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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: Rosemary Dodd
How many women do you see with multicolored hair? Say hello to one of the most creative people to ever grace Hall County, Rosemary Dodd. Rosemary has been extremely active in our community for [...]
Faces of Hall County: Emmy Stephens
Meet Emmy Stephens, a senior at Lakeview Academy in Hall County and a Charity Ball candidate representing the Lanierland Civitan Club. When asked why she wanted to participate in the ball Emmy said, [...]
Faces of Hall County: Chris Griffin
Meet Chris Griffin, Flowery Branch High School’s head football coach. Griffin is a Georgia native, a country music lover and family man; saying the most interesting person he’s ever met is his mom. [...]
Faces of Hall County: In Memory of Jeff Sheppard
In Memory of Jeff Sheppard who passed away in May of 2018. This interview was done in May of 2015. Jeff Sheppard is officially Santa Claus year round but when not in [...]
Faces of Hall County: Will Hicks
“When I think about Will Hicks, golf and music come to mind, because I know he loves them both. Will is the first person I ever knew to play music from his golf cart! [...]
Faces of Hall County: Hartley Carter
Hartley Carter is a soccer player at Brenau University and grew up in Hall County. She made a splash in the local soccer scene as a forward on the Gainesville High School Girls [...]
Faces of Hall County: Stephen Hughs
Stephen Hughs is an accomplished mortgage broker in the area and has lived in Gainesville for 52 years. He is the father of two daughters and one son and is happily married. [...]
Faces of Hall County: Sylwester Ratowt
Slywester Ratowt is a taste of Poland to the deep South and is a historian in Gainesville. Sylwester has only been in Hall County for three years but has been in the [...]
Faces of Gainesville: Cale Rogers
Cale Rogers is a local lawyer with Coleman, Chambers and Rogers. He has lived in the Gainesville community for 14 years and is originally from North Carolina. Rogers’ favorite restaurant to eat [...]
Faces of Hall County: Wesley Roach
Wesley Roach is the new principal at Enota Multiple Intelligences in Gainesville. He recently moved to the area from Calhoun after growing up in Kentucky. He says that he loves meeting his [...]
Faces of Hall County: Michael Watts
Michael Watts has lived in Gainesville for 15 years and is a Hall County Sergeant in the Reserves Unit. He loves being a part of the community and frequents one of the [...]
Faces of Hall County: Patrick McCormac
Patrick McCormac, a recent University of Alabama graduate and manager of Tap IT Gainesville Growlers, was born and raised in Hall County and attended North Hall High. His favorite place to have [...]
Faces of Hall County: the Rev. Howell “Hal” Smallwood
The Rev. Howell “Hal” Smallwood just recently celebrated his 90th birthday on Sept. 1. Smallwood spent his career working in business management at Northeast Georgia Medical System and served as the Hall [...]
Faces of Hall County: Pam Ware
Pam Ware is the drama teacher at Gainesville High School and is one of the most beloved teachers that has ever graced Hall County. Pam is not just the average theatre teacher, [...]
Faces of Hall County: Jim Harrison
Jim Harrison is the owner of Harrison Tire, just off the Downtown Gainesville square. He worked here for over 30 years alongside his father and grandfather. And now, Harrison Tire is his [...]
Faces of Hall County: In Memory of Doyle Johnson
Doyle was the first director of the popular Hall County youth program Young Life. Johnson lived in Hall County since 1977 and loved every minute of it. He was so full of energy with quite [...]
Faces of Hall County: Edwin Hughs
Edwin Hughs is one of the younger members of the Norton Team and works as the Project Logistics director. Hughs attended Auburn University and spent time in Savannah and Charleston, S.C. over [...]
Faces of Hall County: Fox Gradin
Fox Gradin is hands down one of the most interesting members of the Hall County community. Not many people can say that they are a professional clown, artist, belly dancer, camp director, [...]
Faces of Hall County: Ed Waller Jr.
Ed Waller Jr. is the owner of Gainesville’s local grocery store Green’s Grocery. Waller just recently celebrated his 50th birthday and has always been a supporter of the community and Gainesville High [...]
Faces of Hall County: In Memory of Bess Pool
Meet a woman that is the definition of class and beauty, Bess Poole. Poole has lived in Gainesville for many years but grew up in Waynesboro and later attended Agnes Scott during [...]
Faces of Hall County: Emilie Cook
Looking to find your inner-peace? Call Emilie Cook, a yoga instructor here in Gainesville. Her studio, Find Your Center Yoga, is located in Main Street Market on the Downtown Gainesville square. As [...]
Faces of Hall County: Elizabeth Thompson
If you want to know about classic Southern style and home décor; talk to local designer Elizabeth Thompson. Her gorgeous interior designs and renovation projects are sprinkled all over Hall County and [...]
Faces of Hall County: Shannon Waddell
Say hi to Shannon Waddell, a senior at Lakeview Academy and Gainesville-Hall Junior League 2015 Charity Ball Belle Candidate. Shannon is a Hall County native; 17 years born and raised. She plans [...]
Faces of Hall County: Donna Allen
Meet Donna Allen, an assistant principal at Gainesville Middle School. Donna lives in Buckhead and commutes everyday to our community. Donna has worked in Hall County for 11 years and in the City [...]