Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County head football coach Rance Gillepsie (left) talks with Colter Cannon (middle right) during the Wildcats’ 7-on–7 versus Lumpkin County and Union County on June 11 at Union County High School. Gillespie is entering his second season as the head coach of RCHS.
BLAIRSVILLE – The Rabun County High School football team continued its offseason program in preparation for the 2026 season last week with seven-on-seven competition at Union County High School versus AAA opponents Lumpkin County and Union County. Seven-on-seven is a more fast-paced…
Image via Marcellus_yc on Instagram. Rabun Gap defensive lineman Marcellus Young Casario poses with a national championship trophy during his official visit to Georgia. Casario announced his commitment to the Bulldogs on June 15.
With recruiting season in full swing at the collegiate level, three rising seniors at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School have announced their intentions to play college football since June 9. Each announcement came just days after their official visits at the respective programs.Marcellus Young Casario,…
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. RCHS softball campers throw the ball to each other to warm up during the Rabun County softball camp at Rabun County High School on June 15. The camp was offered to kids aged 5-12 years old
TIGER – The Rabun County High School softball team hosted its summer softball camp at Rabun County High School June 15 and 16 for kids aged 5-12. Along with the potential future Lady Cats, the Rabun County Middle School team was in attendance as well. Current RCHS players and coaches…
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County rising sophomore Millie Southards rises for a jumpshot during Rabun County’s 55-50 summer scrimmage win versus Lamar County on June 15. The Lady Cats will head to Emerson, Ga., this weekend for the GBCA Live Event.
TIGER – The Rabun County High School girls basketball team claimed victory in two scrimmages at home on Monday, May 15, over Franklin (N.C.) and Lamar County. The Lady Cats defeated the Trojans 55-50, overcoming an early deficit, led by rising seniors Adelyn Thompson and Addy Beth Owens, and…
Submitted photo. Quinnon Isom (middle) prepares to lead his team onto the field before kickoff during his head coaching stint at Union County High School in Union, S.C. Isom’s hiring at Rabun Gap brings him closer to home as he is from Toccoa, Ga., and played high school football at Stephens County.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School’s football program has hired former Union County (S.C.) head coach Quinnon Isom as its new defensive backs coach and defensive pass game coordinator, Isom announced on X (formerly known as Twitter) on June 6. Rabun Gap head football coach Derek White confirmed Isom’s…
Tallulah Falls School has named Hannah Satterfield the new varsity golf coach. Formerly holding the role in 2022, Satterfield will again lead the girls and boys in 2026.“I am honored to be named the head coach of the TFS varsity golf program,” said Satterfield. “Golf has been a…
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Sky Valley city council members vote Tuesday, June 16, to accept the resignation of City Manager Jason Streetman (far left). Mayor Benita Cotton-Orr reads aloud a city news release while council members Tony Allred, Beth Pence, Jesse Price and Jim Curtis approve the resignation. Council Member CareySue Beasley recused herself from the vote.
Sky Valley city council members voted Tuesday to accept the resignation of City Manager Jason Streetman effective July 31, 2026.Streetman told The Clayton Tribune after the meeting that he was leaving the city to “explore other career opportunities.” He has been Sky Valley’s city manager since…
Rabun County’s direct connection to two statewide races ended Tuesday night when those Republican candidates lost in their runoff attempts.Clayton resident Derek Dooley was defeated by Mike Collins for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate to oppose Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff in November.…
Katie Hamby/The Clayton Tribune. The Clayton Tribune won 13 awards from the Georgia Press Association on June 12 at the Better Newspaper Contest on Jekyll Island. Overall, the Tribune finished third in General Excellence. Pictured are Sports Editor Wesley Branch, Publisher Enoch Autry and News Editor Megan Horn showing the honors as media members from Oklahoma and Louisiana judged the Georgia categories.
Winning 13 editorial honors, The Clayton Tribune claimed third place in General Excellence in the Georgia Press Association’s (GPA) 2026 Better Newspaper Contest at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel on June 12.To earn third in general excellence in the weekly C classification, the Tribune received…
A budget described as “thin” was approved by the Clayton city council with an increase of $23,000 from the current budget despite reducing expenditures in various areas. The council voted in favor of the fiscal year 2027 budget at $2,884,665 with an expectation the millage rate will go up.“We…
