Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Veteran Doug Wayne, Major (Ret.) U.S. Army, left; Bruce Gant, Navy Corpsman, Vietnam Combat veteran and two-time Purple Heart recipient; and Vicky Gant reflect on the lives lost 25 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001. They attended a special event in Sky Valley last Friday to honor the lives lost that terrible day.

File/Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County High School has been ranked by U.S. News and World Report in the “2026-2027 Best High Schools Rankings” as No. 87 in Georgia out of 437 ranked schools statewide. Rabun County Schools cut the ribbon on the new Rabun County High School Academic Building on July 31. Students are pictured on the first day of school Aug. 3.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Debbie Peack-Catrina, left playing the guitar, and Angel McCuen praise Jesus and lead worship music in the sanctuary at the 10-year celebration of Freedom Ministries Lighthouse on Saturday, Sept. 12.

Photo courtesy of Rabun County 4-H. Rabun County 4-H members Wesley McCrackin, left, and Peyton Hicks, right, represented their county at the 83rd Annual Georgia 4-H State Congress, held in Atlanta, on July 21-24. Pictured center is Rabun County 4-H Educator Joey Eller.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Place of Hope North Georgia volunteers Teri Gottschalk, Ned Luczynski and Barbara Cantrell speak about experiences they have had with foster children who impacted their lives in positive ways. Also pictured at the “Picnic for a Purpose” event is Executive Director Elizabeth Adams.