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Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Newly sworn-in Mayor Roy Quilliams shakes the hand of Probate Court Judge Savannah Dixon after he took the oath on Tuesday.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Newly sworn-in Mayor Roy Quilliams shakes the hand of Probate Court Judge Savannah Dixon after he took the oath on Tuesday.

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Clayton officially has new mayor

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Clayton’s newest mayor – Roy Quilliams – now is on the job after being sworn in Tuesday morning. A former Rabun County Recreation Department director and two-term member of the Clayton city council, Quilliams was the lone mayoral qualifier for the 2026 term.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. The Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band and with Col. Butch Teston performs Scottish music for the crowd at the Highlands Games on Sept. 27.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. The Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band and with Col. Butch Teston performs Scottish music for the crowd at the Highlands Games on Sept. 27.

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North Georgia Highland Games showcase talents and raise money for Place of Hope North Georgia

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Hundreds ventured to the Rabun County Civic Center Pavilions on Sept. 27 for a day of men and women in kilts showcasing their abilities in Scottish test of strength at the annual North Georgia Highland Games.
Denise Etheridge/CNI News Service. New Truett McConnell Interim President Dr. John Yarbrough speaks to reporters at a press conference Friday morning, Sept. 26.

Denise Etheridge/CNI News Service. New Truett McConnell Interim President Dr. John Yarbrough speaks to reporters at a press conference Friday morning, Sept. 26.

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TMU parts ways with Caner

Thursday, October 2, 2025
Truett McConnell University has officially parted ways with former TMU President Emir Caner. Newly named Interim President Dr. John Yarbrough informed media representatives during a press conference on Friday, Sept. 26, that the Board of Trustees decided Caner should separate from the school.

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Tallulah Falls to hold hearings for proposed tax increase

Thursday, October 2, 2025
The Town of Tallulah Falls Council announced its intention to increase the 2025 property taxes it will levy this year by 2.48 percent over the rollback millage rate for Rabun County and 0.70 percent over the rollback millage rate for Habersham County.
Submitted Photo. The Forward Rabun Youth Leadership Program recently visited the Foxfire Museum in Mountain City.

Submitted Photo. The Forward Rabun Youth Leadership Program recently visited the Foxfire Museum in Mountain City.

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Forward Rabun Youth Leadership Program ‘off and running’

Thursday, October 2, 2025
Forward Rabun’s Youth Leadership Program is off and running for the 2025-26 school year, as program participants convened last week for a tour of Rabun County’s own Foxfire Village and Museum.

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F.A.I.T.H. announces local events for ‘Domestic Violence Awareness Month’

Thursday, October 2, 2025
October is “Domestic Violence Awareness Month” During the month, Fight Abuse In The Home (F.A.I.T.H.) is holding events to bring more attention to domestic violence. On Wednesday, Oct. 1, the Fourth Annual Hope Walk was held locally at The Rock House at 39 East Savannah St. in Clayton at noon.