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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Poll Worker Pat Hopper disinfects the entire voting area at the Board of Elections Office after each person finishes casting their ballot. Only one voter at a time is allowed inside the building for early voting as part of COVID-19 contact precautions.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Poll Worker Pat Hopper disinfects the entire voting area at the Board of Elections Office after each person finishes casting their ballot. Only one voter at a time is allowed inside the building for early voting as part of COVID-19 contact precautions.

Early voting for June 9 primary ends Friday

Megan Horn
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
CLAYTON— Early voting for the June 9 presidential preference and general primary election ends on Friday.  The last day to request an absentee ballot is 5 p.m. Friday and it’s also the last day ballots will be mailed out, said Tammy Whitmire, elections supervisor, on Monday.

Parade for RCHS seniors rescheduled for Tuesday

News Staff
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
The senior drive-thru parade to honor the Rabun County High School Class of 2020 scheduled for May 28 is postponed due to the rain, said Cissy Henry, Clayton city manager, Wednesday.  The parade is now scheduled for Tuesday, June 2 at 6 p.m.
Submitted photo. Dawn and David of Scaly Mountain, N.C. were killed when the motorcycle they were riding was struck by another vehicle Saturday, according to Georgia State Patrol (GSP).

Submitted photo. Dawn and David of Scaly Mountain, N.C. were killed when the motorcycle they were riding was struck by another vehicle Saturday, according to Georgia State Patrol (GSP).

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Couple killed in crash near Clayton

News Staff
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
CLAYTON--A multi-vehicle accident near Clayton on Saturday afternoon claimed the lives of a Scaly Mountain, N.C. couple.  The accident occurred near the intersection of US 441 and Old Highway 441. David Head, 46, and Dawn Head of Scaly Mountain, N.C.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The body of Lewis Reeves, Jr. was taken past Reeves Hardware a final time Saturday in a restored Reeves pickup truck as employees and members of the community pay their respects.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The body of Lewis Reeves, Jr. was taken past Reeves Hardware a final time Saturday in a restored Reeves pickup truck as employees and members of the community pay their respects.

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'Pillar of community' Lewis Reeves, Jr. laid to rest

Megan Horn
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
CLAYTON—Lewis Farmer Reeves, Jr. was part of a family legacy and a business institution that spans decades as a staple in Rabun County.

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Georgia Senate District 50 candidates-Part 1

News Staff
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
(This is the first of a two-part look at GOP candidates for the 50th District Senate Seat currently held by John Wilkenson) There are six candidates in the June 9 Republican Primary competing for the right to represent Georgia’s 50th Senate District.
Photo courtesy Bear Old. Bear Old works on his assignments online as Rabun County Schools moved to at-home learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Photo courtesy Bear Old. Bear Old works on his assignments online as Rabun County Schools moved to at-home learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Board hears report on online learning

Megan Horn
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
TIGER— The 2019-2020 school year ended under unusual circumstances to say the least, but teachers at Rabun County Schools found ways to continue educating students by untraditional means during these unprecedented times.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Mickey Wood, left, and Francesca Franklin, along with members of the community watch as Dominic Cross places flags at the Veterans’ Monument in front of the Rabun County Courthouse as the names of all those in the armed forces who have passed away in the last year were read aloud.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Mickey Wood, left, and Francesca Franklin, along with members of the community watch as Dominic Cross places flags at the Veterans’ Monument in front of the Rabun County Courthouse as the names of all those in the armed forces who have passed away in the last year were read aloud.

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Memorial Day marked with somber ceremony

Megan Horn
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
CLAYTON— Memorial Day honors those military personnel who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces, and Rabun County came together to do just that in a ceremony on Monday.