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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: Semuel Maysonet
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior Donangelo Marshall Meet Semuel Maysonet! Semuel is a mortgage lender, the father of two and married to Rosa. “I have three babies, [...]
Faces of Hall County All Stars: Cody Bradford
Meet Cody Bradford! Cody plays football at Flowery Branch High School and will play football at West Point in the fall. We want to thank Cody for spending time with us recently [...]
Faces of Hall County: Vaughan Smith
Interview by Gainesville High School senior and Abernathy Cochran intern Donangelo Marshall Meet Vaughan Smith! Vaughan is the Clubhouse Manager at the Chattahoochee Country Club. He was born and raised in Gainesville. [...]
Faces of Hall County: Brandon Evans
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior Ben Jessup Meet Brandon Evans! He is the mentor coordinator at Gainesville City Schools and teaches piano to local students. He was [...]
Faces of Hall County: Cheryl Tatum
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School Senior Caroline Brown Meet Cheryl Tatum! Cheryl works for the United States Department of Agriculture of Hall County. She is a mother of [...]
Faces of Hall County: Ashley Bates
Meet Ashley Bates! Ashley has been a part of the Abernathy Cochran Group for the past 10 years, handling the group’s real estate social media marketing. She is a dedicated mom to [...]
Faces of Hall County: Diana Dokken
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior Caroline Brown  Meet Diana Dokken! Diana works as a receptionist and makes weekly inspirational cards for people around Gainesville. She has two [...]
Faces of Hall County: Ray Majors
Interview by Gainesville High School senior and Abernathy Cochran intern Donangelo Marshall Meet Ray M. Majors! Ray is a Texas native but moved to Hall County in 1964 at the age of [...]
Faces of Hall County All Stars: Reese Chambers
Meet Reece Chambers! Reece is a senior at Cherokee Bluff High School and plays shortstop, third base, and pitcher on the Bear’s baseball team. His parents are Eric and Karin Chambers and [...]
Faces of Hall County: Cidmon Dimo
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior Donangelo Marshall Meet Cidmon Dimo! Cidmon is the owner of Dimo Fine Jewelry, a jeweler specializing in luxury timepieces, bridal jewelry, custom [...]
Faces of Hall County: Carli Echols
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School Senior Caroline Brown  Meet Carli Echols Jones! Carli is the full-time Agritourism and Marketing Coordinator at Jaemor Farms. She is married to Logan [...]
Faces of Hall County: Adam Hicks
Meet Adam Hicks! Adam is a lawyer in Gainesville and is married to Jennifer; the couple has five children together. One of their favorite restaurants is Avocados, where they have date night [...]
Faces of Hall County: Shelby Bright
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior Ben Jessup Meet Shelby Bright! Shelby is the co-owner of The Fresh Bloom in Gainesville. Shelby's sister, Sara Bagley co-owns the floral [...]
Faces of Hall County: Jamie Reynolds
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior Ben Jessup Meet Jamie Reynolds! Jamie is the executive director at Sisu in Gainesville. She is a mother and married to Stephen. [...]
Faces of Hall County: DeAnna Hightower
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior Donangelo Marshall Meet DeAnna Hightower! DeAnna and her fiancee, Brian, are the owners of Old Mill Nutrition. Located in Flowery Branch, Old [...]
Faces of Hall County All Stars: Luke England
Interview by Caroline Brown, Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior Meet Luke England! Luke is a senior at East Hall High School and is a catcher on the Vikings baseball [...]
Faces of Hall County: Brian Daniel
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior Donangelo Marshall Meet Brian Daniel! Brian has been the President and CEO of Carroll Daniel Construction Company since 2003 and is a [...]
Faces of Hall County All Stars: Ashley Thompson
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior Donangelo Marshall Meet Ashley Thompson! She is a junior and cross-country runner at Gainesville High School. She has an extremely remarkable running [...]
Faces of Hall County: Jenny Puckett
Meet Jenny Puckett! Jenny is an Infectious Diseases Physician Assistant at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. She is married to Edward and the couple has three children. Edward grew up in Gainesville and [...]
Top 10 Faces of Hall County in 2020
Since we began the Faces of Hall County project, we have had the chance to interview over 500 of Hall County residents. In 2020, we again were honored to interview even more [...]
Faces of Hall County: Salvador and Fran Barcenas
 Meet Salvador and Fran Barcenas, owners of El Tepache Mexican Grill, a Mexican restaurant on Thompson Bridge Road in Gainesville. It was Salvador's dream over 15 years ago to open a [...]
Faces of Hall County: Stacey Dickson
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High senior Donangelo Marshall Meet Stacey Dickson! She is a native Georgian, longtime Hall County resident and is the president of the Lake Lanier Convention [...]
Faces of Hall County: Davon Ivey
Interview by Abernathy Cochran intern and Gainesville High School senior Donagelo Marshall Meet Davon Ivey! Davon is the Head Barber at Randolph’s Barber Shop and was born and raised in Gainesville. He [...]
Faces of Hall County: Dr. Reginald Booker
Meet Dr. Reginald Booker! Dr. Booker owns Royal Lakes Family Dental in Flowery Branch, is married and the couple has two sons. He says he loves Hall County because it 'reminds me [...]