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Faces of Hall County: Dr. Keylee Brown
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior Anna Kate Embry Meet Dr. Keylee Brown! Keylee is an optometrist in Gainesville at Key Optique on Thompson Bridge Road. She is a wife and mother of two. She studied optometry in sunny Puerto Rico. [...]
Faces of Hall County: JP McKenzie
Interview by Abernathy Cochran interns and Gainesville High School seniors John Jessup and Anna Kate Embry Meet JP McKenzie! JP is the owner of Meadowlark Coffee on Bradford Street in downtown Gainesville. Meadowlark specializes in coffee, tea and pastries. JP is married to Summer and [...]
Faces of Hall County: Peyton Bolling and Stephanie Zohouri
Interview by Abernathy Cochran interns and Gainesville High School seniors John Jessup and Anna Kate Embry Meet Peyton Bolling and Stephanie Zohouri! Peyton and Stephanie own an event planning company called Platinum Peach Events in Gainesville. Peyton is married to Josh and has two children [...]
Faces of Hall County: Sterling Embry
Interview by Abernathy Cochran interns and Gainesville High School seniors Anna Kate Embry and John Jessup Meet Sterling Embry! Sterling was a longtime Gainesville resident before retiring to Sautee Nacoochee. He was formerly the director of the Gainesville Housing Authority and graduated from Gainesville High [...]
Most Instagrammable Spots in Gainesville
Instagrammable moments are now a part of daily life thanks to social media. We are lucky to have local art groups, organizations, artists and art enthusiasts that dedicate time and energy to installing public art throughout our city. We came up with our top picks [...]
Top 10 Faces of Hall County 2022
Since we began the Faces of Hall County project, we have had the chance to interview over 600 of Hall County residents. In 2022, we again were honored to interview even more locals that own businesses, are students, teachers, firemen, coaches, pastors, police officers and [...]
Faces of Hall County: Christopher Wimberly
Meet the Rev. Christopher Wimberly Sr.! Christopher is the owner of Wimberly Funeral Home, which is located on Summit St. in downtown Gainesville. He also is the pastor at Hunter Hill First Baptist Church in Atlanta. Christopher is married to Felicia, and the father of [...]
Faces of Hall County: Anna Dover
Meet Anna Dover! Anna is married to Chris, a mother to one son and runs So Far Studios; a vintage furniture resale business. We want to thank Anna for spending time with us recently and telling us more about her life and love of Hall [...]
Hall Eats: Best Brunches in Gainesville
Pretty much anyone loves a good brunch! Lucky for us, we have several amazing places to enjoy a nice brunch in Hall County. Some of our favorites are 2 Dog, Avocados, Standard Service, Chattahoochee Grill and Inked Pig. A great to-go option on Sunday mornings [...]
Faces of Hall County: Diane Acuna
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior John Jessup Meet Diane Acuna! Diane owns Acuna’s Cake Shoppe with her husband Joel. Diane is the mother of Ema (17), Ava (13), and Lea (7). Acuna's is located at 343 Northside Dr. in Gainesville [...]