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Rabun County senior football players are pictured with coach Jaybo Shaw at Currahee Mountain. (Submitted Photo)

Rabun County senior football players are pictured with coach Jaybo Shaw at Currahee Mountain. (Submitted Photo)

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Cats climb Currahee

News Staff
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
The Rabun County football team made its annual summer visit to Currahee Mountain in Stephens County last weekend. Coach Jaybo Shaw led the group in his first summer as head coach of the team.
Destiny Deetz (23) attempts a kill while teammate Lyndee Hollifield (25) looks on during a match against Prince Avenue Christian at Ken Byrd Court in Tiger on Tuesday night. (Glendon Poe/The Clayton Tribune)

Destiny Deetz (23) attempts a kill while teammate Lyndee Hollifield (25) looks on during a match against Prince Avenue Christian at Ken Byrd Court in Tiger on Tuesday night. (Glendon Poe/The Clayton Tribune)

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Rabun County splits volleyball season opener

Glendon Poe
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
TIGER — In the final set of Match 1, Rabun County’s first-year volleyball coach Reggie Rider called a timeout and asked his team for seven straight points.
Courtney Ledford is the new head coach of the Rabun Gap- Nacoochee varsity volleyball team. (Photo courtesy of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School)

Courtney Ledford is the new head coach of the Rabun Gap- Nacoochee varsity volleyball team. (Photo courtesy of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School)

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Rabun Gap volleyball, baseball get new head coaches

News Staff
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee varsity volleyball and baseball programs will have new head coaches this season. Courtney Ledford will coach the volleyball team and Clark Wright will coach the baseball team.
Pictured, from left, are Dustin Barnes, Nate Cox, Roger Cox, Gerald Barker, Jibril Ndyaie and N'fari Benjamin. (Photo courtesy of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School)

Pictured, from left, are Dustin Barnes, Nate Cox, Roger Cox, Gerald Barker, Jibril Ndyaie and N'fari Benjamin. (Photo courtesy of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School)

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Rabun Gap represents at Snow Valley basketball camp

News Staff
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Members of the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee basketball team attended one of the top basketball camps in the country this summer, getting an early start on this year's season.
Nolan Conrad of Clayton, Charlie Hall of Long Creek, S.C., Aiden McMullen of Highlands, N.C., Cole Owens of Conyers, Cael Sanderson (Penn State coach), Aidan Loring of Clayton, Brody Fon of Franklin, N.C., Matt Campbell of Highlands, N.C., and Quill Martin of Clayton are pictured. (Photo courtesy of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School)

Nolan Conrad of Clayton, Charlie Hall of Long Creek, S.C., Aiden McMullen of Highlands, N.C., Cole Owens of Conyers, Cael Sanderson (Penn State coach), Aidan Loring of Clayton, Brody Fon of Franklin, N.C., Matt Campbell of Highlands, N.C., and Quill Martin of Clayton are pictured. (Photo courtesy of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School)

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Rabun Gap wrestlers wrap summer training

News Staff
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee’s varsity and middle school wrestlers have been putting in work this summer.

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Judge: It's time for a new courthouse

Megan Horn
Thursday, August 1, 2019
CLAYTON— Chief Judge Russell Smith of the Ninth District Mountain Judicial Circuit gave a presentation addressing the need for a new courthouse at the Rabun County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Stephanie Howard, Rabun County library manager, will have her last day on Wednesday, August 7 after almost eight years of service.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Stephanie Howard, Rabun County library manager, will have her last day on Wednesday, August 7 after almost eight years of service.

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Library leader leaving a legacy

Megan Horn
Thursday, August 1, 2019
CLAYTON— There’s no place like home and after serving almost eight years as the Rabun County Library Manager, Stephanie Howard is moving back to her hometown of Pickens County, S.C. for a new job prospect.
Bluegrass bands will be playing nearly non-stop this weekend at the 23rd annual Dillard Bluegrass and Barbecue Festival.

Bluegrass bands will be playing nearly non-stop this weekend at the 23rd annual Dillard Bluegrass and Barbecue Festival.

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Dillard festival may be Rabun's best-kept secret

Wayne Knuckles
Thursday, August 1, 2019
DILLARD—For 23 years, the Dillard Bluegrass and Barbecue Benefit Festival has been playing to packed houses. Yet it may be one of the community’s best-kept secrets. “We’ve attracted as many as 5,000 people,” said Hank Belew of Clayton, one of the organizers of the event.