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The Hartwell Sun. Newly hired Rabun County head football coach Rance Gillespie speaks to his former Hart County players after a 2019 game during his time as head coach of the Bulldogs. Gillespie is a native of Rabun County.

The Hartwell Sun. Newly hired Rabun County head football coach Rance Gillespie speaks to his former Hart County players after a 2019 game during his time as head coach of the Bulldogs. Gillespie is a native of Rabun County.

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Superintendent Cole speaks about arrival of veteran coach

Wade Cheek
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Rabun County Superintendent Steven Cole joined the Rabun County Board of Education (BOE) in giving Rance Gillespie an excited welcome back to his hometown on Monday, March 10, as the Rabun native and veteran college and high school football coach was named as the new head coach of the Rabun County...

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Suspect now in custody for murder of former Clayton man

Megan Horn
Thursday, March 6, 2025
A wanted murder suspect and 18-year-old Anderson County, S.C., man is now in custody after an almost week-long search. Detectives have charged Daeshawn Marquize Wilson with the murder of once-missing man Jimmy Allen Ramey, 31, of Seneca, S.C. Ramey is formerly of Clayton.

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Commissioners establish Advisory Council for Opioid Abatement Funds

Megan Horn
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Rabun County Commissioners recently established a resolution to appoint an Advisory Council that would give recommendations on ways to spend Opioid Abatement Funds, which is projected to reach $10 million over 10 years for the county. The five-member Advisory Council appointed during the Feb.
File/Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Local students participated in the 2023 Foxfire Summer Leadership Program, now called “Project Foxfire,” where they helped Foxfire Museum Director Barry Stiles hew logs to build the miniature replica Blacksmith Shop, which is now featured in the Children’s Village. Students pictured from the 2023 program include Luke Thompson, Sam Flaherty, Celton Littrell, Sean Flaherty, Brinn Justice, Gavin Sharpe, Lily Karplus and Olivia Nixon.

File/Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Local students participated in the 2023 Foxfire Summer Leadership Program, now called “Project Foxfire,” where they helped Foxfire Museum Director Barry Stiles hew logs to build the miniature replica Blacksmith Shop, which is now featured in the Children’s Village. Students pictured from the 2023 program include Luke Thompson, Sam Flaherty, Celton Littrell, Sean Flaherty, Brinn Justice, Gavin Sharpe, Lily Karplus and Olivia Nixon.

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‘Project Foxfire’ program now accepting applications from local high school students

Megan Horn
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Education and preservation of Appalachian Heritage are at the heart of the purpose of Foxfire and what better way to keep that tradition alive than encouraging young people to become part of living history.
Photo courtesy Vickie Carpenter/The Franklin Press. Otto (N.C.) Volunteer Fire and Rescue members, past and present, celebrate the start of construction of a new firehouse at 8249 Georgia Road, on Monday, Feb. 24. The firehouse is slated for completion in 2026.

Photo courtesy Vickie Carpenter/The Franklin Press. Otto (N.C.) Volunteer Fire and Rescue members, past and present, celebrate the start of construction of a new firehouse at 8249 Georgia Road, on Monday, Feb. 24. The firehouse is slated for completion in 2026.

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Otto, N.C., VFD breaks ground on new fire station

News Staff
Thursday, March 6, 2025
To meet the growing needs of the Otto, N.C., community and southern Macon County, the Otto Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department held a groundbreaking on Feb. 24 for its future 15,000-square-foot fire station, slated to be completed in 2026. “It’s not for us.

Foster earns 75-year apron, pin & plaque

News Staff
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Robert Hughes Foster, Sr. of Clayton was visited by Brother Van S. McGee on Feb. 11. McGee is the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Georgia. McGee presented Foster with his 75-year apron, pin and plaque.

Photo contest open for Lake Living magazine

News Staff
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Temperatures are rising and spring is in the air. It’s time to take your boat out of storage and make plans to visit one of Northeast Georgia’s beautiful lakes. Lake Living magazine is looking for photos that represent this scenic time of year at the lake.