Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Crowds of people attended the two-day 2024 Festival of Trees and Holiday Market event at the Rabun County Civic Center Friday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 30. Below: This Pokémon tree decorated by Guthrie Associates, Inc. was one of over 35 that community members could bid on at the Festival of Trees last weekend. This year’s beneficiary was the Creative Learning Center.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. City of Clayton workers spend hours on Monday installing the iconic candle atop Reeves at the intersection of Main Street and East Savannah Street. Santa Claus will light the candle on Saturday, Dec. 7, at the end of the parade.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The 2024-2025 Rabun County Schools Teachers of the Year (TOTY)were recognized during a special banquet and program on Nov. 21 in the Fine Arts Center (FAB) Band Room. Pictured are RCHS Principal Justin Spillers; RCHS TOTY Melissa Weeks; RCMS Principal Kechara Partin; RCMS and System TOTY Jason Crain; RCES Principal Keri Coleman; RCES TOTY Laurie Dills; RCPS Principal Carla Truelove; and RCPS TOTY Mary Dunham.

Julianne Akers/CNI News Service. Form. Gov. Nathan Deal speaks on the success of the accountability court system in the state.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Ferst Readers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit available in Rabun County from birth to five-years-old. The program is free for participating families and mails age-appropriate books to each child once a month, a newsletter that features book guides and activity pages as well as more resources to help get the most out of reading together as a family. Each book, such as these pictured, is specifically chosen for each child’s stage of development.