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Rabun County Public Library Summer programming to be busy

All programs at the library are free and open to the public. The library’s summer reading program is open to all ages. Participants log reading time in minutes using paper or the Beanstack app. Every week, registered participants can win prizes. After 10 hours, kids get fast food coupons.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Hundreds of people showed out to downtown Clayton for the inaugural Ramshackle event June 1 to kick off the summer. Headliner band Futurebirds rocks out and excites the crowd as the all-day event wrapped up with music and dancing. Officials plan to make next year’s version of Ramshackle even bigger.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Hundreds of people showed out to downtown Clayton for the inaugural Ramshackle event June 1 to kick off the summer. Headliner band Futurebirds rocks out and excites the crowd as the all-day event wrapped up with music and dancing. Officials plan to make next year’s version of Ramshackle even bigger.

Inaugural downtown event kicks off summer season

Hundreds of people filled the streets of Downtown Clayton as the town came together for the inaugural Ramshackle event as the kickoff to the summer season Saturday, June 1. The event brought locals to town as well as visitors from all around to Rabun County.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. John Lane and Doug Woodward share a laugh at the picnic area at Warwoman Dell. Lane, an author, and Woodward, a former stuntman, told people at the event about the early days of the designation for the river. Left: Volunteer Jim Chance chops trees in the Warwoman Dell area as part of the early morning cleanup. Others walked trails picking up trash.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. John Lane and Doug Woodward share a laugh at the picnic area at Warwoman Dell. Lane, an author, and Woodward, a former stuntman, told people at the event about the early days of the designation for the river. Left: Volunteer Jim Chance chops trees in the Warwoman Dell area as part of the early morning cleanup. Others walked trails picking up trash.

Celebrating 50 years of Chattooga River being ‘Wild and Scenic’

Visit the Chattooga River and it is clear why the flowing waterway has continued to earn its well-deserved distinction for half a century.

Coleman selected as new RCES principal

Rabun County Elementary School will soon be seeing a change as a new principal will be walking the halls and greeting students, faculty and staff during the next school year.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Kristin Mueller of Atlanta proudly shows her pottery to her sister Karin Mueller (right) at the Hambidge Center open house event on May 11. The U-Do-Raku activity was popular as pots were glazed and fired. Left: Christie Lyons and 13-year-old daughter Tricia Lyons of Lawrenceville work on their pottery at the open house. Tricia attends Hudgens Art School in Duluth.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Kristin Mueller of Atlanta proudly shows her pottery to her sister Karin Mueller (right) at the Hambidge Center open house event on May 11. The U-Do-Raku activity was popular as pots were glazed and fired. Left: Christie Lyons and 13-year-old daughter Tricia Lyons of Lawrenceville work on their pottery at the open house. Tricia attends Hudgens Art School in Duluth.

Allowing creative people to be creative

The Hambidge Center affords individuals the opportunity to release their creative inner-self, while doing so in the tranquility of nature outside.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Scholarship winners from Rabun County High School are Isaac Craig, Charlie Cuttino, Hayden Deslich, Jalyn Fisher, Jarret Giles, Jack Hood, Gabbie Horner, Madilyn Kowalsky, Molly Mazarky, Marcus Remillard, Hayden Ross, Abby Sego, Caleb Speed, Trenton Thompson, Mili Watts, and Cooper Welch. From Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School are Tyler Price and Ellie Weatherly. Not pictured are RCHS’s Aliye Coker and Itzia Vasquez Ramos.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Scholarship winners from Rabun County High School are Isaac Craig, Charlie Cuttino, Hayden Deslich, Jalyn Fisher, Jarret Giles, Jack Hood, Gabbie Horner, Madilyn Kowalsky, Molly Mazarky, Marcus Remillard, Hayden Ross, Abby Sego, Caleb Speed, Trenton Thompson, Mili Watts, and Cooper Welch. From Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School are Tyler Price and Ellie Weatherly. Not pictured are RCHS’s Aliye Coker and Itzia Vasquez Ramos.

Lake Rabun Foundation announces its 2024 scholarship students

The Lake Rabun Foundation Scholarship Program recipients were honored at the Lake Rabun Association’s annual Memorial Day meeting on Sunday, May 26. Students were introduced to the membership and recognized at the Lake Rabun Pavilion.
Photo courtesy Melissa Elzey. LBCA Foundation Scholarship Chair Diane White (from left), Scholarship Committee Member Frankie Singer, and LBCA President Elizabeth Gill stand with LBCAF scholarship award recipients at the Rabun County High School program.

Photo courtesy Melissa Elzey. LBCA Foundation Scholarship Chair Diane White (from left), Scholarship Committee Member Frankie Singer, and LBCA President Elizabeth Gill stand with LBCAF scholarship award recipients at the Rabun County High School program.

Lake Burton Civic Association Foundation awards 2024 scholarships

Thanks to the incredible support and generosity of Lake Burton Civic Association (LBCA) members, this year’s scholarship program has profoundly impacted the lives of deserving students and their families. For over 35 years, the LBCA Foundation has been giving back to the Rabun Community.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. One hundred two students graduated from RGNS on May 19.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. One hundred two students graduated from RGNS on May 19.

Rabun Gap Class of 2024 has ‘spirited’ farewell

Throughout the county, droplets of rain were falling or were expected to be released from the clouds soon. However, on this day, at this time, a gap was opened in the weather patterns, creating one lasting moment in the sun for a spirited Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Class of 2024.