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Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The annual Village of Lights is coming to 90 Tiger Connector, Tiger, on Friday, Dec. 12 through Saturday, Dec. 13, and Friday, Dec. 19, through Saturday, Dec. 20, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. It provides two family-friendly weekends of fun.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The annual Village of Lights is coming to 90 Tiger Connector, Tiger, on Friday, Dec. 12 through Saturday, Dec. 13, and Friday, Dec. 19, through Saturday, Dec. 20, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. It provides two family-friendly weekends of fun.

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F.A.I.T.H. Village of Lights back in Tiger this weekend

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Each December for over a decade, a massive lights display shines through the night sky in Tiger to bring holiday cheer and support a great local cause. The Christmas Village of Lights returns for two weekends of family fun on Friday, Dec. 12, through Saturday, Dec. 13, and Friday, Dec.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Bentley Conner, 10; Ava Conner, 9; and Harper Mashburn, 6, enjoy their time at “A Foxfire Christmas” last weekend. The kids are holding corn husk dolls, one of many crafts made during the event.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Bentley Conner, 10; Ava Conner, 9; and Harper Mashburn, 6, enjoy their time at “A Foxfire Christmas” last weekend. The kids are holding corn husk dolls, one of many crafts made during the event.

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Honoring longtime tradition at ‘A Foxfire Christmas’

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 11, 2025
The holidays are a time for making memories, spending time with loved ones and continuing time-honored family traditions. Local nonprofit Foxfire is committed to continuing those traditions and values that have made Southern Appalachia strong.

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Town of Tiger to meet about 2026 budget

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 11, 2025
The Town of Tiger will hold a public meeting on Thursday, Dec. 18, at 6 p.m. at Tiger Town Hall, 3011 Old Highway 441 South, Tiger, for input on the 2026 budget. A special called meeting will be held at Tiger Town Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at 6 p.m. to adopt the 2026 budget.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Tallulah Falls community members and students at Tallulah Falls School kicked off the holiday season with its annual Town Christmas Party on Friday, Dec. 5. Unique to Tallulah Falls was a giant bonfire that lit up the night sky and warmed eventgoers on a chilly evening.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Tallulah Falls community members and students at Tallulah Falls School kicked off the holiday season with its annual Town Christmas Party on Friday, Dec. 5. Unique to Tallulah Falls was a giant bonfire that lit up the night sky and warmed eventgoers on a chilly evening.

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Tallulah Falls gathers for annual town Christmas party

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 11, 2025
The Town of Tallulah Falls kicked off the holiday season with its annual Christmas party at the Town Hall on Friday, Dec. 5. Townspeople and students at Tallulah Falls School showed out to the family-friendly event which featured a potluck dinner, caroling and live music.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Ben McKissack, a youth member from Head of Tennessee Baptist Church, reads the Christmas story during the Dec. 3 Christmas tree lighting event in Dillard. The focus of his message was the birth of Jesus.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Ben McKissack, a youth member from Head of Tennessee Baptist Church, reads the Christmas story during the Dec. 3 Christmas tree lighting event in Dillard. The focus of his message was the birth of Jesus.

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Dillard kicks off holiday season with annual tree lighting

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 11, 2025
The City of Dillard was bustling with holiday cheer on Wednesday, Dec. 3, as community members enjoyed the annual family-friendly Christmas event at its city hall. Community members enjoyed yule-time cheer and a countdown to the lighting of the Christmas tree. “This has become a great event.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Lyla Messer, 6; and Gentry Messer, 4, happily visit Santa “On the Farm” and tell him what they want for Christmas, during the Dec. 4 event hosted by the RCHS and RCMS FFA chapters.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Lyla Messer, 6; and Gentry Messer, 4, happily visit Santa “On the Farm” and tell him what they want for Christmas, during the Dec. 4 event hosted by the RCHS and RCMS FFA chapters.

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Community visits Santa ‘On The Farm’

Megan Horn
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Santa spends most of the year in his workshop at the North Pole, but during December he can be seen having a jolly good time around Rabun County. On Thursday, Dec.
File/The Clayton Tribune. Santa Claus is expected in this year's Christmas Parade in Clayton. This year's theme is "Christmas Movies."

File/The Clayton Tribune. Santa Claus is expected in this year's Christmas Parade in Clayton. This year's theme is "Christmas Movies."

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Flicks the pick for Christmas Saturday parade

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Netflix, Prime, Hulu, HBO Max and many other streaming services and television networks certainly give a Santa’s sleigh-worth of holiday movie options in December. And some of those Christmas classics will come to life on Clayton’s Main Street Saturday, Dec. 6, beginning at 5:30 p.m.