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Photo courtesy John Heinen/Project 360 Media. Lake Burton and Rabun County play key roles in a new documentary film on Georgia’s hydroelectric revolution that airs Sept. 24 on Georgia Public Broadcasting stations.

Photo courtesy John Heinen/Project 360 Media. Lake Burton and Rabun County play key roles in a new documentary film on Georgia’s hydroelectric revolution that airs Sept. 24 on Georgia Public Broadcasting stations.

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Film documents hydroelectric revolution that transformed Atlanta

Wayne Knuckles
Thursday, September 19, 2019
CLAYTON—In the decades immediately following the Civil War, the city of Atlanta—and the entire state of Georgia—struggled to recover from the massive devastation wrought by four years of intense conflict capped by Gen. William T. Sherman’s brutal March To The Sea.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Cherokee Friends from the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Jarrett Wildcatt, Malaciah Taylor and Nola Teesateskie, give lessons on Cherokee dances to attendees of an event highlighting Cherokee history in Rabun County with folklorist Barbara Duncan at the Rabun County High School Fine Arts Building on Saturday evening. Here they are performing a Cherokee Buffalo Dance.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Cherokee Friends from the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Jarrett Wildcatt, Malaciah Taylor and Nola Teesateskie, give lessons on Cherokee dances to attendees of an event highlighting Cherokee history in Rabun County with folklorist Barbara Duncan at the Rabun County High School Fine Arts Building on Saturday evening. Here they are performing a Cherokee Buffalo Dance.

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Cherokee heritage strong in Rabun County, Duncan says

Megan Horn
Thursday, September 19, 2019
TIGER— Stekoa Creek, Chechero Street and Betty’s Creek are all names familiar to Rabun County residents, and the history behind these names can be found in the Cherokee culture that inhabited the area for thousands of years.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Mayor Green, left, and city attorney Mitch Baker listen as Heather Feldman, representative from Georgia Mountains Regional Commission (GMRC), talks to city council members about GMRC’s plan to update the city of Clayton’s Charter and the Clayton city council meeting Tuesday.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Mayor Green, left, and city attorney Mitch Baker listen as Heather Feldman, representative from Georgia Mountains Regional Commission (GMRC), talks to city council members about GMRC’s plan to update the city of Clayton’s Charter and the Clayton city council meeting Tuesday.

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Council votes 3-1 to accept TSW's Master Plan

Megan Horn
Thursday, September 19, 2019
CLAYTON— In a 3-1 vote, Clayton City Council members passed a motion at Tuesday’s council meeting to accept the city’s Master Plan as presented by Savannah-based consulting company TSW.

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Clayton Crawl this weekend

Megan Horn
Thursday, September 19, 2019
CLAYTON— Let the good times crawl in the fall for the 11th annual Clayton Crawl this Saturday, Sept. 21 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. “We started the crawl 11 years ago to bring people to Main Street and to show them all the great shops and things we have in downtown.
Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. Tourism Development Authority Executive Director Teka Earnhardt, center, is greeted by Daphne Lisenby of Wolffork Valley Farms (left) and TDA board vice-chairman Laura Gurley at a reception Tuesday at Clayton Café.

Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. Tourism Development Authority Executive Director Teka Earnhardt, center, is greeted by Daphne Lisenby of Wolffork Valley Farms (left) and TDA board vice-chairman Laura Gurley at a reception Tuesday at Clayton Café.

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In last action, TDA board restructures director's final pay

Wayne Knuckles
Thursday, September 19, 2019
CLAYTON—The Rabun County Tourism Development Authority (TDA) voted unanimously to change the terms of executive director Teka Earnhardt’s final compensation package in an unusual Sunday afternoon meeting Sept. 15.
Tallulah Falls’ Sophie Alexander runs during the 15th annual Cookies ‘n Quotes Cross Country Festival at Tallulah Falls last Tuesday. (Tallulah Falls)

Tallulah Falls’ Sophie Alexander runs during the 15th annual Cookies ‘n Quotes Cross Country Festival at Tallulah Falls last Tuesday. (Tallulah Falls)

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TFS has top-five finishes at home meet

News Staff
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Evan Prince finished second in the boys’ 5K and Sophie Alexander placed fifth in the girls’ 5K for the Tallulah Falls cross country team among 12 scoring schools at the 15th annual Cookies ‘n Quotes Cross Country Festival at TFS last Tuesday.

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PREP ROUNDUP: Cats capitalize on base-running, clip Canes

News Staff
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
SOFTBALL Rabun County: Ayahna Jenkins had four RBIs and scored two runs, Isabella Green added three RBIs and scored two runs and the Rabun County softball team capitalized on base-running chances in an 11-2 win against the Monticello Hurricanes last Thursday.
Rabun County wide receiver Braxton Hicks, left, stiff-arms Stephens County tight end Kenny Davis during the first half in Toccoa last Friday night. (Glendon Poe/The Clayton Tribune)

Rabun County wide receiver Braxton Hicks, left, stiff-arms Stephens County tight end Kenny Davis during the first half in Toccoa last Friday night. (Glendon Poe/The Clayton Tribune)

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Wildcats pounce on Indians’ mistakes in big win

Glendon Poe
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
TOCCOA — Gunner Stockton threw for 258 yards and three touchdowns, as the Rabun County football team capitalized on Stephens County’s mistakes and endured a 1-hour lightning delay to cruise to a 44-7 win last Friday night.
Rabun County linebacker AJ Wheeler (3) attempts to tackle Stephens County running back Hudson Spurlock (5) during the first half in Toccoa last Friday night. (Glendon Poe/The Clayton Tribune)

Rabun County linebacker AJ Wheeler (3) attempts to tackle Stephens County running back Hudson Spurlock (5) during the first half in Toccoa last Friday night. (Glendon Poe/The Clayton Tribune)

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Rabun hosts ‘much improved’ Putnam in region opener

Glendon Poe
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
TIGER — From what Rabun County coach Jaybo Shaw has seen, this year’s Putnam County team is different from the ones that missed the postseason for the past 3 years.

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Eagles rally late, but fall short vs. Knights

Glendon Poe
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
RABUN GAP — Matt Linn passed for 237 yards and five touchdowns and Robin Verginelli ran for 170 yards and two scores, helping the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee football team engineer a late rally in a 55-48 loss against Robbinsville (N.C.) in Robbinsville, N.C., last Friday night.