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TFS adds new head coaches to athletic programs

News Staff
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
New leadership is in place at Tallulah Falls School for varsity boys basketball, varsity girls soccer and middle school/varsity swim programs.  Varsity boys basketball:  Cody Coleman, upper school history teacher, will lead the TFS varsity boys basketball team.  “Coach Coleman is invested in this group of young men with his work in the classroom and by serving last season as an assistant coach and as the interim coach this spring and summer,” said President and Head of School Larry A. Peevy. “His strong enthusiasm for building leaders through sports is evident.”
Rabun County's Kasin Old prepares to pitch during a game in Tiger last season. (File Photo)

Old represents Rabun in All-Star baseball game

News Staff
Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Kasin Old represented Rabun County in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ Georgia-South Carolina Baseball Classic for high school seniors in June.

Rabun County cheerleaders are, in back, from left, Rainny Patterson, Kasten Weems, Savanna Sullivan, Cassidy Richardson, Brianna Henslee, Miya Stewart, Faith Cofield, Carley Smith, Willow Fisher, Laurel Justus; in front, from left, are Ayla Jarrard, Jaycee Weber, Keianna Owens, Haley Hunt, Jailah Zanders (Universal Cheerleaders Association), Elizabeth Scruggs, Josie Darnell and Maci Varnadoe. (Submitted Photo)

Rabun cheerleaders earn top cheer team honor

News Staff
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
The Rabun County varsity cheerleaders were recognized as the best cheer team at a Universal Cheerleaders Association camp in Lander University in Greenwood, S.C., last week. Rabun had five cheerleaders be named All-Americans, earned after individual tryouts. Willow Fisher, Jaycee Weber, Maci Varnadoe, Miya Stewart and Kasten Weems were invited to cheer at the New Year’s Day parade in London.
Florida high school baseball players and Fellowship of Christian Athletes members visit Sky Valley's Community Bible Church last week. (Submitted Photo)

FCA brings Florida baseball players to Rabun

Glendon Poe
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
SKY VALLEY — Fellowship of Christian Athletes leaders Jason Schack and Jason Arnold wanted to give their group of Florida high school baseball players a chance to get away, while getting closer to their faith. Twenty-five student-athletes from Brevard County, Fla., took in a little bit of everything Rabun County and the surrounding area had to offer during their five-day retreat last week. “This is at the end of a summer where they’ve been investing spiritually. We’ve been praying with these kids, teaching them the word and we wanted to get them to a place where they could retreat,” Schack said.
Leadership Rabun signups underway.

Leadership Rabun Signups underway

Wayne Knuckles
Thursday, July 25, 2019

CLAYTON—Are you a potential Rabun County leader, or know someone who is?

If so, the Rabun County Chamber of Commerce has a program for you

Sky Valley changed their polling location to Clayton.

Sky Valley moves polling place to Clayton

Megan Broome
Thursday, July 25, 2019

SKY VALLEY— Sky Valley passed a motion to move their polling place to Clayton following a 4-1 vote among city council members at their regular meeting on Tuesday.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Members of the community participate in discussion about what to put in the Rabun County Joint Comprehensive Plan at a meeting at the Clayton Municipal Complex on Monday. This was one of several scheduled meetings in different municipalities.

Clayton discusses zoning, housing at planning meeting

Megan Broome
Thursday, July 25, 2019

CLAYTON— Parking, zoning, transportation and affordable housing were hot topics discussed at a meeting for the Rabun County Joint Comprehensive Plan held at the Clayton Municipal Complex on Monday.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. David Darugh, left, and Gayle Darugh, hold up their award for having Beechwood Inn honored for its wine program with the Wine Spectator Restaurant Award of Excellence for 2019. They have been a consecutive winner of the award since 2007.

Beechwood Inn again honored for wine program

Megan Broome
Wednesday, July 24, 2019

CLAYTON— Beechwood Inn is known as Georgia’s premier wine country inn and has once again been honored for its wine program with the Wine Spectator Restaurant Award of Excellence for 2019.<

Wayne Knuckles/The Clayton Tribune. Allen Blair, back left, assistant principal of Rabun County High School (RCHS), Dr. Jay Fowler, principal of Rabun County Primary School (RCPS), Jonathan Gibson, assistant superintendent, Marty Dixon, transportation director, Justin Spillers, principal of RCHS, and John Franco, assistant principal of Rabun County High School. (front) Dr. April Childers, superintendent, and Kelly McKay, assistant superintendent.

New administrators for new school year

Megan Broome
Wednesday, July 24, 2019

TIGER— Rabun County Schools is back in session on August 8 and will be met with new superintendent Dr. April Childers and seven new administrators:

SDS mediator still not agreed on between cities and county.

A year later, SDS is still stalled

Wayne Knuckles
Wednesday, July 24, 2019

CLAYTON—More than a year after all parties agreed on a mediator to lead proceedings in the costly Service Delivery Strategy (SDS) dispute between the county, the city of Clayton and other municipal