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Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Joan Cox happily showcases the Polka Dot Begonias she grew during the Old School Garden (OSG) Spring Plant Sale. The OSG is located at 837 Highway 76, Clayton, in the Clayton City Hall Complex.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Joan Cox happily showcases the Polka Dot Begonias she grew during the Old School Garden (OSG) Spring Plant Sale. The OSG is located at 837 Highway 76, Clayton, in the Clayton City Hall Complex.

Old School Garden welcomes May with Spring Plant Sale

The Old School School Garden (OSG) bloomed into May with its Spring Plant Sale on Friday, May 1, and Saturday, May 2. The annual sale offered a wide variety of annuals and perennials. “We had a fantastic plant sale!!
Photo courtesy of Rabun County 4-H. Rabun County 4-H Educator Joey Eller receives a gift card from Clayton Tractor Supply Company Manager Ricky Albright, as 4-H’ers Maleigha Beck and Karsen Pendrey observe.

Photo courtesy of Rabun County 4-H. Rabun County 4-H Educator Joey Eller receives a gift card from Clayton Tractor Supply Company Manager Ricky Albright, as 4-H’ers Maleigha Beck and Karsen Pendrey observe.

Clayton’s Tractor Supply hosts annual ‘Demo Days’ event

The local Tractor Supply Company hosted its annual “Demo Days” event on April 25.Demo Days is where shoppers can try out a variety of mowers on a parking lot obstacle course and receive a free Tractor Supply hat.
Photo courtesy Elisha Boggs.  TFS students Kaylin Pickett and Jessica Cook visit with the exhibitor at the Rabun County, Georgia Extension Office, where they picked up wildflower seeds to plant at home.

Photo courtesy Elisha Boggs. TFS students Kaylin Pickett and Jessica Cook visit with the exhibitor at the Rabun County, Georgia Extension Office, where they picked up wildflower seeds to plant at home.

TFS hosts Georgia’s First Wild & Scenic Film Festival, bringing Earth Day Celebration to Life Through Film and Community Engagement

Tallulah Falls School became home to the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, inviting the community to celebrate Earth Day through film, education, and local engagement.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Chris Allison features his Chicken Fried Folk Art at last weekend’s Dingerfest event held at the pavilions in downtown Clayton.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Chris Allison features his Chicken Fried Folk Art at last weekend’s Dingerfest event held at the pavilions in downtown Clayton.

The Folk arrives at 2026 Dinglerfest

Visitors to 2026 Dinglerfest experienced art from the hand and heart with colorful folk art on display at the pavilions in downtown Clayton on Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, May 3.

Local early voting starts off strong

Early voting is underway as Rabun Countians have begun to cast their ballots for federal, state and local offices in the May 19 General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election. The ballots also include state Republican Party and state Democratic Party questions.

New principal named for RCMS

Rabun County public school officials recently announced new leadership appointments for the upcoming 2026-2027 year for two schools.