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Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. The Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band and with Col. Butch Teston performs Scottish music for the crowd at the Highlands Games on Sept. 27.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. The Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band and with Col. Butch Teston performs Scottish music for the crowd at the Highlands Games on Sept. 27.

North Georgia Highland Games showcase talents and raise money for Place of Hope North Georgia

Hundreds ventured to the Rabun County Civic Center Pavilions on Sept. 27 for a day of men and women in kilts showcasing their abilities in Scottish test of strength at the annual North Georgia Highland Games.

Tallulah Falls to hold hearings for proposed tax increase

The Town of Tallulah Falls Council announced its intention to increase the 2025 property taxes it will levy this year by 2.48 percent over the rollback millage rate for Rabun County and 0.70 percent over the rollback millage rate for Habersham County.
Submitted Photo. The Forward Rabun Youth Leadership Program recently visited the Foxfire Museum in Mountain City.

Submitted Photo. The Forward Rabun Youth Leadership Program recently visited the Foxfire Museum in Mountain City.

Forward Rabun Youth Leadership Program ‘off and running’

Forward Rabun’s Youth Leadership Program is off and running for the 2025-26 school year, as program participants convened last week for a tour of Rabun County’s own Foxfire Village and Museum.

F.A.I.T.H. announces local events for ‘Domestic Violence Awareness Month’

October is “Domestic Violence Awareness Month” During the month, Fight Abuse In The Home (F.A.I.T.H.) is holding events to bring more attention to domestic violence. On Wednesday, Oct. 1, the Fourth Annual Hope Walk was held locally at The Rock House at 39 East Savannah St. in Clayton at noon.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Gunner Stockton holds his newly retired No. 14 Rabun County Wildcat jersey during a Sept. 19 pregame ceremony at midfield of Frank Snyder Memorial Stadium. The standout former RCHS quarterback, who still owns Georgia state football records, now is the starting QB for the University of Georgia.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Gunner Stockton holds his newly retired No. 14 Rabun County Wildcat jersey during a Sept. 19 pregame ceremony at midfield of Frank Snyder Memorial Stadium. The standout former RCHS quarterback, who still owns Georgia state football records, now is the starting QB for the University of Georgia.

Record-smashing QB’s No. 14 jersey retired by Rabun

The No. 14 already had a legacy. Now the Rabun County Wildcat jersey will serve as a lasting symbol of the football field accomplishments and the man himself. With the home stands teeming with Wildcat Nation supporters dressed in red, Gunner Stockton was joined Sept.