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Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. The RCHS 2022 Homecoming Queen Rainny Patterson (center) poses with Principal Justin Spillers and 2021 Homecoming Queen Janice Steill at halftime.

Luke Morey/The Clayton Tribune. The RCHS 2022 Homecoming Queen Rainny Patterson (center) poses with Principal Justin Spillers and 2021 Homecoming Queen Janice Steill at halftime.

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RCHS 2022 Homecoming Queen

Luke Morey
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Rainny Patterson was crowned RCHS 2022 Homecoming Queen on Friday, Oct. 21. 
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Homecoming Queen Cheney Moriarty and King Zeke Coghill pose with Head of School Jeff Miles and wife Kiana Miles.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Homecoming Queen Cheney Moriarty and King Zeke Coghill pose with Head of School Jeff Miles and wife Kiana Miles.

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2022 Rabun Gap Homecoming Queen and King

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Cheney Moriarty and Zeke Coghill were crowned as Rabun Gap Homecoming Queen and King on Friday, Oct. 21.
rabuncountyclerkofcourt.com. A constitutional challenge has been filed with the Office of Clerk for Rabun County Superior Court against the commissioners' scheduled second reading and potential Oct. 25 vote on the short term rental ordinance amendments.

rabuncountyclerkofcourt.com. A constitutional challenge has been filed with the Office of Clerk for Rabun County Superior Court against the commissioners' scheduled second reading and potential Oct. 25 vote on the short term rental ordinance amendments.

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Legal challenge deems short-term rental ordinance changes constitutional violations

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Friday, October 21, 2022
A constitutional challenge has been filed with the Office of Clerk for Rabun County Superior Court against the commissioners’ scheduled second reading and potential Oct.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. A view of the Sky Valley U.S. Postal Service center on Sky Valley Way. The Sky Valley Police Department and investigations division of the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office worked together to investigate break-ins that occurred at the end of September. The investigation yielded two arrests of a mother and son from Florida.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. A view of the Sky Valley U.S. Postal Service center on Sky Valley Way. The Sky Valley Police Department and investigations division of the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office worked together to investigate break-ins that occurred at the end of September. The investigation yielded two arrests of a mother and son from Florida.

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Stamping out postal thefts

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 20, 2022
SKY VALLEY– Two suspects have been identified and arrested in Florida in connection with the local investigation of the break-in at the Sky Valley U.S. Postal Service mail center on Sky Valley Way at the end of September.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Alan Corbett showcases his talent and paints a portrait while visitors check out the various crafts and artwork set up during the Sky Valley Fall Fest last weekend.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Alan Corbett showcases his talent and paints a portrait while visitors check out the various crafts and artwork set up during the Sky Valley Fall Fest last weekend.

The Best of Fest

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 20, 2022
SKY VALLEY– Hundreds of visitors and Rabun County residents traveled through the Sky Valley Hay Bale Trail and headed to Georgia’s highest and coolest city for the Sky Valley Fall Fest Saturday, Oct. 15.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County resident Laura Messer early votes at the Rabun County Board of Elections Office Tuesday. Poll workers Ann D’Agostino and Amanda Burrell are two of many poll workers who help voters navigate through the election process. Early voting continues through Nov. 4, with two opportunities for Saturday voting. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County resident Laura Messer early votes at the Rabun County Board of Elections Office Tuesday. Poll workers Ann D’Agostino and Amanda Burrell are two of many poll workers who help voters navigate through the election process. Early voting continues through Nov. 4, with two opportunities for Saturday voting. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8.

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Voters head to polls early in record numbers

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Early voting began Monday and the Rabun County Elections Office already has seen one of its highest turnouts ever with 800 registered voters casting ballots early in-person. Additionally, 145 paper ballot votes already have been mailed back into the elections office from the 649 mailed out.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. First responders work the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Ga. 15 at Pinnacle Drive in Clayton October 17. This 2008 Ford Expedition was struck by a 2011 Nissan Altima when the driver of the Altima, a 20-year-old Valrico, Florida man, failed to maintain the lane of travel. Possible minor injuries were reported.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. First responders work the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Ga. 15 at Pinnacle Drive in Clayton October 17. This 2008 Ford Expedition was struck by a 2011 Nissan Altima when the driver of the Altima, a 20-year-old Valrico, Florida man, failed to maintain the lane of travel. Possible minor injuries were reported.

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Florida man faces nine charges following crash on Georgia 15 in Clayton

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 20, 2022
CLAYTON– A 20-year-old Valrico, Fla., man faces nine charges following a two-vehicle crash on Ga. 15 at Pinnacle Drive in Clayton Monday morning. Richard Lawrence Wylde Jr.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Laura Davis, Finnley Smith, Jekka Smith, Jenifer Kulow, Susan Kulow and Dena Crane participate in the Hope Walk in solidarity with those who have been affected by domestic violence to bring awareness to October as “Domestic Violence Awareness Month.”

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Laura Davis, Finnley Smith, Jekka Smith, Jenifer Kulow, Susan Kulow and Dena Crane participate in the Hope Walk in solidarity with those who have been affected by domestic violence to bring awareness to October as “Domestic Violence Awareness Month.”

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FAITH holds downtown Hope Walk for ‘Domestic Violence Awareness Month’

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 20, 2022
CLAYTON– The local nonprofit Fight Abuse in the Home (FAITH) and Mountain Judicial Circuit Family Violence Task Force coordinated a community Hope Walk in solidarity with those who have been affected by domestic violence to bring awareness to October as “Domestic Violence Awareness Month.