Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County High School Class of 2026 graduates celebrate their life-long accomplishment on May 22 in front of family and friends.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County High School Class of 2026 graduates celebrate their life-long accomplishment on May 22 in front of family and friends.

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Cats reach new academic level

Thursday, May 28, 2026

The 100th graduating class of Rabun County High School tossed their caps into the air and shot off confetti inside Ken Byrd Gymnasium on May 22 as raindrops continued to fall in the communityRCHS Principal Justin Spillers, who will advance into a role as an assistant superintendent in July, thanked...

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Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County High School Class of 2026 graduates celebrate their life-long accomplishment on May 22 in front of family and friends.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County High School Class of 2026 graduates celebrate their life-long accomplishment on May 22 in front of family and friends.

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Cats reach new academic level

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Thursday, May 28, 2026
The 100th graduating class of Rabun County High School tossed their caps into the air and shot off...
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. This LED flashing light stop sign was recently installed at the northern side of the intersection on Franklin Street at Henry Dillard Street in Dillard City Limits. The intersection is now a three-way stop with a resolution adopted by council members on May 12.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. This LED flashing light stop sign was recently installed at the northern side of the intersection on Franklin Street at Henry Dillard Street in Dillard City Limits. The intersection is now a three-way stop with a resolution adopted by council members on May 12.

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Henry Dillard and Franklin Street meet for three-way stop

Megan Horn
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Motorists traveling on Franklin Street at Henry Dillard Street in the city of Dillard will now...
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Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County head tennis coach Bryan Getty consoles his son and RCHS tennis freshman Jack Getty after the Wildcats’ loss to Brantley County in the state championship game on May 13 at the Rome Tennis Center. Getty played No. 2 singles for the Wildcats this season .

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County head tennis coach Bryan Getty consoles his son and RCHS tennis freshman Jack Getty after the Wildcats’ loss to Brantley County in the state championship game on May 13 at the Rome Tennis Center. Getty played No. 2 singles for the Wildcats this season .

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Rabun boys tennis edged out of state title

Wesley Branch
Thursday, May 21, 2026
ROME – The Rabun County boys tennis team’s history-making season came to an end with a loss in the...
Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton Mayor Roy Quilliams presents Rabun County head boys basketball coach David Adcock (far left) with a key to the city as the Wildcats stand in the front of the meeting room in city hall on May 12.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton Mayor Roy Quilliams presents Rabun County head boys basketball coach David Adcock (far left) with a key to the city as the Wildcats stand in the front of the meeting room in city hall on May 12.

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Dedication ‘key’ to Cats’ hoops success

Wesley Branch
Thursday, May 21, 2026
The 2025-2026 school may be nearing its conclusion, but certain achievements deserve to be...
Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County junior linebacker JK Fruster shows off the football to the Wildcat sideline after intercepting a White County pass with 2:01 to play. Fruster’s interception helped set up kicker Bryan Avila’s winning field goal as time expired.

Wesley Branch/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County junior linebacker JK Fruster shows off the football to the Wildcat sideline after intercepting a White County pass with 2:01 to play. Fruster’s interception helped set up kicker Bryan Avila’s winning field goal as time expired.

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RCHS football claims victory over White County to complete spring

Wesley Branch
Thursday, May 21, 2026
TIGER – The Rabun County football team wrapped up its two-week spring practice period with a...
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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.

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.

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Hiawassee announces inaugural half marathon & 5K on March 14

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Thursday, January 8, 2026
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Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County High School Class of 2026 graduates celebrate their life-long accomplishment on May 22 in front of family and friends.

Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County High School Class of 2026 graduates celebrate their life-long accomplishment on May 22 in front of family and friends.

Cats reach new academic level

Enoch Autry - Publisher
The 100th graduating class of Rabun County High School tossed their caps into the air and shot off confetti inside Ken Byrd Gymnasium on May 22 as raindrops continued to fall in the communityRCHS Principal Justin Spillers, who will advance into a role as an assistant superintendent in July, thanked…

Dillard to vote on package sales in November

Megan Horn
Dillard voters will have the opportunity this November to decide on package sales of alcohol after council members voted May 12 to approve a resolution adding a referendum to the ballot considering the authorization of package sales of distilled spirits. Council members Jack Roberts, Gordon…
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. This LED flashing light stop sign was recently installed at the northern side of the intersection on Franklin Street at Henry Dillard Street in Dillard City Limits. The intersection is now a three-way stop with a resolution adopted by council members on May 12.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. This LED flashing light stop sign was recently installed at the northern side of the intersection on Franklin Street at Henry Dillard Street in Dillard City Limits. The intersection is now a three-way stop with a resolution adopted by council members on May 12.

