Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County community came together on March 26 to celebrate the grand opening of the MedLink Georgia Rabun Health Campus. In the center, Rick Story, Forward Rabun president and director of development for Rabun County, shakes hands with MedLink Georgia CEO Dave Ward. The 31,000-plus square-foot facility is located at 811 Highway 441 in Clayton.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Sky Valley City Manager Jason Streetman reads aloud two different proposed resolutions to rescind grant funding and discontinue efforts to construct a sanitary sewer system during the March 23 special called meeting. The total grant funding is $5 million. A new vote is scheduled for Thursday, March 26, at 3 p.m. at Sky Valley City Hall.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Sky Valley Police Department officers are sworn-in as deputies with the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office during the March 17 city council meeting at Sky Valley City Hall. The partnership allows Sky Valley Police officers to assist the sheriff’s office whenever needed.

Photo courtesy of Rabun County 4-H. Karsen Pendrey, left, Chloe McCrackin, Peyton Hicks, and Wesley McCrackin with Rabun County 4-H competed in the Junior/Senior District Project Achievement (DPA) competition March 6-8 in Eatonton, Ga. For the first time in several years, Rabun will have two competitors at State Congress in July.

Submitted. Angel McCrackin was honored as the 2026 recipient of the Philip Wright Award for her dedication to improving educational outcomes for students with disabilities. Pictured are Superintendent Steven Cole, left; Renea Jarrard, student services; McCrackin; Meadow Krockum, director of student services; and Kelly McKay, assistant superintendent.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Sky Valley City Hall was standing room only to begin the March 17 evening council meeting which was one of the quarterly ones set for 6 p.m.