Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Sky Valley Mayor Benita Cotton-Orr speaks to a room full of community members at Sky Valley City Hall Tuesday, Jan. 6, after being sworn-in. She spoke of many goals for the year and pledged to foster transparency and government efficiency during her time as mayor.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Women of Worth (WOW) Recovery women’s residence is on track to open at the end of February. The ‘WOW! What A Deal’ Thrift Store is now open Monday-Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Pictured in front of the women’s residence building are recovery residence full-time employee Nicole Borth, left; WOW Recovery Director Ashley York; and full-time thrift store volunteers Andy Owens and Diane Clackum.
Submitted photo. Carpe Diem Rotary Impact Club members were often seen serving food in the band concession stands at the Rabun County Wildcats football games this season.
File/Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Josh Bleckley, Rabun County Fire Services Station 2 Captain, operates Ladder 1 for a brush fire on Clayburne Street in Clayton on March 25. This happened around the same time as United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service crews battled a fire burning in the Warwoman Wildlife Management Area between Sarah’s Creek and Walnut Fork, north of Warwoman Creek in Rabun County.
Rabun Youth Educational Support, Inc., (RabunYES), donated over $10,000 to the Summer Project Foxfire youth program. Tom Buckridge, RabunYES treasurer, had the chance to speak to program students and present the check to Foxfire Executive Director Todd Faircloth. The donation was made in honor of Buckridge’s late wife, Jean, whose passion was to help young people. Pictured are Jaden Shurtliff, left, Caden Watt, Sean Flaherty, Faircloth, Buckridge, Wyatt Arbitter, Tara Shyrock, Abby Streetman and Sunny Lin.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Event-goers to a “Mountain City Christmas” on Thursday, Dec. 18, got the opportunity to hear caroling by First Christian Church of Mountain City.
Submitted photo. Representing the senior class, Charlotte Stafford lights one of the candles at the TFS Candlelight service. Class members decide on the student who best represents their class in character and intellect.
