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Shelby Powell/CNI News Service. Emergency personnel respond to a plane crash Thursday afternoon in a field west of Iotla Valley Elementary School. The three people aboard were killed.

Shelby Powell/CNI News Service. Emergency personnel respond to a plane crash Thursday afternoon in a field west of Iotla Valley Elementary School. The three people aboard were killed.

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Three perish in plane crash

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Thursday, September 25, 2025
Three people were killed Thursday afternoon when a single-engine aircraft crashed in the Iotla community. Grammy award-winning songwriter Brett James, 57, was killed in the crash alongside his wife, Melody Wilson, 59, and stepdaughter, Meryl Wilson.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Mud Creek Falls in Sky Valley is one of the more than 30 named waterfalls in Rabun County, which has approximately 120 waterfalls in total.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Mud Creek Falls in Sky Valley is one of the more than 30 named waterfalls in Rabun County, which has approximately 120 waterfalls in total.

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Rabun County officially your ‘Waterfall Capital of Georgia’

Megan Horn
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Rabun County is known for its hiking trails, lakes and outdoor recreation activities where locals and visitors can enjoy the beautiful outdoors and reduce stress.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County head tennis coach Bryan Getty will again lead a summer camp on the game’s fundamentals. The camp is June 9-11.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County head tennis coach Bryan Getty will again lead a summer camp on the game’s fundamentals. The camp is June 9-11.

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Plenty of outdoor summer fun for local youth

Wade Cheek
Thursday, May 29, 2025
The 2024-2025 school year is officially over for the schools of Rabun County, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee and Tallulah Falls.
The Hartwell Sun. New Rabun head football coach Rance Gillespie gives a postgame speech to his former players during his time as the head coach at Hart County High School.

The Hartwell Sun. New Rabun head football coach Rance Gillespie gives a postgame speech to his former players during his time as the head coach at Hart County High School.

Rabun native Gillespie named as new Rabun head football coach; set to lead hometown ‘Cats

Wade Cheek
Monday, March 10, 2025
TIGER, GA – Rabun County High School has named Rabun native and two-time Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) Coach of the Year recipient (2005, 2006) Rance Gillespie as its new head football coach, following the RCHS coaching retirement of Michael Davis on Feb. 27.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Former Rabun County football head coach Michael Davis steps into Frank Snyder Memorial Stadium for a Saturday bout with Providence Christian Academy during the Wildcats 2024 season. Davis recently announced his retirement as head coach.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Former Rabun County football head coach Michael Davis steps into Frank Snyder Memorial Stadium for a Saturday bout with Providence Christian Academy during the Wildcats 2024 season. Davis recently announced his retirement as head coach.

Davis retires as Rabun head football coach

Wade Cheek
Thursday, March 6, 2025
The search has begun for a successor to lead the Rabun County High School Wildcat football program after head coach Michael Davis announced his retirement on Thursday, Feb. 27.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Former Rabun County football standout Gunner Stockton completed 20 passes for 234 yards and a touchdown in Georgia’s 23-10 loss to Notre Dame in the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Thursday, Jan. 2.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Former Rabun County football standout Gunner Stockton completed 20 passes for 234 yards and a touchdown in Georgia’s 23-10 loss to Notre Dame in the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Thursday, Jan. 2.

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Bulldogs come up short in Allstate Sugar Bowl in 23-10 loss to Irish

Wade Cheek
Thursday, January 9, 2025
NEW ORLEANS -- It was an emotional few days in the city of New Orleans as thousands attempted to enjoy the New Year’s Eve/Day festivities, while many were in town to watch the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs take on No. 7 Notre Dame in the 91st Allstate Sugar Bowl on Thursday, Jan. 2.

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Dawg fans need not worry after slim victory over Kentucky

Wade Cheek
Thursday, September 19, 2024
I’ve got mixed feelings about this past weekend of college football. While there were some real snooze fests like Texas’ win over UT San Antonio or the Crimson Tide’s blowout of Wisconsin, there were some interesting matchups that surprised me.
Submitted photo. Rabun Gap parents and volunteer gala committee members Meghann Brackett, Sarah Barge, Jennifer Stapleton, Bethany Weisser, Lisa Haynie at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School’s Green & Gold Gala.

Submitted photo. Rabun Gap parents and volunteer gala committee members Meghann Brackett, Sarah Barge, Jennifer Stapleton, Bethany Weisser, Lisa Haynie at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School’s Green & Gold Gala.

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Rabun Gap gala raises over $225K to support students

News Staff
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School hosted its second-annual Green & Gold Gala on Saturday, Aug. 3, raising a record-breaking $225,500 for the school’s Cupola Fund, which supports students and all programs at Rabun Gap.

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Local Democrats react to Biden dropping out of presidential race

News Staff
Thursday, July 25, 2024
When June Krise read the letter U.S. President Joe Biden posted on social media on Sunday afternoon, she had to fight back tears. Krise, who lives in Sautee Nacoochee and is the chair of the 9th District Democratic Party of Georgia, was with a group of Democrats at a fundraiser in Gainesville.