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Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Star football players Charlie Woerner, Gunner Stockton and Malaki Starks sit with Clayton Baptist Church Senior Pastor Joey Thompson on Ken Byrd Court in front of hundreds in the Rabun County High School gymnasium during last Sunday’s Night of Champions on July 14.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Star football players Charlie Woerner, Gunner Stockton and Malaki Starks sit with Clayton Baptist Church Senior Pastor Joey Thompson on Ken Byrd Court in front of hundreds in the Rabun County High School gymnasium during last Sunday’s Night of Champions on July 14.

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More than champions on the field

News Staff
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Rabun County High School hosted the first-ever “Night of Champions” with athletes with a spiritual message as the well-attended event was presented by community churches and businesses on Sunday evening, July 14.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. TFS marksmen stand with their medals after winning a national championship at this year’s CMP 3P Precision Air Rifle National Championship at Camp Perry in Ohio.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. TFS marksmen stand with their medals after winning a national championship at this year’s CMP 3P Precision Air Rifle National Championship at Camp Perry in Ohio.

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National champs; Tallulah Falls marksmen aim on target with precision rifle history

News Staff
Thursday, July 18, 2024
The Tallulah Falls School precision rifle team made history when it won a national championship on Wednesday, July 10.  The two-day match that began on Tuesday, July 9, saw the Indians’ Team One shoot a score of 2,239 on the second day which was a school record.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. University of Georgia Athletic artifacts on display at the Rabun County Library during the UGAAA’s exhibit tour stop.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. University of Georgia Athletic artifacts on display at the Rabun County Library during the UGAAA’s exhibit tour stop.

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UGA Athletic Association makes stop in Rabun County, shows off historical artifacts

Wade Cheek
Thursday, July 11, 2024
The University of Georgia Athletic Association (UGAAA) traveled to Rabun County bringing over 50 different historic Georgia Bulldog athletics artifacts for the public to see and learn about on Friday, June 28.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Jamie Ellsworth, a breakaway roper, makes her rounds with the American Flag at Rabun Arena as part of the opening ceremonies of last weekend’s Bar W Rodeo that started on Friday, July 5.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. Jamie Ellsworth, a breakaway roper, makes her rounds with the American Flag at Rabun Arena as part of the opening ceremonies of last weekend’s Bar W Rodeo that started on Friday, July 5.

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A ropin’ good time at Rabun Arena

Wade Cheek
Thursday, July 11, 2024
There’s not many things that feel more patriotic than sending hundreds of fireworks into the night sky during Fourth of July weekend, but the Bar W Rodeo Company did its best to counter that, raising the bar and honoring America with a good ole’ fashioned rodeo.
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Eventual 5K winner Luke Napier leads the 909 participants at the beginning of the July 6 Rabun Ramble on Lake Rabun Road. The annual Independence Day event has its largest-ever turnout.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Eventual 5K winner Luke Napier leads the 909 participants at the beginning of the July 6 Rabun Ramble on Lake Rabun Road. The annual Independence Day event has its largest-ever turnout.

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Rabun Ramble tops 900 in 5K/10K entrants

Enoch Autry - Publisher
Thursday, July 11, 2024
The combination of a busy visitor weekend, community involvement, and Independence Day celebration helped drive the 18th annual Rabun Ramble to a record number of entrants in the annual 5K/10K on July 6 as participants battled the hilly terrain around the lake.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. A record 1,564 participants take off during the beginning stages of the Lake Burton Fun Run. In the center, the eventual overall winner Nolan Weisdorfer of Holly, Mich.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. A record 1,564 participants take off during the beginning stages of the Lake Burton Fun Run. In the center, the eventual overall winner Nolan Weisdorfer of Holly, Mich.

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Record numbers race in 40th annual Lake Burton Fun Run

Wade Cheek
Thursday, July 11, 2024
As America celebrated its 248th birthday this past Fourth of July weekend, the Lake Burton Fun Run celebrated its 40th in a huge way.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. RCHS junior guard Huey Blalock goes between the legs for a fast-break layup during the Wildcats’ 29-point win over Charlton County at the LakePoint Sports Complex on Sunday, June 23. Blalock and the Wildcats finished this summer season 18-4.

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. RCHS junior guard Huey Blalock goes between the legs for a fast-break layup during the Wildcats’ 29-point win over Charlton County at the LakePoint Sports Complex on Sunday, June 23. Blalock and the Wildcats finished this summer season 18-4.

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Wildcats wrap up successful summer slate with 18-4 record

Wade Cheek
Thursday, June 27, 2024
As hot as it has been this summer, the Rabun County High School boys basketball team has been even hotter as the Wildcats competed in a slew of summer games going 18-4 overall.
Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. BUC soccer coaches Lucas Padilha and Gabriel Resende celebrate and cheer with local Rabun County kids after a goal during last week’s Brazilian United soccer camp that was held at the Rabun County Recreation Department from June 17-21. ABOVE RIGHT: BUC coach Nathan Nascimente dribbles the ball through youth defenders at this summer’s camp at the Rabun County Recreation Department. The five-day camp allowed campers to learn soccer skills while also having fun with experienced

Wade Cheek/The Clayton Tribune. BUC soccer coaches Lucas Padilha and Gabriel Resende celebrate and cheer with local Rabun County kids after a goal during last week’s Brazilian United soccer camp that was held at the Rabun County Recreation Department from June 17-21. ABOVE RIGHT: BUC coach Nathan Nascimente dribbles the ball through youth defenders at this summer’s camp at the Rabun County Recreation Department. The five-day camp allowed campers to learn soccer skills while also having fun with experienced

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Brazilian soccer camp returns for second summer in Rabun County

Wade Cheek
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
The Rabun County Recreation Department hosted the Brazilian United Soccer Corporation (BUC) that sent three experienced coaches to teach local kids the sport of soccer June 17-21.