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Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. On Black Friday and Saturday, Nov. 29, crowds of people made their way to the Rabun County Civic Center for the 2025 Rabun Festival of Trees and Holiday Extravaganza. A total of $13,695 was raised for the Teaching Kitchen of the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia and many vendors made plans to return in 2026.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. On Black Friday and Saturday, Nov. 29, crowds of people made their way to the Rabun County Civic Center for the 2025 Rabun Festival of Trees and Holiday Extravaganza. A total of $13,695 was raised for the Teaching Kitchen of the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia and many vendors made plans to return in 2026.

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Trees please hundreds of festival goers

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, December 4, 2025
For two days crowds flowed through the Rabun County Civic Center to awe at this year’s Rabun Festival of Trees and Holiday Extravaganza and the event did not disappoint. While putting the hundreds who attended in even more of a Christmas mood, the vendors were very successful on Nov. 28 and Nov.

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Help F.A.I.T.H. halt abuse by giving back this holiday season

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Local nonprofit Fight Abuse In The Home (F.A.I.T.H.) advocates, empowers, prevents, and protects the victims of abuse and violence in Northeast Georgia. Its staff works tirelessly to protect society’s most vulnerable and offer trauma-informed services to all victims of abuse.
Submitted photo. The Rotary Impact Club of Clayton recently organized a food and fund drive for the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia where 4,836 pounds of food and $1,724 in donations were raised. Pictured are Kyle Shook; James Brim, Food Bank of Northeast Georgia Mountain Branch director; Sonya Shook; Amy Hulett; and Jon Tuck, president of the Rotary Impact Club of Clayton.

Submitted photo. The Rotary Impact Club of Clayton recently organized a food and fund drive for the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia where 4,836 pounds of food and $1,724 in donations were raised. Pictured are Kyle Shook; James Brim, Food Bank of Northeast Georgia Mountain Branch director; Sonya Shook; Amy Hulett; and Jon Tuck, president of the Rotary Impact Club of Clayton.

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Rotary Impact Club collects more than 2 tons of food and over $1,700 in cash for food bank

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Rotarians prioritize service above self and that’s just what the Rotary Impact Club of Clayton did when it recently organized a food drive for the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia. The food and fund drive was held at Walmart in Clayton on Saturday, Nov. 8.
Photo courtesy of Rabun County 4-H. Rabun County 4-H wins second place at the Georgia 4-H Elite Northeast District Trivia Contest on Nov. 24. Pictured are Molly Church, Karsen Pendrey, Hadleigh Pileski, Liam Puma, Peyton Hicks, Landon Bland and Addison Patton.

Photo courtesy of Rabun County 4-H. Rabun County 4-H wins second place at the Georgia 4-H Elite Northeast District Trivia Contest on Nov. 24. Pictured are Molly Church, Karsen Pendrey, Hadleigh Pileski, Liam Puma, Peyton Hicks, Landon Bland and Addison Patton.

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Rabun 4-Hers answer the call in Elite Northeast District Trivia Contest

News Staff
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Seven Rabun County 4-H’ers competed in the Georgia 4-H Elite Northeast District Trivia Contest in one of the newer 4-H District competitions in Athens, Ga., on Monday, Nov. 24.
Photo courtesy TFS. Isabella Diaz, Cadence Beecher, Addisyn McCoy, Turner Lander, Madyx Price and Shelby Smith give a colorful performance of “Rotten Apples.”

Photo courtesy TFS. Isabella Diaz, Cadence Beecher, Addisyn McCoy, Turner Lander, Madyx Price and Shelby Smith give a colorful performance of “Rotten Apples.”

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‘Rotten Apples’ showcases collaborative creativity at TFS Middle School

News Staff
Thursday, December 4, 2025
From lighting to sound to a fabulously creative stage design, everyone was in on the action to make the TFS middle school production of “Rotten Apples” come to life. “Performing Arts Director Jonathan Roberts helped with all things art, lighting, and fun,” said director Carrie Layer.
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Miss RCHS Bass, Jr. Miss RCHS Brown to represent school

News Staff
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Rabun County High School celebrated a long-standing tradition on Nov. 8 as it hosted the 70th Annual Miss RCHS Scholarship Pageant. The event brought together students, families, and community members to honor excellence, leadership, and school spirit.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Motorists should expect intermittent delays on Highway 441 in Clayton at Pinnacle Drive and Clayburne Street through Dec. 11, as roadwork for Phase II in the widening project is underway. A crane will be on site for power pole lifting and replacement. Motorists will notice orange cones, signage and equipment in the area.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Motorists should expect intermittent delays on Highway 441 in Clayton at Pinnacle Drive and Clayburne Street through Dec. 11, as roadwork for Phase II in the widening project is underway. A crane will be on site for power pole lifting and replacement. Motorists will notice orange cones, signage and equipment in the area.

Traffic disruptions in Clayton expected on Hwy. 441 N.

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Motorists should expect intermittent traffic delays on Highway 441 North in Clayton at Pinnacle Drive and Clayburne Street from now through Dec. 11, as Georgia Power Transmission will begin work setting new power poles, removing existing poles and installing new overhead wires.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County continues be a destination for shopping, dining and nature, but now also for pickleball. The pickleball courts at the Rabun County Recreation Department were dedicated in a ceremony on Nov. 19.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County continues be a destination for shopping, dining and nature, but now also for pickleball. The pickleball courts at the Rabun County Recreation Department were dedicated in a ceremony on Nov. 19.

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Rabun County dedicates courts via partnership

Wesley Branch
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
TIGER – After a postponement due to the early winter weather in Rabun County, the Rabun County Recreation Department and Rabun Pickleball Club dedicated the new pickleball courts, a public-and-private partnership, in front of a large crowd of players and Rabun Countians on Nov. 19.