Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Schools and Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting on Friday, July 31, to celebrate the opening of the new Rabun County High School Academic Building.
Monday, August 10, 2026
New beginnings are in store for students at Rabun County Schools as high schoolers get the opportunity to make new hallways of memories for decades to come in the new Academic Building.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Sky Valley’s National Night Out (NNO) event on Aug. 4 brought many local law enforcement and other public safety agencies together to build community relationships.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Aaron Hooker plays a worship set during the Choices Pregnancy Center Heartbeat Gala on Aug. 1 at Chota Falls. Gala guests sang along and praised God with hands in the air. The venue was beautifully lit and decorated.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County middle and high school students mingle in the cafeteria on the first day of school Monday, Aug. 3.
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Submitted photo. The Orozcos -- Isabelle, Adrian, Juliana, Chelsea -- are very happy to have Charlee, a 2-year-old Bernadoodle, back with the family after a self-led tour of Rabun County.
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Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Sid Weber Memorial Cancer Fund "Fun Foursome Golf Tournament."
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County head football coach Rance Gillespie celebrates with his team after the Wildcats’ 35-0 second-round playoff win over Berrien on Nov. 21, 2025. Gillespie and the Wildcats have celebrated each win at home with the song “It’s a Great Day to Be Alive,” since former head coach Lee Shaw started the tradition in 2013. Standing in the background are Manager Josh Justus, Pastor Lance Courtney and current Rabun County Athletics Booster Club President Joey Haban.
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County softball team celebrates River Evans’ go-ahead grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning of the Wildcats’ 15-14 win against East Jackson on Aug. 3. Evans, a junior, went 3-for-4 on the night with a single, double and grand slam.
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Lake Chatuge Recreation Department. Runners complete the Lake Chatuge Recreation Area loop along the Hiawassee Half Marathon route. The event this year is March 14.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Schools and Forward Rabun/Rabun County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting on Friday, July 31, to celebrate the opening of the new Rabun County High School Academic Building.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Sky Valley’s National Night Out (NNO) event on Aug. 4 brought many local law enforcement and other public safety agencies together to build community relationships.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Aaron Hooker plays a worship set during the Choices Pregnancy Center Heartbeat Gala on Aug. 1 at Chota Falls. Gala guests sang along and praised God with hands in the air. The venue was beautifully lit and decorated.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County middle and high school students mingle in the cafeteria on the first day of school Monday, Aug. 3.
Submitted photo. Henry Dumas collects water from Lake Burton, which he will take back to test for E. Coli levels in the IDEXX laboratory on the TFS campus.
