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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: Herve Aklotsoe
Meet Herve Aklotsoe, a senior at Gainesville High School who moved Hall County nearly four years ago from Africa. Herve recently received athletic and academic scholarships to Reinhardt University in Waleska, where he will [...]
Faces of Hall County: In Memory of Walt Snelling
In memory of Walt Snelling, who passed away in March of 2018. This interview was done in April of 2017. If you’re from Hall County, you’ve probably heard of Gainesville legend, Walt [...]
Faces of Hall County: Vicky Moore
Thirteen years ago, stay-at-home mom, Vicky Moore, stumbled across a video on the internet. The video was of a girl who had been rescued from sex trafficking and she was telling her story. [...]
Faces of Hall County: Delores Diaz
Delores Diaz has been in the education field for nearly 50 years. She taught English, a variety of Art classes from basic drawing to photography, and was a drama director. Delores is [...]
Faces of Hall County: Scott Justus
Meet West Hall High School Principal, Scott Justus. Ironically, Scott graduated from North Hall High School before attending Georgia Southwestern on a baseball scholarship. After college, he moved back to Hall County [...]
Faces of Hall County: Brad Wiegand
Meet Brad Wiegand! Brad is the owner of Boat Dock Works in Hall County and a lifetime Gainesville resident. Brad is married to Kristina and the couple has one daughter, Lillian Marie. "I [...]
Faces of Hall County: Andrew (AJ) Flanagan
Meet Andrew (AJ) Flanagan! Many of you know Andrew from shopping at Green's Grocery in Gainesville. Andrew moved to the area in 2005 and has worked at Green's Grocery ever since. He [...]
Faces of Hall County: Dhiren Rhinehart
Say hello to Dhiren Rhinehart. Dhiren is a permanent resident at Our Neighbor, a residence for people with physical and developmental challenges to become independent and contributing members of the community. He [...]
Faces of Hall County: Wayne Vickery
Meet Wayne Vickery, Gainesville High School's athletic director from 1999-2015, a five time high school baseball state championship coach and an avid deer hunter. Known to many as “Coach Vick,” Wayne is [...]
Faces of Hall County: Stephanie Smith
Meet Stephanie Smith. She loves what she does and above all loves to have fun. Stephanie is an operations specialist at Brenau University in Gainesville and has a passion for education. She [...]
Faces of Hall County: Amy Kienle
Amy Kienle made her transition from Amelia Island to Gainesville three years ago to begin her job as the CEO of the Georgia Mountains YMCA. “Here at the YMCA, we are for [...]
Faces of Hall County: Kevin Coley
Kevin Coley is not one to be afraid, and believes it is incredibly important to love what you do. In pursuance of his fearless attitude and goal to be satisfied in his [...]
Faces of Hall County: Bobby Shoemaker
Meet Bobby Shoemaker, a self-made business owner who started young and worked his way up. He graduated from Berry College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Bobby owns the Chick-Fil-A [...]
Faces of Hall County: Merita Floyd
If you ever find yourself in the Flowery Branch area, Liberty Candy Company should be a place you pay a visit. Merita Floyd is a manager of the local candy store. She [...]
Faces of Hall County: Dr. You Ju Lee
Meet Dr. You Ju Lee! Lee is originally from Seoul, Korea and moved to the United States at the age of 22 to pursue a career as a pianist. After years of developing [...]
Faces of Hall County: Deputy Jay Ivey & Rico
Meet Jay Ivey, part time band member and full time K9 Unit Hall County Sheriff Deputy. He and his wife Crissy have been married for 13 years. The couple have a three [...]
Faces of Hall County: Pastor Stephen Samuel
Meet the Rev. Stephen Samuel of St. John Baptist Church in Gainesville. He is a father, husband and a man who loves the Lord. Pastor Samuel is originally from Rome, where much of [...]
Faces of Hall County: Maggie Griffin
For designer Maggie Griffin, it's about how you live in your home versus what you put in it. Influenced by her mother and grandmother, Maggie spends her days bringing spaces to life. [...]
Faces of Hall County: Mark Hopkins
Mark Hopkins opened the local lunch eatery, Hop’s Kitchen, six months ago. “I wanted to do something different for Gainesville,” Mark said. “I try to make everything from scratch from house made bacon [...]
Faces of Hall County: In Memory of Cecil Boswell
In memory of Cecil Boswell, who passed away in February of 2017. This interview was done in January of 2017, 1 month before he passed. Meet Cecil Boswell. Cecil is 99 years [...]
Faces of Hall County: Daliyah Arana
Meet Daliyah Arana, the 4-year-old Hall County girl that has already read more than 1,000 books! Recently, Daliyah has received national attention after she was invited to the Library of Congress by Carla [...]
Faces of Hall County: Janet Roland
Meet Janet Roland, a technology teacher at Gainesville Middle School. Janet grew up in the small town of Hartwell, Ga., and has lived here in Hall County for the last 16 years. [...]
Faces of Hall County: Steven Cornett
Baseball, business, travel, fun loving and college football describe Steven Cornett. He has lived in Hall County on and off his entire life and is a 2002 graduate of Gainesville High school as [...]
Faces of Hall County: Helen Perry
Helen Perry is an educator who believes in all of her students and wants them to find great success. Helen is a Hall County native for all of her life. She is [...]