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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Shay Harbin, office assistant; and poll workers Lynne Ramey; Kathy Allen, and Amanda Burrell work at the Rabun County Board of Elections Office after polls closed for the Dec. 6 U.S. Senate runoff, which saw over 50 percent of voters in Rabun County cast their ballots. Shown in the background is Zarek Echols, technician.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Shay Harbin, office assistant; and poll workers Lynne Ramey; Kathy Allen, and Amanda Burrell work at the Rabun County Board of Elections Office after polls closed for the Dec. 6 U.S. Senate runoff, which saw over 50 percent of voters in Rabun County cast their ballots. Shown in the background is Zarek Echols, technician.

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Walker wins Rabun; Warnock wins state

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 8, 2022
Republican challenger Herschel Walker again was the top vote getter in Rabun County, but also true to form was incumbent Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock having an edge statewide as Warnock won re-election Tuesday in Georgia’s battle for one of its two U.S. Senate seats.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Allie Moseley, right, blows out 100 candles on her birthday cake with help from friends and family members Bo Cribbs, Debby Moseley, and Cindy Wallis. Friends and family members gathered for Moseley’s centennial birthday party on Dec. 5.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Allie Moseley, right, blows out 100 candles on her birthday cake with help from friends and family members Bo Cribbs, Debby Moseley, and Cindy Wallis. Friends and family members gathered for Moseley’s centennial birthday party on Dec. 5.

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Happy 100th birthday to Allie Moseley

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 8, 2022
Surrounded by family, neighbors, church members and life-long friends, Clayton resident Allie Moseley rang in her 100th birthday at a party held at St. James Episcopal Church in Clayton on Dec. 5. Moseley was born Alice Bowman on Dec. 5, 1922, in Chilhowie, Va., as the youngest of eight children.

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Nichols earns stamp of approval as new Postmaster

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 8, 2022
Rabun County native Colby Nichols was recently stamped as the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) postmaster for Clayton, Mountain City, Rabun Gap, Dillard, and Sky Valley. The promotion was effective Nov. 5 and Nichols said he looks forward to helping people in the community where he was born and raised.

Postal deadlines and package safety during the holiday season

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 8, 2022
‘Tis the season for the hustle and bustle of people buying gifts and having packages and holiday cards shipped to loved ones around the country and even around the world. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has all hands on deck as they deliver packages and mail to residences during the holiday season.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Crowds of people turned out to Dillard City Hall on Sunday to attend the City of Dillard’s Christmas Tree lighting event. The colorful tree shined brightly in the evening sky as community members enjoyed fun, fellowship, caroling and good food.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Crowds of people turned out to Dillard City Hall on Sunday to attend the City of Dillard’s Christmas Tree lighting event. The colorful tree shined brightly in the evening sky as community members enjoyed fun, fellowship, caroling and good food.

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Christmas Cheer in the Town of Dillard

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 8, 2022
DILLARD– It was all fun and games in Dillard on Sunday, Dec. 4, as community members danced around Dillard to attend the City of Dillard Tree Lighting and Christmas event held at Dillard City Hall. The event brought fun and fellowship, along with the annual lighting of the town’s Christmas Tree.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Crowds of people from the community and students from Tallulah Falls School enjoy mingling and hanging out at the bonfire during the Town of Tallulah Falls Christmas Party Dec. 2.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Crowds of people from the community and students from Tallulah Falls School enjoy mingling and hanging out at the bonfire during the Town of Tallulah Falls Christmas Party Dec. 2.

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Town of Tallulah Falls kicks off Christmas with the lighting of the floating tree

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 8, 2022
TALLULAH FALLS– The Town of Tallulah Falls kicked off the Christmas season in their town with a party and the lighting of the floating Christmas Tree on the lake Dec. 2.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School students sing and dance to Christmas music at the annual Clayton downtown parade on on Main Street on Dec. 3. Singing from the float (from left) are Tyler Price, Chidera Onyia, Cyrus Manoogian, Sharra Rolle, Vivi Diaz and Vivian Guo. The dancers (from left) are Blaire Lauder-Williams, Elizabeth Brenner, McKenna Bilbrey, Anni Geren, KayKay Justilien, Abigail Brenner and and Emma Jenkins.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School students sing and dance to Christmas music at the annual Clayton downtown parade on on Main Street on Dec. 3. Singing from the float (from left) are Tyler Price, Chidera Onyia, Cyrus Manoogian, Sharra Rolle, Vivi Diaz and Vivian Guo. The dancers (from left) are Blaire Lauder-Williams, Elizabeth Brenner, McKenna Bilbrey, Anni Geren, KayKay Justilien, Abigail Brenner and and Emma Jenkins.

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Rain doesn’t ‘Grinch’ on Christmas parade

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, December 8, 2022
The forecast did not look favorable for an outdoor parade on Dec. 3, but some Clayton received a little extra Christmas spirit as the rain stopped in time for the “12 Days of Rabun County Christmas” event on Main Street.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The line of voters waiting to check in to cast their ballots extended outside of the elections office Tuesday afternoon 30 minutes before polls closed. In the forefront, poll worker Ann D’Agostino checks-in voter Caleb Watson as poll workers Sandra Wood and Kay Townsend also check in other voters. To the right, poll worker Jane Thomason helps assist voters through the process.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The line of voters waiting to check in to cast their ballots extended outside of the elections office Tuesday afternoon 30 minutes before polls closed. In the forefront, poll worker Ann D’Agostino checks-in voter Caleb Watson as poll workers Sandra Wood and Kay Townsend also check in other voters. To the right, poll worker Jane Thomason helps assist voters through the process.

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Local turnout sets single-day record for early voting

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 1, 2022
There’s no doubt the upcoming runoff election between Democrat incumbent Rev. Raphael Warnock and Republican candidate Herschel Walker for the U.S. Senate seat has sparked heated debate from both sides.