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Submitted photo. Scholarship Committee Chair Karon Fickey (from left), scholarship recipient Ethan Mazarky and Mountain Ivy Garden Club President Kitty Wise.

Submitted photo. Scholarship Committee Chair Karon Fickey (from left), scholarship recipient Ethan Mazarky and Mountain Ivy Garden Club President Kitty Wise.

Mountain Ivy Garden Club awards 2023 scholarship

The Mountain Ivy Garden Club is pleased to announce that the recipient of its annual scholarship this year is Ethan Mazarky, a graduating senior at Rabun County High School.

Taste of Rabun successful at the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia

Taste of Rabun at the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia took place Sunday, June 11, and the event was a great success for local chefs and community members. Guests had the opportunity to eat food made by culinary experts such as Chef Gayle & David Darugh; Chef Inger Smith; and Chef Dave.
Submitted photo. As other Democrats from neighboring counties, Atlanta area, and North Carolina also attended, the Rabun County Democrats hosted its annual Blue BBQ on June 10.

Submitted photo. As other Democrats from neighboring counties, Atlanta area, and North Carolina also attended, the Rabun County Democrats hosted its annual Blue BBQ on June 10.

Rabun County Democrats hold annual Blue BBQ

The Rabun County Democrats hosted 244 enthusiastic supporters at the 5th Annual Blue BBQ Fundraiser, held at the Clayton pavilions on June 10.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The Inaugural "Rumble in Rabun" car and bike show featured 106 entires. Spectators locally, from around the region and surrounding states attended the event. Left: Show judge Jason Whitmire talks with Bruce Martin from Rabun Gap about his Wood Doodlebug Chevette.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The Inaugural "Rumble in Rabun" car and bike show featured 106 entires. Spectators locally, from around the region and surrounding states attended the event. Left: Show judge Jason Whitmire talks with Bruce Martin from Rabun Gap about his Wood Doodlebug Chevette.

Cars and bikes make a ‘Rumble’ in inaugural Clayton show

Rabun County residents and visitors from surrounding counties and states revved up their engines and let the rubber meet the road as they rolled up to Clayton for the inaugural “Rumble in Rabun” car and bike show presented by Rabun County Event Venues, Inside Out Painting Plus, and Whitmire’s...
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Mountain Education Charter High School Class of 2023 graduates include Abbigail Jane Forsythe Hoy, back left; Kain Vuong Tran-Cao; Adrian Mauricio Aguilar; Bryce Cristian Weaver; High Honor Graduate Jessica Kaylee Dale; Destiny Cheyanne Jones; Fernando Silva Yepez; and Braden Daniel Edler. Not pictured is graduate Suzanna “Ana” Irene Garcia.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Mountain Education Charter High School Class of 2023 graduates include Abbigail Jane Forsythe Hoy, back left; Kain Vuong Tran-Cao; Adrian Mauricio Aguilar; Bryce Cristian Weaver; High Honor Graduate Jessica Kaylee Dale; Destiny Cheyanne Jones; Fernando Silva Yepez; and Braden Daniel Edler. Not pictured is graduate Suzanna “Ana” Irene Garcia.

Hats off to charter high school Class of 2023

The Mountain Education Charter High School (MECHS) Rabun Campus tipped its hat to its 2023 graduates during the graduation ceremony June 15.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. The annual Heritage Days event returned on June 9 and 10 at the Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center. Pictured, Stephanie Branch talks with Ally St. German as the 6-year-old pets “Hampshire” the lamb. Left: Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Sisters Anna, 7, and Claire, 4, Miller play inside one of the small Foxfire structures that were built for children.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. The annual Heritage Days event returned on June 9 and 10 at the Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center. Pictured, Stephanie Branch talks with Ally St. German as the 6-year-old pets “Hampshire” the lamb. Left: Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Sisters Anna, 7, and Claire, 4, Miller play inside one of the small Foxfire structures that were built for children.

Visitors near & far flock to annual Heritage Days

MOUNTAIN CITY– Crowds from Rabun County and surrounding areas and states flocked to the Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center June 9-10 to see Appalachian Culture come to life during Heritage Days.
Tom Adams Construction, of Rabun Gap, works to demolish the Rabun County Golf Club building. Demolition is underway after the strength of the building was compromised following a Dec. 23, 2021, structure fire. The building will be built back similarly with the golf carts relocated to the maintenance shed.

Tom Adams Construction, of Rabun Gap, works to demolish the Rabun County Golf Club building. Demolition is underway after the strength of the building was compromised following a Dec. 23, 2021, structure fire. The building will be built back similarly with the golf carts relocated to the maintenance shed.

Demolition of county golf club building continues

  Demolition of the Rabun County Golf Club building is now underway after the building sustained heat and smoke damage from a fire that occurred Dec. 23, 2021.
Photo courtesy Conner Horn. Holding their Georgia Press Association awards, The Clayton Tribune staff members Luke Morey, Megan Broome and Enoch Autry stand next to Community Newspapers, Inc., Chairman Alan NeSmith on June 9.

Photo courtesy Conner Horn. Holding their Georgia Press Association awards, The Clayton Tribune staff members Luke Morey, Megan Broome and Enoch Autry stand next to Community Newspapers, Inc., Chairman Alan NeSmith on June 9.

Tribune staff claims press association honors

JEKYLL ISLAND, GA. – The Georgia Press Association honored The Clayton Tribune and other state winners of the 2023 Better Newspaper Contest on June 9 at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel during the group’s 136th annual convention.