Toast Chef Dave Roland says he tries to “chase passion.” Which has worked out quite nicely for his restaurant, Toast, downtown. Roland said the minute he walked into the building that is now his restaurant, he…
Christopher McDonald
Meet Christopher McDonald! Christopher is a longtime resident of our community and co-owner of his own coffee shop on Market Street. He has lived here since 1987 and said he became highly interested in coffee because…
Judge Kathy Willis
Meet Superior Court Judge and Florida Gator, Kathy Willis. Originally from Florida, Judge Willis has been in this community since 1996 after the Summer Olympics came to town. She has been involved with the justice system…
Ford Adams
“I have moved 18 times in my life and have had a home in 15 different states. Such is the life when you are in the military. I served my country in Korea. I have seen…
Spenser Patrowski
Spenser started his first company at age 11. He recalls that there were 3 kids in his neighborhood that were each wanting to do lawn care for people. Spenser offered to find them jobs. He did….
Camila Hancock
“My father is a preacher and his father was a preacher. My mother’s father was a preacher. My husband and I are thinking about having children. We are under lots of pressure for them to be…
Jennifer Hughes
Jennifer grew up on a cattle farm. Around the farm besides the cows there were dogs, an occasional cat, and a few owls that lived in the barn. Her daddy loved that she loved animals as…
Ramsey Jacobs
Ramsey is a 3rd year medical student. “I am the first person in my family to go to college. It seems like I have been in school for my entire life, but I can finally see…
Kasey Deal
“I am blessed to have received football scholarship offers from 3 SEC colleges, 2 ACC colleges, and 1 Ivey League college. If I accepted any one of them over Georgia Tech, my grandfather would have been…
Bradford Cochran
“I met my wife on a blind date, and because I was unfamiliar with the area, we decided to meet at The Varsity. We have joked for years that we met at the Varisty. I couldn’t…