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Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. James Brim, Food Bank of Northeast Georgia Mountain Branch director, was awarded the Kathy Blalock Award at the Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce members awards event on May 31. Also pictured are Rick Story, president of Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce (left); and Forward Rabun Executive Committee Chairman Claude Dillard.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. James Brim, Food Bank of Northeast Georgia Mountain Branch director, was awarded the Kathy Blalock Award at the Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce members awards event on May 31. Also pictured are Rick Story, president of Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce (left); and Forward Rabun Executive Committee Chairman Claude Dillard.

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Community honored during ‘2025 Awards Hoedown’

Megan Horn
Thursday, June 5, 2025
Individuals and businesses in the Rabun County community were recognized for their contributions and successes during the “2025 Awards Hoedown” presented by Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Graduation speaker Dink NeSmith, co-owner of Community Newspapers, Inc., utilizes a soap bubble machine during his speech, noting how bubbles are like dreams. NeSmith told the Tallulah Falls School graduates to remember a “no” can be a stumbling block or it can be a stepping-stone in their path to making their dreams come true.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Graduation speaker Dink NeSmith, co-owner of Community Newspapers, Inc., utilizes a soap bubble machine during his speech, noting how bubbles are like dreams. NeSmith told the Tallulah Falls School graduates to remember a “no” can be a stumbling block or it can be a stepping-stone in their path to making their dreams come true.

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Having a dream and not accepting ‘no’ as a defeat can be life-defining

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Everyone at some point in life has been told “no,” but sometimes that basic word of negativity can become one of motivation. Dink NeSmith has not allowed “no” to be an absolute denial.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Community members attended a dedication ceremony of the 750,000-gallon, ground-level water storage tank located on Yorkhouse Road in Rabun Gap. Pictured are Peters’ family members including Sarah Peters, Joel Peters, Joanna Radford, Susan Peters, Jennifer Peters, Jaimie Crane holding Susie in her arms, John Crane, Eloise Peters, Xander Peters and Tatham Peters.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Community members attended a dedication ceremony of the 750,000-gallon, ground-level water storage tank located on Yorkhouse Road in Rabun Gap. Pictured are Peters’ family members including Sarah Peters, Joel Peters, Joanna Radford, Susan Peters, Jennifer Peters, Jaimie Crane holding Susie in her arms, John Crane, Eloise Peters, Xander Peters and Tatham Peters.

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Water and Sewer Authority honors Peters with storage tank

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 29, 2025
The Rabun County Water and Sewer Authority (RCWSA) and members of the community attended a dedication ceremony for the Greg Peters Water Storage Tank on Monday, May 19.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Community members placed 48 flags at the memorial for “all who served honorably” and passed away this past year during the Monday, May 26, Memorial Day Ceremony.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Community members placed 48 flags at the memorial for “all who served honorably” and passed away this past year during the Monday, May 26, Memorial Day Ceremony.

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Community pays tribute on Memorial Day to county’s veterans who gave their all

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Memorial Day is a time to honor those brave men and women in the military who gave their lives in service to our country. They made the ultimate sacrifice and died in service to the United States of America.

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The Lake Rabun Foundation announces its Class of 2025 scholars

News Staff
Thursday, May 29, 2025
The Lake Rabun Scholarship Program recipients were honored at the Lake Rabun Association’s annual Memorial Day meeting on Sunday, May 25. Students were introduced to the membership and recognized at the Lake Rabun pavilion. Scholarship winners from Rabun County High School were G.B.
Submitted photo. Tallulah Falls School earns SAIS re-accreditation.

Submitted photo. Tallulah Falls School earns SAIS re-accreditation.

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Tallulah Falls School earns SAIS re-accreditation

News Staff
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Tallulah Falls School has been an accredited member of the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS), a professional association committed to serving and accrediting independent schools, for many years.
Submitted photo. :TFS sophomore Olivia Bonner shows middle school counselor Elizabeth Kyle a piece of her artwork at the Evening of the Arts.

Submitted photo. :TFS sophomore Olivia Bonner shows middle school counselor Elizabeth Kyle a piece of her artwork at the Evening of the Arts.

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TFS celebrates creativity at Annual Evening of the Arts

News Staff
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Tallulah Falls School celebrated the Evening of the Arts on Thursday, April 17, for parents, friends, faculty, and staff.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Pictured are John Scaduto, Rabun County UGA Extension Coordinator; Nathan Eason, ANR agent/CEC for White County UGA Extension Office; Kathy Booker; Laura West; Steven Patrick, Habersham County UGA extension coordinator; Jonathan Twitty and Dalton Marks with Victory Home, who volunteered during the plant sale.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Pictured are John Scaduto, Rabun County UGA Extension Coordinator; Nathan Eason, ANR agent/CEC for White County UGA Extension Office; Kathy Booker; Laura West; Steven Patrick, Habersham County UGA extension coordinator; Jonathan Twitty and Dalton Marks with Victory Home, who volunteered during the plant sale.

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Headwaters Master Gardeners Spring Plant Sale benefits Victory Home, scholarships

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Headwaters Master Gardeners Association held its Spring Plant Sale earlier this month and proceeds helped support Victory Home, a local nonprofit addiction recovery center for men, along with scholarships and community programs.
Photo/Keith Murden, CNI News Service. The Dahlonega Nugget Publisher John Bynum (left) presents the $100 prize to Dahlonega resident Bill Perdue for his winning cover photo of a beautiful summer sky above Lake Winfield Scott.

Photo/Keith Murden, CNI News Service. The Dahlonega Nugget Publisher John Bynum (left) presents the $100 prize to Dahlonega resident Bill Perdue for his winning cover photo of a beautiful summer sky above Lake Winfield Scott.

Mountain Traveler cover winner calls Dahlonega home

News Staff
Thursday, May 29, 2025
The Northeast Georgia area is full of beautiful scenery that includes mountains, waterfalls, wildlife, waterways and more. Dahlonega photographer Bill Perdue captured a photo that earned the right to be featured on the cover of the 2025 Summer Mountain Traveler magazine.