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Chasing waterfalls leads to winning photo

One of the things Donna Shirley of Cornelia loves most is traveling around Northeast Georgia and up the Blue Ridge Parkway with her husband, Hoke, and their dog, Daisy, to chase waterfalls, see beautiful scenery and take photographs. And that hobby has paid off.
Submitted photo. Volunteers for the LBCA “Clean Up the Lake Day’ event on Friday, May 12, unload a large float found on Lake Burton.

Submitted photo. Volunteers for the LBCA “Clean Up the Lake Day’ event on Friday, May 12, unload a large float found on Lake Burton.

Lake Burton Civic Association hosts ‘Clean Up the Lake Day’

CLAYTON – The Lake Burton Civic Association (LBCA) hosted a “Clean Up the Lake Day” on Friday, May 12. The event was a success, with 39 LBCA members and volunteers, a Rabun Search and Rescue crew, plus a Georgia Power crew helping to remove a dumpster of trash from the lake.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. After Rabun County High School Principal Justin Spillers announces the Class of 2023 are graduates, the student body rush to ring the bell at Frank Snyder Memorial Stadium.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. After Rabun County High School Principal Justin Spillers announces the Class of 2023 are graduates, the student body rush to ring the bell at Frank Snyder Memorial Stadium.

134 Wildcats earn high school diplomas on May 26

One hundred thirty-four seniors from the Rabun County High School Class of 2023 received their diplomas on May 26 at Frank Snyder Memorial Stadium. After walking into the stadium as students one last time, RCHS honor graduate Rainny Ramey gave the welcome and the invocation.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Valedictorian Skylar Krockum, Salutatorian Bailey Maloney and Historian Hailey Hutcheson lead Rabun County’s graduating class.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Valedictorian Skylar Krockum, Salutatorian Bailey Maloney and Historian Hailey Hutcheson lead Rabun County’s graduating class.

RCHS top students address fellow Class of 2023 Friday

Rabun County High School students are gearing up for graduation this Friday, May 26, at 8 p.m. as they look forward to donning their caps and gowns to walk across the stage and proudly accept their diplomas.

Memorial Day festivities coming this weekend

Rabun County will be filled with many events this weekend in honor of Memorial Day Monday, May 29. On Sunday, May 28, Lake Rabun Association will present scholarships to students at Rabun County High School and Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School beginning at 10 a.m. at the Lake Rabun Pavilion.
Submitted photo. The Rabun County Republican Party receives award for Best Fundraiser Award for its Rabun County Low Country Boil in August 2022.

Submitted photo. The Rabun County Republican Party receives award for Best Fundraiser Award for its Rabun County Low Country Boil in August 2022.

Rabun County Republican Party awarded Best Fundraiser Award

The Rabun County Republican Party was awarded the Best Fundraiser Award for its Rabun County Low Country Boil Event held in August 2022. The Best Fundraiser Award was presented by the Georgia 9th District GOP in Flowery Branch, Ga., on April 14.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Residents in Tiger and throughout the county waved American flags and said “thanks for serving” to those who drove in the Armed Forces Day Convoy on May 20.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Residents in Tiger and throughout the county waved American flags and said “thanks for serving” to those who drove in the Armed Forces Day Convoy on May 20.

Armed Forces Convoy rolls through Rabun County

The Rabun County community came together to salute the men and women in the Armed Forces for their sacrifices and bravery during the Armed Forces Day Convoy Saturday, May 20. “The veterans really enjoyed the Veterans Convoy we organized for them.