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Samantha Sinclair/CNI News Service. Randy Kanipe took the photo that won the cover contest for the 2025 fall edition of The Mountain Traveler.

Samantha Sinclair/CNI News Service. Randy Kanipe took the photo that won the cover contest for the 2025 fall edition of The Mountain Traveler.

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Kanipe credits NGTC classes for winning photo

Thursday, October 9, 2025
The Rev. Dr. Randy Kanipe takes one photography class at a time at North Georgia Technical College. And it was while working on an assignment for a class that he captured the photo that won The Mountain Traveler cover contest and earned him $100.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Members of F.A.I.T.H. had a tent at the Oct. 3 football game between Rabun County and Commerce to provide people with information about awareness for domestic violence and dating violence.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Members of F.A.I.T.H. had a tent at the Oct. 3 football game between Rabun County and Commerce to provide people with information about awareness for domestic violence and dating violence.

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Local events for F.A.I.T.H. continue for ‘Domestic Violence Awareness Month’

Thursday, October 9, 2025
Local events to honor October as “Domestic Violence Awareness Month” continues in the upcoming days. During the month, Fight Abuse In The Home (F.A.I.T.H.) will bring more attention to domestic violence.
Submitted Photo. Four Old Broads runs Oct. 10-12 and 17-19; Friday and Saturday shows are at 7 p.m., and the Sundays are 3 p.m. matinees. Tickets are available on line at: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/northgeorgiacommunityplayers/1496312 or by phone at (706) 212-2500.

Submitted Photo. Four Old Broads runs Oct. 10-12 and 17-19; Friday and Saturday shows are at 7 p.m., and the Sundays are 3 p.m. matinees. Tickets are available on line at: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/northgeorgiacommunityplayers/1496312 or by phone at (706) 212-2500.

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‘Four Old Broads’ brings good, hard Laughs to Rabun stage

Thursday, October 9, 2025
If you’re looking for entertainment just for its own sake, have we got a play for you:  North Georgia Community Players is bringing the uproarious comedy Four Old Broads: The Miss Magnolia Senior Citizens Beauty Pageant to Dillard, and you can be sure there is no “elevated” purpose -- it is nothing...
Zach Taylor/CNI News Service. Malia Albury, Makenna Bilbery, Clara Siebert, Abby Hartridge, Cecilia Barry and Savanna Bubenick star in Rabun Gap Nacoochee School’s production of ‘Six.’

Zach Taylor/CNI News Service. Malia Albury, Makenna Bilbery, Clara Siebert, Abby Hartridge, Cecilia Barry and Savanna Bubenick star in Rabun Gap Nacoochee School’s production of ‘Six.’

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Rabun Gap introduces ‘Six’ leads

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Thursday, October 9, 2025
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School is bringing history and female stars to the main stage with its production of the new and popular musical, “Six.” The musical takes viewers through a contemporary, comedic, concert-like performance by the wives of King Henry VIII.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Tallulah Falls volleyball senior Becca Heyl (left center) and her father and head coach Matt Heyl (far left) on Senior Night, accompanied by Becca’s mother Coral Hulsey and President & Head of School for TFS, Dr. Larry Peevy. The Lady Indians finished the regular season 24-8, securing their third region title in program history.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Tallulah Falls volleyball senior Becca Heyl (left center) and her father and head coach Matt Heyl (far left) on Senior Night, accompanied by Becca’s mother Coral Hulsey and President & Head of School for TFS, Dr. Larry Peevy. The Lady Indians finished the regular season 24-8, securing their third region title in program history.

Family ties run deep for Fall sports in Rabun

Wesley Branch
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Sports and family are intertwined throughout life. Teams, schools and programs are considered family and relationships between players can reflect that of siblings. Coaches, the leader of the team or “family,” symbolize the role of a mother or father.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Newly sworn-in Mayor Roy Quilliams shakes the hand of Probate Court Judge Savannah Dixon after he took the oath on Tuesday.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Newly sworn-in Mayor Roy Quilliams shakes the hand of Probate Court Judge Savannah Dixon after he took the oath on Tuesday.

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Clayton officially has new mayor

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Clayton’s newest mayor – Roy Quilliams – now is on the job after being sworn in Tuesday morning. A former Rabun County Recreation Department director and two-term member of the Clayton city council, Quilliams was the lone mayoral qualifier for the 2026 term.