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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: Anna Dover
Meet Anna Dover! Anna is married to Chris, a mother to one son and runs So Far Studios; a vintage furniture resale business. We want to thank Anna for spending time with [...]
Faces of Hall County: Diane Acuna
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior John Jessup Meet Diane Acuna! Diane owns Acuna’s Cake Shoppe with her husband Joel. Diane is the mother of Ema (17), Ava [...]
Faces of Hall County: Kristy Davies and Jennifer Hothem
Meet Kristy Davies and Jennifer Hothem! Kristy and Jennifer partnered together about a year ago with Davies Hothem Injury Law. They both are wives and mothers and are active in our community. [...]
Faces of Hall County: Anna Hester, Vision 2030 Executive Director
Meet Anna Hester! Anna is married to Ford Hester and they have two daughters: Lane and Millie. She is originally from Gainesville and recently became the executive director for Vision 2030 through [...]
Faces of Hall County: Ari Mathe’
Meet Ari Mathe'! Ari is a child welfare attorney here in Hall County, a volunteer and co-founder of Hall is Home for Kids, she serves as a member of the Newtown Florist [...]
Faces of Hall County: Kaia Clark
Meet Kaia Clark! Kaia is a social media manager and content creator in Oakwood and graduated from Flowery Branch High School and Oglethorpe University. She is currently the Social Media and Marketing [...]
Faces of Hall County: Angie Caton
Interview by Gainesville High School intern and Abernathy Cochran intern John Jessup Meet Speaker Angie Caton! Angie has been a nurse at Northeast Georgia Medical Center for the last 20 years and [...]
Faces of Hall County: Kerrigan Gruhn
Interview by Gainesville High School senior and Abernathy Cochran intern John Jessup Meet Kerrigan Gruhn! Kerrigan is a senior at Gainesville High School and a standout on the Red Elephants volleyball team. [...]
Faces of Hall County: Rusty Ligon
Meet Rusty Ligon! Rusty is the Community and Economic Development Director for the City of Gainesville. "One of Gainesville’s biggest cheerleaders is Rusty Ligon. He is also one of our community’s hardest workers behind the scenes [...]
Faces of Hall County: Joanie Taylor
Interview by Gainesville High School senior and Abernathy Cochran intern John Jessup Meet Joanie Taylor! Joanie retired to the Cresswind community in Gainesville a few years ago with her husband, Dr. Zachary [...]
Faces of Hall County: Travis Davis
Meet Travis Davis! Travis is the vice president of Commercial HVAC sales at Lawson Air Conditioning & Plumbing. He is married to Ashley and his parents are Vince and Debbie Lawson. We [...]
Faces of Hall County: Randy Jessup
Interview by Gainesville High School senior and Abernathy Cochran intern John Jessup Meet Randy Jessup! Randy is a CPA and partner at Bates Carter and has lived in Gainesville his entire life; [...]
Faces of Hall County: Griselda Saucedo
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior John Jessup Meet Griselda Saucedo! Griselda is a resident services coordinator for the Gainesville Housing Authority and has grown up in Gainesville [...]
Faces of Hall County: Lauren Hunter
Meet Lauren Hunter! Lauren is a media consultant with Jacobs Media, the reigning Miss Lake Lanier and an active member of the Junior League of Gainesville-Hall County. She grew up in Gwinnett [...]
Faces of Hall County: Neil Tankersley
Meet Neil Tankersley! Neil is originally from Gainesville along with his family (who formerly owned the much loved restaurant, L&K Cafeteria); and he has spent the last two decades playing with country [...]
Faces of Hall County: Jeremiah Telander
Interview by Gainesville High School Senior, and Abernathy Cochran Intern John Jessup Meet Jeremiah Telander! Jeremiah is a senior at Gainesville High School, where he plays linebacker for the Red Elephants. He [...]
Faces of Hall County: Nicole Pleasant
Meet Nicole Pleasant. In an industry where change is happening all the time, Nicole has been a constant, a very welcome constant, at First Citizens Bank in downtown Gainesville. She has a [...]
Faces Of Hall County: Jerry Channell
Meet Jerry Channell! Jerry is a custom furniture designer and builder at Osleeper in Gainesville. He is married with three children. We want to thank Jerry for spending time with us recently [...]
Faces of Hall County: Audrey Thornton
Meet Audrey Thorton! Audrey has been married to her husband, James, for 27 years. They met when he was a student at Gainesville High and she was a student at North Hall [...]
Faces of Hall County: Brett Dillin
Interview by Gainesville High graduate and Abernathy Cochran intern Marie Matthews Meet Brett Dillin! He is married to Stacia Dillin and has three children, Alexa who is 12, Mason who is 10, [...]
Faces of Hall County: Baya Pruitt
Meet Baya Pruitt! She is married to Matt Pruitt and has four boys; Parker, 19, Carson, 16, Quinn, 12, and Cameron, 10. She was born in Hall County and has lived here [...]
Faces of Hall County: Troy Luke
Meet Troy Luke! Troy is the owner of Don Carne Tacos; which you may have had the pleasure of trying locally at breweries and other events. "I have been a chef about [...]
Faces of Hall County Class of 2022: Anna Vlassis
Meet Anna Vlassis! Anna is a recent graduate of Gainesville High School. Her parents are Michael and Allison and she has two sisters, Lexi and Avery; they are triplets. In the fall, [...]
Faces of Hall County: Helen Perry
Interview by Gainesville High School seniors and Abernathy Cochran interns Philip Mady and Marie Matthews Meet Helen Perry! Helen just recently retired after a long career at Gainesville High School which included [...]