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County inmate death investigated by GBI

Megan Horn
Thursday, June 19, 2025
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is conducting an independent investigation into the in-custody death of 22-year-old Jacie Louise Harrison of Clayton while she was being housed at the Rabun County Detention Center.

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Remillard named new Social Circle superintendent

Megan Horn
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Assistant Superintendent Matt Remillard will soon be leaving Rabun County Schools as he has officially been appointed superintendent for Social Circle City Schools.  “The Rabun County School System is proud to congratulate Mr.

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County inmate death investigated by GBI

Megan Horn
Thursday, June 19, 2025
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is conducting an independent investigation into the in-custody death of 22-year-old Jacie Louise Harrison of Clayton while she was being housed at the Rabun County Detention Center.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Jim Enloe demonstrates Flintknapping at Foxfire Heritage Days last Friday, June 6, and Saturday, June 7. Flintknapping is a skill that has been around for thousands of years and is a term used to describe forming tools and weapons from stone.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Jim Enloe demonstrates Flintknapping at Foxfire Heritage Days last Friday, June 6, and Saturday, June 7. Flintknapping is a skill that has been around for thousands of years and is a term used to describe forming tools and weapons from stone.

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Foxfire Heritage Days brings crowds to Mountain City

Megan Horn
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Crowds of people showed out to the 17th annual Foxfire Heritage Days two-day event on Friday, June 6, and Saturday, June 7, to support the local nonprofit and celebrate folklife traditions.

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Mayor Cannon resigns at council meeting

Megan Horn
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Kurt Cannon resigned as mayor of Clayton at the end of the Clayton City Council meeting Tuesday, June 10. He said he resigned to focus on his business and for personal reasons. “I’m a little sad,” Cannon said about the bittersweet decision to step down.

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Coach Dooley of Clayton mulls U.S. Senate run

News Staff
Thursday, June 12, 2025
ATLANTA – Another football celebrity with ties to the University of Georgia could be headed for the state’s political big leagues, as Clayton resident and former University of Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley weighs a run for U.S. Senate.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Northeast Georgia Regional Library System’s Bookmobile was on site at the Rabun County Public Library for the Summer Reading program launch on Tuesday, June 3, themed “Color Our World.” The Bookmobile is a scaled-down version of the library with its own collection. Its purpose is to bring services to people in Rabun County and the Northeast Georgia Regional Library System who may not be able to visit the library.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Northeast Georgia Regional Library System’s Bookmobile was on site at the Rabun County Public Library for the Summer Reading program launch on Tuesday, June 3, themed “Color Our World.” The Bookmobile is a scaled-down version of the library with its own collection. Its purpose is to bring services to people in Rabun County and the Northeast Georgia Regional Library System who may not be able to visit the library.

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Rabun County Public Library kicks off Summer Reading Program ‘Color Our World’

Megan Horn
Thursday, June 12, 2025
The Rabun County Public Library kicked off its 2025 Summer Reading Program with the theme “Color Our World.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Gristmill water wheel is now moving as Foxfire recently refurbished the waterwheel and installed a circulating pump to get it working again in time for Heritage Days. Faircloth said the nonprofit wanted to get the water wheel up and running again because it was something visual and auditory that would appeal to the senses of visitors. He said it is historic because so many people had to use the Gristmill back in the day.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Gristmill water wheel is now moving as Foxfire recently refurbished the waterwheel and installed a circulating pump to get it working again in time for Heritage Days. Faircloth said the nonprofit wanted to get the water wheel up and running again because it was something visual and auditory that would appeal to the senses of visitors. He said it is historic because so many people had to use the Gristmill back in the day.

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Foxfire restores Bell Gristmill water wheel

Megan Horn
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Event-goers to Foxfire Heritage Days Friday, June 6, and Saturday, June 7, were in for a treat as the Bell Gristmill water wheel was up and running just in time for the two-day fundraiser festival. The mill was originally built in the late 1920s by C.B. Bell near Coweta, N.C.