Meet Greg Pittman! Greg was raised in the Nicholson area where he grew up and moved across the pasture to continue to be a part of the family farm. He graduated from Jackson County High School and the University of Georgia. Greg grew up on the family farm that continues to have cattle, poultry, and…
Faces of Jackson County: Mark Kuczka
Meet Mark Kuczka! He has been a resident of Jackson County since 2004. Mark is married to Rebecca, and they have a daughter, Kaleigh. Mark works in the IT business, loves adventure races, and he volunteers at West Jackson Elementary. I have gotten to know Mark over the past few years, and he is a…
2021 Top 3 Faces of Jackson County
Since we began the Faces of Jackson County project, we have had the chance to interview over 100 of Jackson County residents. In 2021, we again were honored to interview even more locals that own businesses, are students, teachers, firemen, coaches, pastors, police officers and many more! We have pulled together the top Faces of…
Blake Rodenroth
Meet Blake Rodenroth! He was born and raised in Roswell, Georgia. He met his wife, Karen, at Lassiter High School. After high school, they both moved to Athens to attend the University of Georgia. They loved Athens and Jackson County so much that they decided they didn’t want to leave and have been here since…
Faces of Hall County: Fenton Morris
Meet Fenton Morris! Fenton is the City of Jefferson Parks and Recreation director. He holds a B.S. with a major in Outdoor Education from Georgia College & State University and a M.S. with a major in Health & Physical Education from Pittsburg State University. He has been involved in the parks & recreation profession for…
Faces of Jackson County: Nelson McGinnis
Meet Nelson McGinnis! Nelson has been working at Jackson EMC for the past 15 years, where he is a Senior Residential New Development Advisor. He is married to Charlene and they have two children: Macy and Mead. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Social Work. He also has a master…
The Rev. Jeff Williams
Meet Jeff Williams! Pastor Williams is the senior pastor at Southside Church. The church is located in Athens and is home to many people in the Jackson County area. Southside has been open and serving for 13 years, and was started by Pastor Jeff himself. He has been a vital role in the community, including…
Kay Hardy
Meet Kay Hardy! Kay is the owner and operator of Kay Hardy Events, was born and raised in North Georgia. Mrs. Kay has had a strong passion for cooking since she was a young girl, learning all of her techniques from her Granny and home-economics teacher. Her delicious southern cuisine and deep, southern accent are…
Martha Spence
Meet Martha Spence! Martha has been a financial advisor at Merrill Lynch since 2015. Martha started in the banking and investment business 17 years ago. “I learned quickly I wanted to work for financial advisors and eventually knew I wanted to be one,” she said. Martha serves clients all over in Gainesville and Jackson…