WE LOVE OUR HOMETOWN
We are ambassadors for our community and we thought we should introduce our community, one person at a time, to each other and to the world. We are telling the story of our community through the terrific people that live and work here, one voice and one face at a time.
If you know of someone that you would like to nominate for this project, please let us know!
Best Chefs of Hall County: Austin Calvert
Meet Austin Calvert! Austin is the executive chef at Recess Southern Gastro Pub, just off the downtown Gainesville square. Austin is married and the couple has one daughter. He said his favorite [...]
Faces of Hall County: Shane Lazenby
Meet Shane Lazenby! Shane is married to Jennifer and the couple has four children. He is a a local personal injury attorney in Hall County. We want to thank Shane for recently [...]
Faces of Hall County: Martha Zoller
Interview by Mary Evelyn Brock, Abernathy Cochran intern and upcoming University of Georgia junior Meet Martha Zoller! Martha is a media personality on local radio station accessWDUN. She is married to Dr. [...]
Faces of Hall County: In memory of Dallas Gay
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern Grady Vardeman Meet Dallas Gay! Dallas is the owner of Protein Products on Green Street, and just one of the friendly faces here in Hall County. If [...]
Faces of Hall County Class of 2020: Grace Roberts
Meet Grace Roberts! Grace is a recent graduate of Tandem EDU. Her parents are Mark and Sam Roberts and she has three sisters. Grace plans to attend Toccoa Falls College in the [...]
The Faces of Hall County Class of 2020: Jackson Hickerson
Meet Jackson Hickerson! Jackson is a senior at Gainesville High School and plans to attend the University of Georgia in the fall. His parents are Tom and Blair Hickerson and he has [...]
The Faces of Hall County Class of 2020: Jameson Solis
Meet Jameson Solis! James is a senior at Gainesville High School and will be attending Liberty University in the fall. We want to congratulate James and his family on his upcoming graduation [...]
The Faces of Hall County Class of 2020: Camille Calkins
Meet Camille Calkins! Camille is a senior at Gainesville High School. She plans to attend Wake Forest University in the fall. Her parents are Tom and Maria Calkins. We want to congratulate [...]
The Faces of Hall County Class of 2020: Nicko Gonzalez
Meet Nicko Gonzalez! Nicko is a senior at Gainesville High School. He plans to attend the University of North Georgia in the fall. Nicko's parents are JP and Nydia Gonzalez. We want [...]
The Faces of Hall County Class of 2020: Anna Pethel
Meet Anna Pethel! Anna recently graduated from Georgia Tech and previously attended Lakeview Academy. Her parents are Tim and Paige Pethel and she has three siblings. We want to congratulate Anna and [...]
The Faces of Hall County Class of 2020: Fatima Banda
Meet Fatima Banda! Fatima is a senior at Gainesville High School and plans to attend the University of Georgia in the fall. We want to congratulate Fatima and her family on her [...]
The Faces of Hall County Class of 2020: Gabriella Bulford
Meet Gabriella Bulford! Gabriella recently graduated from Flowery Branch High School and plans to attend Agnes Scott College in the fall. We want to congratulate Gabby and her family on her graduation [...]
The Faces of Hall County Class of 2020: Max Pethel
Meet Max Pethel! Max is a senior at Lakeview Academy and plans to attend Georgia Tech in the fall. His parent are Tim and Paige Pethel. We want to congratulate Max and [...]
The Faces of Hall County Class of 2020: Julia Perry
Meet Julia Perry! Julia is a senior at Gainesville High School and will be attending Mercer University in the fall. Her parents are Dale and Kim Perry. We want to congratulate Julia [...]
The Faces of Hall County Class of 2020: Brandon Wilson
Meet Brandon Wilson! Brandon is a senior at Lakeview Academy and plans to attend Georgia Southern University in the fall. We want to congratulate Brandon and his family on his upcoming graduation [...]
Faces of Hall County Class of 2020: Lexie Richemond
Meet Lexie Richemond! Lexie is a senior at Gainesville High School and will be attending the New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in the fall. Her parents are Fritz and Fritzlande Richemond [...]
The Faces of Hall County Class of 2020: Ellie Kate Madonna
Meet Ellie Kate Madonna! Ellie Kate is a senior at Lakeview Academy and plans to attend the University of Georgia in the fall. Her parents are John and Christine Allen. We want [...]
The Faces of Hall County Class of 2020: Lauren Holland
Meet Lauren Alexandra Holland! Lauren recently graduated from North Hall High School. She plans to attend Berry College in the fall. We want to congratulate Lauren and her family on her upcoming [...]
The Faces of Hall County Class of 2020: Sam Stewart
Meet Sam Stewart! Sam is a senior at Lakeview Academy and will be attending Mercer University in the fall and will be playing baseball. His parents are Scot Stewart and Cathy Finch, [...]
The Faces of Hall County Class of 2020: Macy Mealor
Meet Macy Mealor! Macy recently graduated from Flowery Branch High School and plans to attend the University of Georgia in the fall. Her parents are J.D. and Amy Mealor and she has [...]
The Faces of Hall County Class of 2020: Georgia Shipley
Meet Georgia Shipley! Georgia is a senior at Lakeview Academy and plans to attend Young Harris in the fall. We want to congratulate Georgia and her family on her upcoming graduation and [...]
The Faces of Hall County Class of 2020: Claire Frederick
Meet Claire Frederick! Claire is a recent North Hall High School graduate. She plans to attend the University of Alabama-Birmingham in the fall. Her parents are Kyle and Anita Frederick and she [...]
The Faces of Hall County Class of 2020: Maggie Scroggs
Meet Maggie Scroggs! Maggie is a senior at Lakeview Academy and plans to attend Georgia Tech in the fall. Her parents are Jon and Kara Scroggs and she has a brother and [...]
The Faces of Hall County Class of 2020: Haylee Lloyd
Meet Haylee Lloyd! Haylee is a recent Chestatee High School grad and plans to attend Young Harris College in the fall. We want to congratulate Haylee and her family on her recent [...]

























