Local

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Victory Home residents Joseph Coalson, Jeff Pless, Michael Flowers, Anthony Powell, Keelan May, Jeff Smith, Johnathon Cowart, Hunter Blackburn and Bruce Burch worked alongside expert gardeners from Headwaters Master Gardeners Association to prepare for the May 6-May 9 Spring Plant Sale at the Victory Home Greenhouse, located at 157 Victory Home Lane in Tallulah Falls.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Victory Home residents Joseph Coalson, Jeff Pless, Michael Flowers, Anthony Powell, Keelan May, Jeff Smith, Johnathon Cowart, Hunter Blackburn and Bruce Burch worked alongside expert gardeners from Headwaters Master Gardeners Association to prepare for the May 6-May 9 Spring Plant Sale at the Victory Home Greenhouse, located at 157 Victory Home Lane in Tallulah Falls.

 Exclusive Subscriber Content

Headwaters Master Gardeners bloom into Spring Plant Sale

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 14, 2026
May flowers are blooming and people have noticed as this year’s Headwaters Master Gardeners Association’s Spring Plant Sale sprouted a large turnout of community support.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Merrill Trust and City of Sky Valley officials are working together in discussion to put new leases together that could allow public access to popular tourist areas including the Overlook and Mud Creek Falls for some time during the new lease.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Merrill Trust and City of Sky Valley officials are working together in discussion to put new leases together that could allow public access to popular tourist areas including the Overlook and Mud Creek Falls for some time during the new lease.

 Exclusive Subscriber Content

Agreement keeps public access open

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Public access to areas popular to tourists and locals in the City of Sky Valley could continue thanks to discussions between Merrill Trust, which owns over 500 acres of property in Sky Valley, and city officials.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. More than 100 vendors are expected on May 9 at the Rabun County Pavilions in Clayton for Of These Mountains Spring MarketPlace.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. More than 100 vendors are expected on May 9 at the Rabun County Pavilions in Clayton for Of These Mountains Spring MarketPlace.

 Exclusive Subscriber Content

Of These Mountains Spring MarketPlace returns

News Staff
Thursday, May 7, 2026
CLAYTON – May 9 will mark the return of the Of These Mountains Spring MarketPlace, now in its fifth year.The event will be held at the Rabun County Pavilions in Downtown Clayton and feature more than 100 vendors from throughout the Southeast.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Leading up to the May 19 General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election, residents can vote early at the elections office in Clayton.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Leading up to the May 19 General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election, residents can vote early at the elections office in Clayton.

 Exclusive Subscriber Content

Early voting continues next week

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Advance voting continues this week and next to cast ballots for the May 19 General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election, with another weekend opportunity for voting this Saturday, May 9.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Joan Cox happily showcases the Polka Dot Begonias she grew during the Old School Garden (OSG) Spring Plant Sale. The OSG is located at 837 Highway 76, Clayton, in the Clayton City Hall Complex.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Joan Cox happily showcases the Polka Dot Begonias she grew during the Old School Garden (OSG) Spring Plant Sale. The OSG is located at 837 Highway 76, Clayton, in the Clayton City Hall Complex.

 Exclusive Subscriber Content

Old School Garden welcomes May with Spring Plant Sale

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 7, 2026
The Old School School Garden (OSG) bloomed into May with its Spring Plant Sale on Friday, May 1, and Saturday, May 2. The annual sale offered a wide variety of annuals and perennials. “We had a fantastic plant sale!!
Photo courtesy of Rabun County 4-H. Rabun County 4-H Educator Joey Eller receives a gift card from Clayton Tractor Supply Company Manager Ricky Albright, as 4-H’ers Maleigha Beck and Karsen Pendrey observe.

Photo courtesy of Rabun County 4-H. Rabun County 4-H Educator Joey Eller receives a gift card from Clayton Tractor Supply Company Manager Ricky Albright, as 4-H’ers Maleigha Beck and Karsen Pendrey observe.

 Exclusive Subscriber Content

Clayton’s Tractor Supply hosts annual ‘Demo Days’ event

(not verified)
Thursday, May 7, 2026
The local Tractor Supply Company hosted its annual “Demo Days” event on April 25.Demo Days is where shoppers can try out a variety of mowers on a parking lot obstacle course and receive a free Tractor Supply hat.