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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Crowds of people turned out to Dillard City Hall on Sunday to attend the City of Dillard’s Christmas Tree lighting event. The colorful tree shined brightly in the evening sky as community members enjoyed fun, fellowship, caroling and good food.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Crowds of people turned out to Dillard City Hall on Sunday to attend the City of Dillard’s Christmas Tree lighting event. The colorful tree shined brightly in the evening sky as community members enjoyed fun, fellowship, caroling and good food.

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Christmas Cheer in the Town of Dillard

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 8, 2022
DILLARD– It was all fun and games in Dillard on Sunday, Dec. 4, as community members danced around Dillard to attend the City of Dillard Tree Lighting and Christmas event held at Dillard City Hall. The event brought fun and fellowship, along with the annual lighting of the town’s Christmas Tree.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Crowds of people from the community and students from Tallulah Falls School enjoy mingling and hanging out at the bonfire during the Town of Tallulah Falls Christmas Party Dec. 2.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Crowds of people from the community and students from Tallulah Falls School enjoy mingling and hanging out at the bonfire during the Town of Tallulah Falls Christmas Party Dec. 2.

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Town of Tallulah Falls kicks off Christmas with the lighting of the floating tree

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 8, 2022
TALLULAH FALLS– The Town of Tallulah Falls kicked off the Christmas season in their town with a party and the lighting of the floating Christmas Tree on the lake Dec. 2.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School students sing and dance to Christmas music at the annual Clayton downtown parade on on Main Street on Dec. 3. Singing from the float (from left) are Tyler Price, Chidera Onyia, Cyrus Manoogian, Sharra Rolle, Vivi Diaz and Vivian Guo. The dancers (from left) are Blaire Lauder-Williams, Elizabeth Brenner, McKenna Bilbrey, Anni Geren, KayKay Justilien, Abigail Brenner and and Emma Jenkins.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School students sing and dance to Christmas music at the annual Clayton downtown parade on on Main Street on Dec. 3. Singing from the float (from left) are Tyler Price, Chidera Onyia, Cyrus Manoogian, Sharra Rolle, Vivi Diaz and Vivian Guo. The dancers (from left) are Blaire Lauder-Williams, Elizabeth Brenner, McKenna Bilbrey, Anni Geren, KayKay Justilien, Abigail Brenner and and Emma Jenkins.

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Rain doesn’t ‘Grinch’ on Christmas parade

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, December 8, 2022
The forecast did not look favorable for an outdoor parade on Dec. 3, but some Clayton received a little extra Christmas spirit as the rain stopped in time for the “12 Days of Rabun County Christmas” event on Main Street.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The line of voters waiting to check in to cast their ballots extended outside of the elections office Tuesday afternoon 30 minutes before polls closed. In the forefront, poll worker Ann D’Agostino checks-in voter Caleb Watson as poll workers Sandra Wood and Kay Townsend also check in other voters. To the right, poll worker Jane Thomason helps assist voters through the process.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The line of voters waiting to check in to cast their ballots extended outside of the elections office Tuesday afternoon 30 minutes before polls closed. In the forefront, poll worker Ann D’Agostino checks-in voter Caleb Watson as poll workers Sandra Wood and Kay Townsend also check in other voters. To the right, poll worker Jane Thomason helps assist voters through the process.

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Local turnout sets single-day record for early voting

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 1, 2022
There’s no doubt the upcoming runoff election between Democrat incumbent Rev. Raphael Warnock and Republican candidate Herschel Walker for the U.S. Senate seat has sparked heated debate from both sides.

Christmas parade in Clayton this Saturday

News Staff
Thursday, December 1, 2022
A projected 1,000-plus spectators will line Main Street in Clayton on Saturday, Dec. 3, as the “12 Days of Christmas”-themed annual parade formally ushers in the yuletide season. The parade will begin at 2 p.m.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Clay Pilgrim, with the firm Rushton Certified Public Accountants out of Gainesville, Ga., presents the 2022 annual audit to commissioners at the Rabun County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Clay Pilgrim, with the firm Rushton Certified Public Accountants out of Gainesville, Ga., presents the 2022 annual audit to commissioners at the Rabun County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday.

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Grade of ‘A’

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 1, 2022
The Rabun County Board of Commissioners received a grade of “A” on the 2022 annual audit presented by Clay Pilgrim, with the firm Rushton Certified Public Accountants out of Gainesville, Ga., at Tuesday's commission meeting.
Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. Hundreds of visitors showed up to the Festival of Trees on Nov. 25 and 26 to see the 39 vendors who offered an array of items including mugs, wreaths, candles, award-winning BBQ sauce and paintings.

Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. Hundreds of visitors showed up to the Festival of Trees on Nov. 25 and 26 to see the 39 vendors who offered an array of items including mugs, wreaths, candles, award-winning BBQ sauce and paintings.

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Festive gathering at civic center

Luke Morey
Thursday, December 1, 2022
The Rabun County Chamber of Commerce with the help of the Kiwanis Club of Rabun County put on what organizers note was a successful Arts and Crafts shopping extravaganza and “Festival of Trees” on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 25 and 26.