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Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Chip Oliver and Brandon Culpepper work on decorating a tractor for OLI Solutions as part of the Sky Valley Hay Bale Trail. Left: Noryce and Don Burgey decorate a bale in the Sky Valley Hay Bale Trail for Bartram Trail Conservancy to bring awareness to and promote the 110-mile trail.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Chip Oliver and Brandon Culpepper work on decorating a tractor for OLI Solutions as part of the Sky Valley Hay Bale Trail. Left: Noryce and Don Burgey decorate a bale in the Sky Valley Hay Bale Trail for Bartram Trail Conservancy to bring awareness to and promote the 110-mile trail.

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Follow the creatively done hay bales to Sky Valley’s Fall Fest this weekend

Megan Horn
Thursday, October 19, 2023
They say all roads lead to Rome, but travelers can follow the Sky Valley Hay Bale Trail to the city’s annual Fall Festival. The event promises to offer fun activities, live music and good food for the whole family on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Submitted. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School continues work on its historic academic building, Hodgson Hall. Pictured are alumni who serve on the Rabun Gap Board of Trustees on the front steps of Hodgson Hall during their fall meeting. From left to right, Steve Gilliam ‘66, Omar Zavala ‘99, Jeff Velestegui ‘99, Grace (Jang) Todd ’12, Kate (Oliver) Maine ‘85, and Jon Barnwell ‘92.

Submitted. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School continues work on its historic academic building, Hodgson Hall. Pictured are alumni who serve on the Rabun Gap Board of Trustees on the front steps of Hodgson Hall during their fall meeting. From left to right, Steve Gilliam ‘66, Omar Zavala ‘99, Jeff Velestegui ‘99, Grace (Jang) Todd ’12, Kate (Oliver) Maine ‘85, and Jon Barnwell ‘92.

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Work on Rabun Gap’s Hodgson Hall underway

News Staff
Thursday, October 19, 2023
The restoration and renovation of Hodgson Hall, the historic academic building at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School that sits high on the hill above Highway 441, is well underway. This marks the school’s largest and most historic building project on campus.
Photo courtesy Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce.

Photo courtesy Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce.

Hunter Funeral Home showcases renovations at Open House

News Staff
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Hunter Funeral Home (Mr. David Oberley & Family), a Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce Silver Business Member, held a fantastic Ribbon-Cutting & Open House for their newly renovated facility on Friday, Sept. 29. The renovations were spectacular and the attendance was great at this event!

Photo contest open for submissions for winter Lake Living magazine

News Staff
Thursday, October 19, 2023
With frost, clear skies and sparkling cold waters, winter on Northeast Georgia lakes can be stunningly beautiful. Lake Living magazine is looking for photos that represent this scenic time of year at the lake. The selected photo will be featured on the cover of the magazine’s winter 2023 edition.

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Celebrating 100 years on Main Street

News Staff
Thursday, October 19, 2023
A joyous celebration will be experienced on Sunday, Oct. 22, as the congregation of Clayton’s First United Methodist Church meets at the downtown sanctuary on Main Street to worship and praise the Lord for its 100 years of success in the heart of Clayton’s business district.

Leaf Lookers Gemboree in Franklin this weekend

News Staff
Thursday, October 19, 2023
The Franklin Gem and Mineral Society and the Franklin Area Chamber of Commerce will host their Leaf Lookers Gemboree Oct. 20 through 22 at the Robert C Carpenter Community Building at 1288 Georgia Road, Franklin, NC 28734. Gemboree hours are Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Jessica James-Weeks, the manager of Black Rock Mountain State Park, gazes toward the sky while wearing her special glasses to view the solar eclipse on Oct. 14. In the background, Garrett McClure and Taylor Herrington say their vows in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Jessica James-Weeks, the manager of Black Rock Mountain State Park, gazes toward the sky while wearing her special glasses to view the solar eclipse on Oct. 14. In the background, Garrett McClure and Taylor Herrington say their vows in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Solar eclipse creates some mid-day shade

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, October 19, 2023
While fellow Americans out West witnessed the “ring of fire” version of the Oct. 14 solar eclipse, Georgians got more of a crescent moon-look to their sun. Either way the skyward event was enlightening and educational no matter the U.S. vantage point. In places like Roswell, N.M.