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Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County High School Class of 2026 graduates celebrate their life-long accomplishment on May 22 in front of family and friends.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County High School Class of 2026 graduates celebrate their life-long accomplishment on May 22 in front of family and friends.

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Cats reach new academic level

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, May 28, 2026
The 100th graduating class of Rabun County High School tossed their caps into the air and shot off confetti inside Ken Byrd Gymnasium on May 22 as raindrops continued to fall in the communityRCHS Principal Justin Spillers, who will advance into a role as an assistant superintendent in July, thanked...

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Dillard to vote on package sales in November

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Dillard voters will have the opportunity this November to decide on package sales of alcohol after council members voted May 12 to approve a resolution adding a referendum to the ballot considering the authorization of package sales of distilled spirits.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. This LED flashing light stop sign was recently installed at the northern side of the intersection on Franklin Street at Henry Dillard Street in Dillard City Limits. The intersection is now a three-way stop with a resolution adopted by council members on May 12.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. This LED flashing light stop sign was recently installed at the northern side of the intersection on Franklin Street at Henry Dillard Street in Dillard City Limits. The intersection is now a three-way stop with a resolution adopted by council members on May 12.

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Henry Dillard and Franklin Street meet for three-way stop

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Motorists traveling on Franklin Street at Henry Dillard Street in the city of Dillard will now notice a three-way stop sign at the intersection following a resolution adopted by city council members on May 12.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Veteran Bruce Gant, left and center under the tent, speaks to a large crowd of community members during the May 25 Memorial Day ceremony held in front of the Rabun County Courthouse. Pictured on either side of Gant are Capt. Chris DiNofrio, U.S. Marine Corps, and Major (Ret.) Doug Wayne, U.S. Army. Gant was this year’s special guest speaker. He was a Navy Corpsman from September 1965 to September 1971. He is a Vietnam Combat veteran and two-time Purple Heart recipient.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Veteran Bruce Gant, left and center under the tent, speaks to a large crowd of community members during the May 25 Memorial Day ceremony held in front of the Rabun County Courthouse. Pictured on either side of Gant are Capt. Chris DiNofrio, U.S. Marine Corps, and Major (Ret.) Doug Wayne, U.S. Army. Gant was this year’s special guest speaker. He was a Navy Corpsman from September 1965 to September 1971. He is a Vietnam Combat veteran and two-time Purple Heart recipient.

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Memorial Day ceremony honors those who gave their lives for our freedom

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Community members united on Monday, May 25, for a Memorial Day ceremony honoring the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country, as well as all military veterans who have served. The event was held at 11 a.m.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Lake Rabun Scholarship Program students from Rabun County High School and Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School were recognized during the May 24 Lake Rabun Association annual Memorial Day meeting.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Lake Rabun Scholarship Program students from Rabun County High School and Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School were recognized during the May 24 Lake Rabun Association annual Memorial Day meeting.

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The Lake Rabun Foundation announces its Class of 2026 scholars

Thursday, May 28, 2026
The Lake Rabun Scholarship Program recipients were honored at the Lake Rabun Association’s annual Memorial Day meeting on Sunday, May 24. Students were introduced to the membership and recognized at the Lake Rabun pavilion.

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo

News Staff
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Ishmael Santos, Tirana Vaknin Ciarlo and Nadine Bramlett performed on Cinco de Mayo, May 5, at Frida Taqueria & Cantina in front of a packed restaurant that is located at 77 West Savannah Street, Clayton. 
File photo/Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Event-goers to Foxfire Heritage Days this year will get to enjoy live, old-time music like last year at the Reeve’s Pavilion.

File photo/Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Event-goers to Foxfire Heritage Days this year will get to enjoy live, old-time music like last year at the Reeve’s Pavilion.

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Emerse into Appalachian culture at Foxfire Heritage Days

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Family fun is just two weeks away as the 18th annual Foxfire Heritage Days gears up on Friday, June 5, and Saturday, June 6, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. The event is sponsored by the City of Mountain City.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Candidates for Rabun County commission and magistrate judge listen to John Bradshaw announce some of the election numbers on Tuesday evening.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Candidates for Rabun County commission and magistrate judge listen to John Bradshaw announce some of the election numbers on Tuesday evening.

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Incumbents who faced opposition retain posts

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, May 21, 2026
The incumbents who faced opposition retained their respective Rabun County seats in Tuesday’s General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election as two county commissioners and a local judge prevailed.