“A Georgian through and through,” the Alabama born Kit Dunlap is funny, a strong woman and easy to be around. The president and CEO of the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce has lived in Hall County since the 1960’s, when she came to the area to attend Brenau University.
Once she landed in Gainesville, she never left. And Hall County is a much better place because she has served our community.
Kit is well traveled, and in all her travels she has collected art. A lot of art; and you can see it hanging all over the Chamber. So much so that she ran out of room at her home and began hanging it in the Chamber offices.
“Instead of buying junk when I go somewhere, I buy art,” she said.
We are thankful to Kit for taking time to meet with us to answer questions about her life, interests and love for Hall County to share with fellow members of our community.
Question: If you could only eat at one place for an entire week in Hall County, where would it be?
Answer: “At home.”
Q: What former local business makes you the most nostalgic about Hall County?
A: “Shirley’s or Frierson’s.”
Q: Who is the most interesting person you’ve met in Hall County?
A: “John Jacobs, Sr., the founder of WDUN. He had a wide reach in the community and in communication. He was a lot of things to Hall County.”
Q: If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would you go?
A: “It would either be to Alabama to see family or Italy.”
Q: What song most reminds you of Hall County?
A: “Georgia on My Mind.”
Q: What is your favorite social outing in Hall County?
A: “Visiting with my grandchildren, 14 and 10 years old. They grow up so fast.”
Q: What is your favorite sandwich?
A: “Turkey on Rye from the Inn-Between.”
Q: What is your favorite thing about Hall County?
A: “For the most part, everyone still knows everyone.”
Q: What is the first movie you remember seeing in the theater? What is your favorite movie?
A: “I remember that the first movie I ever saw was a Saturday morning $0.15 cowboy movie. My favorite movies are ‘Gone With the Wind,’ ‘Pretty Woman’ and ‘Star Wars.’”
Q: If you could see any four bands perform together, who would they be?
A: “Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga, Allen Nivens Band and Madeleine Peyroux.”
Q: What advice would you give a crowd of people?
A: “Enjoy life. Do your best every day. Don’t be afraid to take a challenge.”
Q: If you could have lunch with anyone, alive and a non-relative, who would it be?
A: Gov. Nathan Deal
- Why? “To talk about what these last 5 years has meant to them; also to talk about the future of Georgia.”
- If someone else could join you, who would you ask? “Gov. Deal’s wife, Sandra.”
- Where would you have this lunch? “Antebellum in Flowery Branch”
Q: What is your favorite thing about Hall County?
A: “We’ve gotten to the level of ‘Shop Here, Live Here, Play Here.’ We have tourism, the Olympic Venue, Don Carter State Park; culture, arts, Quinlan Arts Center, Brenau, education, and the No. 1 hospital in the state of Georgia.”
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The Faces of Hall County is a project to showcase the amazing people that live or work in our community. If you would like to nominate an interesting person to be featured please email babernathy@gonorton.com.
