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Photo provided to The Clayton Tribune. The stage at the Hatch Camp & Art Farm on Joe Speed Road stays busy with musical acts during the spring and summer. The next show will be Saturday, June 25.

Photo provided to The Clayton Tribune. The stage at the Hatch Camp & Art Farm on Joe Speed Road stays busy with musical acts during the spring and summer. The next show will be Saturday, June 25.

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Open the ‘Hatch’ and let the music concert series play & play

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Monday, June 27, 2022
Music and the North Georgia mountains have been linked together for ages and this summer has its variety of tunes for listening. First Friday musical artists return to The Rock House stage in downtown Clayton on July 1 with Krystal Halvorson.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Delays are expected on Savannah Street in Clayton beginning Tuesday as City Officials repair a sewer man hole.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Delays are expected on Savannah Street in Clayton beginning Tuesday as City Officials repair a sewer man hole.

Traffic delay on Savannah Street for sewer man hole repair begins Tuesday

Megan Horn
Monday, June 20, 2022
Motorists should expect traffic delays on Savannah Street in Clayton beginning Tuesday due to repair of a sewer manhole.  According to Clayton City Officials, work is set to begin Tuesday, June 21 to repair a sewer manhole on Savannah Street in front of Keller Furniture.
Submitted photo. Lt. Col. Nicholas B. Law addresses the crowd and marines gathered for the change of command ceremony on June 3.

Submitted photo. Lt. Col. Nicholas B. Law addresses the crowd and marines gathered for the change of command ceremony on June 3.

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Law assumes command of Marine drone squadron

News Staff
Monday, June 20, 2022
Lt. Col. Nicholas B. Law, grandson of Mary Elizabeth Law of Tiger, has assumed command of Marine Corps Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 in Hawaii. Law succeeds Lt. Col. Thomas Farrington as commanding officer of the drone squadron based in Hawaii.
Jenifer Kulow/The Clayton Tribune. Community members toast to spending time together at the F.A.I.T.H. Fairways and Fashions event.

Jenifer Kulow/The Clayton Tribune. Community members toast to spending time together at the F.A.I.T.H. Fairways and Fashions event.

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Fairways and Fashions raises $$$ for F.A.I.T.H.

News Staff
Friday, June 17, 2022
F.A.I.T.H. (Fight Abuse in the Home) hosted their yearly Fairways and Fashions event on May 20 at the beautiful Waterfall Club, overlooking Lake Burton. The fundraising event, featuring a golf tournament and fashion show, is one of the largest events that F.A.I.T.H. hosts each year.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Current students and graduates of Western Carolina University use a net to catch insects in Bettys Creek and conduct insect monitoring to determine the health of the stream based on the the health of the insects. Dr. Bill McLarney, aquatic conservation biologist with Mainspring Conservation Trust, also led the group of students through a fish biomonitoring session as part of the Trust’s Stream Biomonitoring Program.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Current students and graduates of Western Carolina University use a net to catch insects in Bettys Creek and conduct insect monitoring to determine the health of the stream based on the the health of the insects. Dr. Bill McLarney, aquatic conservation biologist with Mainspring Conservation Trust, also led the group of students through a fish biomonitoring session as part of the Trust’s Stream Biomonitoring Program.

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Western Carolina University students study aquatic fish, insect monitoring on Bettys Creek

Megan Horn
Friday, June 17, 2022
DILLARD– Western Carolina University students and recent graduates donned their waders and trekked downstream on Bettys Creek in Dillard for aquatic fish and insect monitoring on June 3. Dr.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Pictured are Council Member Michael Holt, left; veteran Doug Wayne; veteran Jon Jones; Mayor Grace Watts; veteran Gary Cantwell; Council Member Brenda Hooper; veteran David Cross; veteran David Ruth; Council Member Robert Sutton; veteran Bill Fountain and veteran Chris DiNofrio. Not pictured is Council Member Eric McCrackin.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Pictured are Council Member Michael Holt, left; veteran Doug Wayne; veteran Jon Jones; Mayor Grace Watts; veteran Gary Cantwell; Council Member Brenda Hooper; veteran David Cross; veteran David Ruth; Council Member Robert Sutton; veteran Bill Fountain and veteran Chris DiNofrio. Not pictured is Council Member Eric McCrackin.

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Mountain City pinned ‘A Purple Heart City’

Megan Horn
Friday, June 17, 2022
MOUNTAIN CITY– The City of Mountain City is the first city in Rabun County to be designated “A Purple Heart City” after council members passed a proclamation at Tuesday’s meeting.