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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County FFA served up good food at the 25th Dillard Bluegrass and Barbeque Festival August 5 and 6. Pictured are Rabun County FFA members James Hale, instructor; Noah Thurmond; Loren Mazarky; Ashlyn Dixon; Jalynn Pendry; Jonathan Aughtman; and Ethan Mazarky. Not pictured are Peyton Hicks; Eli Owens; and Melanie Beck.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County FFA served up good food at the 25th Dillard Bluegrass and Barbeque Festival August 5 and 6. Pictured are Rabun County FFA members James Hale, instructor; Noah Thurmond; Loren Mazarky; Ashlyn Dixon; Jalynn Pendry; Jonathan Aughtman; and Ethan Mazarky. Not pictured are Peyton Hicks; Eli Owens; and Melanie Beck.

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Dillard Bluegrass Festival yields ‘excellent turnout’ over the weekend

Megan Horn
Thursday, August 11, 2022
DILLARD– The town of Dillard was the place to be this past weekend as crowds showed out for the 25th Dillard Bluegrass and Barbeque Benefit Festival Aug. 5 and 6. This was the first Festival held since 2019, due to the event being canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Rabun Gap man dies from crash injuries

News Staff
Thursday, August 11, 2022
A Rabun Gap man died Aug. 4 from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash on Georgia 15 at Kellys Creek Road in Rabun Gap July 28. George Thurmond, 82 of Rabun Gap, was in critical condition at Northeast Georgia Medical Center and died Aug. 4.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Leizle Mason is excited for her first day of 11th grade at Rabun County High School on Aug. 5.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Leizle Mason is excited for her first day of 11th grade at Rabun County High School on Aug. 5.

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Wildcats return to schools for another year of studies

Megan Horn
Thursday, August 11, 2022
TIGER– Rabun County students felt the bustle of back to school as Rabun County Schools started back Friday, Aug. 5. Pre-K students had their first day back on Wednesday. “The first day of school was spectacular,” said Superintendent Dr.

Drive 45 in Tallulah Falls

News Staff
Thursday, August 11, 2022
TALLULAH FALLS-The Tallulah Falls Police Department will begin an Automated Traffic Enforcement Speed Device program at schools throughout the city to increase safety for students, parents, teachers, and anyone else traveling through the school zones, according to a statement from Tallulah Falls...
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Here World Champion David Lee and 2021 Big E winner Austin Irby talk with guests at the event.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Here World Champion David Lee and 2021 Big E winner Austin Irby talk with guests at the event.

Big E

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, August 11, 2022
The 18th Big E Festival & Elvis Tribute Artists Competition was held at the Rabun County Civic Center on Aug. 5-7 in Clayton. The festival started Friday with a Meet & Greet in the downstairs Rock N Roll Café at the Civic Center. 

Rotary donates $5,000 to Food Bank

Megan Horn
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Tim Ranney, district service chair for the Rotary Club of Clayton, hands a $5,000 donation check to James Brim, director for the Food Bank Mountain Branch, for the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia at the Rotary Club of Clayton meeting July 14.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Minor injuries were reported in a three-vehicle crash near Highway 76 East in Clayton Aug. 3. First responders had to break the windshield of a Ram 1500 to rescue a victim, according to first responders on scene.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Minor injuries were reported in a three-vehicle crash near Highway 76 East in Clayton Aug. 3. First responders had to break the windshield of a Ram 1500 to rescue a victim, according to first responders on scene.

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Minor injuries in three-vehicle crash in Clayton

Megan Horn
Thursday, August 11, 2022
CLAYTON– Minor injuries were reported in a three-vehicle crash at the Highway 441 and Highway 76 East intersection near Walgreens in Clayton Aug. 3. Emergency personnel were dispatched around 7:19 a.m. A gray 2018 Ram 1500, driven by Cynthia Ann Spencer, 65, of Otto, N.C.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Gov. Brian Kemp and Georgia First Lady Marty Kemp have a chicken sandwich with fries for lunch with local officials at The Rusty Bike Café Aug. 4 when the governor made a visit to Rabun County to meet-and-greet members of the community. Pictured are Hunter Spear, Northeast Georgia field director for Kemp for Governor, left; Georgia First Lady Marty Kemp; Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp; Sheriff Chad Nichols; Joslan Nichols; Cathy Cannon; and Clayton Mayor Kurt Cannon.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Gov. Brian Kemp and Georgia First Lady Marty Kemp have a chicken sandwich with fries for lunch with local officials at The Rusty Bike Café Aug. 4 when the governor made a visit to Rabun County to meet-and-greet members of the community. Pictured are Hunter Spear, Northeast Georgia field director for Kemp for Governor, left; Georgia First Lady Marty Kemp; Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp; Sheriff Chad Nichols; Joslan Nichols; Cathy Cannon; and Clayton Mayor Kurt Cannon.

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Georgia governor returns to Clayton on his campaign trail for re-election

Megan Horn
Thursday, August 11, 2022
CLAYTON– Gov. Brian Kemp and Georgia First Lady Marty Kemp rode into Rabun County Aug. 4 for a scheduled stop at The Rusty Bike Café in Clayton to meet-and-greet community members and have lunch.