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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: Taylor Lee
Meet Taylor Lee, longtime Gainesville resident, behavioral therapist specializing in behavioral cognitive counseling and the director of placement with Golden Retriever Rescue of Atlanta. Taylor is the oldest of three children and her parents, [...]
Faces of Hall County: Ron Wilson
Many of you may know local orthodontist Ron Wilson, as he and his practice is behind many of the perfect smiles in Northeast Georgia. Ron was born and raised in Gainesville along [...]
Faces of Hall County: Jennifer Westbrook
Jennifer Westbrook is the brand new Principal at Mount Vernon Exploratory School. She loves working with students, teachers and families and has enjoyed getting to know her new school family in North Hall. [...]
Faces of Hall County: Kathie Futrell
Kathie Futrell has been in Hall County for 23 years and is originally from Wisconsin. Kathie is the firm administrator for Willis Investment Counsel in Gainesville. We asked one of her coworkers [...]
Faces of Hall County: Meredith Pierce
Meredith Pierce is all about helping people. From her career as a personal trainer to her time serving with the community ministry at Baker and Glover Mobile Home Park and Orphanage Emmanuel in [...]
Faces of Hall County: Chandra Karnati
Chandra Karnati is one of the most passionate teachers you’ll ever meet. Since beginning his time as a math teacher at Gainesville High School in 2008, he strives to ensure the future [...]
Faces of Hall County: Jason Griffith
Father, brother, husband and an avid golfer; Jason Griffith moved to Gainesville 25 years ago with his wife Michele Griffith to settle down and start a family. Growing up in Orangeburg, S.C., [...]
Faces of Hall County: Lee Wagner
Lee Wagner has lived in Hall County for 25 years and is originally from Stone Mountain. Lee is a Georgia Tech graduate, husband, father of three daughters and a local business owner. His [...]
Faces of Hall County: Zandrea Stephens
'"Zumba might have saved my life. I taught it and lost 80 lbs," Zandrea Stephens said. Zandrea Stephens story is truly inspiring. The Gainesville High School graduate has overcome obstacles, achieved dreams, [...]
Faces of Hall County: Laila Muhanna
IN MEMORY OF Laila Muhanna. [This interview is from 2016.] She was born and raised in Gainesville and is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner. She attended Lakeview Academy [...]
Faces of Hall County: Johnny Crumley
Meet Johnny Crumley, the Outside Coordinator for Chattahoochee Golf Course. Johnny drove 100 miles to work for 33 years. Now he lives just around the corner from a job where he gets to [...]
Faces of Hall County: the Rev. Randall Popham
The Rev. Randall Popham is not only the lead pastor at Lanier Hills Church in Gainesville but also a husband, father, writer, artist, former road manager with the popular Christian band NEWSONG and [...]
Faces of Hall County: Kaela Smith
Meet Kaela Smith, co-owner of Smith & Smith Company LLC with her husband of 25 years, Doug Smith. She is the proud mother of 3, and travels the country with her youngest [...]
Faces of Hall County: Wanda Cannon
Meet Wanda Cannon, a longtime Gainesville resident and the Education and Volunteer Coordinator at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville. "This is truly a dream job! I work with a wonderful staff and it [...]
Faces of Hall County: Emmeline Jones
Emmeline Jones, a longtime Hall County resident and Abernathy Cochran intern will graduate from Gainesville High this week, makes an impression on everyone she meets! She has a big personality, isn’t afraid [...]
Faces of Hall County: The Honorable Elizabeth Reisman
The Honorable Elizabeth Reisman is married to Dr. Andrew Reisman, a physician with the Longstreet Clinic. Elizabeth and Andrew have 3 children: Robert (8th grade) and twins, Charlie and Caroline (6th grade). [...]
Faces of Hall County: Rodger Hogan
Rodger Hogan is the golf pro at Chattahoochee Golf Club in Gainesville and has lived in the area for 30 years. Hogan, a member of the PGA, won the PGA President’s Council [...]
Faces of Hall County: Jean Ward
Mrs. Jean Ward, the epitome of a Southern woman, has traveled the world over her lifetime, is a mother of four children, nine grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. And she said one of her greatest joys [...]
Faces of Hall County: Alejandro and Beth Oropeza
Coming from different backgrounds and inspired by different things, Alejandro and Beth Oropeza both have a heart for mission work and for helping those in need. “Good News is a good ministry,” she [...]
Faces of Hall County: Philip McQueen
Philip McQueen: Christian, husband, father, and pioneer of Mavuno Ministries in Uganda, Africa. Philip has served in leadership roles in churches in Hall County, South Georgia, and in Florida. His family has [...]
Faces of Hall County: John Lilly
As a child, John Namon Lilly III always had an interest in the stock market and after the market crash of 1989 he decided he had to know how the "wealth for [...]
Faces of Hall County: Brandee Thomas
Brandee Thomas, is a journalist turned executive director of My Sister’s Place, a local, nonprofit shelter for homeless women and children in Gainesville. “When I first started writing for The Times, I [...]
Faces of Hall County: Brett Copeland
Brett Copeland is a Gainesville native who was raised in Pine Lake and is the owner of the popular lunch and smoothie restaurant, Natural Juice Cafe. Brett is a former high school [...]
Faces of Hall County: Giovanna Golden
Giovanna Golden has lived in Hall County for 16 years and she is originally from the Gwinnett/Norcross area. Giovanna is a happy mother and portfolio administrator at Gainesville’s Willis Investment Counsel. She may [...]