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Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Matt and April Ainsworth with their business The Loose Goose feature these porch geese at the May 10 Of These Mountains MarketPlace. The geese are 55 pounds and individually mixed pea gravel, sand and Portland cement. These geese can be dressed up for any occasion.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Matt and April Ainsworth with their business The Loose Goose feature these porch geese at the May 10 Of These Mountains MarketPlace. The geese are 55 pounds and individually mixed pea gravel, sand and Portland cement. These geese can be dressed up for any occasion.

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Crowds of people show out for Of These Mountains Spring MarketPlace event

Megan Horn
Friday, May 16, 2025
Visitors to downtown Clayton on Saturday, May 10, were not disappointed as the Spring Of These Mountains (OTM) MarketPlace brought many artisans, crafters and vendors who offered unique selections of regional goods and crafts. The event was also the perfect opportunity to buy Mother’s Day gifts.

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Stokes honored for time leading Rabun County GOP

Megan Horn
Friday, May 16, 2025
Immediate past Rabun County Republican Party Chairman Carl Stokes was recently presented with a Georgia House of Representatives resolution introduced by District 10 Georgia State Rep. Victor Anderson. The gesture recognized and commended Stokes on his retirement as chairman.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Karen Bacon, Rotary Club of Clayton Foundation chair (left), presents Foxfire Executive Director Todd Faircloth with proceeds in March to help fund the removal of trees on the Foxfire property.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Karen Bacon, Rotary Club of Clayton Foundation chair (left), presents Foxfire Executive Director Todd Faircloth with proceeds in March to help fund the removal of trees on the Foxfire property.

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Foxfire receives grant for removal of hazardous trees

Megan Horn
Friday, May 16, 2025
The Rotary Club of Clayton is all about service above self and Rotarians continue to do their part to help local nonprofits thrive. In March, Foxfire received a grant from the Rotary Club of Clayton Foundation to remove trees that were hazardous to historic buildings at the museum site.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. There were a variety of plants to choose from at The Old School Garden Spring Plant Sale May 2 and 3. The event last weekend brought crowds of people.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. There were a variety of plants to choose from at The Old School Garden Spring Plant Sale May 2 and 3. The event last weekend brought crowds of people.

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Old School Garden blooms into May with Spring Plant Sale

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 15, 2025
The Old School Garden (OSG) held its Spring Plant Sale on Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3, and it featured a variety of plants including annuals, perennials and much more. “Our garden is a nonprofit community garden,” said OSG President Lisa Phillips.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County High School recently announced its top 3 students for the Class of 2025. G.B. Anderson is valedictorian, McKenzie Hutcheson is salutatorian and Parker Smith is historian.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County High School recently announced its top 3 students for the Class of 2025. G.B. Anderson is valedictorian, McKenzie Hutcheson is salutatorian and Parker Smith is historian.

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RCHS top 3 seniors to speak at graduation

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 15, 2025
The 2024-2025 school year is coming to an end as area schools are planning for their May commencement ceremonies.
Photo courtesy TFS. President and Head of School Dr. Larry A. Peevy welcomes over 100 guests to Tallulah Falls School’s Grand Day.

Photo courtesy TFS. President and Head of School Dr. Larry A. Peevy welcomes over 100 guests to Tallulah Falls School’s Grand Day.

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TFS Lower and Middle School have a Grand Day with guests

News Staff
Thursday, May 8, 2025
The Tallulah Falls School lower and middle school community celebrated the grand people in their lives at the annual Grand Day on Thursday, April 17. Students invited grandparents, grand friends, or other influential people in their lives to come and take a glimpse into their school experience.
Submitted. The Orianne Society out of Tiger, Ga. has been tracking and researching Spotted Turtles extensively across the Southeast since 2014. It recently uncovered a previously unknown population of the elusive and imperiled Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) in southern Georgia.

Submitted. The Orianne Society out of Tiger, Ga. has been tracking and researching Spotted Turtles extensively across the Southeast since 2014. It recently uncovered a previously unknown population of the elusive and imperiled Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) in southern Georgia.

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Hope for spotted turtles: Orianne Society discovers new population in Georgia

News Staff
Thursday, May 8, 2025
TIGER– In an exciting breakthrough for turtle conservation, biologists with The Orianne Society have uncovered a previously unknown population of the elusive and imperiled Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) in southern Georgia, injecting a surge of hope into efforts to conserve this species.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Hundreds of people attended the Rotary Club of Clayton Run for the Roses event held at the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia on Saturday, May 3, to help raise money for youth services in Rabun County. The event featured auctions, dancing, dining and dapper attire as well as a live telecast of the 151st Kentucky Derby.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Hundreds of people attended the Rotary Club of Clayton Run for the Roses event held at the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia on Saturday, May 3, to help raise money for youth services in Rabun County. The event featured auctions, dancing, dining and dapper attire as well as a live telecast of the 151st Kentucky Derby.

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Rotary raises funds for Rabun County youth services with Run for the Roses

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 8, 2025
The Rotary Club of Clayton held its fundraising gala “Run for the Roses” on Saturday, May 3, with hundreds of people in attendance. It was an elegant evening of dining and dancing filled with Derby fare, dapper attire, Derby hats and a live telecast of the 151st Kentucky Derby.