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

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

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Tallulah Falls School earns SAIS re-accreditation

News Staff
Thursday, May 29, 2025
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.

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TFS celebrates creativity at Annual Evening of the Arts

News Staff
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Tallulah Falls School celebrated the Evening of the Arts on Thursday, April 17, for parents, friends, faculty, and staff.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Pictured are John Scaduto, Rabun County UGA Extension Coordinator; Nathan Eason, ANR agent/CEC for White County UGA Extension Office; Kathy Booker; Laura West; Steven Patrick, Habersham County UGA extension coordinator; Jonathan Twitty and Dalton Marks with Victory Home, who volunteered during the plant sale.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Pictured are John Scaduto, Rabun County UGA Extension Coordinator; Nathan Eason, ANR agent/CEC for White County UGA Extension Office; Kathy Booker; Laura West; Steven Patrick, Habersham County UGA extension coordinator; Jonathan Twitty and Dalton Marks with Victory Home, who volunteered during the plant sale.

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Headwaters Master Gardeners Spring Plant Sale benefits Victory Home, scholarships

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Headwaters Master Gardeners Association held its Spring Plant Sale earlier this month and proceeds helped support Victory Home, a local nonprofit addiction recovery center for men, along with scholarships and community programs.
Photo/Keith Murden, CNI News Service. The Dahlonega Nugget Publisher John Bynum (left) presents the $100 prize to Dahlonega resident Bill Perdue for his winning cover photo of a beautiful summer sky above Lake Winfield Scott.

Photo/Keith Murden, CNI News Service. The Dahlonega Nugget Publisher John Bynum (left) presents the $100 prize to Dahlonega resident Bill Perdue for his winning cover photo of a beautiful summer sky above Lake Winfield Scott.

Mountain Traveler cover winner calls Dahlonega home

News Staff
Thursday, May 29, 2025
The Northeast Georgia area is full of beautiful scenery that includes mountains, waterfalls, wildlife, waterways and more. Dahlonega photographer Bill Perdue captured a photo that earned the right to be featured on the cover of the 2025 Summer Mountain Traveler magazine.

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‘The Cottage’ puts laughters (and marriage) to the test

News Staff
Thursday, May 29, 2025
“The Cottage” may initially seem just like another crazed bedroom farce, but director Foy Tootle thinks the play has a little more substance in mind: “It poses questions about fidelity and marriage, and even about brothers and sisters,” he says, while still showing the audience a wild. rollicking...
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. As sparks fly, the Rabun County High School Class of 2025 races to the victory bell at Frank Snyder Memorial Stadium, celebrating their completion of high school.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. As sparks fly, the Rabun County High School Class of 2025 races to the victory bell at Frank Snyder Memorial Stadium, celebrating their completion of high school.

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No Alice Cooper needed, grad Cats rocking into summer and freedom

Wade Cheek
Thursday, May 29, 2025
If you listen close enough, you might still hear the cheers of jubilation from the Rabun County High School Class of 2025 echoing through the Northeast Georgia mountains.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Paws 4 Life had a successful Fur Ball on Saturday, May 17 as community members showed out to support the local nonprofit during their fundraiser event. The event raised almost $57,000 for animals.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Paws 4 Life had a successful Fur Ball on Saturday, May 17 as community members showed out to support the local nonprofit during their fundraiser event. The event raised almost $57,000 for animals.

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Rabun Paws 4 Life Let’s Paw-ty Fur Ball raises almost $57,000

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Thanks to significant community support, local nonprofit Rabun Paws 4 Life held a successful Let’s Paw-ty Fur Ball at the Rabun County Civic Center on Saturday, May 17. “I would like to thank the entire community for their support and for so many people showing up at the Fur Ball Saturday night!

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City may take legal action vs. Water & Sewer

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 22, 2025
City of Clayton council members recently sent correspondence to the Rabun County Water and Sewer Authority (RCWSA) regarding alleged unpaid escrow funds over $231,000 detailed in the Feb. 26, 2024, City of Clayton and RCWSA water and sewer consolidation closing statement.