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Photo courtesy the Food Network. Kyle Bryner, owner of Blue Hound Barbecue & Grill in Dillard, will be one of the contestants on the Food Network’s “BBQ Brawl” contest.

Photo courtesy the Food Network. Kyle Bryner, owner of Blue Hound Barbecue & Grill in Dillard, will be one of the contestants on the Food Network’s “BBQ Brawl” contest.

Bryner advances to Week 2 of the Food Network’s ‘BBQ Brawl’

Texas already is hot and so is the competition. Kyle Bryner, owner of Blue Hound Barbecue & Grill, showed off his cooking abilities on the first episode of the Food Network’s “BBQ Brawl.” Those talents helped him advance to the second week of the reality show that airs on Sundays at 9 p.m.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. James Brim, Food Bank of Northeast Georgia Mountain Branch director, was awarded the Kathy Blalock Award at the Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce members awards event on May 31. Also pictured are Rick Story, president of Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce (left); and Forward Rabun Executive Committee Chairman Claude Dillard.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. James Brim, Food Bank of Northeast Georgia Mountain Branch director, was awarded the Kathy Blalock Award at the Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce members awards event on May 31. Also pictured are Rick Story, president of Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce (left); and Forward Rabun Executive Committee Chairman Claude Dillard.

Community honored during ‘2025 Awards Hoedown’

Individuals and businesses in the Rabun County community were recognized for their contributions and successes during the “2025 Awards Hoedown” presented by Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Graduation speaker Dink NeSmith, co-owner of Community Newspapers, Inc., utilizes a soap bubble machine during his speech, noting how bubbles are like dreams. NeSmith told the Tallulah Falls School graduates to remember a “no” can be a stumbling block or it can be a stepping-stone in their path to making their dreams come true.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Graduation speaker Dink NeSmith, co-owner of Community Newspapers, Inc., utilizes a soap bubble machine during his speech, noting how bubbles are like dreams. NeSmith told the Tallulah Falls School graduates to remember a “no” can be a stumbling block or it can be a stepping-stone in their path to making their dreams come true.

Having a dream and not accepting ‘no’ as a defeat can be life-defining

Everyone at some point in life has been told “no,” but sometimes that basic word of negativity can become one of motivation. Dink NeSmith has not allowed “no” to be an absolute denial.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Community members attended a dedication ceremony of the 750,000-gallon, ground-level water storage tank located on Yorkhouse Road in Rabun Gap. Pictured are Peters’ family members including Sarah Peters, Joel Peters, Joanna Radford, Susan Peters, Jennifer Peters, Jaimie Crane holding Susie in her arms, John Crane, Eloise Peters, Xander Peters and Tatham Peters.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Community members attended a dedication ceremony of the 750,000-gallon, ground-level water storage tank located on Yorkhouse Road in Rabun Gap. Pictured are Peters’ family members including Sarah Peters, Joel Peters, Joanna Radford, Susan Peters, Jennifer Peters, Jaimie Crane holding Susie in her arms, John Crane, Eloise Peters, Xander Peters and Tatham Peters.

Water and Sewer Authority honors Peters with storage tank

The Rabun County Water and Sewer Authority (RCWSA) and members of the community attended a dedication ceremony for the Greg Peters Water Storage Tank on Monday, May 19.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Community members placed 48 flags at the memorial for “all who served honorably” and passed away this past year during the Monday, May 26, Memorial Day Ceremony.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Community members placed 48 flags at the memorial for “all who served honorably” and passed away this past year during the Monday, May 26, Memorial Day Ceremony.

Community pays tribute on Memorial Day to county’s veterans who gave their all

Memorial Day is a time to honor those brave men and women in the military who gave their lives in service to our country. They made the ultimate sacrifice and died in service to the United States of America.

The Lake Rabun Foundation announces its Class of 2025 scholars

The Lake Rabun Scholarship Program recipients were honored at the Lake Rabun Association’s annual Memorial Day meeting on Sunday, May 25. Students were introduced to the membership and recognized at the Lake Rabun pavilion. Scholarship winners from Rabun County High School were G.B.
Submitted photo. Tallulah Falls School earns SAIS re-accreditation.

Submitted photo. Tallulah Falls School earns SAIS re-accreditation.

Tallulah Falls School earns SAIS re-accreditation

Tallulah Falls School has been an accredited member of the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS), a professional association committed to serving and accrediting independent schools, for many years.
Submitted photo. :TFS sophomore Olivia Bonner shows middle school counselor Elizabeth Kyle a piece of her artwork at the Evening of the Arts.

Submitted photo. :TFS sophomore Olivia Bonner shows middle school counselor Elizabeth Kyle a piece of her artwork at the Evening of the Arts.

TFS celebrates creativity at Annual Evening of the Arts

Tallulah Falls School celebrated the Evening of the Arts on Thursday, April 17, for parents, friends, faculty, and staff.