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RCHS to host Blue Ridge Service Academy Day

Megan Horn
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Community members from around the region who are interested in learning more about the five U.S. Service Academies and the congressional nomination process are invited to attend Blue Ridge Service Academy Day on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 5:30 p.m.
File/Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Last January, Clayton and Rabun County received an influx of snow flakes that caused driving issues and power outages. This weekend sleet and snow are in the forecast as temperatures become colder.

File/Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Last January, Clayton and Rabun County received an influx of snow flakes that caused driving issues and power outages. This weekend sleet and snow are in the forecast as temperatures become colder.

Gear up for expected icy weather

Megan Horn
Thursday, January 22, 2026
**This article has been updated since press time** The Rabun County Office of Emergency Management is monitoring a potential winter storm, with the potential for significant icing and snow, that could affect our area over the coming weekend.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Incumbent City of Dillard Mayor Claude Dillard, left, is sworn-in for another term in office by City Attorney Jay Doss to start the Tuesday, Jan. 13, meeting. Doss also was re-appointed as the city’s attorney.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Incumbent City of Dillard Mayor Claude Dillard, left, is sworn-in for another term in office by City Attorney Jay Doss to start the Tuesday, Jan. 13, meeting. Doss also was re-appointed as the city’s attorney.

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Dillard makes 2026 staff appointments

Megan Horn
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Dillard city council members began the first meeting of 2026 making staff appointments and conducting other business at Dillard City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 13.