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Faces of Hall County: Anna Hester, Vision 2030 Executive Director
Meet Anna Hester! Anna is married to Ford Hester and they have two daughters: Lane and Millie. She is originally from Gainesville and recently became the executive director for Vision 2030 through the Chamber of Commerce. We want to thank Anna for talking with us [...]
Faces of Hall County: Kaia Clark
Meet Kaia Clark! Kaia is a social media manager and content creator in Oakwood and graduated from Flowery Branch High School and Oglethorpe University. She is currently the Social Media and Marketing Coordinator for The Vallee Team in Duluth. With over five years of experience [...]
Faces of Hall County: Angie Caton
Interview by Gainesville High School intern and Abernathy Cochran intern John Jessup Meet Speaker Angie Caton! Angie has been a nurse at Northeast Georgia Medical Center for the last 20 years and she is a mother of two. We want to thank Angie for speaking [...]
Faces of Hall County: Rusty Ligon
Meet Rusty Ligon! Rusty is the Community and Economic Development Director for the City of Gainesville. "One of Gainesville’s biggest cheerleaders is Rusty Ligon. He is also one of our community’s hardest workers behind the scenes making our town better. We are very fortunate that he and his family [...]
Faces of Hall County: Joanie Taylor
Interview by Gainesville High School senior and Abernathy Cochran intern John Jessup Meet Joanie Taylor! Joanie retired to the Cresswind community in Gainesville a few years ago with her husband, Dr. Zachary Taylor. She said her favorite restaurant in Gainesville is Luna's. We want to [...]
5 Running Tips for Beginners
Blog by Gainesville High School senior and Abernathy Cochran Group intern John Jessup To me, running is a way to clear my head from the stress of the day. Growing up I seemed to be the fastest on the playground or in P.E. So in [...]
Faces of Hall County: Travis Davis
Meet Travis Davis! Travis is the vice president of Commercial HVAC sales at Lawson Air Conditioning & Plumbing. He is married to Ashley and his parents are Vince and Debbie Lawson. We want to thank Travis for spending time with us recently and telling us [...]
Faces of Hall County: Griselda Saucedo
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior John Jessup Meet Griselda Saucedo! Griselda is a resident services coordinator for the Gainesville Housing Authority and has grown up in Gainesville her whole life. She is the wife to Elias and the mother to [...]
Faces of Hall County: Lauren Hunter
Meet Lauren Hunter! Lauren is a media consultant with Jacobs Media, the reigning Miss Lake Lanier and an active member of the Junior League of Gainesville-Hall County. She grew up in Gwinnett County and attended the University of North Georgia. We want to thank Lauren [...]
Faces of Hall County: Neil Tankersley
Meet Neil Tankersley! Neil is originally from Gainesville along with his family (who formerly owned the much loved restaurant, L&K Cafeteria); and he has spent the last two decades playing with country music bands in Nashville, including Luke Combs most recently. Neil decided to move [...]









