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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. A fundraiser for Boy Scouts of America Troop 6 brought community support to The Rock House in Clayton July 7 for the First Friday Fest sponsored by the Clayton Merchants and Business Association (CMBA).

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. A fundraiser for Boy Scouts of America Troop 6 brought community support to The Rock House in Clayton July 7 for the First Friday Fest sponsored by the Clayton Merchants and Business Association (CMBA).

July First Friday Fest benefits Boy Scouts of America Troop 6

Megan Horn
Thursday, July 13, 2023
CLAYTON– July’s First Friday Fest at The Rock House in Clayton July 7 brought much community support as the band “Playing it Forward” performed for the fundraising event, where all donations went to Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Troop 6. BSA Troop 6 also had a bake sale during the concert.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Amy Lovelady Strickland with Lovelady Creations showcases her pottery at the Painted Fern Art Festival in Clayton last weekend. Strickland took home the Best in Show Peoples’ Choice Award for her pottery.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Amy Lovelady Strickland with Lovelady Creations showcases her pottery at the Painted Fern Art Festival in Clayton last weekend. Strickland took home the Best in Show Peoples’ Choice Award for her pottery.

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Painted Fern Art Festival colors Clayton with original art

Megan Horn
Thursday, July 13, 2023
The city of Clayton served as the easel for the Painted Fern Art Festival presented by the North Georgia Arts Guild at the Rabun County Civic Center July 8 and 9.
File Photo/Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Black bags were taped on the windows of the Mountain City Post Office at the end of February as the Dotson Street site was unable to renew its lease for March. The Mountain City post office boxes were relocated to the Rabun Gap post office. Little, if any, activity has occurred at the site since the building was shuttered.

File Photo/Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Black bags were taped on the windows of the Mountain City Post Office at the end of February as the Dotson Street site was unable to renew its lease for March. The Mountain City post office boxes were relocated to the Rabun Gap post office. Little, if any, activity has occurred at the site since the building was shuttered.

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Clyde sides with Mountain City citizens on postal issues

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, July 6, 2023
The citizens of Mountain City have endured quite a bit of change since the latter part of February when it comes to their U.S. postal service. The sudden, unannounced closure of the 23 Dotson St.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County Health Department offers Community Dental for adult dental care services and a Dental Program for Children.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County Health Department offers Community Dental for adult dental care services and a Dental Program for Children.

Diaper Day Resource Fair coming this weekend

Megan Horn
Thursday, July 6, 2023
The Rabun County Health Department offers many services and resources available to Rabun County residents. Amerigroup Community Care, Rabun Department of Public Health and Medlink Georgia invite the community to a Diaper Day Resource Fair Saturday, July 8, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Healthy lunches were served during the Happy Helpings, Georgia’s Food Service Program for Kids, kickoff at the pavilions behind the Rabun County Public Library June 13.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Healthy lunches were served during the Happy Helpings, Georgia’s Food Service Program for Kids, kickoff at the pavilions behind the Rabun County Public Library June 13.

Happy Helpings supports healthy meals, physical activity for children

News Staff
Thursday, July 6, 2023
Georgia’s Food Service Program for Kids, Happy Helpings, is in full swing bringing smiles to the faces of hundreds of children as the program supports healthy eating habits and physical activity.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Crowds of people showed out to The Dillard House July 3 and 4 to celebrate Independence Day with a cookout and live music by Hunter Grayson on the Oaklawn. Attendees were excited to show their patriotism by sporting red, white and blue and waving American flags.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Crowds of people showed out to The Dillard House July 3 and 4 to celebrate Independence Day with a cookout and live music by Hunter Grayson on the Oaklawn. Attendees were excited to show their patriotism by sporting red, white and blue and waving American flags.

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Tallulah Falls, Sky Valley, Dillard House celebrate Independence Day with festivities

Megan Horn
Thursday, July 6, 2023
Rabun County was decorated in red, white and blue for Independence Day over the weekend and July 3 and 4 as crowds of people turned out to the Town of Tallulah Falls, City of Sky Valley,  The Dillard House and Lake Rabun for the annual Wooden Boat Parade to celebrate America’s birthday.
Submitted photo. Patty Calderone showcases her framed acrylic on canvas painting depicting fox running through a field of greenery at Booth #6 at Butler Galleries on Main Street in Clayton. It is one of two paintings part of a silent auction fundraiser for North Georgia Arts Guild scholarships. The painting is on display at Butler Galleries until July 7 and will be on display for bidding during the Painted Fern Art Festival July 8 and 9.

Submitted photo. Patty Calderone showcases her framed acrylic on canvas painting depicting fox running through a field of greenery at Booth #6 at Butler Galleries on Main Street in Clayton. It is one of two paintings part of a silent auction fundraiser for North Georgia Arts Guild scholarships. The painting is on display at Butler Galleries until July 7 and will be on display for bidding during the Painted Fern Art Festival July 8 and 9.

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Painted Fern Art Festival brushes Clayton this weekend

Megan Horn
Thursday, July 6, 2023
**This article has been updated** CLAYTON– Clayton is the perfect canvas for the 2023 Painted Fern Art Festival presented by the North Georgia Arts Guild. The event will brush Rabun County this weekend, Saturday, July 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, July 9, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Members of the Ski Patriots wave toward people on balconies of houses on Lake Burton on July 1. In groups, the skiers went around the Rabun County lake for a total of 27 miles. This popular annual event has been putting smiles on individuals’ faces for the past 15 years. This time the youngest skier was 10 years old.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Members of the Ski Patriots wave toward people on balconies of houses on Lake Burton on July 1. In groups, the skiers went around the Rabun County lake for a total of 27 miles. This popular annual event has been putting smiles on individuals’ faces for the past 15 years. This time the youngest skier was 10 years old.

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Ski Patriots honor Independence Day with their 15th annual trek around Lake Burton

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, July 6, 2023
Guiness may not deem it a world record, but the Lake Burton Ski Patriots view their annual feat as not only community uplifting but also a record. The Guiness Book of World Records has certain criteria for their book-worthy achievements.