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Photo courtesy of Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce. Community members and the Majors celebrate the 20th anniversary on Cannonwood Retirement Home in Tiger. The Majors also own the Tiger Drive-In which is next door to Cannonwood.

Photo courtesy of Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce. Community members and the Majors celebrate the 20th anniversary on Cannonwood Retirement Home in Tiger. The Majors also own the Tiger Drive-In which is next door to Cannonwood.

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Cannonwood celebrates 20 successful years in business The Tiger Drive-In celebrates 22 successful years!

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Thursday, April 16, 2026
Congratulations to Tom and Cheryl Majors on 20 wonderful years of dedication and compassion at Cannonwood Retirement Home in Tiger. Their commitment to providing a warm, caring environment for residents has touched countless lives and strengthened the heart of our community.
Submitted photo. Forward Rabun Youth Leadership members pose as a group outside Georgia Power’s Tallulah Gorge Hydroelectric Generating Plant on April 14. This visit was the last of the group’s current curriculum.

Submitted photo. Forward Rabun Youth Leadership members pose as a group outside Georgia Power’s Tallulah Gorge Hydroelectric Generating Plant on April 14. This visit was the last of the group’s current curriculum.

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Forward Rabun Youth Leadership Program concludes ‘powerfully’

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Thursday, April 16, 2026
The Forward Rabun Youth Leadership Program wrapped up its current class curriculum Tuesday with an immersive tour of Georgia Power’s Tallulah Gorge Hydroelectric Generating Plant — one of the region’s most storied industrial landmarks.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune.

Step in right direction

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, April 16, 2026
City of Clayton officials and members of the community held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday afternoon on the city hall property to signify the start of construction of the new walking path as the financing will come from hotel/motel restricted funds.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Edventures Resource Center and its young entrepreneurs will be hosting a Kids’ Market in at 19 English Street, Tiger, on Tuesday, May 5, and Thursday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Wednesday, May 6, from noon to 4 p.m. Admission to the market is free.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Edventures Resource Center and its young entrepreneurs will be hosting a Kids’ Market in at 19 English Street, Tiger, on Tuesday, May 5, and Thursday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Wednesday, May 6, from noon to 4 p.m. Admission to the market is free.

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Support young entrepreneurs at Edventures Resource Center Kids’ Market

Megan Horn
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Support young entrepreneurs by visiting the Edventures Resource Center Kids’ Market on Tuesday, May 5, and Thursday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Wednesday, May 6, from noon to 4 p.m. Edventures is hosting a market presented by its young entrepreneurs.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Sky Valley Scenic Overlook is one of the most sought-after views in Rabun County. Effective May 8, any access to the location will be cut off after Merrill Trust Group sent notice it wanted to terminate its leases with the City of Sky Valley.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Sky Valley Scenic Overlook is one of the most sought-after views in Rabun County. Effective May 8, any access to the location will be cut off after Merrill Trust Group sent notice it wanted to terminate its leases with the City of Sky Valley.

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Merrill Trust terminates leases with Sky Valley

Megan Horn
Thursday, April 16, 2026
City of Sky Valley officials received formal notice from Merrill Trust Group on April 8 that all leases and permissions for city use of its properties will be terminated in 30 days, effective May 8. Merrill Trust Group owns over 500 acres of property in Sky Valley.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Matt Delph shows fellow featured speaker Jessica Jones a video of one of his research expeditions during the Georgia Bigfoot Conference & North Georgia Comicon on March 21 at Big Shoals Junction in Tiger. The conference returned to Rabun County after being in Mt. Airy, Ga., last year.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Matt Delph shows fellow featured speaker Jessica Jones a video of one of his research expeditions during the Georgia Bigfoot Conference & North Georgia Comicon on March 21 at Big Shoals Junction in Tiger. The conference returned to Rabun County after being in Mt. Airy, Ga., last year.

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Conference once again BIG deal for Rabun

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Georgia’s neighboring states to the north throughout history have been hotbeds for Bigfoot activity and Northeast Georgia itself may be the most sizzling. After a stint in Mount Airy, Ga.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Winners of this year’s bicycles at the April 2 annual Rabun County Recreation Department Easter Egg Hunt are 10-year-old Maleigha Beck (sitting on bike) and Karlos Luka, 4, who is giving a hearty thumbs up. Standing next to Beck is happy friend Anna Frederickson.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Winners of this year’s bicycles at the April 2 annual Rabun County Recreation Department Easter Egg Hunt are 10-year-old Maleigha Beck (sitting on bike) and Karlos Luka, 4, who is giving a hearty thumbs up. Standing next to Beck is happy friend Anna Frederickson.

EGG-cellent afternoon

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, April 9, 2026
The Rabun County Recreation Department held its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Thursday, April 2 with many community members participating. 

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Council votes to fund $65,900 for walking path

Megan Horn
Thursday, April 9, 2026
City of Clayton council members voted to fund approximately $65,900 for a walking path that starts at city hall in Phase I of a multi-faceted trail system as the funds will come from hotel/motel restricted funds.

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Adopt, donate to Rabun Paws 4 Life

Megan Horn
Thursday, April 9, 2026
The mission of Rabun Paws 4 Life is to make a positive difference in Rabun County by providing a no-kill animal control and shelter to care for and protect animals from abuse, neglect and abandonment. Rabun Paws 4 Life is a nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation located at 261 East Boen Creek Road, Tiger.