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First Greater Blessing now completed

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Thursday, April 2, 2026
The Rabun County Fuller Center has announced its first Greater Blessing has now been completed. A 71-year-old woman in the community can now greet the April rains with confidence, thanks to a new roof that has put an end to the leaks in her home.

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RabunYES provides a Spring 2026 update

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Thursday, April 2, 2026
On this, RabunYES’ 10th anniversary this Spring, the community celebrates 10 years of service to the youth of our county. RabunYES has assisted numerous young people, both independently and through other youth-focused organizations.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County community came together on March 26 to celebrate the grand opening of the MedLink Georgia Rabun Health Campus. In the center, Rick Story, Forward Rabun president and director of development for Rabun County, shakes hands with MedLink Georgia CEO Dave Ward. The 31,000-plus square-foot facility is located at 811 Highway 441 in Clayton.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County community came together on March 26 to celebrate the grand opening of the MedLink Georgia Rabun Health Campus. In the center, Rick Story, Forward Rabun president and director of development for Rabun County, shakes hands with MedLink Georgia CEO Dave Ward. The 31,000-plus square-foot facility is located at 811 Highway 441 in Clayton.

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MedLink cuts ribbon on Rabun Health Campus

Megan Horn
Thursday, April 2, 2026
MedLink Georgia is celebrating 50 years of “Quality Healthcare for All” this year. The celebration continues as officials held the grand opening of the new Rabun Health Campus with a Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting on March 26. The 31,000-plus sq. ft.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Sky Valley City Manager Jason Streetman reads aloud two different proposed resolutions to rescind grant funding and discontinue efforts to construct a sanitary sewer system during the March 23 special called meeting. The total grant funding is $5 million. A new vote is scheduled for Thursday, March 26, at 3 p.m. at Sky Valley City Hall.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Sky Valley City Manager Jason Streetman reads aloud two different proposed resolutions to rescind grant funding and discontinue efforts to construct a sanitary sewer system during the March 23 special called meeting. The total grant funding is $5 million. A new vote is scheduled for Thursday, March 26, at 3 p.m. at Sky Valley City Hall.

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Too many remote decisions creates do-over

Megan Horn
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Sky Valley City Council members plan to re-vote on whether to rescind combined $5 million in grant funding from two different grants for the municipality’s proposed sewer project.

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Sales tax goes to 8% April 1

Megan Horn
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Starting April 1, the sales tax in Rabun County will return to 8 percent for the next five years following the passing of the Transportation Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST) in the Nov. 4, 2025, election. Currently, the local sales tax stands at 7 percent.

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Thompson named as RCHS principal

Megan Horn
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Rabun County High School (RCHS) will see Kelsey Thompson as its new principal beginning July 1 after she was approved for the promotion by Rabun County Board of Education (BOE) members during the March 23 meeting. Board members voted following an executive session to discuss personnel.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Sky Valley Police Department officers are sworn-in as deputies with the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office during the March 17 city council meeting at Sky Valley City Hall. The partnership allows Sky Valley Police officers to assist the sheriff’s office whenever needed.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Sky Valley Police Department officers are sworn-in as deputies with the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office during the March 17 city council meeting at Sky Valley City Hall. The partnership allows Sky Valley Police officers to assist the sheriff’s office whenever needed.

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Sky Valley police officers sworn-in by sheriff as Rabun County deputies

Megan Horn
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Sky Valley Police Department officers were sworn-in as deputies with the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) during the March 17 city council evening meeting.
Photo courtesy of Rabun County 4-H. Karsen Pendrey, left, Chloe McCrackin, Peyton Hicks, and Wesley McCrackin with Rabun County 4-H competed in the Junior/Senior District Project Achievement (DPA) competition March 6-8 in Eatonton, Ga. For the first time in several years, Rabun will have two competitors at State Congress in July.

Photo courtesy of Rabun County 4-H. Karsen Pendrey, left, Chloe McCrackin, Peyton Hicks, and Wesley McCrackin with Rabun County 4-H competed in the Junior/Senior District Project Achievement (DPA) competition March 6-8 in Eatonton, Ga. For the first time in several years, Rabun will have two competitors at State Congress in July.

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Rabun 4-H competes in Jr./Sr. District Project Achievement

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Thursday, March 26, 2026
  Georgia 4-H held its annual Junior/Senior District Project Achievement (DPA) competition at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, Ga., on March 6-8. Georgia 4-H Project Achievement empowers young people with skills for a lifetime.