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Photo courtesy of Melissa Elzey. Runners begin last year’s Lake Burton Fun Run at the Moccasin Creek pavilion in Clarkesville. Annually, a total of 1,250 participate.

Photo courtesy of Melissa Elzey. Runners begin last year’s Lake Burton Fun Run at the Moccasin Creek pavilion in Clarkesville. Annually, a total of 1,250 participate.

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Lake Burton Fun Run to draw 1,250 entrants

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Monday, June 20, 2022
The course for the 37th Lake Burton Fun Run will once again be filled with runners on July 2 as the entrants start their two-mile trek at the Moccasin Creek pavilion in Clarkesville.

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Rodeo shows coming to arena in Tiger

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Monday, June 20, 2022
The popular rodeo returns to the Rabun Arena on the evenings of June 30 and July 1 with bucking broncos, barrel racing, calf roping, steer wrestling and bull riding. The gates at the covered arena open at 6 p.m. and the rodeo starts at 8 p.m. Tickets can either be bought online at Eventbrite.
Photo submitted. Georgia Southern University’s Ashley Judson (center) conducted a two-day Standing Air Rifle clinic for the Tallulah Falls rifle team.

Photo submitted. Georgia Southern University’s Ashley Judson (center) conducted a two-day Standing Air Rifle clinic for the Tallulah Falls rifle team.

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Tallulah Falls busy with sports camps, conditioning

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Monday, June 20, 2022
The Tallulah Falls School Sports Fitness Center is open throughout the summer and camps continue in June and next month. The fitness center is overseen by the former multiple Division I university strength and conditioning coach Dianna Neal.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County High School head tennis coach Bryan Getty watches Tagg Bedingfield bounce the ball off his racket during a “Summer Tennis Camp” Monday at the Kingwood Golf Club & Resort tennis courts.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County High School head tennis coach Bryan Getty watches Tagg Bedingfield bounce the ball off his racket during a “Summer Tennis Camp” Monday at the Kingwood Golf Club & Resort tennis courts.

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Rec department’s jammed-packed summer

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Friday, June 17, 2022
The swimming pool is open for the season; the 7th Annual Recreation Shootout Golf Tournament is this month; and a slew of summer programs are on the calendar for a busy Rabun County Recreation Department. The pool will be in operation for swimmers seven days a week.
TFS Athletics. Tallulah Falls Middle School students DJ Broome and Jack Thomson finished 11th over at the Georgia Bass Nation State Tournament.

TFS Athletics. Tallulah Falls Middle School students DJ Broome and Jack Thomson finished 11th over at the Georgia Bass Nation State Tournament.

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Bass fishing wraps up season with state tournament success

News Staff
Friday, June 17, 2022
The TFS bass fishing program wrapped up its 2022 season over the weekend while competing in the two-day Georgia Bass Nation State Tournament. The high school duo of Haygen James and Koen Eller placed 44th overall, hauling in 15.02 pounds over the two days.