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Photo courtesy Rabun County 4-H. Rabun County ninth grader Peyton Hicks (left) won first place in the Georgia 4-H Northeast District Project Achievement for veterinary science at Rock Eagle 4-H Center from March 10-12. Hicks is shown with Stephens County’s Luke Roesch, Northeast District senior board member; and Denise Everson, Northeast District extension director.

Photo courtesy Rabun County 4-H. Rabun County ninth grader Peyton Hicks (left) won first place in the Georgia 4-H Northeast District Project Achievement for veterinary science at Rock Eagle 4-H Center from March 10-12. Hicks is shown with Stephens County’s Luke Roesch, Northeast District senior board member; and Denise Everson, Northeast District extension director.

Rabun County 4-H student wins first place

Georgia 4-H had its Northeast District Project Achievement at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton on March 10-12. Around 400 students from ninth-12th grade competed in a project of their choosing.
Submitted photo. Volunteers at the Currahee Brewing Company nonprofit night March 2 show support to the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia Food 2 Kids Program as the community came out and raised $2,900.

Submitted photo. Volunteers at the Currahee Brewing Company nonprofit night March 2 show support to the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia Food 2 Kids Program as the community came out and raised $2,900.

Currahee Brewing Company nonprofit night raises $2,900 for Food Bank

Currahee Brewing Company raised a glass to the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia for the Food 2 Kids Program on Thursday, March 2, during its nonprofit night where $2,900 was raised for the program. “It was a great event.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Dozens of people attend the Mountain City council meeting Tuesday night to ask questions and discuss the recent sudden closure of the Mountain City U.S. Post Office.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Dozens of people attend the Mountain City council meeting Tuesday night to ask questions and discuss the recent sudden closure of the Mountain City U.S. Post Office.

Concerns pile up for Mountain City postal customers

MOUNTAIN CITY– Questions about the future of the Mountain City Post Office continue to pile up as residents are growing increasingly frustrated at the lack of information from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) after the Dotson Street office was suspended suddenly in late February.
Photo courtesy of Dee Daley. With Clayton Mayor Kurt Cannon standing in front, the room at city hall was filled at the March 2 planning and zoning meeting.

Photo courtesy of Dee Daley. With Clayton Mayor Kurt Cannon standing in front, the room at city hall was filled at the March 2 planning and zoning meeting.

Clayton Planning and Zoning Board tables variance vote

CLAYTON – The City of Clayton Planning and Zoning Board tabled its vote on a height variance request for a parcel of land located at 0 Ginger Creek in downtown Clayton.
Photo courtesy Roger Glenn. Roger Glenn (center) stands with Lt. Col. Michael Kelvington, professor of military science, and Doug Huber, the current president of The Ohio State Army ROTC Alumni Society, at Glenn’s induction ceremony into the university’s ROTC hall of fame.

Photo courtesy Roger Glenn. Roger Glenn (center) stands with Lt. Col. Michael Kelvington, professor of military science, and Doug Huber, the current president of The Ohio State Army ROTC Alumni Society, at Glenn’s induction ceremony into the university’s ROTC hall of fame.

Rabun County resident inducted into Ohio State Army ROTC Hall of Fame

Rabun County resident and Col. (ret.) Roger Glenn was recently inducted into The Ohio State University Army ROTC Hall of Fame for 2023.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Fire Services deploys defensive and offensive tactics to knock down a structure fire at 338 Turpin Street in Tiger March 2. The structure was determined to be a complete loss.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Fire Services deploys defensive and offensive tactics to knock down a structure fire at 338 Turpin Street in Tiger March 2. The structure was determined to be a complete loss.

Tiger structure fire a complete loss

TIGER– A structure fire in Tiger on March 2 was determined to be a complete loss after Rabun County Fire Services worked two hours and used approximately 8,000 gallons of water to extinguish the fire.

Blue Ridge Activity & Tumbling Center joins Chamber

What a fun time everyone had on Saturday, March 4, at the Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce “Ribbon-Cutting and Open House Event” for Blue Ridge Activity & Tumbling Center and the Mountain City Playhouse, located at 186 Playhouse Drive, Mountain City.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Volunteer Tommy Thompson; Kami Ahrens, curator and director of education for Foxfire; and Barry Stiles, museum director, work to build the Ingram Mule Barn as the newest addition to the Children’s Village at the Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center. The scaled-down village for kids, modeled after existing buildings, is being built by hand using traditional tools like those used over 100 years ago.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Volunteer Tommy Thompson; Kami Ahrens, curator and director of education for Foxfire; and Barry Stiles, museum director, work to build the Ingram Mule Barn as the newest addition to the Children’s Village at the Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center. The scaled-down village for kids, modeled after existing buildings, is being built by hand using traditional tools like those used over 100 years ago.

Foxfire Children’s Village keeps growing

MOUNTAIN CITY– Appalachian history comes to life at the Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center, while the Children’s Village is a way for children to learn and experience that history in a way where they can play and interact.