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Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. RCHS Class of 2024 Valedictorian is Jalyn Fisher, left, Salutatorian is Isaac Craig and Historian is Itzia Vasquez. The top three said they are excited to graduate and reflected on their time at Rabun County Schools, noting they feel the system prepared them to move on to their postsecondary education goals.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. RCHS Class of 2024 Valedictorian is Jalyn Fisher, left, Salutatorian is Isaac Craig and Historian is Itzia Vasquez. The top three said they are excited to graduate and reflected on their time at Rabun County Schools, noting they feel the system prepared them to move on to their postsecondary education goals.

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RCHS Class of 2024 top three students looking forward to a new chapter after graduation

Megan Horn
Friday, April 19, 2024
Rabun County High School (RCHS) seniors in the Class of 2024 are set to graduate next month as they complete their last assignments and prepare for their post-secondary education goals.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Many local businesses sponsor Rabun County Fire Services Firefighter Jerry Buice while he races the season at Lavonia Speedway, Toccoa Raceway and in Murphy, N.C. The newest sponsor is Circle S. Pictured is Buice with his “Big Unit 50” race car in front of the Clayton business last weekend.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Many local businesses sponsor Rabun County Fire Services Firefighter Jerry Buice while he races the season at Lavonia Speedway, Toccoa Raceway and in Murphy, N.C. The newest sponsor is Circle S. Pictured is Buice with his “Big Unit 50” race car in front of the Clayton business last weekend.

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Local businesses sponsor firefighter Buice in dirt track races

Megan Horn
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Local Rabun County Fire Services firefighter Jerry Buice is used to a career filled with high stress and unpredictability, but when it comes to revving the engine of his race car and rolling those tires on the dirt track it’s a different feeling altogether.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The new RCWSA Business Office is located at 137 Hiawassee Street in downtown Clayton. Customers can pay bills at this location. People can contact the RCWSA at 706-960-9835.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The new RCWSA Business Office is located at 137 Hiawassee Street in downtown Clayton. Customers can pay bills at this location. People can contact the RCWSA at 706-960-9835.

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1,800 RCWSA customers mistakenly billed for sewer services in recent cycle

Megan Horn
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Former City of Clayton water customers might see an extra charge in their first bill with the Rabun County Water and Sewer Authority (RCWSA) as over 1,800 customers were “inadvertently” charged by the Authority for sewer services they did not receive.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The City of Clayton utilizes Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST) monies to pave Chechero Street in Clayton in August 2023.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The City of Clayton utilizes Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST) monies to pave Chechero Street in Clayton in August 2023.

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City of Clayton shifting its focus to roads and sidewalks

Megan Horn
Thursday, April 11, 2024
With the consolidation of the water and sewer infrastructure with the Rabun County Water and Sewer Authority (RCWSA) now official, the City of Clayton is shifting focus to improving roads and sidewalks within the city.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune.

National Child Abuse Prevention Month

News Staff
Thursday, April 11, 2024
The month of April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and local organizations Fight Abuse In The Home (F.A.I.T.H.) and Rabun County Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) are organizing events to bring awareness to the important initiative.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Wearing the eclipse shades, Rabun County Elementary School students gaze toward the sky during Monday’s solar eclipse. Left: Hudson Hamby sees the Eclipse in the sky Monday.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Wearing the eclipse shades, Rabun County Elementary School students gaze toward the sky during Monday’s solar eclipse. Left: Hudson Hamby sees the Eclipse in the sky Monday.

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Students look to the sky for knowledge

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Rabun County took advantage of the solar eclipse Monday as a shadow was cast over parts of the United States. From Texas to Maine and several states and cities in between, a total eclipse was seen.