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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. David Darugh, left, and Gayle Darugh, hold up their award for having Beechwood Inn honored for its wine program with the Wine Spectator Restaurant Award of Excellence for 2019. They have been a consecutive winner of the award since 2007.

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Beechwood Inn again honored for wine program

Megan Horn
Wednesday, July 24, 2019

CLAYTON— Beechwood Inn is known as Georgia’s premier wine country inn and has once again been honored for its wine program with the Wine Spectator Restaurant Award of Excellence for 2019.<

SDS mediator still not agreed on between cities and county.

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A year later, SDS is still stalled

Wayne Knuckles
Wednesday, July 24, 2019

CLAYTON—More than a year after all parties agreed on a mediator to lead proceedings in the costly Service Delivery Strategy (SDS) dispute between the county, the city of Clayton and other municipal

Juniors Brinson Hall of Mt. Airy, left, and Maggie Jackson of Clarkesville, varsity golfers from Tallulah Falls, spent a week at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Golf Camp held annually on St. Simons Island. (Submitted Photo)

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TFS girls build golf skills at FCA camp

News Staff
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Two Tallulah Falls varsity golfers spent a week beating the heat and honing their skills at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ Golf Camp on St. Simons Island.  Rising juniors Brinson Hall of Mt. Airy and Maggie Jackson of Clarkesville spent five days at the clinic, led by professional golfers, college golf coaches and college golfers.  Golf clubs on both St. Simons Island and Jekyll Island served as host courses for the group of 60 high school golfers. 
Rabun County quarterback Gunner Stockton, left, hands the ball off to running back Brody Jarrard during a practice in May. (Glendon Poe/The Clayton Tribune)

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Running back a hybrid position in Rabun’s offense

Glendon Poe
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
TIGER — Running backs playing in Rabun County’s offense are doing more than carrying the football behind blockers. They are giving quarterbacks additional receiving options. The multifaceted group features returning starter Brody Jarrard and Garrett Bragg, a transfer from Tennessee. Bryson Addis, Cory Keller and Ethan Owens are others taking reps at running back this summer. “All of these guys can catch the ball in space and will have a chance to make big plays for us,” coach Jaybo Shaw said. “They are basically a hybrid between running backs and inside wide receivers.”
Rabun County running backs coach Andy Mahaffey directs players toward the next position station during the football team’s Future Wildcats Camp at the team’s practice field in Tiger on Monday night. (Glendon Poe/The Clayton Tribune)

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Pupils become teachers at Rabun’s Future Wildcats Camp

Glendon Poe
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
TIGER — The students became the teachers at Rabun County’s annual Future Wildcats Football Camp this week. The players who were once in the shoes of elementary-age student-athletes helped varsity coaches teach football fundamentals and played two-hand touch at the two-day camp at the team’s practice field Monday and Tuesday night.
Grace Watts, mayor of Mountain City, left, and Brenda Cannon, city clerk, stand in front of the stage on new flooring at Mountain City's city hall where the Bicentennial square dance will take place on Saturday, July 20

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Bicentennial Dance Fever

Megan Horn
Thursday, July 18, 2019

MOUNTAIN CITY— Mountain City is hopping back in time and bringing a tradition back to life with a square dance party at their city hall on Saturday, July 20 as part of Rabun County’s bicentennial c