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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!
Top 10 Faces of Hall County in 2021
Since we began the Faces of Hall County project, we have had the chance to interview over 500 of Hall County residents. In 2021, we again were honored to interview even more [...]
Faces of Hall County: Sarah Bell
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior Philip Mady Meet Sarah Bell! Sarah serves as the President of Elachee Nature Center, is married to Robert Bell and has three [...]
Faces of Hall County: Paris Mahaffey
Meet Paris Mahaffey! Paris is the owner of Iconic Barber Lounge in Flowery Branch. He is married to Rachel and the couple had two children. Paris graduated from East Hall High School, [...]
Faces of Hall County: Haynes Kaufman
Meet Haynes Kaufman! Haynes is history teacher at East Hall Middle School and mother of two. She has lived in Gainesville since 1983. She says the most interesting person she has met [...]
Faces of Hall County: Elizabeth Embry
Meet Elizabeth Embry! Elizabeth is the showroom manager and associate designer at House Dressing Interiors. She is married to Cooper and the couple has three children; Charters, Price and Margaret. We want [...]
Faces of Hall County: Marcell Allen
Meet Marcell Allen! He is the owner of Brickhouse Training Facility in Gainesville, married to Ginger and beyond owning a training facility loves to play music. We want to thank Marcell for [...]
Faces of Hall County: Rand Carswell
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior Philip Mady Meet Rand Carswell! Rand, originally from Gainesville, is the head chef and owner of the newly renovated Chattahoochee Grill, which [...]
Faces of Hall County: Dr. Antonio Rios
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior Philip Mady Meet Dr. Antonio Rios! Dr. Rios has lived and worked within the Hall County area for the past 22 years. [...]
Faces of Hall County All Stars: Brock Moody
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior Philip Mady Meet Brock Moody! Meet Brock Moody! Brock is currently a sophomore at Chestatee High School and the son of Dave [...]
Faces of Hall County: Coach David McConnell
Interview by Gainesville High School senior and Abernathy Cochran intern Philip Mady Meet David McConnell! Also known by many as Coach Mac. Coach Mac has worked at Gainesville High School and has [...]
Faces of Hall County: Wayne Jessup
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High recent graduate Ben Jessup Meet Wayne Jessup! Wayne is a longtime Gainesville resident and father to Rusty Jessup, Randy Jessup, and Janna Mallis and has [...]
Faces of Hall County: Steven Mickens
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern Donangelo Marshall Meet Steven Mickens! Steven is the CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lanier and has been working with the organization since 2004. He [...]
Faces of Hall County: Austin Riley
Meet Austin Riley! Austin recently released a country music album and he's a student at North Hall High School! Austin's parents are Chris and Bambi Riley and he has one brother, Jake. [...]
Faces of Hall County: Marty Jones Harr
Meet Marty Jones Harr! Marty is married to Gary Harr and they have five children between them. Marty has a long career in education. She loves to travel, spend time at the [...]
Faces of Hall County: Abby Brewer
Meet Abby Brewer! Abby is married to Don Brewer and she has two children, Casey and McKenzie. Casey is a youth minister in South Georgia and McKenzie is a special education teacher [...]
Faces of Hall County: Scott Gooch
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High graduate Ben Jessup Meet Scott Gooch! Scott works at his family business, Precision Hair Kutters, in Gainesville. Precision has been open for the last [...]
Faces of Hall County: Robert Cornett
Meet Robert Cornett! "Robert is a one of kind man, athlete, entrepreneur, husband, and dad. He was on the golf trip where the idea of The Faces Of Hall County was born. [...]
Faces of Hall County: John Wayne Abernathy
Meet John Wayne Abernathy! John Wayne has been married to Wendi Kinsey Abernathy for 27 years in 2021. They have a daughter named Lauren. "When Lauren married in December of 2020, we [...]
Faces of Hall County: Jordan Hussey
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High graduate Caroline Brown Meet Jordan Hussey! Jordan is married and the executive director of J's Place in Gainesville. J's Place, The Jeffrey Dallas Gay [...]
Faces of Hall County: Michele Piucci
Meet Michele Piucci! Michele is married to Andy. She met Andy when she worked for Baby Land General. They have a yellow lab named Biscuit. She is a lifelong Gainesville resident and [...]
Faces of Hall County: Lisa MacKinney
Interview by Donangelo Marshall Meet Lisa MacKinney! Lisa is the Hall County Library Director, a lifelong reader, lover of books, mother to her 15-year-old son Jeff MacKinney and married to Kevin MacKinney. [...]
Faces of Hall County: Mike Burgamy
Meet Mike Burgamy! Mike is a Captain and Region Supervisor with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources in Gainesville and will be retiring in August, after 35 years in law enforcement! "I've [...]
Faces of Hall County: James Clay
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior Caroline Brown Meet James Clay! James is a fitness coach at Elevation Fitness in Gainesville. He teaches boxing, strength conditioning, bodybuilding, and [...]
Faces of Hall County: Adam Lindsey
Meet Adam Lindsey! Adam is the athletic director at Gainesville High School, he is married to Abbey (a local photographer) and the couple has two children: Jake, 16 and Avery, 14. We [...]