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Submitted. Members of the community and Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce attend the Ribbon-Cutting and Open House for “Keels & Kollars” on Friday, June 13.

Submitted. Members of the community and Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce attend the Ribbon-Cutting and Open House for “Keels & Kollars” on Friday, June 13.

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Local business ‘Keels & Kollars’ hold Forward Rabun grand opening

News Staff
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce helped celebrate the newest Silver Business Member, “Keels & Kollars,” with a Grand Opening & Ribbon-Cutting Event on Friday, June 13, at 4 p.m. at the new store location, 39 East Savannah Street, Clayton.
Submitted. Rabun County 4-H fifth and sixth grade students attend Cloverleaf Summer Camp at Camp Burton at Tybee Island, Ga. June 2-6.

Submitted. Rabun County 4-H fifth and sixth grade students attend Cloverleaf Summer Camp at Camp Burton at Tybee Island, Ga. June 2-6.

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Rabun County 4-H attends Cloverleaf Summer Camp

News Staff
Thursday, June 19, 2025
tended their yearly Cloverleaf Summer Camp June 2-6. Cloverleaf 4-H students are in fifth and sixth grade.  This year was special because Rabun County 4-H attended 4-H Summer Camp at Camp Burton at Tybee Island, Ga.

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County inmate death investigated by GBI

Megan Horn
Thursday, June 19, 2025
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is conducting an independent investigation into the in-custody death of 22-year-old Jacie Louise Harrison of Clayton while she was being housed at the Rabun County Detention Center.

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Remillard named new Social Circle superintendent

Megan Horn
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Assistant Superintendent Matt Remillard will soon be leaving Rabun County Schools as he has officially been appointed superintendent for Social Circle City Schools.  “The Rabun County School System is proud to congratulate Mr.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Jim Enloe demonstrates Flintknapping at Foxfire Heritage Days last Friday, June 6, and Saturday, June 7. Flintknapping is a skill that has been around for thousands of years and is a term used to describe forming tools and weapons from stone.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Jim Enloe demonstrates Flintknapping at Foxfire Heritage Days last Friday, June 6, and Saturday, June 7. Flintknapping is a skill that has been around for thousands of years and is a term used to describe forming tools and weapons from stone.

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Foxfire Heritage Days brings crowds to Mountain City

Megan Horn
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Crowds of people showed out to the 17th annual Foxfire Heritage Days two-day event on Friday, June 6, and Saturday, June 7, to support the local nonprofit and celebrate folklife traditions.

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Mayor Cannon resigns at council meeting

Megan Horn
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Kurt Cannon resigned as mayor of Clayton at the end of the Clayton City Council meeting Tuesday, June 10. He said he resigned to focus on his business and for personal reasons. “I’m a little sad,” Cannon said about the bittersweet decision to step down.

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Coach Dooley of Clayton mulls U.S. Senate run

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Thursday, June 12, 2025
ATLANTA – Another football celebrity with ties to the University of Georgia could be headed for the state’s political big leagues, as Clayton resident and former University of Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley weighs a run for U.S. Senate.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Northeast Georgia Regional Library System’s Bookmobile was on site at the Rabun County Public Library for the Summer Reading program launch on Tuesday, June 3, themed “Color Our World.” The Bookmobile is a scaled-down version of the library with its own collection. Its purpose is to bring services to people in Rabun County and the Northeast Georgia Regional Library System who may not be able to visit the library.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Northeast Georgia Regional Library System’s Bookmobile was on site at the Rabun County Public Library for the Summer Reading program launch on Tuesday, June 3, themed “Color Our World.” The Bookmobile is a scaled-down version of the library with its own collection. Its purpose is to bring services to people in Rabun County and the Northeast Georgia Regional Library System who may not be able to visit the library.

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Rabun County Public Library kicks off Summer Reading Program ‘Color Our World’

Megan Horn
Thursday, June 12, 2025
The Rabun County Public Library kicked off its 2025 Summer Reading Program with the theme “Color Our World.