RCHS announces top 3 students for school’s 100th graduating class

The final weeks of the 2025-2026 school year are upon us and graduation is fast approaching for seniors. Rabun County High School (RCHS) has announced Valedictorian Gavin Sharpe, Salutatorian Madeline Suarez and Historian Reagan Turner as the top seniors in the Class 0f 2026.

Georgia Lottery player scratches off $10 million winner in Clayton

It was a lucky day for someone playing the Georgia Lottery in Clayton as the player won the $10 million top prize playing 500X The Money scratcher. The winning ticket was sold at The I Market, 180 Highway 441 North in Clayton, located in front of the Ingles Market.

Woman arrested for hit-and-run after striking 441 crosswalk sign

A Clayton woman was booked into the Rabun County Detention Center following a hit-and-run, single-vehicle crash that damaged a Pedestrian Traffic Signal Walk/Don’t Walk sign. The crash occurred on Thursday, April 23, around 5:15 p.m. on Highway 441 at its intersection with Highway 76 East.

Sky Valley, Forward Rabun partner for tourism

To shed more of a spotlight on the county’s individual municipalities along with Rabun County as a whole, Forward Rabun has gotten cities – like Sky Valley – to approve their hotel-motel excise taxes for additional digital tourism promotions.

Paving projects announced for Clayton

Streets within the city of Clayton soon will be receiving an enhancement in the upcoming months following the city council’s approval of a paving contract with Rabun County.  The contract that was unanimously approved at by the council at the monthly meeting on April 14 is for a total of $540,755.

Stekoa Creek Park receives love from the community

The Stekoa Creek Park has undergone quite naturistic transformation in the last two years thanks to the dedication of volunteers who saw the vision of what the Clayton location along Highway 441 could be.“It is a real jewel.

Clayton AT Community Council assists hikers

The Appalachian Trail is not merely a sedentary footpath that offers people with a link to others locales.The AT is living entity that must be consistently fed and nurtured.

City of Mountain City discusses moratorium on issuing permits

City of Mountain City council members held a special called meeting on Thursday, April 23, to discuss enacting a moratorium on the issuance of any and all permits for special events, driveways, occupational tax, building and site developments, and/or structural renovations.

LBCA Foundation opens 2026 grant applications for Rabun County nonprofits

The LBCA Foundation has opened applications for its 2026 grant cycle, with a deadline of June 1, 2026. Qualified grant applicants can apply online here:https://bit.ly/lbcafoundation.

2026 Spring Business breakfast draws a crowd

Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce hosted the “2026 Spring Business Breakfast” on Tuesday, April 28, at the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia with nearly 100 local leaders and business representatives attending.