Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County continues be a destination for shopping, dining and nature, but now also for pickleball. The pickleball courts at the Rabun County Recreation Department were dedicated in a ceremony on Nov. 19.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. As pedestrians walk along U.S. Hwy. 441 in January 2025, motorists are warned about Winter Storm Cora’s arrival that blanketed Rabun County earlier this year.

Submitted Photo. Earlier this month, Rabun County Nutrition Director Ansley Fowler (third from left) was presented the 2024-2025 Georgia Farm to School Award by State Superintendent of Schools Richard Woods; Holly Thaw, assistant director for GaDOE School Nutrition Division and Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper.

Submitted Photo. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School teacher Dr. Mason West instructs his AP Economics class. West’s students will present their “Learner Snapshot” app to members of 1 Million Cups at a Dec. 10 meeting at the school.

Submitted Photo. Antonella Singleton, Sara Jones, Abbie Boggs, Dannyale Williams and Johanna Haas perform “I’m a Big Girl Now” during the Fall Session Youth Theater of the North Georgia Community Players at their graduation program Saturday night, Nov. 22, at the Dillard Theater.

Submitted Photo. Senior Josslyn Webber gives an award-winning performance in her role as Nancy Neimeier, with her black and white personality, who troubles Jackie Southern, played by Jo Newell, and Rita Morales, played by Allison York, who are trying to hire a new secretary for their company.