sale

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 5, 2023
After almost two decades, the City of Clayton and the Rabun County Water and Sewer Authority (RCWSA) have officially entered into an intergovernmental agreement regarding consolidation of water and sewer facilities and services.