Henry Dillard and Franklin Street meet for three-way stop

Megan Horn
Motorists traveling on Franklin Street at Henry Dillard Street in the city of Dillard will now notice a three-way stop sign at the intersection following a resolution adopted by city council members on May 12. Henry Dillard Street has recently reopened after being closed for a brief time due…
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Veteran Bruce Gant, left and center under the tent, speaks to a large crowd of community members during the May 25 Memorial Day ceremony held in front of the Rabun County Courthouse. Pictured on either side of Gant are Capt. Chris DiNofrio, U.S. Marine Corps, and Major (Ret.) Doug Wayne, U.S. Army. Gant was this year’s special guest speaker. He was a Navy Corpsman from September 1965 to September 1971. He is a Vietnam Combat veteran and two-time Purple Heart recipient.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Veteran Bruce Gant, left and center under the tent, speaks to a large crowd of community members during the May 25 Memorial Day ceremony held in front of the Rabun County Courthouse. Pictured on either side of Gant are Capt. Chris DiNofrio, U.S. Marine Corps, and Major (Ret.) Doug Wayne, U.S. Army. Gant was this year’s special guest speaker. He was a Navy Corpsman from September 1965 to September 1971. He is a Vietnam Combat veteran and two-time Purple Heart recipient.

Memorial Day ceremony honors those who gave their lives for our freedom

Megan Horn
Community members united on Monday, May 25, for a Memorial Day ceremony honoring the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country, as well as all military veterans who have served. The event was held at 11 a.m. at the Veterans memorial in front of the Rabun…
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Lake Rabun Scholarship Program students from Rabun County High School and Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School were recognized during the May 24 Lake Rabun Association annual Memorial Day meeting.

Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Lake Rabun Scholarship Program students from Rabun County High School and Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School were recognized during the May 24 Lake Rabun Association annual Memorial Day meeting.

The Lake Rabun Foundation announces its Class of 2026 scholars

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The Lake Rabun Scholarship Program recipients were honored at the Lake Rabun Association’s annual Memorial Day meeting on Sunday, May 24. Students were introduced to the membership and recognized at the Lake Rabun pavilion. Scholarship winners from Rabun County High School were Zara Aponte,…

Enjoy family-friendly fun starting next weekend

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It’s officially summer and that means weekends in Rabun County are bustling with activity as there are many fun festivals and events to enjoy. Although it was rainy this past weekend, many people showed out to events for Memorial Day including a ceremony at the Rabun County courthouse on May…

The elections aren’t over until they are over

Anonymous
The good news is that the primary elections are over. The bad news is the primary elections are not over. We now have the runoffs. Then it will all be over. Except it won’t all be over. The general election is Nov. 3.The runoffs mean another month of self-serving ads promising us (inhale) lower…

James Garfield & how Battle of Chickamauga helped inspire observance of Memorial Day

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The recent Netflix miniseries Death by Lightning gave viewers a glimpse of the relatively untold story of James A. Garfield, the nation’s 20th president. His presidency, which spanned just six months in 1881, ended when he was assassinated by a deluded individual who had unsuccessfully sought…

Dear President Trump, you have made a mistake

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Dear President Trump,You are on the way to dismantling an important program – the delivery in our society of excellent family planning services on a completely voluntary basis. This may go down as the worst of your mistakes as President because it affects so many of us personally.I want for you,…

It’s The Law: A meaningful graduation gift

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This is the time of year for graduations, and gifting assets to your grandchildren can help them get a good start in life. The simplest approach to gifting is of course, to give the grandchild an outright gift. You may give each grandchild up to $19,000 a year without having to report the gifts. If…

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo

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Ishmael Santos, Tirana Vaknin Ciarlo and Nadine Bramlett performed on Cinco de Mayo, May 5, at Frida Taqueria & Cantina in front of a packed restaurant that is located at 77 West Savannah Street, Clayton. 
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