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File Photo/Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Black bags were taped on the windows of the Mountain City Post Office as the site was unable to renew its lease for March. Those with Mountain City post office boxes now must travel farther for their mail.

File Photo/Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Black bags were taped on the windows of the Mountain City Post Office as the site was unable to renew its lease for March. Those with Mountain City post office boxes now must travel farther for their mail.

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Problems seen for narrow roads, new mailboxes

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Mountain City officials still wait on a response from the U.S. Postal Service about the future of their now temporarily closed post office and status of mail delivery. However, Mayor Grace Watts told council members Tuesday evening that some of the new mailboxes recently erected because of lost P.

Safety tips for outdoor burning

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Rabun County Fire Services is seeing an uptick in out of control brush fires and reminds residents to understand safety tips and to be weather-aware before outdoor burning.
Submitted photo. Sen Bo Hatchett, representing Georgia’s 50th Senate District, shakes hands with Ed Henderson, secretary for the Rabun County Republican Party, after being presented with the “Legislator of the Year” award April 14.

Submitted photo. Sen Bo Hatchett, representing Georgia’s 50th Senate District, shakes hands with Ed Henderson, secretary for the Rabun County Republican Party, after being presented with the “Legislator of the Year” award April 14.

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State Sen. Hatchett receives ‘Legislator of the Year’ Award

News Staff
Thursday, May 11, 2023
State Sen. Bo Hatchett was recognized as the “Legislator of the Year” for the 14-county-wide Republican Party 9th Congressional District at the party’s annual banquet and awards ceremony recently. The 9th Congressional District Convention was held April 14 in Flowery Branch, Ga.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Student Camila Gaspar smiles as she hand makes paper with guest artist Javier Silverio onlooking in the Rabun County High School art room April 21. Gaspar squeezes a sponge to make paper just as Silverio does at Taller Leñateros in Chiapas, Mexico.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Student Camila Gaspar smiles as she hand makes paper with guest artist Javier Silverio onlooking in the Rabun County High School art room April 21. Gaspar squeezes a sponge to make paper just as Silverio does at Taller Leñateros in Chiapas, Mexico.

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Guest artist honors environment and tradition through handmade works

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 11, 2023
TIGER– Rabun County High School students brought inspiration for the environment and Mayan culture through artwork in the classroom April 21 as Spanish teacher Scarlett Shaffer and art teacher Amy Jarrard teamed up for a hands-on learning activity with guest artist Javier Silverio.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Restaurant goers look on as Veronica Trejo, la leyenda hecha voz, performs traditional Mariachi style music at Universal Joint in Clayton to celebrate Cinco de Mayo Friday, May 5. While in traditional dress, Trejo sang and danced and interacted with the crowd as she celebrated the night away on the outdoor stage.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Restaurant goers look on as Veronica Trejo, la leyenda hecha voz, performs traditional Mariachi style music at Universal Joint in Clayton to celebrate Cinco de Mayo Friday, May 5. While in traditional dress, Trejo sang and danced and interacted with the crowd as she celebrated the night away on the outdoor stage.

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

News Staff
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Many in Rabun County came out to various events in Downtown Clayton to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Charlie Dingler, organizer of Dinglerfest along with Kip Ramey, showcases his artwork at the inaugural festival Saturday, May 6. Dingler showcased his “Whirligig” creations and his folk art creations. His medium is typically mixed-media and three dimensional. The event featured many exhibitors showcasing their beautiful handmade creations including folk art, pottery, paintings and much more.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Charlie Dingler, organizer of Dinglerfest along with Kip Ramey, showcases his artwork at the inaugural festival Saturday, May 6. Dingler showcased his “Whirligig” creations and his folk art creations. His medium is typically mixed-media and three dimensional. The event featured many exhibitors showcasing their beautiful handmade creations including folk art, pottery, paintings and much more.

Inaugural Dinglerfest brings folk art and music to Dillard

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 11, 2023
DILLARD– Dillard was the place to be for all things involving folk art Saturday, May 6, as crowds of visitors showed out to the inaugural Dinglerfest. The event featured many exhibitors showcasing their beautiful handmade creations including folk art, pottery, paintings and much more.
At the scholarship celebration are Dietrich Hoecht, committee member (left); Kailyn Neal; Rebekah Ramey; Penny Bradley, North Georgia Arts Guild Scholarship Program committee chair; Autumn Smith; Ruichen (Sarah) Zhang; Zoey Townsend; Abigail Carver; and Kathy Beehler, committee member.

At the scholarship celebration are Dietrich Hoecht, committee member (left); Kailyn Neal; Rebekah Ramey; Penny Bradley, North Georgia Arts Guild Scholarship Program committee chair; Autumn Smith; Ruichen (Sarah) Zhang; Zoey Townsend; Abigail Carver; and Kathy Beehler, committee member.

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North Georgia Arts Guild celebrates young artists as 2023 scholarship recipients

Megan Horn
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Shown left: Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Autumn Smith describes her drawing of an individual who has been an influence in her life. The North Georgia Arts Guild presented its annual scholarship program, Celebrating Young Artists, at its meeting Thursday, April 20.

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Clyde seeks answers to post office suspension

News Staff
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
U.S. Congressman Andrew Clyde in a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy calls the actions to temporarily close the Mountain City post office in February “illegal” as the residents were “blindsided.” Clyde, who represents Rabun County in the U.S.