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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. James V. Blalock takes the oath of office as Rabun County magistrate judge as he is sworn-in by Judge Russell W. Smith.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. James V. Blalock takes the oath of office as Rabun County magistrate judge as he is sworn-in by Judge Russell W. Smith.

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Blalock sworn-in as county’s magistrate judge

Megan Horn
Thursday, January 5, 2023
James V. Blalock was sworn-in as Rabun County Magistrate Judge by Judge Russell W. Smith on Dec. 29, 2022, at the Rabun County Courthouse. Blalock won the seat for Judge of the Magistrate Court in the Nov. 8 General Election when he received 4,903 votes against write-in candidate Kyle Shook.
Photo courtesy by Lisa Broz. Becca McClain, Rabun Paws 4 Life shelter director and manager of animal health (left) and 2-year-old Jentry McClain play with “Hops” at the shelter. “Hops” is a one-year-old German short-haired pointer.

Photo courtesy by Lisa Broz. Becca McClain, Rabun Paws 4 Life shelter director and manager of animal health (left) and 2-year-old Jentry McClain play with “Hops” at the shelter. “Hops” is a one-year-old German short-haired pointer.

Paws 4 Life offers new ‘foster from afar’ program

Megan Horn
Thursday, January 5, 2023
The local nonprofit Rabun Paws 4 Life welcomes volunteers who are animal lovers and want to help care for the furry friends at the shelter through a new program, “foster from afar.

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Gainesville man dies in Habersham County crash

News Staff
Thursday, January 5, 2023
A Gainesville, Ga., man died in a single-vehicle crash after fleeing law enforcement officers in Habersham County Jan. 3. William Timothy Myers, 34, fled north from a marked Habersham County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle with its emergency equipment activated, on J.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Crew members with the Southeast Conservation Corps work together to carry large and heavy stones to a portion of the Bartram Trail at Warwoman Dell in order to build a set of stone stairs on the popular and highly-used trail.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Crew members with the Southeast Conservation Corps work together to carry large and heavy stones to a portion of the Bartram Trail at Warwoman Dell in order to build a set of stone stairs on the popular and highly-used trail.

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Corps creates a stairway to elevation at Warwoman Dell

Megan Horn
Thursday, January 5, 2023
WARWOMAN DELL – Thanks to a crew with the Southeast Conservation Corps (SECC), the Bartram Trail at Warwoman Dell has a new set of stone stairs for locals and visitors of all kinds to enjoy as they go on adventures and make memories during the new year.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Crews bring in a new power pole on Worley Creek Road to replace a pole damaged by the gusting winds on Dec. 23 as the temperatures in the county dipped below zero.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Crews bring in a new power pole on Worley Creek Road to replace a pole damaged by the gusting winds on Dec. 23 as the temperatures in the county dipped below zero.

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Record frigid weather leads to frozen pipes, power outages

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 29, 2022
It might not have been a white Christmas in Rabun County but it was certainly a cold one as the county saw the coldest snap in almost a decade last weekend. The frigid temperatures and extremely high wind gusts caused many in Rabun County to be without water with burst pipes.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Greg Funkhouser (right) and wife Cathee smile and laugh as they meet-and-greet community members at Rabun County Bank Dec. 14 for a retirement reception honoring his 43 years of service at the bank.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Greg Funkhouser (right) and wife Cathee smile and laugh as they meet-and-greet community members at Rabun County Bank Dec. 14 for a retirement reception honoring his 43 years of service at the bank.

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Rabun County Bank holds retirement reception for Funkhouser

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Many community members, co-workers and friends of Greg Funkhouser showed out to honor him at the Clayton branch of Rabun County Bank Dec. 14 for a retirement reception recognizing his 43 years of service.