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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: In Memory of Johnny Varner
Interview by Emily Stewart, Gainesville High School Senior and Abernathy Cochran Intern Meet Johnny Varner! Mr. Varner is an Army veteran and active member in the community. He just recently retired from [...]
Faces of Hall County: Denise Jordan
Interview by Emiliano Perez, Gainesville High School senior and Abernathy Cochran intern Meet Denise Jordan! Denise is married and has two sons. She has been serving as the Gainesville City Clerk for [...]
Faces of Hall County: Esther Nwefo
Interview by Emiliano Perez, Gainesville High School senior and Abernathy Cochran intern Meet Esther Nwefo! She is a senior at Gainesville High School. Her parents are Claudette Nwefo and Jean-Marie Nwefo. Esther [...]
Top 10 Faces of Hall County 2024
Since we began the Faces of Hall County project, we have had the chance to interview over 750 of Hall County residents. In 2024, we again were honored to interview even more [...]
Faces of Hall County: Jaelyn McPhaul
Interview by Gainesville High School senior and Abernathy Cochran intern Emily Stewart Meet Jaelyn McPhaul! Jaelyn is a senior at Gainesville High School and will be staring as Ariel in the GHS [...]
Faces of Hall County All Stars: Alex Payne
Meet Alex Payne! A Gainesville High School senior, who officially committed today to the USC Trojan football program! Standing tall at 6’6” and weighing 265 pounds, Alex is a powerhouse on the [...]
Faces of Hall County: Pepe Perez
Meet Pepe Perez! Pepe is married to Abigail and the couple has two children. They own two restaurants just off the downtown Gainesville square: Consuelo and Centro on Bradford St. We want [...]
Faces of Hall County All Stars: Smith McGarvey
Meet Smith McGarvey! Smith is a junior at North Hall High School and the quarterback for the Trojans. North Hall (9-2, 7-0 AAA Region 6) takes on Upson-Lee tonight in the second [...]
Faces of Hall County: Heather Ramsey
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior Emily Stewart Meet Heather Ramsey! Heather is married to Andy, they have four children and one foster child, she serves on the [...]
Faces of Hall County: Matt Harper
Meet Matt Harper! Matt and Amy Harper are the owners of North Georgia BBQ & Oyster Shop, just off the downtown Gainesville square. The couple also own locations in Cleveland and Dahlonega. [...]
Faces of Hall County: Eliana Bean
Meet Eliana Bean! Eliana is the Director of Marketing & Events at NoFo Brew Co. She moved to Gainesville about a year ago with her husband Barry. We want to thank Eliana [...]
Faces of Hall County: Coach Charlemagne Gibbons
Interview by Gainesville High School senior and Abernathy Cochran intern Emily Stewart Meet Coach Charlemagne Gibbons! He is the Gainesville High School boys basketball coach. Coach Gibbons is married and the couple [...]
Faces of Hall County All Stars: Xavier Griffin
Meet Xavier Griffin! Xavier is a 6-4, 205-pound outside linebacker for Gainesville High School. In July, Xavier committed to the University of Southern California (as a junior) and is the third-ranked, 4-star defensive [...]
Faces of Hall County All Stars: Hannah Stewart
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior Emily Stewart Meet Hannah Stewart! She plays volleyball at Gainesville High School. Her parents are Chris and Holly and she has worked at [...]
Faces of Hall County: Andy Stewart
Interview by Emily Stewart, Gainesville High School senior and Abernathy Cochran intern Meet Andy Stewart! Andy is the chief risk officer at Peach State Bank & Trust. He graduated from the University [...]
Faces of Hall County: Callie Flack
Meet Callie Flack! Callie is an account director at Forum Communications and graduated from the University of Georgia and received a Masters degree at Brenau University. She is married to Kevin and [...]
Faces of Hall County Class of 2024: Kailey Owens
Your Name Kailey Owens What High School do you attend? Gainesville High School Please tell us a little bit about your family. "I have one sibling, he’s 11 years old and sometimes [...]
Faces of Hall County Class of 2024: John White
Your Name John White. What High School do you attend? Gainesville High School. Please tell us a little bit about your family. "Me and my family have been in Gainesville for eight [...]
Faces of Hall County: GHS Exchange Student Mina Fischer
Interview by Gainesville High School Junior and Abernathy Cochran Intern Kate Willis Meet Mina Fischer! Mina is an exchange student from Germany that has been enrolled at Gainesville High School for the [...]
Faces of Hall County Class of 2024: Ava Hart
Your Name Ava Hart. What High School do you attend? Flowery Branch High School. Please tell us a little bit about your family. I have a Mom (Beth) who works for Boost [...]
Faces Of Hall County Class of 2024: Cooper Bishop
Your Name Cooper Bishop. What High School do you attend? Gainesville High School. Please tell us a little bit about your family. "My father, Scott Bishop is a manager in training at [...]
Faces of Hall County: Derrick Avila
Meet Derrick Avila! Derrick and his wife, Tammy, have four children. He is a commercial banker and world traveler. I really enjoyed meeting him for coffee at Meadowlark this spring ~ Brad Abernathy [...]
Faces of Hall County Class of 2024: Katelynn Standridge
Your Name Katelynn Standridge What High School do you attend? Gainesville High School. Please tell us a little bit about your family. My parents are Amy and Gary Standridge and I have [...]
Faces of Hall County Class of 2024: Sandy Karina Gonzalez
Your Name Sandy Karina Gonzalez What High School do you attend? Gainesville High School Please tell us a little bit about your family. Among my siblings of 3, I am the only [...]