Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Matthew Teutsch, director of the Lillian E. Smith Center, speaks at the dedication and unveiling of the Georgia Civil Rights Trail historical marker recognizing writer and activist Lillian Eugenia Smith on April 20. It was erected by the The Georgia Historical Society (GHS) in conjunction with the Lillian E. Smith Center at Piedmont University.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. A group of voters cast their ballots during advanced voting on Tuesday at the Rabun County Board of Elections Office on South Main Street in Clayton. Early voting continues to May 20 for the May 24 election.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton Downtown Development Authority (DDA) members and Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Clayton plant flowers and a tree at the Charlie Mac Dickerson Memorial Park recently. Pictured are Keith Jackson; Tony Penrose; Matt Mitcham; Cassandra Clouser; DDA chair; Leif Ericson; Sonya Shook; Karen Bacon; Jim Antosiak; and Jef Fincher, Rotary Club of Clayton president.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The cause of a structure fire in Clayton is under investigation by the Georgia State Fire Marshal’s Office, according to a statement from Rabun County Fire Services.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Jillian Glenn, who has the blog “Peanut Butter & Jilly,” poses with her father Roger Glenn at her book signing for her second title “Light & Easy Vegan Baking,” held at the Holistic Mountain Market in Clayton on April 16. Her first book “Easy Low Cal Vegan Eats” has recipes for every meal of the day.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Jaycee Weber (left) is the Rabun County High School Valedictorian for the Class of 2022; Aidan Thompson is Salutatorian and Loren Stiles is this year’s Historian as the RCHS graduation is set for May 27 at Frank Snyder Memorial Stadium.