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Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Elementary School (RCES) had its first day back on Monday, Aug. 4. Pictured at the start of the day are Hayden Worley, third grade; Emmaleigh Mathis, fourth grade; Jax Shook, fourth grade; RCES Principal Keri Coleman; Parker Satterfield, sixth grade; and Coleman Dixon, fourth grade.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Elementary School (RCES) had its first day back on Monday, Aug. 4. Pictured at the start of the day are Hayden Worley, third grade; Emmaleigh Mathis, fourth grade; Jax Shook, fourth grade; RCES Principal Keri Coleman; Parker Satterfield, sixth grade; and Coleman Dixon, fourth grade.

Pre-K brings joys of learning at primary school

Megan Horn
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Rabun County Primary School (RCPS) welcomed its Pre-K students on Thursday, Aug. 7, and the administrators, faculty and staff were excited to greet the kiddos for their new classroom adventures. “We welcomed a wonderful group of Pre-K students for the first time on Thursday (Aug. 7).

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Clayton, Water & Sewer reach $175,000 settlement

Megan Horn
Thursday, August 14, 2025
City of Clayton and Rabun County Water and Sewer Authority (RCWSA) officials reached a settlement agreement in the amount of $175,000 related to alleged unpaid funds pertaining to the Feb. 26, 2024, water and sewer consolidation.

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Tiger woman faces numerous charges after GSP pursuit

Megan Horn
Thursday, August 14, 2025
A 21-year-old Tiger woman faces multiple charges following a pursuit by a Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Trooper on Saturday, Aug. 9, around 3:46 p.m. Chloe Nichole Vinson was booked into the Rabun County Detention Center on Aug. 9 and charged with fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer for a...
Photo courtesy Steven Webster. North Georgia Community Players actors take a stage bow after opening night of “The Sound of Music” last weekend. Pictured in the center are Anthony Schandel, who plays Captain Georg von Trapp, and Lucy Barry, who plays Maria. There are still two more weekends to see the show at the Dillard Theater, Aug. 15-17 and Aug. 22-24.

Photo courtesy Steven Webster. North Georgia Community Players actors take a stage bow after opening night of “The Sound of Music” last weekend. Pictured in the center are Anthony Schandel, who plays Captain Georg von Trapp, and Lucy Barry, who plays Maria. There are still two more weekends to see the show at the Dillard Theater, Aug. 15-17 and Aug. 22-24.

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‘The Sound of Music’ climbs highest mtn.

News Staff
Thursday, August 14, 2025
It was a spectacular Opening Night for The Sound of Music at North Georgia Community Players’ Dillard Theater. Lucy Barry stars as the winsome, sweet Maria, who falls for the starchy Captain von Trapp, played by Anthony Schandel.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Colorful happiness can be found at Zinnia Happiness Farms on East Wolf Creek Road in Tiger. Owned by Collin Lines with her husband Tommy, 100 percent of proceeds benefit breast cancer research. The farm gives customers the opportunity to honor those who currently have or have overcome breast cancer, or loved ones who have battled the disease, by cutting and arranging Zinnias into colorful assortments.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Colorful happiness can be found at Zinnia Happiness Farms on East Wolf Creek Road in Tiger. Owned by Collin Lines with her husband Tommy, 100 percent of proceeds benefit breast cancer research. The farm gives customers the opportunity to honor those who currently have or have overcome breast cancer, or loved ones who have battled the disease, by cutting and arranging Zinnias into colorful assortments.

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Zinnias for a cause

Megan Horn
Thursday, August 14, 2025
October is designated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month but supporting research and fighting for a cure are important year-round. Collin Lines and her husband Tommy bring happiness to the community at “Aunt Lollie’s Zinnia Happiness Farms.”
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. With her husband Steve paddling the boat, Cissy Jackson comes to the boat dock after swimming Lake Rabun in honor of her 60th birthday.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. With her husband Steve paddling the boat, Cissy Jackson comes to the boat dock after swimming Lake Rabun in honor of her 60th birthday.

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In honor of turning 60, Jackson swims length of Lake Rabun

Wesley Branch
Thursday, August 14, 2025
LAKEMONT – Rabun County native Cissy Jackson enjoys challenging herself. So much so, that she has set out intense challenges for each of her last two milestone birthdays – 50 and 60. Jackson, who turned 60 on July 1, decided in August 2024 she wanted to swim the length of Lake Rabun.