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Photo courtesy of Rabun County Fire Services. The current Station 8-Satolah fire station will be relocated after commissioners approved purchase of 15 acres of land for $295,000.

Photo courtesy of Rabun County Fire Services. The current Station 8-Satolah fire station will be relocated after commissioners approved purchase of 15 acres of land for $295,000.

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Commission votes for Fire Station 8 land purchase

Megan Horn
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Rabun County Commissioners approved a $295,000 purchase of 15 acres of land in the Satolah community for the purpose of building a fire station during a special called meeting Nov. 10.
File photo. Clayton members voted Tuesday to close part of Main Street on Saturday, April 23, and Sunday, April 24, for Celebrate Clayton. The decision came after debate from council and community members about where the event should be located.

File photo. Clayton members voted Tuesday to close part of Main Street on Saturday, April 23, and Sunday, April 24, for Celebrate Clayton. The decision came after debate from council and community members about where the event should be located.

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City council approves road closure for 'Celebrate Clayton'

Megan Horn
Thursday, November 18, 2021
CLAYTON-- Clayton City Council members voted Tuesday to close part of Main Street on Saturday, April 23, and Sunday, April 24, for Celebrate Clayton. Council members Ara Joyce, Michelle Duquette and John Bradshaw voted in favor of the motion.

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Sky Valley OKs $3,750 for new marketing website

Megan Horn
Thursday, November 18, 2021
SKY VALLEY-- Sky Valley City Council members voted unanimously to approve $3,750 to hire Lawson Media Group to create a marketing website for the city. Funding will come from the Marketing Committee budget, which is funded by the city of Sky Valley, the Sky Valley Country Club and POA.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Amanda Howard Pileski, licensed psychologist and clinical director of Georgia Mountain Psychological Associates (GMPA), left, and Sunny Volano, licensed professional counselor and director of operations for GMPA, have expanded GMPA services to Londora Valley Farm in Rabun Gap for equine assisted psychotherapy. The goal is for clients to work with horses and help them process and learn to cope with difficult life experiences.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Amanda Howard Pileski, licensed psychologist and clinical director of Georgia Mountain Psychological Associates (GMPA), left, and Sunny Volano, licensed professional counselor and director of operations for GMPA, have expanded GMPA services to Londora Valley Farm in Rabun Gap for equine assisted psychotherapy. The goal is for clients to work with horses and help them process and learn to cope with difficult life experiences.

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GMPA offers equine assisted psychotherapy

Megan Horn
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Georgia Mountain Psychological Associates, Inc. (GMPA) is expanding its services to Londora Valley Farm in Rabun Gap for equine assisted psychotherapy.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. A view of Stekoa Creek behind the Clayton Municipal Complex, Clayton.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. A view of Stekoa Creek behind the Clayton Municipal Complex, Clayton.

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Cleaning efforts continue for Stekoa Creek

Megan Horn
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Pollution in Stekoa Creek has been extensively documented by activists and dates back to at least the late 1970s and early 1980s, according to correspondence between the United States Forest Service, interest groups and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GAEPD), obtained by Chattooga...
Students at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School attend the Clayton Rotary Club meeting Oct. 14 to talk about their progress working with mentor Mason West III in a program that allows students to work with peers in Egypt to tackle global challenges. Pictured (from left) are Ana Baptista; Juliette Teutsch; Omar Zermenonunez; Brady Roulier; Jef Fincher; Rotary Club of Clayton President Edwin Wood; Eric Vogelbacher; Rotarian, Assistant Director of Development for Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Donell Irungo;Mason West III

Students at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School attend the Clayton Rotary Club meeting Oct. 14 to talk about their progress working with mentor Mason West III in a program that allows students to work with peers in Egypt to tackle global challenges. Pictured (from left) are Ana Baptista; Juliette Teutsch; Omar Zermenonunez; Brady Roulier; Jef Fincher; Rotary Club of Clayton President Edwin Wood; Eric Vogelbacher; Rotarian, Assistant Director of Development for Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Donell Irungo;Mason West III

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Rabun Gap students tackle global challenges

News Staff
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
A team of students at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School are working with peers on the other side of the world to tackle some global challenges. With the encouragement and oversight of the U.S.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Thomas Slowen, left, Carol Cain, dressed as Rosie the Riveter, and Anthony Worley congratulate Korean War Army Veteran Lloyd Hunter, as he is honored at the Veterans Appreciation Dinner held at the Rabun County Civic Center last Thursday. Hunter is 93-years-old and has owned Hunter Funeral Home since 1969. He is part of American Legion Post 220. He also worked in the Coroner’s Office for 52 years.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Thomas Slowen, left, Carol Cain, dressed as Rosie the Riveter, and Anthony Worley congratulate Korean War Army Veteran Lloyd Hunter, as he is honored at the Veterans Appreciation Dinner held at the Rabun County Civic Center last Thursday. Hunter is 93-years-old and has owned Hunter Funeral Home since 1969. He is part of American Legion Post 220. He also worked in the Coroner’s Office for 52 years.

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22nd annual Veterans Dinner 'huge success'

Megan Horn
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Those who have served in the military from Rabun County and all around the region were honored at the 22nd annual Veterans Appreciation Dinner presented by the Rabun County Chamber of Commerce and Forward Rabun. The event that had about 400 people on Veterans Day, Nov.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Corporal Clinton Scott, left, and Captain Sam Jones install an in-car radar unit in a patrol vehicle at the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Corporal Clinton Scott, left, and Captain Sam Jones install an in-car radar unit in a patrol vehicle at the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office.

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RCSO awarded $60,720 grant by Governor's Office of Highway Safety

Megan Horn
Friday, November 12, 2021
CLAYTON-- The Rabun County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) recently received a $60,720 High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) Grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS).