Welcome to A Great Story to Tell, a website that highlights how the progressive community of Gainesville and Hall County, Georgia, stands out in so many ways compared to the rest of the United States.
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- Northeast Georgia Medical Center operates the third busiest Emergency Room in Georgia.
- Gainesville State College is the fastest growing college in the University System of Georgia.
- Smithgall Woodland Garden is poised to become one of the largest woodland gardens in the country.
- Hall County has lowest property taxes of any ex-urban county in the Atlanta area.
- Gainesville-Hall County has over 400 physicians representing over $310 million in annual revenues.
- Gainesville-Hall County is the third-highest value producer of exports through Georgia's deep-water ports.
- Gainesville is recognized by Barron’s magazine as one of the Best Places to Retire in the United States.
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center's Cancer Center is among the top 6 percent in the nation.
- Gainesville is one of the "best places to practice medicine" . . . Medical Economics magazine.
- A walk-bike trail connecting Downtown Gainesville to the southern end of the county is under construction.
