The Clayton Tribune

07/29/2025

**UPDATE**
The tree on the roadway at Rickman Street has been removed by the City of Clayton crew. The power company is now working on replacing a pole and putting the lines back up, according to Clayton Police Department Chief Andy Strait.

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Rickman Street behind Boles Market in Clayton is currently blocked due to a large tree across the road and on power lines. Certain areas are without power. Crews are actively working to remove the tree from the area.
Photos courtesy Clayton Police Department Chief Andy Strait.

07/02/2025

06/10/2025

Rabun County Board of Tax Assessors to meet

The Rabun County Board of Tax Assessors will meet at 9 a.m. on
Wednesday, June 11 at the Rabun County Tax Assessors Office, 19 Jo Dotson Circle Suite 121, Clayton, for the purpose of the 2025 meeting to approve the 2025 assessments.

05/15/2025

The Rabun County football team hosts its annual spring game this Friday at 7:30 PM at Frank Snyder Memorial Stadium. Head coach Rance Gillespie says the Wildcats are progressing well before summer.

✍️| 📸: Wade Cheek

https://www.theclaytontribune.com/sports-newsletter-1/spring-tiger-wildcats-progress-gridiron-practice-continues-and-team-intensity

04/17/2025

The Northeast Georgian in Cornelia experienced technical difficulties with its printing press. Copies of The Clayton Tribune will be distributed late. However, the e-edition is available online. We apologize for the delay and appreciate your patience and understanding.

03/14/2025

Welcome to the RCHS Family!

03/10/2025

Rabun County has hired Rance Gillespie as its newest head football coach. The Rabun County native has had an extensive coaching career across more than 30 years of experience, and looks to bring the RCHS football program to another level.

Click 👇 to read more.

https://www.theclaytontribune.com/regional-sports/rabun-native-gillespie-named-new-rabun-head-football-coach-set-lead-hometown-cats

02/28/2025

Get ready for a festive evening filled with Irish sights, sounds, and sustenance as we celebrate in style! Enjoy traditional Irish flavors, live music, and a silent auction, all while supporting the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia. Seating is limited! Get your tickets now at https://bit.ly/4h32J6a to reserve your spot!

02/25/2025

An Otto, N.C., man pleaded guilty Monday, Feb. 24, to offenses related to a murder investigation involving a deceased body found in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in August 2023.
Keegan Cleve Plumer Phillips III, 25, made his plea to malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and two counts of abandonment of a dead body, according to a press release from Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney George Christian.
Subscribers can read the full story here:
https://www.theclaytontribune.com/local-news-newsletter-1/phillips-pleads-guilty-murder-abandonment-dead-body-charges

02/19/2025