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Landen Todd/The Northeast Georgian. Coach Amy Hood leads Tallulah Falls swim campers in a swimming exercise.

Landen Todd/The Northeast Georgian. Coach Amy Hood leads Tallulah Falls swim campers in a swimming exercise.

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Campers navigate the waters at Tallulah Falls swim camp

News Staff
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Tallulah Falls School held its swim camp June 2-5 for kids ages 6 and older at the TFS Natatorium.  Campers learned fundamental and intermediate swimming skills based on the American Red Cross Learn to Swim Curriculum, along with fun, games and a snow cone party on the last day.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Wideout Walker Bryson tries to snag an over-the-shoulder catch in a 7-on-7 matchup at the University of Georgia on Tuesday, June 10.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Wideout Walker Bryson tries to snag an over-the-shoulder catch in a 7-on-7 matchup at the University of Georgia on Tuesday, June 10.

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7 Camps in 7 Days: Rabun Gap finishes gauntlet in Peach State

Wade Cheek
Thursday, June 12, 2025
It was a busy week for the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School football team as the Eagles traveled to seven different universities across the five different states in seven days from Friday, June 6 to Wednesday, June 11.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County senior running back Noah English finds space against Greene County at Athens Academy on Wednesday, June 4.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County senior running back Noah English finds space against Greene County at Athens Academy on Wednesday, June 4.

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Cats see summer action at 7-on-7 camp in Athens

Wade Cheek
Thursday, June 12, 2025
ATHENS – The Rabun County High School football team traveled to The Classic City on Wednesday, June 4, competing in a 7-on-7 camp at Athens Academy.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Madison Dampier has signed with the University of Cincinnati to swim for the Bearcats.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Madison Dampier has signed with the University of Cincinnati to swim for the Bearcats.

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Tallulah Falls School honors students at signing ceremony

News Staff
Thursday, June 5, 2025
A dozen Tallulah Falls School student-athletes have signed throughout the year to continue their academic and athletic career at the college level.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton scrambles to complete a pass to wide receiver Dominic Lovett in January’s Sugar Bowl loss to Notre Dame. Stockton, tops on the UGA depth chart heading into the 2025 football season, was a state record-setting quarterback for Rabun County.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton scrambles to complete a pass to wide receiver Dominic Lovett in January’s Sugar Bowl loss to Notre Dame. Stockton, tops on the UGA depth chart heading into the 2025 football season, was a state record-setting quarterback for Rabun County.

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Hey Finebaum, ‘Gunner got the message’

Wade Cheek
Thursday, June 5, 2025
I’m so happy college football analyst Paul Finebaum took some time away from talking to prank callers and disgruntled Alabama fans who poison innocent oak trees to interview a few individuals who know what they’re talking about.  Last week, Finebaum was down in Miramar Beach, Fla.
Courtesy of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School. The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School celebrated 13 student-athletes who signed to play their respective sports at the collegiate level.

Courtesy of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School. The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School celebrated 13 student-athletes who signed to play their respective sports at the collegiate level.

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Rabun Gap adds 13 athletes to all-time collegiate signing list

Wade Cheek
Thursday, June 5, 2025
The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School sent 13 more of its student-athletes to the next level this spring, celebrating those individuals and their respective collegiate signings on Wednesday, May 14.
Newly hired TFS Athletic Director will take over for longtime TFS staffer Scott Neal. Neal has retired from the position after 26 years with the school.

Newly hired TFS Athletic Director will take over for longtime TFS staffer Scott Neal. Neal has retired from the position after 26 years with the school.

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Athletic Director Neal passes torch to Neeley

News Staff
Thursday, June 5, 2025
Tallulah Falls School Athletic Director Scott Neal set up Greg Neeley in a great environment to be the new full-time athletic director starting June 1. Neal will leave the school at the end of June. “The plan right now is just to take a year off and to find out what God has next,” Neal said.
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.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. The Tallulah Falls School boys soccer team fell short of the GIAA AAAA state title match, after falling 3-1 to St. Anne-Pacelli on Saturday, May 24.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. The Tallulah Falls School boys soccer team fell short of the GIAA AAAA state title match, after falling 3-1 to St. Anne-Pacelli on Saturday, May 24.

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Indians fall short of GIAA state title after 3-1 loss to St. Anne-Pacelli

Wade Cheek
Thursday, May 29, 2025
The Tallulah Falls School boys’ soccer team fell 3-1 to St. Anne-Pacelli (Columbus) in the semifinal round of the GIAA AAAA state tournament on Saturday, May 24.  The homestanding and No. 1-ranked Indians fell behind the No.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County Little league announced its all-star baseball and softball teams last Thursday, May 15.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County Little league announced its all-star baseball and softball teams last Thursday, May 15.

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Rabun County Little League announces baseball, softball All-Star teams

Wade Cheek
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Things are beginning to heat up outside, and that’s no different for the Rabun County Little League (RCLL) as it announced the rosters for its all-star baseball and softball teams on Thursday, May 15.