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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!
Faces of Hall County: Patsy Thomas
Meet Patsy Thomas! Patsy is the executive director at the Ninth District Opportunity Center in Gainesville. She has been with the organization for 50 years! Patsy also loves eating at Luna's in [...]
The Faces of Hall County: Kate Abernathy
Today, Kate Abernathy, is a Sophomore at Gainesville High School. Kate is a lover of animals and children. For a long time in her life she thought she would one day become [...]
Faces of Hall County: Capt. Mack Farr
Interview by Abernathy Cochran Realtor Ricky Lewallen Meet Capt. Mack Farr! Capt. Mack is a fishing guide on Lake Lanier and has been for the last 35 years! Capt. Mack owns Captain [...]
Faces of Hall County: Vanessa Sarazua
Meet Vanessa Sarazua! Vanessa is the executive director of the Hispanic Alliance in Hall County, formerly was a volunteer for C.A.S.A. (Court Appointed Special Advocates) and was the Migrant Program Facilitator at Hall County [...]
Faces of Hall County: Bobby Canupp
Meet Bobby Canupp! Bobby has lived here all his life and is the most home grown person you will meet. Booby Attended Gainesville Middle Elementary and South Hall High School. You may [...]
Faces of Hall County: Jeff Worley
Meet Jeff Worley! Jeff and wife Donna are the owners of The Collegiate on the downtown Gainesville square. Jeff is a lifelong Gainesville resident and began working at The Collegiate when he [...]
The Faces of Hall County: Holli Howard
Meet Holli Howard! Holli is a Work-Based Learning Coordinator at Chestatee High School and loves her job! She graduated from the University of North Georgia and received her masters degree at University [...]
Faces of Hall County: Russ Petersen
Meet Russ Petersen! Russ is a longtime Gainesville resident and lawyer who is originally from Kansas City. He is married to Shelby and the couple has two sons. Russ said if he [...]
Faces of Hall County: Team USA coach Jim O'Dell
Meet Jim O'Dell! Jim is the High Performance coach at Lake Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club and the Regional Team USA Dragon Boat coach. "I started in 1999 when my daughter started the [...]
Faces of Hall County: Harmon Tison
Meet Harmon Tison! Harmon is an engineering teacher at Flowery Branch High School, as well as one of the TSA (Technical Student Association) advisors for FBHS. He works with students in a pathway class, [...]
Faces of Hall County: April Kidd
Interview by Abernathy Cochran Realtor Ricky Lewallen Meet April Kidd! April is the owner of North Georgia Nursing Academy in Flowery Branch and the mother to Laura, Christopher, Michael and Chelsea. She [...]
Faces of Hall County: John Payne
Faces of Hall County: John Payne and Maggie Meet John Payne! John has owned Payne Plumbing for 18 years. He is a lifelong resident of Hall County and graduated from [...]
Faces of Hall County: Pastor Roderick Hughey
Meet the Rev. Roderick Hughey! Hughey is a father to eight, the pastor at Community Church of Gainesville and is the brain behind the local community organization Gainesville United. You may remember [...]
Faces of Hall County: Margie Couvillon
Meet Margie Couvillon! Margie is married to Sam and the couple have two daughters Sarah Grace and Molly. Margie, who works at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, was selected recently to compete as [...]
Faces of Hall County: Wes McGee
Meet Wes McGee! Wes is the principal at the new Cherokee Bluff High School in Flowery Branch! He has a passion for education and has channeled that love into helping the new middle [...]
Faces of Hall County: Enota MI Academy
Enota students and siblings: Catie Rell Oliver (L) and Tug Oliver. Meet the new Enota MI Academy! On Aug. 8, the NEW Enota MI Academy opened it's doors (saved from [...]
Faces of Hall County: Kevin Holbrook
Meet Kevin Holbrook! Kevin is the a sergeant for the Gainesville Police Department and oversees community and public relations as the public information officer. He comes from a long line of police [...]
Faces of Hall County: Shelly Echols
Interview by Abernathy Cochran Realtor Ricky Lewallen Meet Shelly Echols! Shelly is the newly elected Hall County Commissioner for the third district. She is married to Drew Echols and the couple have [...]
Faces of Hall County: Heath Webb
Meet Coach Heath Webb! Heath is the new head football coach at Gainesville High School and previously coached at Winder Barrow for four years; where he took the Bulldoggs to the playoffs [...]
Faces of Hall County: Andi Harmon
Meet Andi Harmon! Andi is the vice president of education and leadership at the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce. She is originally from Hartwell and moved to Gainesville in the 90s. Andi [...]
Faces of Hall County: Frank Hooper
Interview by Abernathy Cochran Real Estate Group Realtor Ricky Lewallen Meet Chief Frank Hooper! Frank served as the chief of the Gainesville Police Department from 1998 to 2009 and served with the [...]
Faces of Hall County: Michelle Prater
Meet Michelle Prater! Michelle is the president and CEO of the North Georgia Community Foundation, which is a community foundation that supports nonprofit organizations in Northeast Georgia. Michelle is originally from Ohio, (and [...]
Faces of Hall County: Steve Moore
Meet Steve Moore! Steve a longtime Hall County resident and is the owner of European Import Service Center on McEver Road in Gainesville. Steve moved to Hall County in 1989 and opened [...]
Faces of Hall County: Kirklan Moore
Meet Kirklan Moore! Kirklan is an elementary fitness teacher at Centennial Arts Academy and is the head JV baseball coach at Gainesville High; next school year he will become one of the [...]