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Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Schools Superintendent Dr. April Childers mingles with school officials, community leaders and board of education members during her retirement reception at the Rabun County Agricenter Tuesday. Pictured are Tony Penrose (left), Childers and Kathy McClure. Childers officially retires Sept. 30 and Steven Cole will become the full-time superintendent. Below: Rabun County Schools Superintendent Dr. April Childers converses with Mickey Duvall during her reception.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Schools Superintendent Dr. April Childers mingles with school officials, community leaders and board of education members during her retirement reception at the Rabun County Agricenter Tuesday. Pictured are Tony Penrose (left), Childers and Kathy McClure. Childers officially retires Sept. 30 and Steven Cole will become the full-time superintendent. Below: Rabun County Schools Superintendent Dr. April Childers converses with Mickey Duvall during her reception.

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Childers reflects on time at Rabun County Schools

Megan Horn
Thursday, September 26, 2024
After 30 years of dedicated service in the field of education and five years leading Rabun County Schools, current Superintendent Dr. April Childers will officially retire effective Sept. 30.

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Nichols pleads guilty to Violation of Oath

Megan Horn
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Suspended Rabun County Sheriff Chad Nichols pled guilty on Friday, Sept. 13, to one count of Violation of Oath of Office in connection with a case of making inappropriate contact with a female. The final disposition before the Hon. Judge Albert B.

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‘Roll’ reversal

Megan Horn
Thursday, September 19, 2024
In a change of plans, Clayton City Council members unanimously adopted a 2024 rollback millage rate of 7.059 at the regular council meeting Tuesday, Sept. 17. This was different from how the council voted at the Aug. 20 meeting, when they tentatively adopted to keep the current millage rate of 7.
Tony Penrose/The Clayton Tribune. A two-vehicle crash on Ga. 15 at Franklin Street in Dillard on Sept. 13 resulted in the death of 80-year-old Ralph Ratta. The crash remains under investigation.

Tony Penrose/The Clayton Tribune. A two-vehicle crash on Ga. 15 at Franklin Street in Dillard on Sept. 13 resulted in the death of 80-year-old Ralph Ratta. The crash remains under investigation.

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Man, 80, dies following Ga. 15 crash in Dillard

Megan Horn
Thursday, September 19, 2024
An 80-year-old man died following a morning crash involving two vehicles on Ga. 15 at Franklin Street in Dillard on Friday, Sept. 13. Ralph Ratta succumbed to his injuries from the crash, according to preliminary details provided by the Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Public Information Office.
Photo courtesy of Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce

Photo courtesy of Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce

Embers Vine Restaurant grand opening/ribbon cutting

News Staff
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Embers Vine Restaurant at Kingwood Country Club, a Member of Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce, held a fantastic Grand Opening and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony on Friday, Sept. 13, at 4 p.m. at 401 Country Club Drive (Kingwood Country Club), Clayton.
Submitted photo. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Deputy Commissioner Thomas Barnard, Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites Director Angie Johnson, and Georgia Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Walter Rabon.

Submitted photo. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Deputy Commissioner Thomas Barnard, Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites Director Angie Johnson, and Georgia Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Walter Rabon.

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Georgia’s State Park System wins national innovation award

News Staff
Thursday, September 19, 2024
ATLANTA – All-terrain wheelchairs, ADA accessible kayak launches and accessible fishing docks are among the many offerings in Georgia’s State Park system that helped earn the state a national award yesterday.
Photo courtesy of Rick Story. Members of Forward Rabun’s Youth Leadership 2023-2024 class who recently visited the Georgia coast include Emma Rose Hunter (from left), Chloe Erlewine, Ethan “Elvis” Hunt, G.B. Anderson and Georgia Purcell.

Photo courtesy of Rick Story. Members of Forward Rabun’s Youth Leadership 2023-2024 class who recently visited the Georgia coast include Emma Rose Hunter (from left), Chloe Erlewine, Ethan “Elvis” Hunt, G.B. Anderson and Georgia Purcell.

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Forward Rabun Youth Leadership ‘goes bananas’

News Staff
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Forward Rabun’s Youth Leadership Program will soon enter its third year, and the program continues to grow as it is enjoying great success. The first meeting of the 2024-2025 school year is scheduled for Sept. 24, and will feature a visit to the Foxfire Museum and Village in Mountain City.
Submitted photo. Rabun County resident Paulette Williams (left); Charlotte Sleczkowski of Towns County; Kim Floria of Hall County; and June Krise of White County were welcomed by a packed crowd Monday, Sept. 9, in the community room of the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia.

Submitted photo. Rabun County resident Paulette Williams (left); Charlotte Sleczkowski of Towns County; Kim Floria of Hall County; and June Krise of White County were welcomed by a packed crowd Monday, Sept. 9, in the community room of the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia.

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Democrats hold panel discussion with the ‘Fab Four’

News Staff
Thursday, September 19, 2024
The Monday, Sept. 9, gathering of the Democrats of Rabun County featured presentations and a panel discussion with the four Northeast Georgia women running for Georgia State legislature offices.